1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
ECAC South tournament champions
ECAC South Regular Season co-champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record26–6 (11–3 ECAC South)
Head coach
Assistant coachPete Herrmann
1984–85 ECAC South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Navy113 .786266  .813
Richmond113 .7862111  .656
George Mason104 .7141811  .621
William & Mary95 .6431612  .571
James Madison77 .5001414  .500
UNC Wilmington410 .2861216  .429
American311 .214919  .321
East Carolina113 .071721  .250
1985 ECAC South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.

Roster

1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 5 Kylor Whitaker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr  Lebanon, Oregon
G 10 Doug Wojcik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
SoWheeling Central Catholic Wheeling, West Virginia
F 40 Carl Liebert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) So  Floyds Knobs, Indiana
C 50 David Robinson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoOsbourn Park Woodbridge, Virginia
F 51 Vernon Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr  Beltsville, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1984-85 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary
  2. "1984-85 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. Kaplan, Jim (January 28, 1985). "AS HE GROWS, SO GROWS NAVY". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. "Navy Beats LSU by 23". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  5. "1984-85 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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