1984–85 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by 1st-year head coach Jerry Peirson, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished second in the conference regular season standings, and followed by reaching the championship game of the MAC tournament to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 12 seed in the Southeast region, Miami was beaten by the No. 5 seed Maryland Terrapins, a team that featured standout Len Bias, in the opening round, 69–68 in OT.

1984–85 Miami Redskins men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record20–11 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
  • Jerry Peirson (1st season)
Home arenaMillett Hall
Seasons
1984–85 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Miami 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Toledo 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Kent State 11 7   .611 17 13   .567
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 15 13   .536
Ball State 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Bowling Green 6 12   .333 12 15   .444
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
1985 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Junior Ron Harper was named MAC Player of the Year, and established school records for points in a game (45), season (772; surpassed by Wally Szczerbiak in 1998–99), and career (1,620). Harper also set school records for steals in a game (7; surpassed by Darrian Ringo in 2017–18), season (82; surpassed by Harper the following season), and career (176). By the time his career ended, Harper would extend his career records in points and steals, and finished as Miami's career leader in rebounds as well.

Roster

edit
1984–85 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 34 Ron Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Dayton, Ohio
C Rusty Doyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
F Jeff Fuerst 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
F Mike Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
F Lamont Hanna 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
F Ron Hunter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Dayton, Ohio
C Tim Lampe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
G Dernard Newell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
G Eric Newsome 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
G Ed Schilling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Lebanon, Indiana
G Todd Staker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Head coach
  • Jerry Peirson
Assistant coach(es)

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

[1]

Schedule and results

edit
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1984*
Marietta W 82–63  1–0
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 5, 1984*
at Purdue W 84–79  2–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 8, 1984*
Cincinnati L 77–80  2–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 12, 1984*
Dayton W 69–64  3–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 15, 1984*
Capital W 68–59  4–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 22, 1984*
at Xavier L 85–88  4–2
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 29, 1984*
vs. No. 15 Indiana
Hoosier Classic
L 72–77  4–3
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 30, 1984*
vs. Arizona State
Hoosier Classic
W 68–52  5–3
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
MAC regular season
MAC tournament
Mar 5, 1985*
vs. Western Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 78–64  19–9
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Mar 6, 1985*
vs. Ball State
Semifinals
W 91–70  20–9
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Mar 7, 1985*
vs. Ohio
Championship game
L 64–74  20–10
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
(12 SE) vs. (5 SE) Maryland
First round
L 68–69 OT 20–11
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

Awards and honors

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "1984–85 Miami (OH) RedHawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.