| Patrick Behan |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Leesburg, Va.
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| High School:
Notre Dame Academy
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| Height / Weight:
6-8 / 229
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| Position:
Forward
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Key member of the Bison frontcourt who emerged as an all-conference caliber performer a year ago ... has played both "4" and "5" spots and can score in a number of different ways ... has an accurate mid-range jumper and also has the ability to put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket ... will occasionally step out beyond the arc for a 3-pointer ... has improved as a defender and rebounder ... came to Bucknell as a well-seasoned prospect from an outstanding high school program.
2008-09
Had best season to date, earning Second Team All-Patriot League honors and the Benton A. Kribbs Award (team MVP) after leading the team in scoring (13.8 ppg) and rebounding (6.8 rpg) ... started all 30 games, scoring in double figures in 21 of them ... recorded eight 20-pt. games, including five straight to close the regular season ... that was Bucknell's longest streak of 20-pt. games since Bryan Bailey had five in a row in 2001-02 ... it was the longest such streak in the Patriot League all season ... the eight 20-pt. games were the most in one season by a Bison since Kevin Bettencourt had eight in 2003-04 ... became the 22nd player in school history to record 400 pts. and 200 reb. in the same season ... scored season-high 27 pts. against Wagner ... had four double-doubles, including 15 pts. and 12 reb. against Holy Cross in the Patriot League Tournament ... had 23 pts., 8 reb. and hit 8 straight FTs in final minute to ice regular-season win at Holy Cross ... logged 20 pts. and a career-high 14 boards against Navy at Sojka Pavilion ... hit three big 3FGs and scored 22 pts. in a win over Drexel ... shot 18-29 FG and scored 41 pts. in two games vs. Lehigh ... averaged 18.9 ppg and 9.0 rpg while shooting 53.5% from the field over the final 11 games ... ranked sixth in the Patriot League in scoring, second in rebounding and ninth in FG% (.450) ... in Patriot League games averaged 15.2 ppg to rank No. 5 in the league and 7.6 rebounds to rank third ... two-time Patriot League Player of the Week.
2007-08
Played in 30 of a possible 31 games, averaging 6.3 ppg and 2.9 rpg ... had some big offensive performances early in the year and was one of the team's scoring leaders in November ... lost his starting spot in mid-season, but earned it back in the postseason and was starting to play well again when the campaign ended ... scored 16 pts. in an opening-night win over Albany, one of his five games with 16+ pts. on the year ... also had 16 in a close loss to Villanova, 12 coming on a career-high four 3FGs ... best game came in a victory over La Salle, when he set career highs with 18 pts. and 8 reb. ... made 9 of 11 shots against the Explorers ... scored 10 pts. against North Dakota State at the Golden Bear Classic on Dec. 28, but did not hit double figures again until scoring 16 pts. off the bench in an overtime win against Lafayette on Feb. 20.
2006-07
As a rookie forward saw regular action, with his minutes on rise late in year ... played in 29 of 31 games and was a particularly important cog over the final seven games of the regular season when starter Donald Brown was out with an injury ... averaged 17.3 min. per game over that span, while Bucknell went 7-0 ... scored first career points on only FGA at Saint Joseph's ... hit first career 3FG in win at Cornell and finished with 3 pts. in 7 min. ... played then-career-high 13 min. vs. Northern Illinois and scored 2 pts. ... played one strong 5-min. stretch in second half at Colgate ... in that win scored the go-ahead FG and had a hand in two others with an offensive rebound and an assist, each of which led directly to Bucknell points ... also scored the go-ahead points at Navy on a 3-pointer just before halftime ... played solid 14 min. off bench in win at American (2 pts., 5 reb.) ... scored 6 pts. (3-4 FG) in home win over Holy Cross ... hit back-to-back FGs in second half to erase 4-pt. deficit in that game ... played then-career-high 22 min. vs. Towson and had personal bests 7 pts., 5 reb., 3 asst. ... saw career-high 23 min. and had 6 pts., 3 asst. in win at Lehigh.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Full name is Patrick Davidson Behan ... parents are Jeremiah and Darcy Behan ... born Oct. 6, 1987 in Leesburg, Va. ... has one sister, Alexis ... 2006 graduate of Notre Dame Academy ... four-year varsity starter ... as a senior averaged 23 points and 10 rebounds and led Notre Dame to the Virginia Independent Schools state championship ... named team MVP as both a junior and senior ... played in the 33rd Annual Capital Classic all-star game in Washington, D.C. ... McDonald's All-America nominee ... attended prestigious ABCD Camp in Teaneck, N.J. ... majoring in English/creative writing ... wrote an in-season blog for the New York Times during the 2008-09 season.
