Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
| Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball | |||
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| University | Lehigh University | ||
| Head coach | Brett Reed (18th season) | ||
| Conference | Patriot | ||
| Location | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| Arena | Stabler Arena (capacity: 6,000) | ||
| Nickname | Mountain Hawks | ||
| Colors | Brown and white | ||
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| 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 — known as the Lehigh Engineers until 1995 — 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. Its home games are played at Stabler Arena.
After ending their 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. 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.