1984–85 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team

1984–85 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball
1984–85 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball
ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Conference
Record	12–19 (6–8 ECC)
Head coach	Tom Schneider;
Assistant coach	Fran McCaffery (2nd season)
Home arena	Stabler Arena
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 ECC men's basketball standings
v t e	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)	—	Fr		Allentown, PA

Head coach

Tom Schneider

Assistant coach(es)

Fran McCaffery

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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

[ncaa-tourney-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.

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