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1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
The 1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by second-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 12–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They defeated Davidson, The Citadel, and VMI to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 15 seed, they lost to No. 2 seed VCU in the first round.
1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball | |
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SoCon tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 21–13 (12–4 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Cam Henderson Center |
Seasons |
1984–85 Southern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chattanooga | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1985 Rankings from AP poll |
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 24, 1984* | Charleston (WV) | W 93–80 | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Nov 29, 1984* | vs. Samford Hawaii Tipoff Tournament | L 62–66 | 1–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Nov 30, 1984* | vs. New Orleans Hawaii Tipoff Tournament | W 98–78 | 2–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Dec 1, 1984* | at Hawaii Pacific Hawaii Tipoff Tournament | W 106–62 | 3–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Dec 8, 1984* | at West Virginia rivalry | L 77–89 | 3–2 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||
Dec 10, 1984* | at Fresno State | L 58–63 | 3–3 | Selland Arena Fresno, CA | |||||||
Dec 14, 1984* | Georgia Southern Marshall Memorial Invitational | W 70–69 | 4–3 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Dec 15, 1984* | Louisiana Tech Marshall Memorial Invitational | L 63–69 | 4–4 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Dec 17, 1984* | Ohio | L 71–76 | 4–5 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Dec 22, 1984* | Morehead State | W 79–73 | 5–5 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Dec 28, 1984* | Eastern Michigan | L 62–63 | 5–6 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 2, 1985* | Delaware State | W 90–62 | 6–6 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 5, 1985 | VMI | L 54–58 | 6–7 (0–1) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 7, 1985 | at East Tennessee State | W 62–57 | 7–7 (1–1) | Memorial Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||
Jan 9, 1985* | Lamar | L 67–75 | 7–8 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 12, 1985 | Chattanooga | L 63–64 OT | 7–9 (1–2) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 14, 1985 | at Appalachian State | W 76–57 | 8–9 (2–2) | Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC | |||||||
Jan 19, 1985 | at Davidson | W 80–74 OT | 9–9 (3–2) | Johnston Gym Davidson, NC | |||||||
Jan 21, 1985 | Western Carolina | W 83–69 | 10–9 (4–2) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 23, 1985* | at New Orleans | L 74–78 | 10–10 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||
Jan 26, 1985 | Furman | W 67–60 | 11–10 (5–2) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 28, 1985 | at VMI | W 65–63 | 12–10 (6–2) | Camron Hall Lexington, VA | |||||||
Jan 30, 1985 | at The Citadel | L 87–92 OT | 12–11 (6–3) | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC | |||||||
Feb 4, 1985 | at Furman | W 90–62 | 13–11 (7–3) | Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC | |||||||
Feb 7, 1985 | Appalachian State | W 93–82 | 14–11 (8–3) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Feb 9, 1985 | The Citadel | W 75–62 | 15–11 (9–3) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Feb 14, 1985 | East Tennessee State | W 81–59 | 16–11 (10–3) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Feb 16, 1985 | Davidson | W 85–63 | 17–11 (11–3) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||
Feb 21, 1985 | at Chattanooga | L 73–80 | 17–12 (11–4) | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
Feb 25, 1985 | at Western Carolina | W 78–68 | 18–12 (12–4) | Reid Gymnasium Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 1985 | (2) | vs. (7) Davidson Quarterfinals | W 83–71 | 19–12 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
Mar 2, 1985 | (2) | vs. (3) The Citadel Semifinals | W 79–68 | 20–12 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
Mar 3, 1985 | (2) | vs. (5) VMI Championship | W 70–65 | 21–12 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1985* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 11 VCU First Round | L 65–81 | 21–13 | University Arena Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. |