1984–85 LSU Tigers basketball team

1984–85 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record19–10 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Abernathy (9th season)
  • Bo Bahnsen
  • Johnny Jones (1st season)
Home arenaLSU Assembly Center
Seasons
1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 LSU 13 – 5   .722 19 – 10   .655
No. 19 Georgia 12 – 6   .667 22 – 9   .710
Alabama 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Florida 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600
Mississippi State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464
Tennessee 8 – 10   .444 22 – 15   .595
Auburn † 8 – 10   .444 22 – 12   .647
Ole Miss 5 – 13   .278 11 – 17   .393
Vanderbilt 4 – 14   .222 11 – 17   .393
† 1985 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.[1] 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.[2] The team finished with a 19–10 record (13–5 SEC).

Roster

1984–85 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Derrick Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Redemptorist HS Baton Rouge, LA
G 11 Anthony Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Plain Dealing HS Plain Dealing, LA
G 21 Dennis Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 169 lb (77 kg) So Woodlawn HS Baton Rouge, LA
F 24 John Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Crenshaw HS Los Angeles, CA
G 31 Oliver Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So University HS Baton Rouge, LA
F/C 33 Steffond Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Longview HS Longview, TX
G/F 33 Ricky Blanton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Killian HS Miami, FL
F 35 Jerry Reynolds 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Alexander Hamilton HS Brooklyn, NY
F 41 Nikita Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Leesville HS Leesville, LA
C 43 José Vargas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Evangelico Central La Romana, Dominican Republic
G/F 44 Don Redden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Ouachita HS Monroe, LA
C 45 Zoran Jovanovich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Fr Fifth HS Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Regular season
Nov 28, 1984*
 Loyola-Chicago W 102–96  1–0
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1984*
 at Oral Roberts W 74–71  2–0
 Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 1984*
 Texas W 87–79  3–0
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1984
 Ole Miss W 89–64  4–0
(1–0) 		LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1984*
 at Houston L 73–81  4–1
 Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Dec 21, 1984*
 New Orleans W 78–64  5–1
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 22, 1984*
 UNC Wilmington W 88–65  6–1
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 28, 1984*
 Utah State W 103–71  7–1
 LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1984
 Alabama W 63–61  8–1
(2–0) 		LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1985
 at Georgia W 79–74  9–1
(3–0) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 5, 1985
 at Mississippi State L 69–83  9–2
(3–1) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1985
 Kentucky W 67–61  19–8
(13–5) 		LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*
 No. 19 vs. Auburn
Quarterfinals 		L 55–58  19–9
 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
 (4 SE) No. 20 vs. (13 SE) Navy
First round 		L 55–78  19–10
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 22 Jerry Reynolds Milwaukee Bucks

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References

  1. ^ "Auburn 58, LSU 55". UPI Archives. March 8, 1985. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Navy Beats LSU by 23". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "1984-85 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  4. ^ 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.
  5. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 919–920. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  7. ^ "1985 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.