Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball

Lehigh Mountain Hawks
2023–24 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
University	Lehigh University
Head coach	Brett Reed (17th season)
Conference	Patriot
Location	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Arena	Stabler Arena (Capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Mountain Hawks
Colors	Brown and white [1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament round of 32
2012
NCAA tournament appearances
1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2012
Conference tournament champions
ECC: 1985, 1988 Patriot: 2004, 2010, 2012
Conference regular season champions
ECC: 1970, 1990 (co-champion) Patriot: 2004 (co-champion), 2010

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team 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 its 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.

Year	Date	Regional	Venue	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	March 14	East	Hartford Civic Center	16	Round of 64	(1) Georgetown	L 43–68
1988	March 18	East	Hartford Civic Center	16	Round of 64	(1) Temple	L 73–87
2004	March 16	St. Louis	University of Dayton Arena	16	Opening round	(16) Florida A&M	L 57–72
2010	March 18	Midwest	Chesapeake Energy Arena	16	Round of 64	(1) Kansas	L 74–90
2012	March 16	South	Greensboro Coliseum	15	Round of 64	(2) Duke	W 75–70
	March 18				Round of 32	(10) Xavier	L 59–70

CBI results

The Mountain Hawks have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Its record is 0–1.

Year	Date	Venue	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	March 19	Arena-Auditorium	First round	Wyoming	L 66–67 [10]

Retired numbers

Three Mountain Hawk players have had their numbers retired by the University.

Lehigh Mountain Hawks retired numbers
No.	Player	Years played
3	CJ McCollum	2009–2013
12	Daren Queenan	1984–1988
24	Mike Polaha	1983–1988

NBA draft

McCollum was the first Lehigh player ever drafted.

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Team
CJ McCollum	2013	1	10	Portland Trail Blazers

References

1. "Lehigh University" (PDF).
2. "Conference History – Patriot League". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
3. "Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball 2009-10 media guide" . Retrieved March 9, 2012.
4. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/bracketiq/2022-02-18/march-madness-history-teams-worst-records-make-ncaa-tournament ^{[ bare URL ]}
5. "ECC gets reprieve on NCAA automatic bid". The Baltimore Sun. February 5, 1991.
6. 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.
7. "Notebook: Lehigh University forfeits 13 games in 2004-05 for using ineligible player". USA Today. Associated Press. April 7, 2006.
8. "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January," Patriot League, Monday, November 9, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020
9. 2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship, March 3–14, 2021 – Patriot League. Retrieved March 21, 2020
10. "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.

External links

• Official website