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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
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

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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

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Schedule and results

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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 4, 1985*
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 83–74  17–3
FDU Gym 
Hackensack, New Jersey
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*
(1) vs. (8) East Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 94–73  23–5
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
Mar 8, 1985*
(1) at (4) William & Mary
Semifinals
W 89–83  24–5
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
Mar 9, 1985*
(1) vs. (2) Richmond
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

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  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.