1987–88 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team

1987–88 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
1987–88 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Conference
Record	21–10 (8–6 ECC)
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Dave Duke
Home arena	Stabler Arena
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

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 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Fran McCaffery

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Duke

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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

^ ^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.
^ "Lehigh 84, Towson St. 78". Associated Press. March 8, 1988. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ "Lehigh Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Lehigh Mountain Hawks. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[ncaa-tourney-1] "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.

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