1984–85 LSU Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1984–85 LSU Tigers Basketball Southeastern Conference West Division SEC 19 20 19–10 13–5 Dale Brown 13th Ron Abernathy 9th Bo Bahnsen Johnny Jones 1st LSU Assembly Center SEC regular season champions NCAA tournament The 1984-85 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1984–85 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at LSU Assembly Center. The Tigers finished in first place in the SEC regular season standings, but lost to Auburn in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.Auburn 58, LSU 55 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/03/08/AUBURN-58-Person-6-15-4-5-16-Morris-2-8-3-4/2671479106000/ UPI Archives March 8, 1985 January 16, 2022 LSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the Southeast region where they were upset in the opening round to Navy.Navy Beats LSU by 23 The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1985/03/16/navy-beats-lsu-by-23/e9b866ae-eba6-46b2-8036-b555d3dd790b/ March 16, 1985 January 16, 2022 The team finished with a 19–10 record (13–5 SEC). Roster 1984 LSU Tigers y yes Derrick Taylor 10 G 6 0 185 jr yes Baton Rouge, LA Redemptorist HS Anthony Wilson 11 G 6 4 192 so Plain Dealing, LA Plain Dealing HS Dennis Brown 21 G 6 0 169 so Baton Rouge, LA Woodlawn HS John Williams y basketball, born 1966 24 F 6 8 230 fr Los Angeles, CA Crenshaw HS Oliver Brown 31 G 6 6 195 so Baton Rouge, LA University HS Steffond Johnson y 33 FC 6 8 212 sr Longview, TX Longview HS Ricky Blanton y 33 G/F 6 6 220 fr Miami, FL Killian HS Jerry Reynolds y basketball, born 1962 35 F 6 8 198 jr Brooklyn, NY Alexander Hamilton HS Nikita Wilson y 41 F 6 7 200 so Leesville, LA Leesville HS José Vargas y basketball 43 C 6 9 225 fr La Romana, Dominican Republic Evangelico Central Don Redden y 44 G/F 6 6 213 jr Monroe, LA Ouachita HS Zoran Jovanovich y Zoran Jovanović (basketball) 45 C 7 0 247 fr Belgrade, Yugoslavia Fifth HS Dale Brown (Minot State) https://lsusports.net/sports/mb/roster/season/1984-85/ 1984-85 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/1985.html January 16, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=LSU Tigers| Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=LSU Tigers| Regular season Nov 28, 1984 yes 16 Loyola-Chicago LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 102–96 1–0 Dec 1, 1984 yes yes 16 1984 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 74–71 2–0 Dec 3, 1984 yes 13 1984 men Texas Longhorns Texas LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 87–79 3–0 Dec 5, 1984 13 1984 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 89–64 4–0 1–0 Dec 8, 1984 yes yes 13 Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 73–81 4–1 Dec 21, 1984 yes 19 1984 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 78–64 5–1 Dec 22, 1984 yes 19 1984 men UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 88–65 6–1 Dec 28, 1984 yes 18 1984 men Utah State Aggies Utah State LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 103–71 7–1 Dec 30, 1984 18 Alabama LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 63–61 8–1 2–0 Jan 2, 1985 yes 14 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 79–74 9–1 3–0 Jan 5, 1985 yes 14 1984 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 69–83 9–2 3–1 Jan 9, 1985 yes Alabama Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 67–79 9–3 3–2 Jan 12, 1985 1984 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 75–65 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 10–3 4–2 Jan 17, 1985 yes Ole Miss 65–68 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 10–4 4–3 Jan 19, 1985 yes 1984 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 69–68 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 11–4 5–3 Jan 23, 1985 1984 men Florida Gators Florida 86–68 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 12–4 6–3 Jan 26, 1985 Auburn 80–62 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 13–4 7–3 Jan 31, 1985 yes Kentucky 43–53 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 13–5 7–4 Feb 2, 1985 Georgia 58–59 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 13–6 7–5 Feb 6, 1985 Mississippi State 80–65 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 14–6 8–5 Feb 10, 1985 North Carolina 15 70–75 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 14–7 Feb 14, 1985 yes Tennessee 87–82 Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 15–7 9–5 Feb 16, 1985 yes 1984 men Syracuse Orange Syracuse 8 64–76 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 15–8 Feb 20, 1985 Vanderbilt LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 64–55 16–8 10–5 Feb 23, 1985 yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 61–59 17–8 11–5 Feb 27, 1985 yes Auburn Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 78–73 18–8 12–5 Mar 2, 1985 Kentucky LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 67–61 19–8 13–5 |- !colspan=12 style=LSU Tigers| SEC Tournament Mar 7, 1985 yes 19 Auburn Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Quarterfinals 55–58 19–9 |- !colspan=12 style=LSU Tigers| NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1985 yes yes 20 4 SE Navy 13 SE University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio First round 55–78 19–10 SE Southeast 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20190708030801/http://www.lsusports.net/fls/5200/assets/docs/mb/pdf/15guide.pdf 2019-07-08 . Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16. Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 919–920 2009 0-345-51392-4 Team players drafted into the NBA 1985 NBA draft LSU Tigers Round Pick Player NBA club 1 22 Jerry Reynolds Milwaukee Bucks1985 NBA Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1985.html Sports Reference January 16, 2022 References Category:LSU Tigers men's basketball seasons Lsu Lsu LSU LSU