VESTAL, N.Y. - After an eight-day holiday break, Binghamton men's basketball begins a three-game homestand when the Bearcats (2-6) welcome first-time opponent Lehigh (3-6) to the Events Center Tuesday night. The teams tip at 6:07 p.m. at Dr. Bai Lee Court.

Binghamton begins the second month of a four-month regular season and also begins a stretch of three straight at home. There are seven games remaining before America East play opens Jan. 3.

ABOUT LEHIGH 
•    Sit at 3-6 after splitting two games Friday and Saturday in Las Vegas
•    Lost to UC Santa Barbara 72-70 and then battled past Texas State 78-74 in overtime in consolation game
•    Opened season with 75-57 loss at No. 2 Houston
•    Returned three starters and 11 lettermen from 11-19 team that went 6-12 in Patriot League (8th)
•    Head Coach Brett Reed is in 19th season at Lehigh and ranks second among Patriot League coaches in career wins with 288 entering 2025-26
•    Team's 11 returning players tie for second in NCAA (Purdue with 12)
•    Roster features players from eight states and four countries (Cameroon, Italy, Canada)
•    Most famous alum is 13-year NBA player CJ McCollum '13, who now plays for Washington Wizards

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. LEHIGH
•    Despite separated by just 130+ miles, the teams have never played
•    Lehigh is the first of two Patriot League opponents this season (Army on Dec. 23)
•    Binghamton is 14-35 all-time against teams from the Patriot League

BEARCATS 4TH IN NCAA IN POINTS VIA FREE THROWS
Led by senior center Demetrius Lilley (83%) and junior guard Jeremiah Quigley (72%), Binghamton is getting to the free throw line and converting points. The Bearcats rank 4th in the nation in points from free throws with 30.1% of their points coming at the line. That percentage ranks only behind Maryland, Buffalo and Campbell. As a team, Bing has made 142 FT, tops in the America East. The team's FG% of 76% is 62nd in the country.  

TOUGH PAIR AT CANISIUS TOURNEY
The Bearcats had just seven healthy players available and lost a pair of games at the Canisius Queen City Classic. Binghamton went a combined 6-for-34 from 3-point range in the two games.    

ROSTER HIT HARD BY INJURIES
The Bearcats have been dealt a series of blows to what was once a deep roster in the summer. Of the 13 scholarship players, six (46%) have been out with injuries for multiple games, four of whom are done for the season. The injured players have combined to miss 34 games.   

SIX DIFFERENT STARTING LINEUPS IN FIRST EIGHT GAMES
Because of the rash of injuries, coach Levell Sanders has utilized six different starting lineups in the first eight games, with Bryson Wilson being the lone player to start all eight. 

LILLEY RANKS 3RD IN NCAA IN DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Senior center Demetrius Lilley added another double-double to his ledger with a 19-point, 10-rebound performance against UMES at the Queen City Classic on Nov. 22. Lilley now has five "doubles" in seven games this season — good third in the country. He also leads the America East in rebounding (10.3 rpg.) and ranks 27th in the nation. Lilley also ranks 15th in made free throws (39-for-47, 83%).     

QUIGLEY PILING UP POINTS, ASSISTS
Junior point guard Jeremiah Quigley is quickly starting to assert himself early in his Bearcat tenure. In his last five games, he is averaging 14.6 points and 6.4 assists. He leads the America East and ranks 25th in the country in assist average (6.3) and also ranks 10th in the conference in scoring (12.7). He has registered 6+ assists four times already this season. Former PG Symir Torrence averaged 7.2 assists in 2023-24 (5th in NCAA).