1984–85 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team
1984–85 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball | |
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ECC tournament champions | |
Conference | East Coast Conference |
Record | 12–19 (6–8 ECC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Fran McCaffery (2nd season) |
Home arena | Stabler Arena |
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 → |
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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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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.