1984–85 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season information on all Lamar University sports Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals March 2026 August 2023 1984–85 Lamar Cardinals Basketball Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg 250 Southland Conference Southland 20–12 8–4 Pat Foster 5th Montagne Center(Capacity: 8,000) 1985 National Invitation Tournament Second round 1983–84 The 1984–85 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fifth-year head coach Pat Foster and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They fell to the Louisiana Tech in the 1985 SLC tournament.1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule https://lamarcardinals.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1984-85 Lamar University Athletics January 19, 2024Southland Conference men's basketball championship history https://www.foxnews.com/sports/southland-conference-mens-basketball-championship-history 2024 FOX News Network, LLC In 1985, Louisiana Tech repeated as champions, defeating Lamar, 70-69, for the second straight season. Jerry Everett was named MVP. Ray Gaydos January 19, 2024 February 20, 2020 They received an invitation to the 1985 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Houston in the first round and lost to 1984 men UT Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga by one point in overtime in the second round. Lamar finished the season with a record of 20–12 (8–4 Southland).FINAL 1985 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT-Lamar University https://stats.ncaa.org/team/346/stats/13486 NCAA.org January 19, 2024 The Montagne Center, Lamar's current home venue, opened in 1984. It had an original capacity of 8,000 which was expanded to current capacity of 10,080 after the 1984–85 season. Three home games had attendance over the nominal capacity during the 1984–85 season. Attendance at two more games was within 500 of 8,000 nominal capacity. Lamar's Tom Sewell was a first round NBA pick and the twenty–second overall pick.Basketball Reference - Tom Sewell https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sewelto01.html Sports Reference January 19, 2024 Jerry Everett was the ninth pick in the third round of the NBA draft, and was the fifty–ninth overall pick.Basketball Reference - Jerry Everett https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/evereje01.html Sports Reference January 19, 2024 James Gulley was not drafted by an NBA team at the end of his college career, but played professionally in Israel.Eurobasket - James Gulley basketball profile https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/James-Gulley/5468 1998-2024 Eurobasket Inc January 19, 2024 Roster Sources: 1984 Lamar Cardinals y Tom Sewell g 6 5 sr Pensacola, FL y basketball Jerry Everett g 6 5 185 sr James Gulley f 6 8 fr Newton, Texas Newton, TX y basketball Anthony Todd f 6 9 so Puntus Wilson g 6 3 sr Karl McCauley g 6 4 so James Nance g 6 2 so Greg Anderson f 6 11 jr Wayne McKinney f 6 5 jr Tony Kellybrew g 6 1 sr Jules Wells f 6 6 fr Pat Foster (Arkansas) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/346/stats/13486 January 19, 2024 Schedule and results Sources: 1984-85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1983 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| Non-conference regular season Nov 24, 1984 yes Wichita State Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 65–70 7,725 0–1 Nov 28, 1983 yes yes 1984 men Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas 85–75 3,106 1–1 Dec 1, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana 53–57 8,619 1–2 Dec 3, 1984 yes Southwest Texas State Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 83–51 4,951 2–2 Dec 7, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Carrier Classic 91–74 20,544 3–2 Dec 8, 1984 yes yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Carrier Classic 58–68 20,214 3–3 Dec 15, 1984 yes yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas 62–69 10,822 3–4 Dec 21, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Rice Owls Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Holiday Tournament 55–62 1,261 3–5 Dec 22, 1984 yes 1984 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 56–51 4,380 4–5 Dec 31, 1984 yes yes Washington 11 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 59–64 3,254 4–6 Jan 9, 1985 yes yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 75–67 7,791 5–6 Jan 12, 1985 yes 1984 men Pan American Broncs Pan American Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 73–66 4,973 6–6 Jan 14, 1985 yes Southwestern Louisiana Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 77–64 6,198 7–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| Southland regular season Jan 17, 1985 1984 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 73–84 7,672 7–7 0–1 Jan 19, 1985 yes 1984 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas The Super Pit Denton, Texas 79–64 1,800 8–7 1–1 Jan 24, 1985 yes 1984 men Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington Texas Hall Arlington, Texas 89–63 1,025 9–7 2–1 Jan 26, 1985 Louisiana Tech 12 Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 72–64 8,317 10–7 3–1 Jan 31, 1985 1984 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 84–70 6,085 11–7 4–1 Feb 2, 1985 yes 1984 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State Indian Field House Jonesboro, Arkansas 67–69 4,260 11–8 4–2 Feb 4, 1985 yes 1984 men Texas–San Antonio Roadrunners Texas–San Antonio Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas Non–conference 80–70 6,295 12–8 Feb 14, 1985 North Texas Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 86–60 5,892 13–8 5–2 Feb 16, 1985 UT Arlington Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 90–52 5,892 14–8 6–2 Feb 19, 1985 yes McNeese Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, Louisiana 68–72 OT 4,575 14–9 6–3 Feb 21, 1985 yes Louisiana Tech 10 Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 65–73 7,215 14–10 6–4 Feb 23, 1985 yes Northeast Louisiana Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 81–69 1,927 15–10 7–4 Feb 28, 1985 Arkansas State Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 77–68 5,956 16–10 8–4 Mar 2, 1985 yes yes Pan American Pan Am Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas Non–conference 75–69 2,465 17–10 |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| Southland tournament Mar 5, 1985 yes 3 UT Arlington 6 Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana Quarterfinals 98–70 3,580 18–10 Mar 6, 1985 yes 3 McNeese State 2 Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA Semifinal game 95–88 OT 6,155 19–10 Mar 7, 1985 yes 3 Louisiana Tech 8 1 Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA Championship game 69–70 OT 6,620 19–11 |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| National Invitation Tournament Mar 15, 1985 yes Houston Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas First round 78–71 8,610 20–11 Mar 20, 1985 yes 1984 men Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas Second round 84–85 OT 8,245 20–12 AP Poll Central Time References Category:Lamar Cardinals basketball seasons Lamar Lamar Lamar Cardinals basketball Lamar Cardinals basketball