1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1984–85 Memphis State Tigers 100px Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro 5 5 27–3 (31–4 unadjusted) 13–1 Dana Kirk 6th Larry Finch 5th Lee Fowler Mid-South Coliseum Metro Conference tournament championsMetro Conference regular season champions NCAA tournament Final Four (vacated) 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/memphis/1985-schedule.html 1984-85 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com March 15, 2019 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). In the semifinal game Memphis would lose to the eventual National Champions Villanova Wildcats 52–45. Roster 1984 Memphis State Tigers y Andre Turner y 10 G 5 10 165 Jr Memphis, Tennessee Ricky McCoy 11 G 6 2 180 Sr Memphis, Tennessee John Wilfong 20 G 6 2 170 So Memphis, Tennessee Keith Lee basketball y 24 F 6 10 220 Sr West Memphis, Arkansas Vincent Askew y 30 G 6 5 200 Fr Memphis, Tennessee Dwight Boyd y 31 G 6 3 190 Fr Memphis, Tennessee DeWayne Bailey 42 C 6 9 220 Fr Memphis, Tennessee Baskerville Holmes y 43 F 6 7 190 Jr Memphis, Tennessee David Jensen 44 F 6 6 215 Fr Greenville, South Carolina Willie Becton 45 F 6 5 215 Sr Memphis, Tennessee William Bedford basketball y 50 C 7 0 220 So Memphis, Tennessee https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/memphis/1985.html 2019-Mar-17 Dana Kirk (Marshall) Larry Finch (Memphis) Lee Fowler (Vanderbilt) 1985 NCAA Final Four program March 1985 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers | Regular season |- Nov 30, 1984 yes 5 1984 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 79–62 1–0 Dec 1, 1984 yes 5 USC Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 61–45 2–0 Dec 5, 1984 yes 5 Middle Tennessee State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 90–77 3–0 Dec 8, 1984 yes 5 UCLA Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 86–70 4–0 Dec 11, 1984 yes yes 5 1984 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 57–52 5–0 Dec 15, 1984 yes yes 5 1984 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 68–59 6–0 Dec 17, 1984 yes yes 3 1984 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH 74–57 7–0 Dec 22, 1984 yes 3 Iona Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 76–62 8–0 Jan 5, 1985 yes yes 3 1984 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC 58–60 8–1 0–1 Jan 9, 1985 yes 6 1984 men Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 90–57 9–1 Jan 12, 1985 6 1984 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 82–60 10–1 1–1 Jan 14, 1985 5 1984 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 56–52 11–1 2–1 Jan 19, 1985 yes 5 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 69–66 12–1 3–1 Jan 21, 1985 yes 4 1984 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 74–69 13–1 4–1 Jan 26, 1985 yes 4 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA 89–79 14–1 5–1 Jan 28, 1985 3 1984 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 81–61 15–1 6–1 Feb 2, 1985 3 Virginia Tech Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 91–82 16–1 7–1 Feb 10, 1985 yes yes 3 Kansas 13 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 71–75 16–2 Feb 13, 1985 yes 3 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio 68–55 17–2 8–1 Feb 16, 1985 5 Florida State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 70–68 18–2 9–1 Feb 18, 1985 5 South Carolina Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 99–75 19–2 10–1 Feb 23, 1985 yes 4 Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA 60–49 20–2 11–1 Feb 24, 1985 yes 4 17 VCU Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 81–73 21–2 Feb 25, 1985 yes 4 Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 78–63 22–2 12–1 Feb 28, 1985 yes yes 4 1984 men Detroit Titans Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 66–71 22–3 Mar 2, 1985 yes 4 Louisville Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 66–59 23–3 13–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers | Metro Conference tournament |- Mar 7, 1985 yes yes 5 Southern Miss Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Metro tournament quarterfinals 68–58 24–3 Mar 8, 1985 yes yes 5 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Metro tournament semifinals 81–74 25–3 Mar 9, 1985 yes yes 5 Florida State Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Metro tournament championship 90–86 OT 27–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Memphis Tigers | NCAA Tournament |- Mar 15, 1985 yes yes 5 2 Penn 15 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX First round 67–55 28–3 Mar 17, 1985 yes yes 5 2 UAB 7 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX Second Round 67–66 OT 29–3 Mar 23, 1985 yes yes 5 2 Boston College 11 Reunion Arena Dallas, TX Midwest Regional semifinal 59–57 30–3 Mar 23, 1985 yes yes 5 2 Oklahoma 4 1 Reunion Arena Dallas, TX Midwest Regional final 63–61 31–3 Mar 30, 1985 yes yes 5 2 MW Villanova 8 SE Rupp Arena Lexington, KY National semifinal 45–52 31–4 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest region Rankings 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 References Category:Memphis Tigers men's basketball seasons Category:1984 in sports in Tennessee Category:1985 in sports in Tennessee Memphis State Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Memphis State