1984–85 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

American college basketball season May 2019 May 2019 1984–85 St. Francis Terriers Basketball StFrancisBrooklynTerrierswordmark.png ECAC Metro NEC 7–21 3–11 Bob Valvano 1st Generoso Pope Athletic Complex The 1984–85 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference. The Terriers finished their season at 7–21 overall and 3–11 in conference play.FINAL 19865 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1985_599_St.%20Francis%20College%20(New%20York).pdf NCAA.org April 30, 20191984-85 FINAL STANDINGS http://northeastconference.org/documents/2014/7/9/NEC_MBB_Recordbook_1415.pdf NortheastConference.org April 30, 2019 They played in the conference tournament with the 8th seed, but lost in the opening round to Marist. Bob Valvano, at the time of his hiring, was the youngest coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball.https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/bob-valvano/ Bob Valvano espnpressroom.com May 2, 2019 He is the brother of Jim Valvano, who led NC State to an NCAA Tournament championship in 1983. Valvano was given a one-year $26,000 contract by St. Francis.http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1984/10/17/015896.html?contentCollection=Archives&module=LedeAsset&region=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=43 ANOTHER VALVANO TAKES HISTURN 1984 timesmachine.nytimes.com May 2, 2019 Magdi Ahamed, a freshman, was a member of the Sudan national basketball team.http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1984/11/26/108982.html?contentCollection=Archives&module=LedeAsset&region=ArchiveBody&pgtype=article&pageNumber=51 FOR LOCAL TALENT, NO PLACE LIKE HOME 1984 timesmachine.nytimes.com May 2, 2019 Roster white white #0038A8 #CE1126 1984 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men Chris Phillips F 6 4 SR Jim Paguaga G 6 0 JR Theo Graham F 6 6 JR Brian LaGrua G 6 1 JR Jerome Washington G 5 10 JR Terry Lacewell G 6 2 JR Dickens Benoit F 6 3 SO Blaine Drayton F 6 5 SO Tim Brisco G 6 1 SO Magdi Ahamed C 6 9 FR Bob Valvano (Virginia Wesleyan '79) Schedule and results yes no no no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season November __, 1984 yes no 1984 William Paterson University William Paterson Pioneers William Patterson Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 69–65 1–0 613 November 30, 1984 yes yes no 1984 St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Alumni Hall Jamaica, NY Joe Lapchick Memorial tournament 59–73 1–1 6,000 December 1, 1984 yes yes no 1984 Lafayette College Lafayette Leopards Lafayette Alumni Hall Jamaica, NY Joe Lapchick Memorial tournament 42–67 1–2 6,000 December 3, 1984 yes no 1984 Fordham University Fordham Rams Fordham Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 65–82 1–3 6,000 December 7, 1984 yes no 1984 Long Island University LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Long Island Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY Battle of Brooklyn 63–68 1–4 (0–1) 1,253 December 9, 1984 yes yes no 1984 Monmouth University Monmouth Hawks Monmouth Bryne Arena East Rutherford, NJ 51–53 1–5 9,753 December 12, 1984 yes yes no Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 60–72 1–6 1,347 December 15, 1984 yes yes no 1984 Rider University Rider Broncs Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 66–71 OT 1–7 268 December 22, 1984 yes no 1984 Manhattan College Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 64–69 1–8 817 January 3, 1985 yes no 1984 Marist College Marist Red Foxes Marist McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY 46–63 1–9 (0–2) 1,316 January __, 1985 yes no Southampton Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 69–65 2–9 499 January 9, 1985 yes no 1984 Siena College Siena Saints Siena Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 60–67 2–10 769 January 11, 1985 no 1984 Loyola University Maryland Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 42–61 2–11 (0–3) 271 January 14, 1985 yes yes no 1984 University of Maine Maine Black Bears Maine Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME 65–85 2–12 2,000 January 17, 1985 yes no 1984 Saint Francis University Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Maurice Stokes Athletic Center Loretto, PA 60–81 2–13 (0–4) 1,500 January 19, 1985 yes no 1984 Robert Morris University Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris John Jay Center Moon Township, PA 60–61 2–14 (0–5) 1,009 January 23, 1985 no Fairleigh Dickinson Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 62–49 3–14 (1–5) 387 January 26, 1985 no 1984 Wagner College Wagner Seahawks Wagner Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 57–56 4–14 (2–5) 533 January 1985 yes no 1984 Pace University Pace Setters Pace Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 64–63 5–14 904 February 2, 1985 no 1984 Long Island University Long Island Blackbirds Long Island Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 73–74 5–15 (2–6) 1,207 February __, 1985 yes no 1984 City College of New York CCNY Beavers CCNY Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 73–55 6–15 464 February 9, 1985 yes no Fairleigh Dickinson Rutherford, NJ 48–69 6–16 (2–7) 302 February 11, 1985 yes no 1984 Wagner College Wagner Seahawks Wagner Sutter Gymnasium Staten Island, NY 65–73 6–17 (2–8) 700 February 14, 1985 yes no 1984 Loyola University Maryland Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD 50–75 6–18 (2–9) 610 February 16, 1985 no 1984 Marist College Marist Red Foxes Marist Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 42–48 6–19 (2–10) 716 February 22, 1985 no 1984 Saint Francis University Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 59–61 6–20 (2–11) 369 February 23, 1985 no 1984 Robert Morris University Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 55–51 7–20 (3–11) 1,269 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0038A8; border: 2px solid #CE1126;color:#FFFFFF;"| ECAC Metro tournament March 2, 1985 yes no Marist Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD Quarterfinal 44–52 7–21 421 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball seasons St. Francis St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball