1984–85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

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1984–85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball
Southland Conference Regular Season Champions
Southland Conference Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
1984–85 record29–3 (11–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
← 1983–84
1985–86 →
1984–85 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Louisiana Tech 11 1   .917 29 3   .906
McNeese State 9 3   .750 18 10   .643
Lamar 8 4   .667 20 12   .625
Arkansas State 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Northeast Louisiana 4 8   .333 17 12   .586
Texas-Arlington 3 9   .250 12 16   .429
North Texas 1 11   .083 5 23   .179
1985 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

[2] The 1984–85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana for the 1984–85 season. Although other players on the team as well as head coach Andy Russo were well in the spotlight, the real star of the show for the Bulldogs that season was Karl Malone. Malone would lead the Bulldogs to their best season to date in program history as well as earning himself All-American honors. Following the season, Malone would enter the NBA draft, being selected 13th overall by the Utah Jazz. Spending the majority of his career with Utah, Malone would be named an NBA All-Star fourteen times, NBA Most Valuable Player twice, and be inducted into the Basketball Hall of fame in 2010. [3]

Roster[]

1984–85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 32 Karl Malone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Summerfield, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Source[4]

Schedule and results[]

[5][6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1984*
Concordia Lutheran W 82–61  1–0
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
12/1/1984*
at Centenary W 78–62  2–0
Gold Dome 
Shreveport, LA
12/3/1984*
Rice W 75–63  3–0
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
12/7/1984*
vs. No. 6 Louisville
Wendy's Classic
W 73–64  4–0
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/8/1984*
at Western Kentucky
Wendy's Classic
W 59–54  5–0
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/10/1984*
Ball State W 73–59  6–0
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
12/14/1984*
vs. Alabama State
Marshall Invitational
W 80–57  7–0
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
12/15/1984*
at Marshall
Marshall Invitational
W 69–63  8–0
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
12/17/1984*
at Northwestern State W 78–50  9–0
Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, LA
12/29/1984*
No. 19 at Oklahoma City
All-College Tournament
W 90–62  10–0
The Myriad 
Oklahoma City, OK
12/30/1984*
No. 19 vs. No. 17 Oklahoma
All-College Tournament
L 72–84  10–1
The Myriad 
Oklahoma City, OK
1/5/1985*
No. 18 Northwestern State W 92–63  11–1
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
1/7/1985*
No. 18 Centenary W 83–65  12–1
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
1/12/1985
No. 14 at Texas-Arlington W 76–65  13–1
Texas Hall 
Arlington, TX
1/17/1985
No. 12 North Texas W 68–50  14–1
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
1/19/1985*
No. 12 Southwestern Louisiana W 94–74  15–1
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
1/24/1985
No. 12 at McNeese State W 88–69  16–1
Lake Charles Civic Center 
Lake Charles, LA
1/26/1985
No. 12 at Lamar L 64–72  16–2
Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
1/31/1985
No. 15 Arkansas State W 80–73  17–2
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
2/2/1985
No. 15 at Northeast Louisiana W 73-63  18–2
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
2/7/1985
No. 14 at Texas-Arlington W 86-61  19–2
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
2/9/1985
No. 14 at North Texas W 90-72  20–2
UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
2/14/1985*
No. 12 at Southwestern Louisiana W 83-76  21–2
Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, LA
2/18/2003
No. 12 McNeese State W 59–58  22–2
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
2/21/1985
No. 10 Lamar W 73–65  23–2
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
2/23/1985
No. 10 Arkansas State W 100–67  24–2
ASU Field House 
Jonesboro, AR
2/28/1985
No. 7 Northeast Louisiana W 72-65  25–2
(11–1)
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
Southland Conference Tournament
3/6/1985
No. 8 Northeast Louisiana
Southland Conference Tournament Semifinal
W 72-20 OT 26–2
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
3/7/1985
No. 8 Lamar
Southland Conference Championship
W 70-69  27–2
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1985*
(5 MW) No. 8 vs. (12 MW) Pittsburgh
NCAA First Round
W 78–54  28–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
3/16/1985*
(5 MW) No. 8 vs. (4 MW) Ohio State
NCAA Round of 32
W 79–67  29–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
3/21/1985*
(5 MW) No. 8 vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Oklahoma
Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 84–86 OT[7] 29–3
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings[]

Awards and honors[]

NBA Draft[]

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 13 Karl Malone Utah Jazz

[8]

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1984-85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "History" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com.
  4. ^ "1984-85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "1984-85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "2019–20 Louisiana Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide". Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Tisdale's Roller Lifts Oklahoma". Chicago Tribune. March 22, 1985. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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