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SUNY Cortland Athletics

2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

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22 Zach Lydon

  • Position Center/Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 6-9 / 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elizaville
  • High School Stissing Mountain

Biography

2017-18: Zach earned third team All-SUNYAC honors...Started all 26 games...Averaged 12.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game...Led the team with 33 blocks...Added 23 assists and nine steals...Shot a team-best 53.1 percent from the field, 39.2 percent from the arc and 79.3 percent from the line...Shot 12-of-15 from the floor, 9-of-11 from the line and finished with a career-high 34 points and seven rebounds in a home victory versus Buffalo St...Scored 33 points on 15-of-20 shooting, grabbed five boards and blocked three shots in a win at New Paltz...Totaled 23 points, eight rebounds and four blocks in a win over Southern Vermont...Scored 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting and pulled down seven boards in a home win versus Geneseo...Tallied 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds in a victory at Old Westbury...Knocked down 8-of-11 shots from the field, including 3-of-5 from the arc, and finished with 19 points in a win at Buffalo St...Scored 15 points, blocked three shots and made the game-winning trey in a win at Brockport...Scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting and pulled down nine boards in a win at Fredonia...Tallied 15 points in a home win versus Potsdam...Shot 3-of-5 from the arc, scored 11 points, handed out three assists and blocked three shots in a home victory versus St. John Fisher...Scored 14 points in a home win versus Oswego...Netted 13 points in a home win versus Canton...Scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting at home versus Plattsburgh...Had eight points and 11 rebounds at home versus Brockport...Netted 11 points and pulled down six rebounds in a win at Oswego...Had 10 points and six boards at Plattsburgh...Scored 10 points in a win at Oneonta...Grabbed eight rebounds in a home win versus Ithaca, against Washington & Lee and in a home victory versus Oneonta.

2016-17: Saw action in 25 games with seven starts...Averaged 9.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game...Led the team with 32 blocks...Added 19 assists and 17 steals...Shot 50.0 percent from the floor, 39.7 percent from the arc and 71.4 percent from the line...Scored a season-high 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 3-of-6 from the arc, and grabbed eight boards in a win at Fredonia...Netted 16 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in a win at Brockport...Finished with 17 points, three blocks and five steals in a home win versus Plattsburgh...Scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-5 from the arc, in a home win versus Geneseo...Netted 15 points and grabbed nine boards at Buffalo St...Scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-6 from the arc, in a win at Potsdam...Drained 3-of-5 shots from the arc and finished with 13 points and six rebounds in a home win versus Potsdam...Scored 11 points and blocked three shots in a home victory versus Buffalo St...Had nine points and seven boards in a win over Widener...Netted nine points and grabbed eight rebounds in a win at CCNY...Scored 10 points at home versus Oneonta...Blocked five shots in a home win versus Brockport...Netted nine points against Purchase...Scored eight points in a win at Plattsburgh...Totaled seven points and six rebounds at Johns Hopkins...Blocked three shots in a victory at St. John Fisher.

2015-16: Missed most of the season due to injury...Played in and started four games...Averaged 10.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots per game...Added three assists and three steals...Shot 50.0 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from the arc...Scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and grabbed three rebounds in a win over SUNY Cobleskill...Finished with 10 points, five boards and two blocks in a victory at Utica...Drained 2-of-4 treys and finished with 10 points, five rebounds and two steals in a home win versus Bridgewater St...Scored six points and secured four rebounds at Ithaca.

Prior to Cortland: Attended Bridgton Academy and LIU-Post...Played one season of basketball at each...Earned second team all-conference honors at Bridgton.

High School: A 2013 graduate of Stissing Mountain...Four-year starter in basketball...Team won three Section Nine titles and was state runner-up his senior season...Named to NYS All-Tournament Team.

Other: Brother Tyler played basketball at Syracuse University and was a 2017 first-round draft pick of the Denver Nuggets.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 215 lbs
  • 22

    2016-17Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 215 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2017-18Junior

    Forward
    6'9" 220 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2018-19Senior

    Center/Forward
    6'9" 225 lbs
    22