[MoonlightGraham]

April 3, 2023

Several Leopards are recognized in the Patriot League yearly awards:

2022 PATRIOT LEAGUE AWARDS

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Player of the Year:

SR C  Matt Robles  Lafayette  13.7 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 2.0 APG 0.4 SPG, 1.9 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR SG Oscar Joseph  Colgate  10.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.4 APG 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Graham Sims  Lafayette  30 - 5 (12 - 2) 

All-league 1st Team:
C  SR Matt Robles  Lafayette  13.7 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 2.0 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.9 BPG
PF JR Larry Chronister  Bucknell  8.3 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.5 SPG, 1.0 BPG
SF JR Rico Peterson  Holy Cross  19.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.5 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG JR Thomas Lucy  Lafayette  14.5 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR Oswald Riddell  American  8.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.0 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C  SR James Zimmer  American  12.0 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.8 SPG, 2.6 BPG
PF SR Andrew Wilson  Navy  8.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SF SO Byron Shores  Lafayette  17.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG JR David Poynter  American  15.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SO Paul Craig  Navy  9.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 5.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C  FR Jefferey Bryan  Navy  8.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 0.6 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.4 BPG
PF FR Elisha Brunelle  Colgate  12.7 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SF FR Micah Rodriguez  Lafayette  10.4 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG FR Oscar Joseph  Colgate  10.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG FR Trevor Tibbetts  Lehigh  4.3 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 3.6 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG

I'm absolutely thrilled to death for Matt Robles. He adds his name to the list of Lafayette players to be crowned Patriot League Player of the Year, extending our streak to six seasons in a row.

Robles also joins Daniel Warnock as the only Lafayette players to earn All-League First Team honors for three seasons. He's joined on the First Team by Thomas Lucy, a two-time selection.

Byron Shores moves up from the All-Freshman Team to the All-League Second Team, and Micah Rodriguez earns a slot on this year's All-Freshman squad. Oscar Joseph of Colgate, another of the fine first year players across the league, pips Micah for FOY honors.

I can't figure out what the awards committee hates about Marlon Smith. Take a look at his career profile.

 #11 SF Marlon Smith - Lehigh - Junior
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 Height:       6-5
 Weight:       206
 High School:  Northampton Area High School
 Hometown:     Northampton, PA
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA    
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 Current:    85  34  35  63  58  41  67  27  42  33  26  17  86  49  79  93    
    2021:    78  32  33  56  54  37  60  25  38  30  23  16  86  47  79  85    
    2020:    71  30  31  49  50  33  53  23  34  27  20  15  85  45  79  79    
    2019:    67  28  29  43  48  31  49  21  32  25  18  15  83  41  78  66    
 Potential:   A   C   D   B   C   C   B   D   C   D   D   D                

 Health:      Good                                           
 Scholarship: Yes
 Status:      Active Roster                                  
 Academics:   57
 
 Stat Averages:
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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   2020  31  31 31.4 16.9  2.1  5.1  1.5  2.9  0.50  0.8  0.1  2.9
   2021  31  31 31.5 18.9  2.3  5.1  1.4  3.5  0.39  0.9  0.1  3.1
   2022  30  30 28.8 19.8  2.2  5.6  1.2  2.3  0.53  0.5  0.0  3.1
 Career  92  92 30.6 18.5  2.2  5.3  1.3  2.9  0.53  0.7  0.1  3.0

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   2020  6.0 14.2  .423  3.6  6.1  .584  1.3  4.0  .325 1.19 -1.61
   2021  6.8 15.9  .425  3.6  5.5  .659  1.7  4.5  .376 1.18 -0.16
   2022  7.2 15.5  .465  4.1  6.9  .602  1.3  3.7  .345 1.28 -3.90
 Career  6.7 15.2  .437  3.8  6.2  .613  1.4  4.1  .350 1.22 -1.87
 
 Stat Totals:
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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS OREB  REB  AST   TO  STL  BLK   PF
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   2020  31  31  972  523   65  157   45   90   25    4   91
   2021  31  31  978  585   72  159   42  109   27    4   97
   2022  30  30  865  594   66  168   37   70   14    1   92
 Career  92  92 2815 1702  203  484  124  269   66    9  280

 Shooting Totals
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 Season  FGM  FGA  FTM  FTA  3PM  3PA  +/-
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   2020  186  440  111  190   40  123  -50
   2021  210  494  112  170   53  141   -5
   2022  216  465  124  206   38  110 -117
 Career  612 1399  347  566  131  374 -172
 
 Career Highs:
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 Type      Pts OReb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   TO  FGM  FGA  FTM  FTA  3PM  3PA
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 Season     37    7   11    5    2    1    6   15   26   12   15    4    7
 Career     38    7   11    5    3    1    9   16   28   12   15    4    8
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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 All      Player of the Game: 22
 2019     High School: Rated *** and #148 overall by the FBCB scouting service.

Marlon has never won any postseason honor of any kind. He's been a minus player throughout his career, but that's more of a function of the terrible Lehigh teams he's played for than his own ability. No wonder he's going pro.


Graham Sims makes room in his trophy case for his sixth Coach of the Year award.