1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

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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
1984–85 record31–4 (13–1 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMid-South Coliseum
Seasons
← 1983–84
 →
1984–85 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Memphis State † 13 – 1   .929 31 – 4   .886
Virginia Tech 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690
Cincinnati 8 – 6   .571 17 – 14   .548
South Carolina 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
Tulane 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
Louisville 6 – 8   .429 19 – 18   .514
Florida State 4 – 10   .286 14 – 16   .467
Southern Miss 3 – 11   .214 7 – 21   .250
† 1985 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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]

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Andre Turner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 11 Ricky McCoy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 20 John Wilfong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
F 24 Keith Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr West Memphis, Arkansas
G 30 Vincent Askew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 31 Dwight Boyd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
C 42 DeWayne Bailey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
F 43 Baskerville Holmes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
F 44 David Jensen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Greenville, South Carolina
F 45 Willie Becton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
C 50 William Bedford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-Mar-17

[3]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
February 23, 1985*
 No. 4 No. 17 VCU W 81–73 
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
Metro Conference Tournament
Mar 9, 1985*
 No. 5 vs. Florida State
Metro Tournament Championship 		W 90–86 OT 27–3
 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 OT 29–3
 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.

Rankings[]

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1984-85 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "1985 NCAA Final Four program". March 1985. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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