1987–88 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Engineers, led by third-year head coach Fran McCaffery, played their home games at Stabler Arena and were members of the East Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 8–6 in ECC play to finish in fourth place in the conference.

1987–88 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
ECC tournament champions
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
Record21–10 (8–6 ECC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDave Duke
Home arenaStabler Arena
Seasons
1987–88 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lafayette 11 3   .786 19 10   .655
Delaware 9 5   .643 19 9   .679
Drexel 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
Lehigh 8 6   .571 21 10   .677
Bucknell 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Rider 6 8   .429 10 19   .345
Towson State 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Hofstra 2 12   .143 6 21   .222
1988 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Following the regular season, Lehigh won the ECC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 1988 NCAA tournament. This was their second NCAA Tournament appearance with their first coming in 1985. As a 16 seed, they fell to No. 1 seed Temple[1] in the opening round.

Roster

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1987–88 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 12 Daren Queenan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Norristown HS Norristown, PA
G 24 Mike Polaha 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr   Allentown, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1987*
at Pennsylvania W 96–75  1–0
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 30, 1987*
at Vanderbilt L 91–102  1–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 2, 1987*
Muhlenberg W 109–82  2–1
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 4, 1987*
at Nebraska L 66–71  2–2
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 5, 1987*
vs. Ball State W 72–64  3–2
 
 
Dec 7, 1987*
Penn State W 79–72  4–2
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 1987*
at Princeton L 82–95  4–3
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 23, 1987*
Wilkes W 116–64  5–3
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 1987
at Rider L 82–89  5–4
(0–1)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Dec 30, 1987*
vs. Monmouth W 72–59  6–4
 
 
Jan 2, 1988*
Fairfield W 100–77  7–4
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 1988*
at Columbia W 77–65  8–4
Levien Gymnasium 
 
Jan 7, 1988*
Brown W 102–92  9–4
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1988
at Bucknell W 83–76  10–4
(1–1)
Davis Gym 
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1988*
at Harvard W 62–59  11–4
Lavietes Pavilion 
Allston, Massachusetts
Jan 16, 1988
Rider W 91–65  12–4
(2–1)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 20, 1988
at Hofstra W 77–63  13–4
(3–1)
Physical Fitness Center 
Hempstead, New York
Jan 23, 1988
Drexel L 85–91  13–5
(3–2)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1988
Lafayette L 64–66  13–6
(3–3)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1988
at Towson State W 71–65  14–6
(4–3)
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
Feb 3, 1988
Delaware W 86–75  15–6
(5–3)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1988
Bucknell W 79–72  16–6
(6–3)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1988
Hofstra W 96–72  17–6
(7–3)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 1988
at Drexel L 86–94  17–7
(7–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 1988
at Lafayette L 68–73  17–8
(7–5)
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1988
Towson State W 77–63  18–8
(8–5)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 1988
at Delaware L 67–79  18–9
(8–6)
Delaware Field House 
Newark, Delaware
ECC Tournament
Mar 5, 1988*
(4) vs. (5) Bucknell
Quarterfinal
W 83–79  19–9
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
Mar 6, 1988*
(4) vs. (1) Lafayette
Semifinal
W 67–65  20–9
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
Mar 7, 1988*
(4) at (7) Towson State
Championship
W 84–78[2]  21–9
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
1988 NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
(16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 Temple
First Round
L 73–87[1]  21–10
Hartford Civic Center (15,608)
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: EAST REGIONAL; Champion Knocked Out: Richmond Stuns Indiana". New York Times. March 19, 1988. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lehigh 84, Towson St. 78". Associated Press. March 8, 1988. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lehigh Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Lehigh Mountain Hawks. Retrieved December 24, 2020.