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Patriot League: Season 2016-17

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PL Ranking

1. Bucknell		15-3(23-8)
2. Boston U.		12-6(17-13)
3. Lehigh		12-6(18-11)
4. Navy		10-8(15-15)
5. Holy Cross		9-9(15-16)
6. Colgate		8-10(10-21)
7. Loyola, MD		8-10(14-15)
8. Army		6-12(12-18)
9. American		5-13(8-21)
10. Lafayette		5-13(9-20)

PL Women 2016-2017
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Nana Foulland - Patriot League Player of the Year (Photo: Bucknell)

Points Per Game

Tim KEMPTON
  Lehigh
  (208-C/F-)
  Avg: 20.4

1. Kempton, Lehigh	20.4
2. Thomas, Bucknell	16.1
3. Klinewski, Lafayette	15.4
4. Walker, Loyola, MD	15.2
5. Jones, Loyola, MD	15.0
6. Foulland, Bucknell	14.9
7. Nelson, American	14.9
8. Fanning, Boston U.	14.9
9. Rayman, Colgate	14.0
10. Price, Lehigh	13.5

Rebounds Per Game

Tim KEMPTON
  Lehigh
  (208-C/F-)
  Avg: 10.1

1. Kempton, Lehigh	10.1
2. Foulland, Bucknell	7.9
3. Lacey, Navy	7.8
4. Gregory, Loyol.	7.6
5. Regisford, Colgate	7.0
6. Thomas, Bucknell	6.7
7. Hoffman, Army	6.6
8. Jones, Loyola, MD	6.4
9. Alston, Boston U.	6.0
10. Jones, American	6.0

Assists Per Game

Kahron ROSS
  Lehigh
  (180-PG-)
  Avg: 5.3

1. Ross, Lehigh	5.3
2. Brown, Bucknell	4.9
3. Funk, Army	4.8
4. Foreman, Boston U.	4.6
5. Fox, Army	4.5
6. O'Brien, Colgate	4.0
7. Walker, Loyola, MD	3.9
8. Lindner, Lafayette	3.8
9. Charles, Holy Cross	3.6
10. Thomas, Bucknell	3.3

Steals Per Game

Sa'Eed NELSON
  American
  (180-PG-)
  Avg: 2.4

1. Nelson, American	2.4
2. Hankerson, Boston U.	2.0
3. Foreman, Boston U.	1.9
4. Abdullah, Navy	1.9
5. Jones, American	1.8
6. Thompson, Holy C.	1.7
7. Alexander, Holy C.	1.7
8. Charles, Holy Cross	1.6
9. Champion, Holy C.	1.5
10. Benzan, Holy Cross	1.5

Blocks Per Game

Nana FOULLAND
  Bucknell
  (206-C-95)
  Avg: 2.1

1. Foulland, Bucknell	2.1
2. Kempton, Lehigh	1.4
3. Jones, Loyola, MD	1.1
4. Jarrett, Lafayette	0.9
5. Regisford, Colgate	0.8
6. Gregory, Loyol.	0.8
7. Floyd, Holy Cross	0.8
8. Husek, Holy Cross	0.7
9. Sestina, Bucknell	0.6
10. Havener, Boston U.	0.6

Bucknell wins Patriot League Championship to clinch NCAA Tournament berth (Photo: PL)

Bucknell University 2016-17

#	Name	CM (INCH)	Pos	Bo	NAT
1	Mackenzie Kimbal	185 (6'1'')	G	96
2	Brown Stephen	180 (5'11'')	PG	96
20	Foulland Nana	206 (6'9'')	C	95
23	Thomas Zach	201 (6'7'')	F	96
15	Jones Nate	193 (6'4'')	G	97
0	MacLeay D.J.	201 (6'7'')	F	94
5	Azzinaro John	180 (5'11'')	PG	94
44	Oberfeld Ben	206 (6'9'')	C	94
22	O'Reilly Matt	190 (6'3'')	G	96
10	Krohn Caleb	188 (6'2'')	G	0
11	Toomer Avi	190 (6'3'')	G	97
13	Moore Bruce	203 (6'8'')	F	98
14	Robertston Ben	196 (6'5'')	G	97
4	Sestina Nate	203 (6'8'')	C	97
Head Coach: Nathan Davis Coach Assistant: John Griffin Coach Assistant: Joe Meehan Coach Assistant: Paul Harrison

Bucknell wins Patriot League Championship to clinch NCAA Tournament berth - Mar 9, 2017

Bucknell used a second half-opening 12-0 run to cruise to an 81-65 victory over No. 3 Lehigh in the Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Game on Wednesday night at a sold out Sojka Pavilion. The victory helps the Bison clinch a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012-13 season.
The Bison will learn their NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament fate on Sunday during the Tournament Selection Show on CBS, beginning at 5:30 p.m. EST.
Bucknell Junior forward Zach Thomas (6'7''-F-96) finished with 17 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and two blocks to earn Tournament Most Valuable Player honors. Lehigh senior center Tim Kempton (6'10''-C/F) finished with a game-high 22 points and 17 rebounds, tying a Patriot League Championship Game record to also garner All-Tournament honors.
Junior center and Patriot League Player and Defensive Player of the Year Nana Foulland (6'9''-C-95) finished 17 points, three rebounds and three blocks, while sophomore guard Kimbal Mackenzie (6'1''-G-96) scored a team-high 18 points, as both earned All-Tournament honors. Junior guard Stephen Brown (5'11''-PG-96) finished with 12 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Lehigh senior guard Austin Price (6'4''-G) finished with 11 points and two blocks to earn All-Tournament honors. Sophomore guard Kyle Leufroy (6'3''-G) finished with 14 points.
Tournament MVP Zach Thomas finished with 17 points, pulled down nine rebounds and dished out seven assists to lead the Bison. Junior center Nana Foulland finished with 17 points, three rebounds and three blocks.
Sophomore guard Kimbal Mackenzie led four Bison in double-figures with 18 points in 6-of-13 shooting. Junior guard Stephen Brown finished with 12 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Lehigh senior center Tim Kempton tied the Patriot League Championship Game record with 17 rebounds. He tied Holy Cross's Josh Sankes record against Navy in 2001. Kempton also finished with a game-high 22 points.
In nine Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Meetings between Bucknell and Lehigh, the Bison are now 6-3. Both teams have won one Championship Game.
The Mountain Hawks led by five points, 30-25, with 4:09 remaining in the first half, before the Bison made a late run
Freshman guard Avi Toomer's 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds remaining in the first half gave the Bison a 35-34 lead going into the break.
Bucknell opened the second half on a 12-0 run to take the game's largest lead at 47-37.
The Bison scored the first 12 points of the second half to create separation with the Mountain Hawks, taking a 47-34 lead.
Bucknell held Lehigh to just five points over the first nine minutes of the half building an 18-point lead at 57-39 by the 11-minute mark of the second half.
Lehigh rallied back
Bison junior forward Zach Thomas reached the 1,000 career-point mark early in the second half. He and Foulland both joined the 1,000-point club this season.

Courtesy of Patriot League

Patriot League Tournament Final: Bucknell - Lehigh 81-65
Patriot League Tournament Semifinals:
Bucknell - Navy 70-65
Lehigh - Boston 91-88

All-Patriot League Awards 2017 - Mar 9, 2017

All-Patriot League 1st Team 2017

Fanning

Foulland

Thomas

Kempton

Walker

All-Tournament MVP: Zach Thomas (6'7''-F-96) of Bucknell
Player of the Year: Nana Foulland (6'9''-C-95) of Bucknell
Defensive Player of the Year: Nana Foulland (6'9''-C-95) of Bucknell
Rookie of the Year: Will Rayman (6'8''-F/C) of Colgate
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Charlie Jones (6'4''-G/F) of American
Coach of the Year: Nathan Davis of Bucknell

1st Team
G: Eric Fanning (6'5''-G-92) of Boston U.
C: Nana Foulland (6'9''-C-95) of Bucknell
F: Zach Thomas (6'7''-F-96) of Bucknell
C/F: Tim Kempton (6'10''-C/F) of Lehigh
PG: Andre Walker (6'0''-PG) of Loyola, MD

2nd Team
F: Justin Alston (6'8''-F-94) of Boston U.
PG: Stephen Brown (5'11''-PG-96) of Bucknell
PG: Kahron Ross (5'11''-PG) of Lehigh
F: Jarred Jones (6'7''-F) of Loyola, MD
G: Shawn Anderson (6'4''-G) of Navy

3rd Team
G: Kimbal Mackenzie (6'1''-G-96) of Bucknell
F: Malachi Alexander (6'7''-F) of Holy Cross
F: Matt Klinewski (6'8''-F) of Lafayette
G: Nick Lindner (5'11''-G-94) of Lafayette
G: Austin Price (6'4''-G) of Lehigh

All-Defensive Team
G/F: Charlie Jones (6'4''-G/F) of American
C: Nana Foulland (6'9''-C-95) of Bucknell
PG: Stephen Brown (5'11''-PG-96) of Bucknell
F: Malachi Alexander (6'7''-F) of Holy Cross
G: Bryce Dulin (6'4''-G) of Navy

All-Tournament Team
G: Austin Price (6'4''-G) of Lehigh
C/F: Tim Kempton (6'10''-C/F) of Lehigh
G: Kimbal Mackenzie (6'1''-G-96) of Bucknell
C: Nana Foulland (6'9''-C-95) of Bucknell
F: Zach Thomas (6'7''-F-96) of Bucknell

All-Rookie Team
PG: Sa'Eed Nelson (5'11''-PG) of American
F/C: Mark Gasperini (6'10''-F/C) of American
PG: Thomas Funk (6'0''-PG) of Army
F: Tyler Scanlon (6'7''-F-98) of Boston U.
F/C: Will Rayman (6'8''-F/C) of Colgate

All-Academic Team
G/F: Charlie Jones (6'4''-G/F) of American
F: Mac Hoffman (6'8''-F) of Army
C: Nana Foulland (6'9''-C-95) of Bucknell
G: Kimbal Mackenzie (6'1''-G-96) of Bucknell
G: Nick Lindner (5'11''-G-94) of Lafayette