1984–85 LSU Tigers basketball team

1984–85 LSU Tigers basketball
1984–85 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
Record	19–10 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Dale Brown (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Ron Abernathy (9th season); Bo Bahnsen; Johnny Jones (1st season);
Home arena	LSU Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 LSU	13	–	5	.722	19	–	10	.655
No. 19 Georgia	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
Alabama	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Florida	9	–	9	.500	18	–	12	.600
Mississippi State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	15	.464
Tennessee	8	–	10	.444	22	–	15	.595
Auburn †	8	–	10	.444	22	–	12	.647
Ole Miss	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Vanderbilt	4	–	14	.222	11	–	17	.393

† 1985 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1984-85 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1984–85 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at LSU Assembly Center.

The Tigers finished in first place in the SEC regular season standings, but lost to Auburn in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.^[1] LSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the Southeast region where they were upset in the opening round to Navy.^[2] The team finished with an 19–10 record (13–5 SEC).

Roster

1984–85 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Derrick Taylor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Redemptorist HS	Baton Rouge, LA
G	11	Anthony Wilson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Plain Dealing HS	Plain Dealing, LA
G	21	Dennis Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	So	Woodlawn HS	Baton Rouge, LA
F	24	John Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Crenshaw HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	31	Oliver Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	University HS	Baton Rouge, LA
F/C	33	Steffond Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Longview HS	Longview, TX
G/F	33	Ricky Blanton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Killian HS	Miami, FL
F	35	Jerry Reynolds	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Alexander Hamilton HS	Brooklyn, NY
F	41	Nikita Wilson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Leesville HS	Leesville, LA
C	43	José Vargas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Evangelico Central	La Romana, Dominican Republic
G/F	44	Don Redden	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Ouachita HS	Monroe, LA
C	45	Zoran Jovanovich	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Fr	Fifth HS	Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Head coach

Dale Brown (Minot State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Regular season
Nov 28, 1984*		Loyola-Chicago	W 102–96	1–0	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1984*		at Oral Roberts	W 74–71	2–0	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 1984*		Texas	W 87–79	3–0	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1984		Ole Miss	W 89–64	4–0 (1–0)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1984*		at Houston	L 73–81	4–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 21, 1984*		New Orleans	W 78–64	5–1	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 22, 1984*		UNC Wilmington	W 88–65	6–1	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 28, 1984*		Utah State	W 103–71	7–1	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1984		Alabama	W 63–61	8–1 (2–0)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1985		at Georgia	W 79–74	9–1 (3–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 5, 1985		at Mississippi State	L 69–83	9–2 (3–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1985		Kentucky	W 67–61	19–8 (13–5)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*	No. 19	vs. Auburn Quarterfinals	L 55–58	19–9	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(4 SE) No. 20	vs. (13 SE) Navy First round	L 55–78	19–10	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	22	Jerry Reynolds	Milwaukee Bucks

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References

^ "Auburn 58, LSU 55". UPI Archives. March 8, 1985. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ "Navy Beats LSU by 23". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ "1984-85 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.
^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 919–920. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "1985 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[1] "Auburn 58, LSU 55". UPI Archives. March 8, 1985. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[2] "Navy Beats LSU by 23". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[3] "1984-85 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[4] 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.

[5] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 919–920. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[7] "1985 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

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