1987–88 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 December 2020 1987–88 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Basketball Lehigh Athletics wordmark.png 250 East Coast Conference ECC 21–10 8–6 Fran McCaffery 3rd Dave Duke Stabler Arena ECC tournament champions NCAA tournament 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. 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 TempleN.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: EAST REGIONAL; Champion Knocked Out: Richmond Stuns Indiana https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/19/sports/ncaa-tournament-east-regional-champion-knocked-out-richmond-stuns-indiana.html New York Times March 19, 1988 December 24, 2020 in the opening round. Roster 1987 Lehigh Mountain Hawks y yes Daren Queenan y 12 GF 6 4 170 SR Norristown, PA Norristown HS Mike Polaha 24 G 6 3 SR Allentown, PA   https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/lehigh/1988.html Fran McCaffery Dave Duke Schedule 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1987 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Lehigh Mountain Hawks| Regular season Nov 28, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Penn Quakers Pennsylvania Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 96–75 1–0 Nov 30, 1987 yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 91–102 1–1 Dec 2, 1987 yes Muhlenberg Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 109–82 2–1 Dec 4, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 66–71 2–2 Dec 5, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State 72–64 3–2 Dec 7, 1987 yes 1987 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 79–72 4–2 Dec 9, 1987 yes yes Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 82–95 4–3 Dec 23, 1987 yes Wilkes Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 116–64 5–3 Dec 29, 1987 yes 1987 men Rider Broncs Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey 82–89 5–4 0–1 Dec 30, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth 72–59 6–4 Jan 2, 1988 yes 1987 men Fairfield Stags Fairfield Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 100–77 7–4 Jan 5, 1988 yes yes 1987 men Columbia Lions Columbia Levien Gymnasium 77–65 8–4 Jan 7, 1988 yes 1987 men Brown Bears Brown Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 102–92 9–4 Jan 9, 1988 yes 1987 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 83–76 10–4 1–1 Jan 12, 1988 yes yes 1987 men Harvard Crimson Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Allston, Massachusetts 62–59 11–4 Jan 16, 1988 Rider Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 91–65 12–4 2–1 Jan 20, 1988 yes 1987 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, New York 77–63 13–4 3–1 Jan 23, 1988 Drexel Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 85–91 13–5 3–2 Jan 27, 1988 1987 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 64–66 13–6 3–3 Jan 30, 1988 yes 1987 men Towson Tigers Towson State Towson Center Towson, Maryland 71–65 14–6 4–3 Feb 3, 1988 1987 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 86–75 15–6 5–3 Feb 10, 1988 Bucknell Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 79–72 16–6 6–3 Feb 13, 1988 Hofstra Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 96–72 17–6 7–3 Feb 17, 1988 yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 86–94 17–7 7–4 Feb 20, 1988 yes Lafayette Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania 68–73 17–8 7–5 Feb 24, 1988 Towson State Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 77–63 18–8 8–5 Feb 27, 1988 yes Delaware Delaware Field House Newark, Delaware 67–79 18–9 8–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Lehigh Mountain Hawks| ECC Tournament Mar 5, 1988 yes yes 4 Bucknell 5 Towson Center Towson, Maryland Quarterfinal 83–79 19–9 Mar 6, 1988 yes yes 4 Lafayette 1 Towson Center Towson, Maryland Semifinal 67–65 20–9 Mar 7, 1988 yes yes 4 Towson State 7 Towson Center Towson, Maryland Championship 84–78Lehigh 84, Towson St. 78 https://apnews.com/article/ee39ef7dba1331f7101986818f17513f Associated Press March 8, 1988 December 24, 2020 21–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Lehigh Mountain Hawks| 1988 NCAA tournament Mar 18, 1988 yes yes 16 E Temple 1 1 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut First Round 73–87 15,608 21–10 AP Poll Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region https://static.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Men's%20Basketball/Men_s%20Basketball%20Record%20Book_Updated%20August%202020.pdf Lehigh Men's Basketball Record Book December 24, 2020 Lehigh Mountain Hawks References Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball seasons Lehigh Lehigh Category:1987 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1988 in sports in Pennsylvania