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.

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.

1 seed Temple[1] in the opening round.