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1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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]
Quick Facts Memphis State Tigers men's basketball, Metro Conference tournament championsMetro Conference regular season champions ...
| 1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball | |
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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) |
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| Home arena | Mid-South Coliseum |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||
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Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
- "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.
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