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1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Evans, and played their home games at Halsey Field House in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
ECAC South tournament champions
ECAC South Regular Season co-champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record26–6 (11–3 ECAC South)
Head coach
Assistant coachPete Herrmann
Seasons
1984–85 ECAC South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Navy † 11 – 3   .786 26 – 6   .813
Richmond 11 – 3   .786 21 – 11   .656
George Mason 10 – 4   .714 18 – 11   .621
William & Mary 9 – 5   .643 16 – 12   .571
James Madison 7 – 7   .500 14 – 14   .500
UNC Wilmington 4 – 10   .286 12 – 16   .429
American 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321
East Carolina 1 – 13   .071 7 – 21   .250
† 1985 ECAC South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster edit

1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Kylor Whitaker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr   Lebanon, Oregon
G 10 Doug Wojcik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So Wheeling Central Catholic Wheeling, West Virginia
F 40 Carl Liebert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So   Floyds Knobs, Indiana
C 50 David Robinson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Osbourn Park Woodbridge, Virginia
F 51 Vernon Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr   Beltsville, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[2]

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
ECAC South regular season
Jan 24, 1985
 at UNC Wilmington W 78–51[3]  14–2
(6–0) 		Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
Feb 4, 1985*
 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 83–74  17–3
 FDU Gym 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Feb 27, 1985
 at George Mason L 77–93  21–5
(11–3) 		GMU Field House 
Fairfax, VA
Mar 4, 1985*
 at Campbell W 84–63  22–5
 Carter Gymnasium 
Buies Creek, NC
ECAC South tournament
Mar 7, 1985*
 (1) vs. (8) East Carolina
Quarterfinals 		W 94–73  23–5
 Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
Mar 8, 1985*
 (1) at (4) William & Mary
Semifinals 		W 89–83  24–5
 Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
Mar 9, 1985*
 (1) vs. (2) Richmond
Championship 		W 85–76  25–5
 Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
NCAA tournament
3/15/1985*
 (13 SE) vs. (4 SE) No. 20 LSU
First Round 		W 78–55[4]  26–5
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
3/17/1985*
 (13 SE) at (5 SE) Maryland
Second Round 		L 59–64  26–6
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5]

NCAA basketball tournament edit

Rankings edit

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors edit

References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary
  2. ^ "1984-85 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Kaplan, Jim (January 28, 1985). "AS HE GROWS, SO GROWS NAVY". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Navy Beats LSU by 23". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "1984-85 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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