NCAA Division I basketball team
Lehigh Mountain Hawks University Lehigh University Head coach Brett Reed (18th season)Conference Patriot Location Bethlehem, Pennsylvania , U.S.Arena Stabler Arena (capacity: 6,000)Nickname Mountain Hawks Colors Brown and white[ 1]
2012 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012 ECC : 1985, 1988 Patriot: 2004, 2010, 2012ECC: 1970, 1990 (co-champion) Patriot: 2004 (co-champion), 2010
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team — known as the Lehigh Engineers until 1995 — represents Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in NCAA Division I competition. They have competed in the Patriot League since the circuit became an all-sport conference in 1990.[ 2] Its home games are played at Stabler Arena .[ 3]
After ending their independent status in 1974, they were a member of the East Coast Conference until 1990. Lehigh made their first NCAA Division I tournament in 1985, doing so by winning the conference tournament. With a 12-18 record, they became the first team to reach the Tournament with a record below .500.[ 4] [ 5] The Mountain Hawks made their fifth appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2012 . The Mountain Hawks are currently coached by Dr. Brett Reed .
The Mountain Hawks men's basketball team is best known for defeating the second seeded Duke Blue Devils in the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , led by future NBA player CJ McCollum .[ 6]
Seasons
Statistics overview
Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Independent (1901–1974)
1901–02
J. W. Pollard
9–5
1902–03
J. W. Pollard
4–2–1
1903–04
J. W. Pollard
5–2
1904–05
J. W. Pollard
4–5
1905–06
J. W. Pollard
6–6
1906–07
J. W. Pollard
9–2
1907–08
J. W. Pollard
6–1
1908–09
J. W. Pollard
5–5
1909–10
J. W. Pollard
6–2
1910–11
J. W. Pollard
3–4
1911–12
J. W. Pollard
10–4
1912–13
J. T. Keady
12–2
1913–14
S. E. Muthart
12–2
1914–15
S. E. Muthart
9–7
1915–16
Harry Hearing
12–11
1916–17
Roy Geary
15–4
1917–18
Roy Geary
11–9
1918–19
Roy Geary
8–5
1919–20
J. Murphy
5–7–1
1920–21
J. Murphy
6–8
1921–22
Ray Fisher
7–9
1922–23
Jim Baldwin
9–10
1923–24
Jim Baldwin
13–2
1924–25
Jim Baldwin
11–4
1925–26
Charles Lingle
13–1
1926–27
Roy Geary
9–6
1927–28
Roy Geary
10–5
1928–29
Roy Geary
7–7
1929–30
Roy Geary
9–5
1930–31
Roy Geary
4–14
1931–32
Roy Geary
6–11
1932–33
F. C. Bartlett
9–7
1933–34
F. C. Bartlett
5–9
1934–35
G. W. Harmeson
4–10
1935–36
G. W. Harmeson
5–7
1936–37
G. W. Harmeson
5–10
1937–38
Paul Calvert
7–8
1938–39
Paul Calvert
10–5
1939–40
Paul Calvert
5–10
1940–41
Paul Calvert
5–12
1941–42
Marty Westerman
7–8
1942–43
James Gordon
5–10
1943–44
Leo Prendergast
4–12
1944–45
Leo Prendergast
2–14
1945–46
Leo Prendergast
3–13
1946–47
Dan Yarbro
5–13
1947–48
Dan Yarbro
2–16
1948–49
Dan Yarbro
7–11
1949–50
Dan Yarbro
4–14
1950–51
Tony Packer
6–13
1951–52
Tony Packer
7–12
1952–53
Tony Packer
12–8
1953–54
Tony Packer
8–12
1954–55
Tony Packer
10–11
1955–56
Tony Packer
7–11
1956–57
Tony Packer
8–10
1957–58
Tony Packer
8–10
1958–59
Tony Packer
6–16
1959–60
Tony Packer
6–16
1960–61
Tony Packer
5–16
1961–62
Tony Packer
7–12
1962–63
Tony Packer
6–19
1963–64
Tony Packer
5–17
1964–65
Tony Packer
7–13
1965–66
Tony Packer
4–17
1966–67
Pete Carril
11–12
1967–68
Roy Heckman
12–11
1968–69
Roy Heckman
7–17
1969–70
Roy Heckman
13–14
1970–71
Roy Heckman
10–16
1971–72
Roy Heckman
10–14
1972–73
Tom Pugliese
8–17
1973–74
Tom Pugliese
3–21
East Coast Conference (1974–1990)
1974–75
Tom Pugliese
1–23
0–8
5th West/Last
1975–76
Brian Hill
9–15
1–9
6th West/Last
1976–77
Brian Hill
12–15
6–4
3rd West
1977–78
Brian Hill
8–18
5–5
4th West
1978–79
Brian Hill
8–18
4–12
5th West
1979–80
Brian Hill
5–20
2–14
5th West
1980–81
Brian Hill
14–12
6–10
3rd West
1981–82
Brian Hill
9–17
3–13
5th West
1982–83
Brian Hill
10–16
3–11
5th West/Last
1983–84
Tom Schneider
4–23
3–13
9th/Last
1984–85
Tom Schneider
12–19
6–8
6th
NCAA Round of 64
1985–86
Fran McCaffery
13–15
6–8
5th
1986–87
Fran McCaffery
15–14
8–6
3rd
1987–88
Fran McCaffery
21–10
8–6
4th
NCAA Round of 64
1988–89
Dave Duke
10–18
5–9
7th
1989–90
Dave Duke
18–12
8–6
1st
Patriot League (1990–present)
1990–91
Dave Duke
19–10
10–2
2nd
1991–92
Dave Duke
14–15
8–6
4th
1992–93
Dave Duke
4–23
2–12
8th/Last
1993–94
Dave Duke
10–17
6–8
6th
1994–95
Dave Duke
11–16
5–9
6th
1995–96
Dave Duke
4–23
2–10
6th
1996–97
Sal Mentesana
1–26
1–11
7th/Last
1997–98
Sal Mentesana
10–17
4–8
5th
1998–99
Sal Mentesana
6–22
0–12
7th/Last
1999–00
Sal Mentesana
8–21
3–9
6th
2000–01
Sal Mentesana
13–16
6–6
4th
2001–02
Sal Mentesana
5–23
2–12
8th/Last
2002–03
Billy Taylor
16–12
8–6
4th
2003–04
Billy Taylor
20–11
10–4
1st
NCAA Round of 64
2004–05
Billy Taylor
1–28*
1–13*
8th/Last
2005–06
Billy Taylor
19–12
11–3
3rd
2006–07
Billy Taylor
12–19
7–7
3rd
2007–08
Brett Reed
14–15
7–7
4th
2008–09
Brett Reed
15–14
5–9
5th
2009–10
Brett Reed
22–11
10–4
1st
NCAA Round of 64
2010–11
Brett Reed
16–15
6–8
4th
2011–12
Brett Reed
27–8
11–3
2nd
NCAA Round of 32
2012–13
Brett Reed
21–10
10–4
3rd
CBI First Round
2013–14
Brett Reed
14–18
7–11
6th
2014–15
Brett Reed
16–14
10–8
3rd
2015–16
Brett Reed
17–15
13–5
2nd
2016–17
Brett Reed
20–12
12–6
3rd
2017–18
Brett Reed
16–14
11–7
4th
2018–19
Brett Reed
20–11
12–6
3rd
2019–20
Brett Reed
11–21
7–11
8th
2020–21
Brett Reed
4–11
4–10
10th/Last
2021–22
Brett Reed
13–19
10–8
4th
2022–23
Brett Reed
16–14
11–7
3rd
2023–24
Brett Reed
14–18
9–9
6th
Total:
1,134–1,496–2
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
Lehigh voluntarily forfeited 13 wins (12 regular season, 1 Patriot League Tournament) during the 2004–05 season for the inadvertent use of an ineligible player.[ 7]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the Patriot League for the 2020–21 season was temporarily divided into three regional mini-conferences based on geography. Each team played a 16-game regular-season schedule which included four matches against each regional opponent.[ 8] As usual, listed standings position reflected by conference tournament seed.[ 9]
Postseason tournaments
NCAA tournament results
The Mountain Hawks have appeared in five NCAA Tournaments . Its combined record is 1–5.
CBI results
The Mountain Hawks have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Its record is 0–1.
Retired numbers
Three Mountain Hawk players have had their numbers retired by the University.
NBA draft
McCollum was the first Lehigh player ever drafted .
References
^ "Lehigh University" (PDF) .
^ "Conference History – Patriot League" . Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2012-06-19 .
^ "Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball 2009-10 media guide" . Retrieved March 9, 2012 .
^ "Teams with the worst records to make the men's NCAA tournament | NCAA.com" . www.ncaa.com . Retrieved 2024-09-04 .
^ "ECC gets reprieve on NCAA automatic bid" . The Baltimore Sun . February 5, 1991.
^ Housenick, Tom (March 16, 2012). "NCAA basketball: Lehigh pulls off monumental upset of Duke" . The Morning Call . Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2012 .
^ "Notebook: Lehigh University forfeits 13 games in 2004-05 for using ineligible player" . USA Today . Associated Press. April 7, 2006.
^ "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January," Patriot League, Monday, November 9, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020
^ 2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship, March 3–14, 2021 – Patriot League. Retrieved March 21, 2020
^ "Mountain Hawks drop 67–66 stunner at Wyoming in CBI" . Lehigh University Athletics. March 19, 2013. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013 .
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