# 2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by 11th-year head coach Brett Reed, played their home games at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–14, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Boston University.

## Previous season

The Mountain Hawks finished the 2016–17 season 20–12, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Colgate and Boston University before losing to Bucknell in the championship game. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Offseason
### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Marques Wilson #47 SG | Edmond, OK | Edmond North High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Caleb Bennett SG | St. Joseph, MO | Lafayette High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 84–76 | 1–0 | McCann Field House (1,387) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | L 72–80 | 1–1 | Stabler Arena (779) Bethlehem, PA |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Siena | W 91–90 | 2–1 | Stabler Arena (767) Bethlehem, PA |
| Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Eastern | W 95–70 | 3–1 | Stabler Arena (643) Bethlehem, PA |
| Nov 22, 2017* 10:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 10 USC | L 63–88 | 3–2 | Galen Center (1,387) Los Angeles, CA |
| Nov 25, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh | L 68–80 | 3–3 | Petersen Events Center (3,317) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, NBCSP+ | | at Princeton | W 85–76 | 4–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,292) Princeton, NJ |
| Dec 2, 2017* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 18 Virginia | L 54–75 | 4–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,594) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Yale | L 77–86 | 4–5 | Stabler Arena (776) Bethlehem, PA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 75–60 | 5–5 | Stabler Arena (694) Bethlehem, PA |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 70–84 | 5–6 | DeGol Arena (672) Loretto, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 79–74 | 6–6 (1–0) | Kirby Sports Center (1,673) Easton, PA |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 66–78 | 6–7 (1–1) | Alumni Hall (632) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm, SE TV2 | | Holy Cross | W 83–77 | 7–7 (2–1) | Stabler Arena (814) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 81–92 | 7–8 (2–2) | Case Gym (403) Boston, MA |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 65–78 | 7–9 (2–3) | Sojka Pavilion (2,404) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm, SE TV2 | | American | W 76–66 | 8–9 (3–3) | Stabler Arena (1,358) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | Colgate | L 72–76 | 8–10 (3–4) | Stabler Arena (1,024) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Army | L 81–93 | 8–11 (3–5) | Christl Arena (1,514) West Point, NY |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, SE TV2 | | Loyola (MD) | L 88–91 $^{2OT}$ | 8–12 (3–6) | Stabler Arena (758) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, SE TV2 | | Navy | L 75–77 | 8–13 (3–7) | Stabler Arena (1,614) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Holy Cross | W 71–67 | 9–13 (4–7) | Hart Center (2,052) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, SE TV2 | | Boston University | W 80–75 | 10–13 (5–7) | Stabler Arena (1,214) Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 5, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Bucknell | W 92–89 $^{OT}$ | 11–13 (6–7) | Stabler Arena (1,126) Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, NBCSW | | at American | W 80–78 | 12–13 (7–7) | Bender Arena (705) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 88–78 | 13–13 (8–7) | Cotterell Court (312) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, SE TV2 | | Army | W 84–53 | 14–13 (9–7) | Stabler Arena (1,002) Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 80–74 | 15–13 (10–7) | Reitz Arena (612) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:30 pm, SE TV2 | | Lafayette | W 79–64 | 16–13 (11–7) | Stabler Arena (2,240) Bethlehem, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | (4) | (5) Boston University Quarterfinals | L 82–88 | 16–14 | Stabler Arena (1,491) Bethlehem, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||