Todd Lehmann

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Todd Lehmann
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High school Holy Cross
(Delran, New Jersey)
College Drexel (1986–1990)
NBA draft 1990: undrafted
Position Point guard
Career history
As coach:
1998–2000 Rowan (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Todd Lehmann is an American former basketball player. He played for Drexel University for four years. In 1990, as a senior, he led the nation with 9.29 assists per game. His 260 total assists that season was a school record. [1]

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Lehmann was raised in Riverside Township, New Jersey and played high school basketball at Holy Cross, where he and his sister both scored the 1,000th point of their career on the same night. [2]

Lehmann was later an assistant coach for Rowan University for two seasons. [3] In 2007, he was inducted into the Drexel Athletics Hall of Fame. [1]

His father, George, played in the NBA and ABA for seven years. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Todd Lehmann". drexeldragons.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Silary, Ted. "It's In The Genes Like His Father, Dragons' Lehmann Is Able To Score From Long Range", The Philadelphia Inquirer , November 21, 1989. Accessed December 2, 2013.
  3. Narducci, Marc. "Delran Names Lehmann Boys' Basketball Coach". articles.philly.com. June 14, 2000. Retrieved January 22, 2013.