The 2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by 10th-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 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.
Previous season The Mountain Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 17–15, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They defeated Navy and American to advance to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Holy Cross.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Tyler Jenkins 11 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore Fishers, IN Transferred to Bellarmine John Ross Glover 20 G/F 6'4" 195 Senior Hendersonville, TN Graduated Georgios Pilitsis 23 G 6'2" 185 Junior Thessaloniki, Greece Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Jesse Chuku 31 F 6'9" 225 Senior London, England Graduated Justin Goldsborough 40 F 6'8" 210 Senior Fort Washington, MD Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school 22 G 6'2" 190 Junior Transferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Tejada will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2016 recruiting class
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Patriot League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Patriot League tournament
References