1984–85 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team

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.

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

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

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.