1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

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1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
ECAC South Tournament Champions
ECAC South Regular Season co-Champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
1984–85 record26–6 (11–3 ECAC South)
Head coach
Assistant coachPete Herrmann
Seasons
1984–85 ECAC South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Navy † 11 – 3   .786 26 – 6   .813
Richmond 11 – 3   .786 21 – 11   .656
George Mason 10 – 4   .714 18 – 11   .621
William & Mary 9 – 5   .643 16 – 12   .571
James Madison 7 – 7   .500 14 – 14   .500
UNC Wilmington 4 – 10   .286 12 – 16   .429
American 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321
East Carolina 1 – 13   .071 7 – 21   .250
† 1985 ECAC South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Evans, and played their home games at Halsey Field House in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Roster[]

1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Kylor Whitaker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr   Lebanon, Oregon
G 10 Doug Wojcik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So Wheeling Central Catholic Wheeling, West Virginia
F 40 Carl Liebert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So   Floyds Knobs, Indiana
C 50 David Robinson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Osbourn Park Woodbridge, Virginia
F 51 Vernon Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr   Beltsville, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[2]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
ECAC South regular season
Jan 24, 1985
 at UNC Wilmington W 78–51[3]  14–2
(6–0) 		Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
Feb 27, 1985
 at George Mason L 77–93  21–5
(11–3) 		GMU Field House 
Fairfax, VA
Mar 4, 1985*
 at Campbell W 84–63  22–5
 Carter Gymnasium 
Buies Creek, NC
ECAC South Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*
 vs. East Carolina
ECAC South Quarterfinal 		W 94–73  23–5
 Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
Mar 8, 1985*
 at William & Mary
ECAC South Semifinal 		W 89–83  24–5
 Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
Mar 9, 1985*
 vs. Richmond
ECAC South Championship 		W 85–76  25–5
 Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1985*
 (13 SE) vs. (4 SE) No. 20 LSU
First Round 		W 78–55[4]  26–5
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
3/17/1985*
 (13 SE) at (5 SE) Maryland
Second Round 		L 59–64  26–6
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5]

NCAA basketball tournament[]

Rankings[]

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

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary
  2. ^ "1984-85 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Kaplan, Jim (January 28, 1985). "AS HE GROWS, SO GROWS NAVY". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Navy Beats LSU by 23". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "1984-85 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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