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C.J. McCollum

Number:3
Position:G
Height:6'3"
Class Year:Sr.
Major:Journalism
Hometown:Canton, Ohio
Previous School:GlenOak High School
2011-12 C.J. McCollum Photo Gallery

WHY LEHIGH? "I chose Lehigh because of its great academic reputation. I also liked the players and coaching staff."

ON COACH REED: "Coach Reed is a nice guy and will go the extra mile for all of his players."

 
AS A SENIOR (2012-13): Stellar in limited action after his season was cut short due to injury … Still finished averaging 23.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 12 games … Shot 50 percent from the field (96-of-194) and 52 percent from three-point range (33-of-64) … Earned the Coaches Award at the team’s annual end-of-year banquet … Scored four points in 15 minutes before suffering a foot injury at VCU (1/5). That snapped his streak of 34 straight games with double-figure points … Finished with double figures in 101 of 111 career games … Was leading the nation in scoring at the time of his injury … Scored 34 points against Bryant (12/29). Shot 9-of-18, including 6-of-10 from three-point range and was 10-of-11 from the free throw line … Missed first-career game at North Texas (12/20) due to injury … Stellar with 29 points at Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/8), which included 11-of-11 from the free throw line. Added nine rebounds … Finished with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists against Fordham (12/4) … Stellar with 23 points in just 24 minutes in rout of Fairleigh Dickinson (12/1). Was 9-of-14 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range. Added three rebounds, three assists, a season-high four steals and a block … Scored 25 second-half points at Quinnipiac (11/27) (a career high for most points in a half). That included 14 straight Lehigh points in the span of 3:19 to turn a one-point deficit into an 11-point win. Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds … Broke the Patriot League career scoring record at Sacred Heart (11/25). Posted 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting (and 5-of-7 from three) to surpass Holy Cross’ Rob Feaster (2,224 career points) for first all time … Finished with 21 points, four rebounds and three assists in the NIT Season Tip-Off vs. Penn (11/20) … Scored 35+ points for the second time in the first four games, netting 35 on 12-of-21 shooting against Fairfield (11/19). That included 5-of-7 from three-point range. Also added six rebounds and two assists … Efficient at Pittsburgh (11/13), scoring 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 3-of-4 from three-point range … Posted 19 points (on 8-of-15 shooting) along with four rebounds, four assists and two steals vs. Robert Morris (11/12) … Stellar in season opener at #19/18 Baylor (11/9), scoring a game-high 36 points (just six from his career high) on 14-of-32 shooting. Added eight rebounds, two assists and three steals … Named a candidate, then finalist for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award.
AS A JUNIOR (2011-12): Stellar junior campaign, averaging 21.9 points per game (fifth nationally) and 6.5 rebounds ... First in the Patriot League in scoring and second in rebounding ... Named Patriot League Player of the Year and AP Honorable Mention All-American for the second time in three seasons … First Team All-League for third consecutive year … Garnered ECAC Player of the Year as well, earning the award over players from the ACC, Big East and Atlantic 10 … One of only 25 players nationally named a Lute Olson All-American … Named NABC First Team All-District for third straight season … Patriot League Player of the Week on six occasions this season (Dec. 12, Jan. 3, Jan. 16, Jan. 30, Feb. 13 and Feb. 20), including five in an eight-week span. Already owns a league-record 12 awards for his career … Also named ECAC Player of the Week twice (Jan. 17 and Feb. 14) … Earned Team MVP honors at annual banquet … Posted five double-doubles to up career total to 18 … Eclipsed 20 points on 20 occasions and 30 points five times to up career 20 and 30-point games to 57 and 13, respectively ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 
 
GAME-BY-GAME: Posted 14 points and eight rebounds in NCAA Tournament against 10th seeded Xavier … Stellar game, with 30 points, six rebounds and six assists as part of huge NCAA Tournament win over #2 Duke (3/16) … Had 29 points on 9-of-17 shooting, while adding three rebounds, five assists, two blocks and three steals in Patriot League Champion­ship Game at Bucknell (3/7). Was named MVP of the Patriot League Tournament and was a nominee for the Capital One Impact Performance of the Week (see video below) … Stellar all-around effort vs. American (3/3), scoring 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting while adding 10 rebounds and six assists for his 18th career double-double. Eclipsed 2,000 career points late in the second half, becoming just the second player in school history and fourth in Patriot League history to reach that plateau … Scored 15 points while posting a career high and Patriot League record seven steals in the PL Quarterfinals vs. Colgate (2/29) … Efficient all-around performance, scoring 26 points via 11-of-18 shooting at Army (2/25). Added six rebounds and five assists … Scored 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting while adding three rebounds and two assists at Navy (2/22) … Strong all-around effort with 22 points, eight rebounds, four assists, three blocks and a steal vs. Lafayette (2/18) … Scored 15 points at Bucknell (2/16), including a tie-breaking three pointer with less than one second remaining. The trey was included on ESPN’s SportsCenter as the #2 Play of the Day …Filled up the stat sheet with 22 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals vs. Colgate (2/11) … Broke out for 30 points and nine boards at American (2/9) … Impressed with 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals in dominant effort against Holy Cross (2/4) … Tremendous overall game against Army (1/29) in his second-straight double-double. Scored 25 points while adding 10 rebounds, five steals, three assists and three blocks. Became the first player to hit all of those levels against a Division I opponent since Marqus Blakely did it for Vermont on Dec. 30, 2009 … Strong all-around game vs. Navy (1/26), posting his 15th-career double-double (second this season) with 24 points, season-high 14 rebounds and three assists in front of a national TV audience on CBS Sports Network … Broke out for 19 second-half points at Lafayette (1/22), including 12 straight Mountain Hawk points in one stretch. Finished with 26 on 7-of-14 shooting and 10-of-12 from the free throw line. Grabbed a game-high seven rebounds … Scored 14 points and a career-high nine assists against Bucknell (1/18) … Fourth 30-point game of the season, finishing with 32 at Colgate (1/14) which included 7-of-12 from three-point range … Posted 26 points, four rebounds and season-high tying five steals in win against American (1/11) … Finished with 27 points and eight rebounds in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (1/7) … Had 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four steals in nonleague finale vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (1/3) … Netted a season-high 34 points at Bryant (12/31) via 13-of-21 shooting. Also added five rebounds … Posted 14th-career double-double and first this season via 22 points and 11 rebounds at Saint Peter’s (12/28) … Strong at #19/20 Michigan State (12/22), scoring 19 points while adding a team-high eight rebounds and five assists … Stellar in leading the Mountain Hawks to a gutsy 70-69 win at Wagner (12/10). Finished with a team-high 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting, while adding a team-high six rebounds and five assists … 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting, along with seven rebounds vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/7) … Scored a game-high 31 points at Cornell (12/3) on 8-of-16 shooting and 13-of-15 from the free throw line. Also added five rebounds, two assists and two steals … Strong all-around game with 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in road win at Fordham (12/1) … Posted 23 points, including 15-of-18 from the free throw line in the home opener vs. Quinnipiac (11/28). Also added four assists, three rebounds, three steals and two blocks in the 86-75 win … Finished with 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting, while adding five rebounds and three assists vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/20). Following the game, was named MVP of the 2K Sports Classic Lynchburg Subregional … Went off for 32 points on 10-of-16 shooting and 9-of-9 from the free throw line in win at Liberty (11/19). Also added five rebounds, three assists and two steals … Had double-digit points for the 60th time in his career, posting 15 in rout of William & Mary (11/18) … Eclipsed 20 points for the first time this season, scoring 23 (17 after halftime) while adding six rebounds and five steals … 16 points, six assists, three rebounds and three steals at Iowa State (11/12) … Posted a team-high 19 points in the season opener at St. John’s (11/9).
  
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Enjoyed a sensational sophomore campaign, leading the Patriot League and finishing ninth in the nation in scoring (21.8) … Also led the team and finished third in the league in rebounding (7.8) while his 2.5 steals per game stood 12th nationally … Served as team co-captain along with Rob Keefer and Michael Ojo ...  Led the Patriot league with an 84.5 free throw percentage … Named First Team All-Patriot League and NABC First Team All-District for a second straight season … One of only 10 players named USBWA All-District, joining an impressive group of individuals, including six from the Big East and one from the Big Ten, CAA and Atlantic 10 … Named Patriot League Player of the Week for a league record six times … Earned ECAC Player of the Week twice … Eclipsed 1,000 career points in January, becoming the first active sophomore in the nation to reach that milestone … At 1,308 career points, he stands 14th in school history and 39th in Patriot League history in career scoring. McCollum stands only 916 points away from the Patriot League career record … Garnered honorable mention Mid-Major All-America status from CollegeHoops.net … Named the team’s Athlete of the Year … Owned one of the nation’s largest scoring games of the season (42) … Posted 10 double-doubles on the season to up his career total to 12 … Mountain Hawks finished 13-9 when he led the team in scoring.
 
GAME-BY-GAME: Posted a team-high 19 points and 11 rebounds in the Patriot League Semifinals at Bucknell (3/6) … Finished with 25 points on 7-of-15 shooting and 10-of-12 from the free throw line, in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Navy (3/2) … Team-leading 19 points at Holy Cross (2/26) while adding five rebounds, two blocks and two steals … Netted 17 points at Bucknell (2/23), including one first-half stretch when he scored 11 in only 2:43 … 16 points vs. Lafayette (2/20), including 7-of-8 from the free throw line, while adding four rebounds, four steals and three assists … Scored 31 points and added a career-high 15 rebounds against Colgate (2/16). That marked his fourth straight double-double at home … Finished with 22 points at Army (2/12) for his 10th straight double-digit scoring game. Added eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals … Posted 20 points at Navy (2/9), which included 4-of-6 from three-point range. Also finished with nine rebounds to fall just shy of his fifth straight double-double … Fourth-straight double-double behind 21 points and 10 rebounds against American (2/6) … Seventh straight game with 23+ points, scoring 29 vs. Holy Cross (1/29). Filled up the stat sheet with a career-high tying 14 rebounds, season-high six assists, two blocks and two steals … Posted 24 points vs. Bucknell (1/26). Also added 11 rebounds while hitting all 14 of his free throws … Netted 23 points at Lafayette (1/22) to go along with a career-high 14 rebounds. His double-double came less than 18 minutes into the game as his 10th board came with 2:26 left in the first half … Finished with 24 points at Colgate (1/19) on 10-of-18 shooting … Eclipsed 1,000 career points vs. Army (1/15), finishing with 24 points on 8-of-20 shooting. Became the 29th player in Lehigh history to reach that milestone, while also becoming the first active sophomore in the nation to reach 1,000. His 1,000th point came in his 51st career game … Scored 23 points and added 11 rebounds vs. Navy (1/12). He finished 8-of-17 from the field and a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line … Racked up a team-high 32 points in the Patriot League opener at American (1/8) on 12-of-22 shooting. Was later recognized with honorable mention recognition on the Patriot League weekly honor roll … Had 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds at NJIT (1/4). Went a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line … Team-high 16 points, including 8-of-9 from the free throw line in win at Yale (12/31) … Scored 23 points and added six rebounds and five steals against Saint Peter’s (12/29) … Tied a league record with his fourth straight Patriot League Player of the Week honor (12/20) … 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. Saint Francis (12/13) … Another monster game at Marist (12/10), scoring 35 points on 10-of-20 shooting, 6-of-11 from three-point range and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Had a career-high six steals while grabbing nine rebounds as well … 15 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Quinnipiac (12/7) … Finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Fordham (12/4) … Scored exactly 100 points over a three-game stretch starting on 11/26 against Kent State and running through 12/1 vs. Stony Brook … Posted another incredible effort, scoring 31 points on 10-of-19 shooting and 9-of-10 from the free throw line at Stony Brook (12/1). Also added five assists … Named Patriot League Player of the Week on 11/29 and was recognized on ESPN.com as one of the nation’s "More Players Who Wowed Us." Also garnered ECAC Player of the Week … Wrapped up a stellar week with 27 points vs. Bryant (11/28) … Career game in front of many friends and family at Kent State (11/26), posting a career-high 42 points on 15-of-25 shooting. That tied for the third most points a Lehigh player has ever scored in a single-game, while falling just seven short of tying the school record (49) … Posted second double-double in as many home games vs. Cornell (11/22), finishing with 20 points and a career-high tying 13 rebounds … Finished with 19 points at Monmouth (11/19), including 12 in the second half … Recorded fourth-career double-double in win over Wagner (11/15), posting 20 points and 11 rebounds.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Leading freshman scorer in the nation (19.1) ... First player in Patriot League history to be named Player and Rookie of the Year … Patriot League First Team All-League, All-Rookie and All-Tournament Team selection ... Named to All-Freshman Team by Sporting News … Named Patriot League Player and Rookie of the Year by Sporting News … Scored the most points by a freshman in Patriot League and Lehigh History (631) capped off by 26 points against top-seeded Kansas in the NCAA Tournament … Nine-time league Rookie of the Week (tied for the most ever) … Has led Lehigh in scoring 19 times with a season best of 33 vs. Army (2/13/10) … 10+ points in 29 games, 17 games of 20+ points and three with 30+ … Posted three-double-doubles.
 
BEFORE LEHIGH: Two-time First-Team All-Federal League, All-District IV and All-County selection … Federal League, District IV and Stark County Player of the Year … First-Team All-Ohio selection … Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year … Leading scorer in school history with 1,405 career points … Holds the school and county record for most points in a game with 54 … Averaged 29.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game as a senior … Member of DECA, BLAST and E-commerce.

CAREER STATISTICS
 
Season
GP-GS
MIN-AVG
FG-FGA
FG%
3FG-3FGA
3FG%
FT-FTA
FT%
REB
AVG
ASST
TO
BLK
STL
PTS
PPG
2009-10
33-31
1052-31.9
203-442
.459
72-171
.421
153-189
.810
165
5.0
79
66
7
43
631
19.1
2010-11
31-31
1069-34.5
214-537
.399
52-165
.315
197-233
.845
242
7.8
66
88
21
77
677
21.8
2011-12
35-35
1160-33.1
254-573
.443
60-176
.341
198-244
.811
229
6.5
124
81
19
91
766
21.9
2012-13
12-12
372-31.0
96-194
.495
33-64
.516
62-73
.849
60
5.0
35
32
4
17
287
23.9
Total
111-109
3653-32.9
767-1746
.439
217-576
.377
610-739
.825
696
6.3
304
267
51
226
2361
21.3
 
 
GETTING TO KNOW C.J.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Friendly people, good college, atmosphere and teammates
Major & Why: Journalism because I want to be a Sports Analyst and Broadcaster
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Intro to Acting           
Favorite Place on Campus: Dining Halls
Favorite Food: Anything my mom makes, mainly her lasagna, and I’m in love with French Fries
Favorite Color: Blue and Green
Favorite Musical Artist: J Cole
Favorite Movie: Glory Road and The Dark Knight Rises
Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl
Favorite Website: Bossip and Ballislife
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Marv Albert
Favorite Pro Team: Cleveland Browns
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Hope Solo
Hobbies: Long naps, lounging and eating
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: ESPN Body Issue
Place I'd Like To Visit: Barcelona and Rio
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Singing really well. Like Jeremih, Chris Brown or Miguel
Dream Job: NBA
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: It runs in my family and I’ve had it all my life. Allen Iverson was my favorite player growing up.
If I Didn't Play Basketball, I Would Play: Baseball because it was my best sport
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Invest some of it, give some to charity, cash out and travel