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1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

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]

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Memphis State †13–1 .92931–4 .886
Virginia Tech10–4 .71420–9 .690
Cincinnati8–6 .57117–14 .548
South Carolina6–8 .42915–13 .536
Tulane6–8 .42915–13 .536
Louisville6–8 .42919–18 .514
Florida State4–10 .28614–16 .467
Southern Miss3–11 .2147–21 .250
† 1985 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G10Andre Turner5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)JrMemphis, Tennessee
G11Ricky McCoy6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)SrMemphis, Tennessee
G20John Wilfong6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoMemphis, Tennessee
F24Keith Lee6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrWest Memphis, Arkansas
G30Vincent Askew6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrMemphis, Tennessee
G31Dwight Boyd6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrMemphis, Tennessee
C42DeWayne Bailey6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrMemphis, Tennessee
F43Baskerville Holmes6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrMemphis, Tennessee
F44David Jensen6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrGreenville, South Carolina
F45Willie Becton6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrMemphis, Tennessee
C50William Bedford7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)220 lb (100 kg)SoMemphis, 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#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1984*
 No. 5 Arkansas StateW 79–62 1–0
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Dec 1, 1984*
 No. 5 USCW 61–45 2–0
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Dec 5, 1984*
 No. 5 Middle Tennessee StateW 90–77 3–0
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Dec 8, 1984*
 No. 5 UCLAW 86–70 4–0
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Dec 11, 1984*
 No. 5 at Ole MissW 57–52 5–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
Dec 15, 1984*
 No. 5 at Mississippi StateW 68–59 6–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Dec 17, 1984*
 No. 3 at Kent StateW 74–57 7–0
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, OH
Dec 22, 1984*
 No. 3 IonaW 76–62 8–0
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 5, 1985*
 No. 3 at South CarolinaL 58–60 8–1
(0–1)		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
Jan 9, 1985*
 No. 6 Tennessee StateW 90–57 9–1
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Jan 12, 1985
 No. 6 Southern MissW 82–60 10–1
(1–1)		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Jan 14, 1985
 No. 5 TulaneW 56–52 11–1
(2–1)		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 19, 1985
 No. 5 at LouisvilleW 69–66 12–1
(3–1)		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 21, 1985
 No. 4 at Florida StateW 74–69 13–1
(4–1)		Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 26, 1985
 No. 4 at Virginia TechW 89–79 14–1
(5–1)		Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 28, 1985
 No. 3 CincinnatiW 81–61 15–1
(6–1)		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Feb 2, 1985
 No. 3 Virginia TechW 91–82 16–1
(7–1)		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Feb 10, 1985*
 No. 3 at No. 13 KansasL 71–75 16–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 13, 1985
 No. 3 at CincinnatiW 68–55 17–2
(8–1)		Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1985
 No. 5 Florida StateW 70–68 18–2
(9–1)		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Feb 18, 1985
 No. 5 South CarolinaW 99–75 19–2
(10–1)		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Feb 23, 1985
 No. 4 at TulaneW 60–49 20–2
(11–1)		Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Feb 24, 1985*
 No. 4 No. 17 VCUW 81–73 21–2
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Feb 25, 1985
 No. 4 at Southern MissW 78–63 22–2
(12–1)		Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 28, 1985*
 No. 4 at DetroitL 66–71 22–3
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Mar 2, 1985*
 No. 4 LouisvilleW 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 OT27–3
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 OT29–3
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.

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Awards and honors

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