1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
Metro Conference tournament champions
Metro Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four (vacated)
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record27-3 (31–4 unadjusted) (13–1 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMid-South Coliseum
Seasons
1984–85 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Memphis State † 13 – 1   .929 31 – 4   .886
Virginia Tech 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690
Cincinnati 8 – 6   .571 17 – 14   .548
South Carolina 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
Tulane 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
Louisville 6 – 8   .429 19 – 18   .514
Florida State 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467
Southern Miss 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250
† 1985 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.[2]

After losing in the Sweet 16 each of the previous three seasons, the Tigers broke through to reach the Final Four of the 1985 NCAA tournament and finished with a 31–4 record (13–1 Metro).

Roster

1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Andre Turner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Ricky McCoy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 20 John Wilfong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
F 24 Keith Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr West Memphis, Arkansas
G 30 Vincent Askew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 31 Dwight Boyd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
C 42 DeWayne Bailey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
F 43 Baskerville Holmes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
F 44 David Jensen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Greenville, South Carolina
F 45 Willie Becton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
C 50 William Bedford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-Mar-17

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1984*
 No. 5 Arkansas State W 79–62  1–0
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Dec 1, 1984*
 No. 5 USC W 61–45  2–0
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Dec 5, 1984*
 No. 5 Middle Tennessee State W 90–77  3–0
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Dec 8, 1984*
 No. 5 UCLA W 86–70  4–0
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Dec 11, 1984*
 No. 5 at Ole Miss W 57–52  5–0
 Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
Dec 15, 1984*
 No. 5 at Mississippi State W 68–59  6–0
 Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Dec 17, 1984*
 No. 3 at Kent State W 74–57  7–0
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, OH
Dec 22, 1984*
 No. 3 Iona W 76–62  8–0
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 5, 1985*
 No. 3 at South Carolina L 58–60  8–1
(0–1) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
Jan 9, 1985*
 No. 6 Tennessee State W 90–57  9–1
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Jan 12, 1985
 No. 6 Southern Miss W 82–60  10–1
(1–1) 		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Jan 14, 1985
 No. 5 Tulane W 56–52  11–1
(2–1) 		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 19, 1985
 No. 5 at Louisville W 69–66  12–1
(3–1) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 21, 1985
 No. 4 at Florida State W 74–69  13–1
(4–1) 		Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 26, 1985
 No. 4 at Virginia Tech W 89–79  14–1
(5–1) 		Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 28, 1985
 No. 3 Cincinnati W 81–61  15–1
(6–1) 		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Feb 2, 1985
 No. 3 Virginia Tech W 91–82  16–1
(7–1) 		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Feb 10, 1985*
 No. 3 at No. 13 Kansas L 71–75  16–2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 13, 1985
 No. 3 at Cincinnati W 68–55  17–2
(8–1) 		Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1985
 No. 5 Florida State W 70–68  18–2
(9–1) 		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Feb 18, 1985
 No. 5 South Carolina W 99–75  19–2
(10–1) 		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Feb 23, 1985
 No. 4 at Tulane W 60–49  20–2
(11–1) 		Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Feb 24, 1985*
 No. 4 No. 17 VCU W 81–73  21–2
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Feb 25, 1985
 No. 4 at Southern Miss W 78–63  22–2
(12–1) 		Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 28, 1985*
 No. 4 at Detroit L 66–71  22–3
 Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Mar 2, 1985*
 No. 4 Louisville W 66–59  23–3
(13–1) 		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 7, 1985*
 No. 5 vs. Southern Miss
Metro tournament quarterfinals 		W 68–58  24–3
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Mar 8, 1985*
 No. 5 at Louisville
Metro tournament semifinals 		W 81–74  25–3
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Mar 9, 1985*
 No. 5 vs. Florida State
Metro tournament championship 		W 90–86 OT 27–3
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
 (2) No. 5 vs. (15) Penn
First round 		W 67–55  28–3
 Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Mar 17, 1985*
 (2) No. 5 vs. (7) UAB
Second Round 		W 67–66 OT 29–3
 Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Mar 23, 1985*
 (2) No. 5 vs. (11) Boston College
Midwest Regional semifinal 		W 59–57  30–3
 Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
Mar 23, 1985*
 (2) No. 5 vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma
Midwest Regional final 		W 63–61  31–3
 Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
Mar 30, 1985*
 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (8 SE) Villanova
National semifinal 		L 45–52  31–4
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1984-85 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "1985 NCAA Final Four program". March 1985. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)