1984–85 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

1984–85 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
MEAC regular season champions MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	19–10 (10–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Don Corbett (6th season)
Home arena	Corbett Sports Center

1984–85 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina A&T †	10	–	2		.833			19	–	10		.655
Howard	9	–	3		.750			15	–	11		.577
Delaware State	8	–	4		.667			12	–	17		.414
South Carolina State	7	–	4		.636			11	–	16		.407
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	7		.364			8	–	19		.296
Maryland Eastern Shore	2	–	10		.167			3	–	25		.107
Morgan State	1	–	11		.083			3	–	25		.107
† 1985 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 6th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–10, 10–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Howard, to earn an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 1 seed Oklahoma, 96–83, in the opening round.[1]

Roster

1984–85 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G George Cale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So G 34 Eric Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr F Claude Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr	Head coach Don Corbett Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 5, 1984*		at No. 10 NC State	L 54–101	0–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
1985 MEAC tournament
Mar 8, 1985*		vs. Bethune-Cookman Semifinals	W 97–75	18–9	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 1985*		vs. Howard Championship game	W 71–69	19–9	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1985 NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Oklahoma First round	L 83–96	19–10	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

• Eric Boyd – MEAC Player of the Year

References

1. "Oklahoma Advances by 96-83". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
2. "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2022.