1984–85 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team

1984–85 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball
ECC tournament champions
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
Record12–19 (6–8 ECC)
Head coach
  • Tom Schneider
Assistant coachFran McCaffery (2nd season)
Home arenaStabler Arena
Seasons
← 1983–84
1985–86 →
1984–85 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 10 – 4   .714 19 – 10   .655
Lafayette 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536
Drexel 8 – 6   .571 10 – 18   .357
Rider 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Delaware 7 – 7   .500 12 – 16   .429
Lehigh † 6 – 8   .429 12 – 19   .387
Hofstra 5 – 9   .357 14 – 15   .483
Towson State 5 – 9   .357 7 – 21   .250
† 1985 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1984–85 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Engineers, led by head coach Tom Schneider, played their home games at Stabler Arena and were members of the East Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 6–8 in ECC play to finish in sixth place in the conference.

Following the regular season, Lehigh surprisingly won the ECC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 1985 NCAA tournament. This was the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance. As the 16 seed in the East region, they fell to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Georgetown[1] in the opening round.

After the season, Coach Schneider left the program to take the head coaching job at Penn. Schneider was replaced by assistant coach Fran McCaffery.

Roster

1984–85 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) Fr Norristown HS Norristown, PA
G 24 Mike Polaha 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Fr   Allentown, PA
Head coach
  • Tom Schneider
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1984*
 at Manhattan L 57–60  0–1
 Draddy Gymnasium 
New York, New York
Dec 3, 1984*
 Siena L 67–71  0–2
 Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1984*
 Wagner W 83–74  1–2
 Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1984*
 at Arizona State L 64–81  1–3
 ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 8, 1984*
 vs. George Washington L 49–76  1–4
  
 
Dec 10, 1984*
 vs. Robert Morris L 64–73  1–5
  
 
Dec 22, 1984*
 at Fairfield W 79–75  2–5
 Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 28, 1984*
 at Marquette L 56–85  2–6
 MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 29, 1984*
 vs. Drake L 59–81  2–7
 MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 2, 1985*
 Rider W 76–59  3–7
 Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 1985*
 Princeton L 67–75  3–8
 Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
ECC Tournament
Mar 2, 1985*
 (6) vs. (3) Drexel
Quarterfinals 		W 58–56  10–18
 Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
Mar 3, 1985*
 (6) vs. (7) Hofstra
Semifinals 		W 72–68  11–18
 Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
Mar 4, 1985*
 (6) vs. (1) Bucknell
Championship 		W 76–74 OT 12–18
 Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
1985 NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
 (16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown
First Round 		L 43–68[2][3]  12–19
 Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "Georgetown Tops Lehigh in Opener". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lehigh Can't Elude Awe, 'Paw' of Hoyas". The Washington Post. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lehigh Out With Pride Intact". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Lehigh Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Lehigh Mountain Hawks. Retrieved March 12, 2022.