# 1987–88 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Lehigh Engineers men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Engineers, led by third-year head coach Fran McCaffery, played their home games at Stabler Arena and were members of the East Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 8–6 in ECC play to finish in fourth place in the conference.
Following the regular season, Lehigh won the ECC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 1988 NCAA tournament. This was their second NCAA Tournament appearance with their first coming in 1985. As a 16 seed, they fell to No. 1 seed Temple in the opening round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1987* | | at Pennsylvania | W 96–75 | 1–0 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 30, 1987* | | at Vanderbilt | L 91–102 | 1–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 2, 1987* | | Muhlenberg | W 109–82 | 2–1 | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 4, 1987* | | at Nebraska | L 66–71 | 2–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | vs. Ball State | W 72–64 | 3–2 | |
| Dec 7, 1987* | | Penn State | W 79–72 | 4–2 | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 9, 1987* | | at Princeton | L 82–95 | 4–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Dec 23, 1987* | | Wilkes | W 116–64 | 5–3 | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 29, 1987 | | at Rider | L 82–89 | 5–4 (0–1) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Dec 30, 1987* | | vs. Monmouth | W 72–59 | 6–4 | |
| Jan 2, 1988* | | Fairfield | W 100–77 | 7–4 | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 5, 1988* | | at Columbia | W 77–65 | 8–4 | Levien Gymnasium |
| Jan 7, 1988* | | Brown | W 102–92 | 9–4 | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | at Bucknell | W 83–76 | 10–4 (1–1) | Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 12, 1988* | | at Harvard | W 62–59 | 11–4 | Lavietes Pavilion Allston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | Rider | W 91–65 | 12–4 (2–1) | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 20, 1988 | | at Hofstra | W 77–63 | 13–4 (3–1) | Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, New York |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | Drexel | L 85–91 | 13–5 (3–2) | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 27, 1988 | | Lafayette | L 64–66 | 13–6 (3–3) | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at Towson State | W 71–65 | 14–6 (4–3) | Towson Center Towson, Maryland |
| Feb 3, 1988 | | Delaware | W 86–75 | 15–6 (5–3) | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 10, 1988 | | Bucknell | W 79–72 | 16–6 (6–3) | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | Hofstra | W 96–72 | 17–6 (7–3) | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 17, 1988 | | at Drexel | L 86–94 | 17–7 (7–4) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | at Lafayette | L 68–73 | 17–8 (7–5) | Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 24, 1988 | | Towson State | W 77–63 | 18–8 (8–5) | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | at Delaware | L 67–79 | 18–9 (8–6) | Delaware Field House Newark, Delaware |
| ECC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1988* | (4) | vs. (5) Bucknell Quarterfinal | W 83–79 | 19–9 | Towson Center Towson, Maryland |
| Mar 6, 1988* | (4) | vs. (1) Lafayette Semifinal | W 67–65 | 20–9 | Towson Center Towson, Maryland |
| Mar 7, 1988* | (4) | at (7) Towson State Championship | W 84–78 | 21–9 | Towson Center Towson, Maryland |
| 1988 NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Temple First Round | L 73–87 | 21–10 | Hartford Civic Center (15,608) Hartford, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||