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.

1984–85 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
OVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	17–14 (7–7 OVC)
Head coach	Bruce Stewart (1st season)
Home arena	Murphy Center

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

Roster

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 Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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. All times are in Central Time.