1984–85 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by first-year head coach Bruce Stewart, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 7–7 in OVC play to finish 5th in the regular season standings. In the OVC tournament, they defeated Murray State, Tennessee Tech, and Youngstown State to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the West region, they were defeated by No. 2 seed North Carolina, 76–57, in the opening round.[2]

1984–85 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
OVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record17–14 (7–7 OVC)
Head coach
  • Bruce Stewart (1st season)
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
1984–85 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee Tech 11 3   .786 19 9   .679
Eastern Kentucky 9 5   .643 16 13   .552
Youngstown State 9 5   .643 19 11   .633
Murray State 8 6   .571 19 9   .679
Middle Tennessee 7 7   .500 17 14   .548
Akron 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Austin Peay 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Morehead State 2 12   .143 7 20   .259
1985 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1984–85 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G Kim Cooksey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Head coach
  • Bruce Stewart
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1984*
Georgia College W 65–63 OT 1–0
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Nov 30, 1984*
vs. Tennessee State
Coca-Cola Classic
W 80–60  2–0
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 1, 1984*
at Chattanooga
Coca-Cola Classic
L 69–71  2–1
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 3, 1984*
at Vanderbilt L 82–94  2–2
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1984*
at No. 5 Memphis State L 77–90  2–3
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1984*
Miles College W 103–69  3–3
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 15, 1984*
at Clemson L 75–81  3–4
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 19, 1984*
Urbana W 87–66  4–4
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 23, 1984*
Western Kentucky L 50–60  4–5
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 5, 1985*
Cumberland W 79–55  5–5
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 7, 1985
Tennessee Tech L 64–70  5–6
(0–1)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 12, 1985
Morehead State W 75–63  6–6
(1–1)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 14, 1985*
Eastern Kentucky W 45–43  7–6
(2–1)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 19, 1985*
at Youngstown State L 54–57  7–7
(2–2)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, Ohio
Jan 21, 1985*
at Akron L 64–80  7–8
(2–3)
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, Ohio
Jan 26, 1985*
at Austin Peay W 84–68  8–8
(3–3)
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1985*
at Murray State L 59–63  8–9
(3–4)
Racer Arena 
Murray, Kentucky
Jan 30, 1985*
at Georgia Southern L 64–72  8–10
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, Georgia
Feb 2, 1985*
Tennessee State W 60–59  9–10
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 4, 1985
at Tennessee Tech L 70–74  9–11
(3–5)
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, Tennessee
Feb 25, 1985
Akron W 71–63  14–13
(7–7)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
OVC tournament
Mar 1, 1985*
Murray State
Quarterfinals
W 63–60  15–13
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 2, 1985*
Tennessee Tech
Semifinals
W 54–52  16–13
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 3, 1985*
Youngstown State
Championship game
W 66–63  17–13
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
(15 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 7 North Carolina
First round
L 57–76  17–14
Athletic & Convocation Center 
South Bend, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast Source[3].
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Tar Heels and Irish Advance". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.