1984–85 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented the Creighton University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1984–85 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	20–12 (9–7 MVC)
Head coach	Willis Reed
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium

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 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 40 Landreth Baugh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Chicago, Illinois C 00 Benoit Benjamin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Monroe, Louisiana G 10 Renard Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Chicago, Illinois G 20 Rich Goldberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Bloomfield, Michigan F 44 Karlas Gripado 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Owasso, Oklahoma C 51 Dwight Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Dallas, Texas F 25 Ed Johansen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Papillion, Nebraska G 22 Vernon Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr New York, New York G 32 Reggie Morris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tupelo, Mississippi F 34 Ed Stefaniak 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Round Lake, Illinois G 21 Gary Swain 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Dallas, Texas F 42 Bill Wirskye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Ft. Worth, Texas G 23 Wyville Wood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky	Head coach Willis Reed Assistant coach(es) Ron Boone Rick Collura Gene Haynes George Morrow Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 24*		Nebraska-Kearney	W 103–95	1–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
November 27*		Nebraska-Omaha	W 76–66	2–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
December 1*		at Iowa State	L 68–77	2–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 4*		Briar Cliff	W 91–67	3–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
December 8*		Nebraska	L 73–78	3–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
December 14*		Regis	W 71–51	4–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
December 16*		at Hawaii-Hilo	W 76–71	5–2
December 18*		at Hawaii	W 79–77	6–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
December 19*		at Chaminade	W 79–68	7–2
December 20*		at BYU-Hawaii	W 77–69	8–2
December 27*		at No. 9 DePaul	L 58–87	8–3	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
December 30*		Notre Dame	W 60–58	9–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
January 2		Bradley	L 72–76	9–4 (0–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
January 5		Illinois State	W 73–63	10–4 (1–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
January 7*		Southern	W 87–82	11–4 (1–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
January 10		at West Texas State	W 68–61	12–4 (2–1)	Canyon, Texas
January 12		at Tulsa	L 66–70	12–5 (2–2)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
January 17		Southern Illinois	W 96–90	13–5 (3–2)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
January 19		Indiana State	W 115–80	14–5 (4–2)	Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,571) Omaha, Nebraska
January 23		at Wichita State	L 82–91	14–6 (4–3)	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
January 27*		Marquette	W 71–59	15–6 (4–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,165) Omaha, Nebraska
February 2		at Bradley	W 71–68	16–6 (5–3)	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
February 4		West Texas State	W 87–63	17–6 (6–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
February 7		Drake	W 58–56	18–6 (7–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
February 9		at Indiana State	W 82–77	19–6 (8–3)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
February 14		Wichita State	W 72–64	20–6 (9–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
February 16		No. 15 Tulsa	L 63–78	20–7 (9–4)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
February 20		at Southern Illinois	L 70–83	20–8 (9–5)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
February 23		at Illinois State	L 61–89	20–9 (9–6)	Horton Field House  Normal, Illinois
February 26		at Drake	L 54–103	20–10 (9–7)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
February 28*		at Dayton	L 62–67	20–11 (9–7)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
March 5		at Bradley MVC Quarterfinals	L 59–66	20–12 (9–7)	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.