1984–85 Southern Jaguars basketball team

The 1984–85 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by head coach Robert Hopkins, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 9–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 1 seed St. John's.^[1]

1984–85 Southern Jaguars basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	19–11 (9–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Robert Hopkins (1st season)
Home arena	F. G. Clark Center
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alcorn State	13	–	1	.929	23	–	7	.767
Southern †	9	–	5	.643	19	–	11	.633
Mississippi Valley State	7	–	7	.500	18	–	11	.621
Alabama State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	17	.452
Texas Southern	6	–	8	.429	11	–	17	.393
Jackson State	6	–	8	.429	10	–	16	.385
Grambling State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	19	.296
Prairie View A&M	4	–	10	.286	5	–	22	.185

† 1985 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

1984–85 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Byron Gabriel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G/F	Glenn Dedmon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F	John Staves	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 31, 1984*		at UTEP	W 84–75	6–2	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 7, 1985*		at Creighton	L 82–87	6–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 2, 1985		Alcorn State	L 57–60	17–10 (9–5)	F. G. Clark Activity Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1985 SWAC tournament
Mar 8, 1985*		vs. Mississippi Valley State Semifinals	W 87–82	18–10	Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Mar 9, 1985*		vs. Alcorn State Championship game	W 85–70	19–10	Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
1985 NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 St. John's First round	L 59–83	19–11	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

^ "St. John's Knocks Off Southern". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ "1984-85 Southern Jaguars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 11, 2022.