1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Evans, and played their home games at Halsey Field House in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record26–6 (11–3 ECAC South)
Headcoach
- Paul Evans (5th season)
Assistant coachPete Herrmann
| 1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball | |
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ECAC South tournament champions ECAC South Regular Season co-champions | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 26–6 (11–3 ECAC South) |
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| Assistant coach | Pete Herrmann |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1985 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| ECAC South regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 24, 1985 |
at UNC Wilmington | W 78–51[3] | 14–2 (6–0) |
Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC | |||||||
| Feb 4, 1985* |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 83–74 | 17–3 |
FDU Gym Hackensack, New Jersey | |||||||
| Feb 27, 1985 |
at George Mason | L 77–93 | 21–5 (11–3) |
GMU Field House Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| Mar 4, 1985* |
at Campbell | W 84–63 | 22–5 |
Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, NC | |||||||
| ECAC South tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 7, 1985* |
(1) | vs. (8) East Carolina Quarterfinals |
W 94–73 | 23–5 |
Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | ||||||
| Mar 8, 1985* |
(1) | at (4) William & Mary Semifinals |
W 89–83 | 24–5 |
Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | ||||||
| Mar 9, 1985* |
(1) | vs. (2) Richmond Championship |
W 85–76 | 25–5 |
Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/15/1985* |
(13 SE) | vs. (4 SE) No. 20 LSU First Round |
W 78–55[4] | 26–5 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
| 3/17/1985* |
(13 SE) | at (5 SE) Maryland Second Round |
L 59–64 | 26–6 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Source[5]
NCAA basketball tournament
Rankings
Awards and honors
- David Robinson, ECAC South Player of the Year
- Vernon Butler, ECAC South tournament MVP