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1984–85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

[2] The 1984–85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana for the 1984–85 season. Although other players on the team as well as head coach Andy Russo were well in the spotlight, the real star of the show for the Bulldogs that season was Karl Malone. Malone would lead the Bulldogs to their best season to date in program history as well as earning himself All-American honors. Following the season, Malone would enter the NBA draft, being selected 13th overall by the Utah Jazz. Spending the majority of his career with Utah, Malone would be named an NBA All-Star fourteen times, NBA Most Valuable Player twice, and be inducted into the Basketball Hall of fame in 2010. [3]

1984–85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
Southland Conference regular season champions
Southland Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record29–3 (11–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
← 1983–84
1985–86 →
1984–85 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Louisiana Tech † 11 – 1   .917 29 – 3   .906
McNeese State 9 – 3   .750 18 – 10   .643
Lamar 8 – 4   .667 20 – 12   .625
Arkansas State 6 – 6   .500 14 – 14   .500
Northeast Louisiana 4 – 8   .333 17 – 12   .586
Texas-Arlington 3 – 9   .250 12 – 16   .429
North Texas 1 – 11   .083 5 – 23   .179
† 1985 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster edit

1984–85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 32 Karl Malone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Summerfield, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source[4]

Schedule and results edit

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/28/1984*
 Concordia Lutheran W 82–61  1–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (3,150)
Ruston, LA
12/1/1984*
 at Centenary W 78–62  2–0
 Gold Dome (3,382)
Shreveport, LA
12/3/1984*
 Rice W 75–63  3–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (4,325)
Ruston, LA
12/7/1984*
 vs. No. 6 Louisville
Wendy's Classic 		W 73–64  4–0
 E.A. Diddle Arena (12,450)
Bowling Green, KY
12/8/1984*
 at Western Kentucky
Wendy's Classic 		W 59–54  5–0
 E.A. Diddle Arena (13,000)
Bowling Green, KY
12/10/1984*
 Ball State W 73–59  6–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (3,780)
Ruston, LA
12/14/1984*
 vs. Alabama State
Marshall Invitational 		W 80–57  7–0
 Cam Henderson Center (7,000)
Huntington, WV
12/15/1984*
 at Marshall
Marshall Invitational 		W 69–63  8–0
 Cam Henderson Center (8,446)
Huntington, WV
12/17/1984*
 at Northwestern State W 78–50  9–0
 Prather Coliseum (1,200)
Natchitoches, LA
12/29/1984*
 No. 19 at Oklahoma City
All-College Tournament 		W 90–62  10–0
 The Myriad (9,458)
Oklahoma City, OK
12/30/1984*
 No. 19 vs. No. 17 Oklahoma
All-College Tournament 		L 72–84  10–1
 The Myriad (10,287)
Oklahoma City, OK
1/5/1985*
 No. 18 Northwestern State W 92–63  11–1
 Thomas Assembly Center (6,120)
Ruston, LA
1/7/1985*
 No. 18 Centenary W 83–65  12–1
 Thomas Assembly Center (5,660)
Ruston, LA
1/12/1985
 No. 14 at Texas-Arlington W 76–65  13–1
 Texas Hall (2,500)
Arlington, TX
1/17/1985
 No. 12 North Texas W 68–50  14–1
 Thomas Assembly Center (3,370)
Ruston, LA
1/19/1985*
 No. 12 Southwestern Louisiana W 94–74  15–1
 Thomas Assembly Center (5,150)
Ruston, LA
1/24/1985
 No. 12 at McNeese State W 88–69  16–1
 Lake Charles Civic Center (6,700)
Lake Charles, LA
1/26/1985
 No. 12 at Lamar L 64–72  16–2
 Montagne Center (8,317)
Beaumont, TX
1/31/1985
 No. 15 Arkansas State W 80–73  17–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (3,360)
Ruston, LA
2/2/1985
 No. 15 at Northeast Louisiana W 73-63  18–2
 Fant-Ewing Coliseum (6,840)
Monroe, LA
2/7/1985
 No. 14 at Texas-Arlington W 86-61  19–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (3,720)
Ruston, LA
2/9/1985
 No. 14 at North Texas W 90-72  20–2
 UNT Coliseum (2,100)
Denton, TX
2/14/1985*
 No. 12 at Southwestern Louisiana W 83-76  21–2
 Blackham Coliseum (8,800)
Lafayette, LA
2/18/2003
 No. 12 McNeese State W 59–58  22–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (5,410)
Ruston, LA
2/21/1985
 No. 10 Lamar W 73–65  23–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (7,215)
Ruston, LA
2/23/1985
 No. 10 Arkansas State W 100–67  24–2
 ASU Field House (4,874)
Jonesboro, AR
2/28/1985
 No. 7 Northeast Louisiana W 72-65  25–2
(11–1) 		Thomas Assembly Center (6,090)
Ruston, LA
Southland Conference tournament
3/6/1985
 No. 8 Northeast Louisiana
Southland Conference tournament Semifinal 		W 72-20 OT 26–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (6,155)
Ruston, LA
3/7/1985
 No. 8 Lamar
Southland Conference Championship 		W 70-69  27–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (6,620)
Ruston, LA
NCAA tournament
3/14/1985*
 (5 MW) No. 8 vs. (12 MW) Pittsburgh
NCAA first round 		W 78–54  28–2
 Mabee Center (9,975)
Tulsa, OK
3/16/1985*
 (5 MW) No. 8 vs. (4 MW) Ohio State
NCAA round of 32 		W 79–67[7]  29–2
 Mabee Center (10,575)
Tulsa, OK
3/21/1985*
 (5 MW) No. 8 vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Oklahoma
Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		L 84–86 OT[8] 29–3
 Reunion Arena (17,007)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings edit

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

Awards and honors edit

NBA draft edit

Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 13 Karl Malone Utah Jazz

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References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1984-85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "History" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "1984-85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "1984-85 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "2019–20 Louisiana Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide". Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma Gains; La. Tech Triumphs". The New York Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Tisdale's Roller Lifts Oklahoma". Chicago Tribune. March 22, 1985. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "1984-1985 Louisiana Tech Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  10. ^ "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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