1984–85 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Venues
WSU Physical Education Building (1970–1990)
Nutter Center (1990–present)
Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold