1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
Metro Conference tournament champions; Metro Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four (vacated)
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	31–4 (13–1 Metro)
Head coach	Dana Kirk (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Finch (5th season); Lee Fowler;
Home arena	Mid-South Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Dana Kirk (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Larry Finch (Memphis)
Lee Fowler (Vanderbilt)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2019-Mar-17

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1984*	No. 5	Arkansas State	W 79–62	1–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Dec 1, 1984*	No. 5	USC	W 61–45	2–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Dec 5, 1984*	No. 5	Middle Tennessee State	W 90–77	3–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Dec 8, 1984*	No. 5	UCLA	W 86–70	4–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Dec 11, 1984*	No. 5	at Ole Miss	W 57–52	5–0	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Dec 15, 1984*	No. 5	at Mississippi State	W 68–59	6–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Dec 17, 1984*	No. 3	at Kent State	W 74–57	7–0	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH
Dec 22, 1984*	No. 3	Iona	W 76–62	8–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 5, 1985*	No. 3	at South Carolina	L 58–60	8–1 (0–1)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
Jan 9, 1985*	No. 6	Tennessee State	W 90–57	9–1	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Jan 12, 1985	No. 6	Southern Miss	W 82–60	10–1 (1–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Jan 14, 1985	No. 5	Tulane	W 56–52	11–1 (2–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 19, 1985	No. 5	at Louisville	W 69–66	12–1 (3–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 21, 1985	No. 4	at Florida State	W 74–69	13–1 (4–1)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 26, 1985	No. 4	at Virginia Tech	W 89–79	14–1 (5–1)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 28, 1985	No. 3	Cincinnati	W 81–61	15–1 (6–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 2, 1985	No. 3	Virginia Tech	W 91–82	16–1 (7–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 10, 1985*	No. 3	at No. 13 Kansas	L 71–75	16–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 13, 1985	No. 3	at Cincinnati	W 68–55	17–2 (8–1)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1985	No. 5	Florida State	W 70–68	18–2 (9–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 18, 1985	No. 5	South Carolina	W 99–75	19–2 (10–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 23, 1985	No. 4	at Tulane	W 60–49	20–2 (11–1)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 24, 1985*	No. 4	No. 17 VCU	W 81–73	21–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 25, 1985	No. 4	at Southern Miss	W 78–63	22–2 (12–1)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 28, 1985*	No. 4	at Detroit	L 66–71	22–3	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Mar 2, 1985*	No. 4	Louisville	W 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 ^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

Awards and honors

Keith Lee – Metro Conference Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American

References

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

[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

[sports-reference-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}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

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v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball
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Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
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People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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