1984–85 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1984–85 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceECAC Metro
Record7–21 (3–11 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons
1984–85 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist 11 – 3   .786 17 – 12   .586
Fairleigh Dickinson † 10 – 4   .714 21 – 10   .677
Long Island 9 – 5   .643 15 – 13   .536
Loyola (MD) 8 – 6   .571 16 – 14   .533
Saint Francis (PA) 6 – 8   .429 9 – 19   .321
Wagner 5 – 9   .357 11 – 17   .393
Robert Morris 4 – 10   .286 9 – 19   .321
St. Francis (NY) 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250
† 1985 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.

The Terriers finished their season at 7–21 overall and 3–11 in conference play.[1][2] They played in the conference tournament with the 8th seed, but lost in the opening round to Marist.

Bob Valvano, at the time of his hiring, was the youngest coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball.[3] He is the brother of Jim Valvano, who led NC State to an NCAA Tournament championship in 1983. Valvano was given a one-year $26,000 contract by St. Francis.[4]

Magdi Ahamed, a freshman, was a member of the Sudan national basketball team.[5]

Roster

1984–85 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Chris Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr
G Jim Paguaga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr
F Theo Graham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
G Brian LaGrua 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Jr
G Jerome Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Jr
G Terry Lacewell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr
F Dickens Benoit 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
F Blaine Drayton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
G Tim Brisco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 So
C Magdi Ahamed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November , 1984*
 William Patterson W 69–65  1–0
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (613)
Brooklyn, NY
November 30, 1984*
 vs. St. Bonaventure
Joe Lapchick Memorial tournament 		L 59–73  1–1
 Alumni Hall (6,000)
Jamaica, NY
December 1, 1984*
 vs. Lafayette
Joe Lapchick Memorial tournament 		L 42–67  1–2
 Alumni Hall (6,000)
Jamaica, NY
December 3, 1984*
 Fordham L 65–82  1–3
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (6,000)
Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1984
 at Long Island
Battle of Brooklyn 		L 63–68  1–4 (0–1)
 Schwartz Athletic Center (1,253)
Brooklyn, NY
December 9, 1984*
 vs. Monmouth L 51–53  1–5
 Bryne Arena (9,753)
East Rutherford, NJ
December 12, 1984*
 at Iona L 60–72  1–6
 Hynes Athletic Center (1,347)
New Rochelle, NY
December 15, 1984*
 at Rider L 66–71 OT 1–7
 Alumni Gymnasium (268)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 22, 1984*
 Manhattan L 64–69  1–8
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (817)
Brooklyn, NY
January 3, 1985
 at Marist L 46–63  1–9 (0–2)
 McCann Arena (1,316)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January , 1985*
 Southampton W 69–65  2–9
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (499)
Brooklyn, NY
January 9, 1985*
 Siena L 60–67  2–10
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (769)
Brooklyn, NY
January 11, 1985
 Loyola (MD) L 42–61  2–11 (0–3)
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (271)
Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 1985*
 at Maine L 65–85  2–12
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,000)
Orono, ME
January 17, 1985
 at Saint Francis (PA) L 60–81  2–13 (0–4)
 Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (1,500)
Loretto, PA
January 19, 1985
 at Robert Morris L 60–61  2–14 (0–5)
 John Jay Center (1,009)
Moon Township, PA
January 23, 1985
 Fairleigh Dickinson W 62–49  3–14 (1–5)
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (387)
Brooklyn, NY
January 26, 1985
 Wagner W 57–56  4–14 (2–5)
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (533)
Brooklyn, NY
January 1985*
 Pace W 64–63  5–14
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (904)
Brooklyn, NY
February 2, 1985
 Long Island L 73–74  5–15 (2–6)
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,207)
Brooklyn, NY
February , 1985*
 CCNY W 73–55  6–15
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (464)
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 1985
 at Fairleigh Dickinson L 48–69  6–16 (2–7)
  (302)
Rutherford, NJ
February 11, 1985
 at Wagner L 65–73  6–17 (2–8)
 Sutter Gymnasium (700)
Staten Island, NY
February 14, 1985
 at Loyola (MD) L 50–75  6–18 (2–9)
 Reitz Arena (610)
Baltimore, MD
February 16, 1985
 Marist L 42–48  6–19 (2–10)
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (716)
Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 1985
 Saint Francis (PA) L 59–61  6–20 (2–11)
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (369)
Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 1985
 Robert Morris W 55–51  7–20 (3–11)
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,269)
Brooklyn, NY
ECAC Metro tournament
March 2, 1985
 vs. Marist
Quarterfinal 		L 44–52  7–21
 Reitz Arena (421)
Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "FINAL 19865 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "1984-85 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bob Valvano". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "ANOTHER VALVANO TAKES HISTURN". timesmachine.nytimes.com. 1984. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "FOR LOCAL TALENT, NO PLACE LIKE HOME". timesmachine.nytimes.com. 1984. Retrieved May 2, 2019.