1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
Metro Conference tournament champions Metro Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four (vacated)
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	27-3 (31–4 unadjusted) (13–1 Metro)
Head coach	Dana Kirk (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Finch (5th season) Lee Fowler
Home arena	Mid-South Coliseum

1984–85 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Memphis State †	13	–	1		.929			31	–	4		.886
Virginia Tech	10	–	4		.714			20	–	9		.690
Cincinnati	8	–	6		.571			17	–	14		.548
South Carolina	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
Tulane	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
Louisville	6	–	8		.429			19	–	18		.514
Florida State	4	–	10		.286			14	–	16		.467
Southern Miss	3	–	11		.214			7	–	21		.250
† 1985 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

After losing in the Sweet 16 each of the previous three seasons, the Tigers broke through to reach the Final Four of the 1985 NCAA tournament and finished with a 31–4 record (13–1 Metro).

Roster

1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Andre Turner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee G 11 Ricky McCoy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee G 20 John Wilfong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee F 24 Keith Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr West Memphis, Arkansas G 30 Vincent Askew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee G 31 Dwight Boyd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee C 42 DeWayne Bailey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee F 43 Baskerville Holmes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee F 44 David Jensen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Greenville, South Carolina F 45 Willie Becton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee C 50 William Bedford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee	Head coach Dana Kirk (Marshall) Assistant coach(es) Larry Finch (Memphis) Lee Fowler (Vanderbilt) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2019-Mar-17

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1984*	No. 5	Arkansas State	W 79–62	1–0	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Dec 1, 1984*	No. 5	USC	W 61–45	2–0	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Dec 5, 1984*	No. 5	Middle Tennessee State	W 90–77	3–0	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Dec 8, 1984*	No. 5	UCLA	W 86–70	4–0	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Dec 11, 1984*	No. 5	at Ole Miss	W 57–52	5–0	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
Dec 15, 1984*	No. 5	at Mississippi State	W 68–59	6–0	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
Dec 17, 1984*	No. 3	at Kent State	W 74–57	7–0	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, OH
Dec 22, 1984*	No. 3	Iona	W 76–62	8–0	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 5, 1985*	No. 3	at South Carolina	L 58–60	8–1 (0–1)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, SC
Jan 9, 1985*	No. 6	Tennessee State	W 90–57	9–1	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Jan 12, 1985	No. 6	Southern Miss	W 82–60	10–1 (1–1)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Jan 14, 1985	No. 5	Tulane	W 56–52	11–1 (2–1)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 19, 1985	No. 5	at Louisville	W 69–66	12–1 (3–1)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 21, 1985	No. 4	at Florida State	W 74–69	13–1 (4–1)	Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 26, 1985	No. 4	at Virginia Tech	W 89–79	14–1 (5–1)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
Jan 28, 1985	No. 3	Cincinnati	W 81–61	15–1 (6–1)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Feb 2, 1985	No. 3	Virginia Tech	W 91–82	16–1 (7–1)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Feb 10, 1985*	No. 3	at No. 13 Kansas	L 71–75	16–2	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 13, 1985	No. 3	at Cincinnati	W 68–55	17–2 (8–1)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1985	No. 5	Florida State	W 70–68	18–2 (9–1)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Feb 18, 1985	No. 5	South Carolina	W 99–75	19–2 (10–1)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Feb 23, 1985	No. 4	at Tulane	W 60–49	20–2 (11–1)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Feb 24, 1985*	No. 4	No. 17 VCU	W 81–73	21–2	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Feb 25, 1985	No. 4	at Southern Miss	W 78–63	22–2 (12–1)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 28, 1985*	No. 4	at Detroit	L 66–71	22–3	Calihan Hall  Detroit, Michigan
Mar 2, 1985*	No. 4	Louisville	W 66–59	23–3 (13–1)	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, TN
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 7, 1985*	No. 5	vs. Southern Miss Metro tournament quarterfinals	W 68–58	24–3	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Mar 8, 1985*	No. 5	at Louisville Metro tournament semifinals	W 81–74	25–3	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Mar 9, 1985*	No. 5	vs. Florida State Metro tournament championship	W 90–86 OT	27–3	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(2) No. 5	vs. (15) Penn First round	W 67–55	28–3	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, TX
Mar 17, 1985*	(2) No. 5	vs. (7) UAB Second Round	W 67–66 OT	29–3	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, TX
Mar 23, 1985*	(2) No. 5	vs. (11) Boston College Midwest Regional semifinal	W 59–57	30–3	Reunion Arena  Dallas, TX
Mar 23, 1985*	(2) No. 5	vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma Midwest Regional final	W 63–61	31–3	Reunion Arena  Dallas, TX
Mar 30, 1985*	(2 MW) No. 5	vs. (8 SE) Villanova National semifinal	L 45–52	31–4	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

• Keith Lee – Metro Conference Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American