1984–85 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented the Indiana State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1984–85 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	14–15 (6–10 MVC)
Head coach	Dave Schellhase (3th season)
Home arena	Hulman Center

1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 Tulsa	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
Illinois State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	8		.733
Wichita State †	11	–	5		.688			18	–	13		.581
Bradley	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Creighton	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Southern Illinois	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Indiana State	6	–	10		.375			14	–	15		.483
West Texas State	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Drake	4	–	12		.250			12	–	15		.444
† 1985 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1984–85 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 51 Tim Abrams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois G 42 Chuck Cantrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Ashland, Kentucky F 41 Jim Cox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Plainfield, Indiana F 24 Johnny Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina G 14 Rick Fields 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Michigantown, Indiana F 35 Ralph Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bradenton, Florida G 22 Bryan Kegerreis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Bellevue, Ohio C 54 Kent Marshall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Flint, Michigan F 34 Jeff McComb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Ft. Wayne, Indiana F 45 Lee Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ft. Wayne, Indiana G 40 Scott Mugg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Greentown, Indiana C 43 Dean Oliphant 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Jay, Oklahoma F 44 John S. Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana C 50 Ralph Winters 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Orrville, Ohio	Head coach Dave Schellhase Assistant coach(es) Matt Brundige Eddie Diddle Jerry Hoover Jon Scarbrough Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*		at Eastern Illinois	L 67–68	0–1	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
December 3*		Liberty Baptist	W 84–75	1–1	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
December 5*		Butler	W 78–52	2–1	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
December 8*		at Evansville	L 70–72	2–2	Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, Indiana
December 11*		Minnesota	W 94–86	3–2	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
December 15*		at Ball State	W 91–86	4–2	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
December 19*		SIU-Edwardsville	W 83–67	5–2	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
December 22*		Vanderbilt	W 88–77	6–2	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
December 29*		Millikin	W 113–60	7–2	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
January 3		at Tulsa	L 70–91	7–3 (0–1)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
January 5		at West Texas A&M	W 91–88 2OT	8–3 (1–1)	First United Bank Center  Canyon, Texas
January 10		Drake	W 73–70	9–3 (2–1)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
January 14		Bradley	W 76–74	10–3 (3–1)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
January 16		at Wichita State	L 72–88	10–4 (3–2)	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
January 20		at Creighton	L 80–111	10–5 (3–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
January 24		Illinois State	L 83–85 OT	10–6 (3–4)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
January 28		at Drake	L 67–69	10–7 (3–5)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
January 31		Wichita State	L 72–88	10–8 (3–6)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
February 2		Tulsa	W 100–94	11–8 (4–6)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
February 9		Creighton	L 77–82	11–9 (4–7)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
February 14		at Southern Illinois	L 63–74	11–10 (4–8)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
February 16		at Bradley	W 78–75	12–10 (5–8)	Peoria Civic Center  Peoria, Illinois
February 20*		at DePaul	L 65–77	12–11 (5–8)	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
February 23		West Texas State	W 77–64	13–11 (6–8)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
February 25*		at Butler	L 66–67	13–12 (6–8)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
February 27		at Illinois State	L 64–75	13–13 (6–9)	Horton Field House  Normal, Illinois
March 2		Southern Illinois	L 84–85	13–14 (6–10)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
Missouri Valley Conference {MVC} tournament
March 5		at Illinois State Quarterfinal	W 66–61	14–14 (6–10)	Horton Field House  Normal, Illinois
March 7		at Wichita State Semifinals	L 65–92	14–15 (6–10)	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.