men’s basketball
Four Student-Athletes Honored for Excellence
The PARDees, Lafayette’s senior student-athlete awards ceremony, were held Thursday evening at the Williams Center for the Arts. More than 100 student-athletes and their families celebrated the close of the Class of 2013′s competitive careers. Four seniors stood out from the pack. Tony Johnson (Folsom, Calif.), Deanna DiCroce (Doylestown, Pa.), Blake Fink (Westhampton, N.J.) and Emily Valeo (Norristown, Pa.) took home the top honors as [...]
Lafayette Sports Network Nominated for College Sports Media Award
The Lafayette Sports Network (LSN) has been named a finalist for a College Sports Media Award. The awards are presented by the Sports Video Group (SVG) and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). LSN’s broadcast of the Lafayette men’s basketball game vs. Bucknell is a nominee for Best Live Game and Event [...]
Men’s Basketball’s Season Ends in Conference Championship Game
Lafayette’s season and seven-game winning streak came to an end with a 64-56 loss to Bucknell in the Patriot League Championship game Wednesday night at Sojka Pavilion. View a photo gallery from the game Trailing 10-8 after a Seth Hinrichs ’15 jumper, Bucknell put together a 10-2 run that included a pair of three-pointers by [...]
Men’s Basketball Team Overwhelms Holy Cross in Playoff Opener
A complete team effort saw the men’s basketball team complete a 77-54 rout of Holy Cross in the Patriot League quarterfinal Wednesday night at Kirby Sports Center. The victory vaults Lafayette into the semifinal round against No. 3 Lehigh 2 p.m. Saturday. Kirby Sports Center will host the nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network [...]
Three Men’s Basketball Players Earn All-Patriot League Honors
Point guard Tony Johnson ’13 and guard Seth Hinrichs ’15 have been selected All-Patriot League First and Second Team, respectively, while Bryce Scott ’16 played his way onto the Patriot League All-Rookie Team, the league has announced. Johnson finished the regular season as the conference’s leader in shooting percentage, after knocking down 55.7 percent (147 [...]
Ticket Information: Men’s Basketball Will Host Patriot League Quarterfinal March 6
The men’s basketball team will play Holy Cross in a Patriot League Tournament quarterfinal game 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in Kirby Sports Center. The Leopards (17-14, 10-4 Patriot) finished the season second in the league behind Bucknell and secured the second seed in the tournament. If Lafayette beats Holy Cross, the team will also host [...]
Rob Delaney ’12 and Rob Willen ’12 Will Play Pro Basketball in Denmark
Rob Delaney ’12 and Ryan Willen ’12 have signed professional basketball contracts with Denmark’s Aalborg Vikings. “I think it’s tremendous for Rob and Ryan,” says Lafayette men’s basketball head coach Fran O’Hanlon. “They will be able to continue their playing careers and it will be a great cultural opportunity as well. They’ve worked so hard over the past [...]
Sarah McGorry ’12 and Jim Mower ’12 Receive Victory Scholarships to Study in Europe
Sarah McGorry ’12 and Jim Mower ’12 have each received Victory Scholarships to continue their basketball-playing careers as graduate students in Europe. The Victory Scholarship, sponsored by the nonprofit Sport Changes Lives, is an opportunity to play and coach basketball while participating in a one-year, post-graduate program at an Irish or Northern Irish university. McGorry [...]
13 Lafayette Teams Receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards
Thirteen of Lafayette’s 23 varsity teams have received 2011-12 NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program (APP) Public Recognition Awards. The NCAA is honoring 954 Division I teams for their high marks academically, based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR). These awards are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 [...]
Ryan Willen ’12 Named Patriot League Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Ryan Willen ’12 (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) has been chosen as the 2011-12 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earned one of five spots on the Academic All-Patriot League Team. The awards are voted on by the Patriot League men’s basketball sports information directors. Willen has been named to the Academic All-Patriot League [...]









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