1984–85 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1984–85 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up Great Lakes Regional
Record22-7 ( )
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Bob Grote
  • John Ross
Home arenaWSU PE Building
Seasons

The 1984–85 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1984–85 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

A dominant Division-II program once again hits the 20 win mark and earns a trip to the NCAA tournament. The young Raiders struggled on the road (1-7), but dominated all comers in the PE Building.

Roster

1984–85 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 33 Theron Barbour 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Atherton Louisville, Kentucky
G 43 Eric Ernst 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Middletown Middletown, Ohio
F/C 42 Jerome Black 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Nova Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 35 Grant Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr John Hay Cleveland, Ohio
G 34 Mark McCormick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Fairmont East Kettering, Ohio
G/F 23 Mark Vest 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Carroll Beavercreek, Ohio
F 32 Robbie Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Olentangy Columbus, Ohio
G/F 45 Al Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr A.C. Flora Columbia, South Carolina
F 44 Andy Warner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Piqua Piqua, Ohio
G 25 Lenny Lyons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Elder Cincinnati, Ohio
G 30 Bert Seard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Patterson Cooperative Dayton, Ohio
F 24 Rodney Webb 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Morrow Morrow, Georgia
G 22 Joe Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr George Westinghouse Brooklyn, New York
F 40 James Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr East Kemper Lauderdale, Mississippi
G 20 Tyrone Joye 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Harry S. Truman New York, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Bob Grote, John Ross


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source[1]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1984
Grace W 102-73  1-0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Nov 24, 1984
Northeastern Illinois W 91-83  2–0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 4, 1984
Malone W 67-65  3–0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 8, 1984
at Kentucky Wesleyan L 53-76  3-1
Owensboro Sportscenter 
Owensboro, Kentucky
Dec 12, 1984
Ashland L 71-76  4-1
Kates Gym 
Ashland, OH
Dec 15, 1984
at Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne W 83-72  5-1
IPFW Gymnasium 
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Dec 17, 1984
Bellarmine W 93-84  6-1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 1984
vs. District of Columbia
Florida Southern Invitational
W 93-81  7-1
 
Lakeland, FL
Dec 22, 1984
at Florida Southern
Florida Southern Invitational
L 62-66  7-2
 
Lakeland, FL
Jan 2, 1985
Franklin W 82-75  8-2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 4, 1985
Missouri–St. Louis
Wright State Invitational
W 83-78 OT 9–2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 5, 1985
Central State
Wright State Invitational
W 85-70  10-2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 9, 1985
at IUPUI L 74-77  10-3
Harry E. Wood Continuing Education Center 
Indianapolis
Jan 12, 1985
Marycrest W 99-86  11-3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 16, 1985
Kentucky Wesleyan W 88-82  12-3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 19, 1985
Ashland W 79-76  13-3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 21, 1985
Indiana Central W 79-71  14-3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 26, 1985
Northern Kentucky W 55-53  15-3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 31, 1985
Urbana W 113-78  16–3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 2, 1985
Michigan-Dearborn W 115-63  17-3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 6, 1985
vs. Central State W 71-62  18-3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 9, 1985
at SIU Edwardsville L 58-59  18-4
Vadalabene Center 
Edwardsville, Illinois
Feb 16, 1985
SIU Edwardsville W 81-59  19-4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 18, 1985
at Charleston L 92-149  19-5
Eddie King Gymnasium 
Charleston, West Virginia 
Feb 23, 1985
Spring Arbor W 91-68  20-5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 27, 1985
Wayne State W 97-82  21-5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Mar 2, 1985
at Northern Kentucky L 69-71  21-6
Regents Hall 
Highland Heights, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1985
at Lewis
NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional
W 61-53  22–6
Owensboro Sportscenter 
Owensboro, Kentucky
Mar 6, 1985
at Kentucky Wesleyan
NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional
L 71-76  22-7
Owensboro Sportscenter 
Owensboro, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Source[2]

Awards and honors

Mark Vest MVP
Andy Warner All American
Rodney Webb Raider Award

[3]

Statistics

Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
23 Mark Vest 29 18.4 535 48 173
44 Andy Warner 29 12.1 350 24 122
35 Grant Marion 28 8.1 226 26 151
34 Mark McCormick 29 7.9 228 97 76
20 Tyrone Joye 29 7.3 212 124 32
33 Thernon Barbour 29 6.7 194 13 118
22 Joe Jackson 28 6.5 181 25 43
25 Lenny Lyons 29 5.4 156 25 43
24 Rodney Webb 17 4.3 113 19 86
40 James Jones 13 3.5 45 2 28
43 Eric Ernst 9 3.2 29 2 11
32 Rob Sanders 16 2.8 44 9 30
45 Al Taylor 10 2.4 24 3 13
42 Jerome Black 6 1.8 11 2 16
30 Bert Seard 8 1.4 11 2 7

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ "Wright State Basketball 1984/85". Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1984-85 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 2, 2023.