1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by second-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 12–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They defeated Davidson, The Citadel, and VMI to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 15 seed, they lost to No. 2 seed VCU in the first round.

1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–13 (12–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
1984–85 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 14 2   .875 24 8   .750
Marshall 12 4   .750 21 13   .618
The Citadel 11 5   .688 18 11   .621
Western Carolina 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
VMI 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Appalachian State 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Davidson 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
Furman 4 12   .250 7 21   .250
East Tennessee State 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1985
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 00 Rodney Holden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Skip Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cartersville, Georgia
F 31 Dwayne Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 35 Tommy Boyd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Ingomar, Mississippi
F 45 Maurice Bryson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Charleston, West Virginia
C 52 Tom Curry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984*
Charleston (WV) W 93–80  1–0
Cam Henderson Center (7,532)
Huntington, WV
Nov 29, 1984*
vs. Samford
Hawaii Tipoff Tournament
L 62–66  1–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,357)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 30, 1984*
vs. New Orleans
Hawaii Tipoff Tournament
W 98–78  2–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,357)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 1, 1984*
at Hawaii Pacific
Hawaii Tipoff Tournament
W 106–62  3–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (105)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 8, 1984*
at West Virginia
rivalry
L 77–89  3–2
WVU Coliseum (12,507)
Morgantown, WV
Dec 10, 1984*
at Fresno State L 58–63  3–3
Selland Arena (9,727)
Fresno, CA
Dec 14, 1984*
Georgia Southern
Marshall Memorial Invitational
W 70–69  4–3
Cam Henderson Center (7,721)
Huntington, WV
Dec 15, 1984*
Louisiana Tech
Marshall Memorial Invitational
L 63–69  4–4
Cam Henderson Center (8,446)
Huntington, WV
Dec 17, 1984*
Ohio L 71–76  4–5
Cam Henderson Center (8,469)
Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 1984*
Morehead State W 79–73  5–5
Cam Henderson Center (8,051)
Huntington, WV
Dec 28, 1984*
Eastern Michigan L 62–63  5–6
Cam Henderson Center (9,174)
Huntington, WV
Jan 2, 1985*
Delaware State W 90–62  6–6
Cam Henderson Center (7,509)
Huntington, WV
Jan 5, 1985
VMI L 54–58  6–7
(0–1)
Cam Henderson Center (9,731)
Huntington, WV
Jan 7, 1985
at East Tennessee State W 62–57  7–7
(1–1)
Memorial Center (2,860)
Johnson City, TN
Jan 9, 1985*
Lamar L 67–75  7–8
Cam Henderson Center (7,792)
Huntington, WV
Jan 12, 1985
Chattanooga L 63–64 OT 7–9
(1–2)
Cam Henderson Center (8,210)
Huntington, WV
Jan 14, 1985
at Appalachian State W 76–57  8–9
(2–2)
Varsity Gymnasium (6,417)
Boone, NC
Jan 19, 1985
at Davidson W 80–74 OT 9–9
(3–2)
Johnston Gym (2,400)
Davidson, NC
Jan 21, 1985
Western Carolina W 83–69  10–9
(4–2)
Cam Henderson Center (7,512)
Huntington, WV
Jan 23, 1985*
at New Orleans L 74–78  10–10
Lakefront Arena (1,525)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 26, 1985
Furman W 67–60  11–10
(5–2)
Cam Henderson Center (9,568)
Huntington, WV
Jan 28, 1985
at VMI W 65–63  12–10
(6–2)
Camron Hall (1,200)
Lexington, VA
Jan 30, 1985
at The Citadel L 87–92 OT 12–11
(6–3)
McAlister Field House (2,035)
Charleston, SC
Feb 4, 1985
at Furman W 90–62  13–11
(7–3)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium (1,969)
Greenville, SC
Feb 7, 1985
Appalachian State W 93–82  14–11
(8–3)
Cam Henderson Center (8,223)
Huntington, WV
Feb 9, 1985
The Citadel W 75–62  15–11
(9–3)
Cam Henderson Center (9,180)
Huntington, WV
Feb 14, 1985
East Tennessee State W 81–59  16–11
(10–3)
Cam Henderson Center (8,802)
Huntington, WV
Feb 16, 1985
Davidson W 85–63  17–11
(11–3)
Cam Henderson Center (9,713)
Huntington, WV
Feb 21, 1985
at Chattanooga L 73–80  17–12
(11–4)
McKenzie Arena (9,253)
Chattanooga, TN
Feb 25, 1985
at Western Carolina W 78–68  18–12
(12–4)
Reid Gymnasium (4,015)
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon tournament
Mar 1, 1985
(2) vs. (7) Davidson
Quarterfinals
W 83–71  19–12
Asheville Civic Center (6,864)
Asheville, NC
Mar 2, 1985
(2) vs. (3) The Citadel
Semifinals
W 79–68  20–12
Asheville Civic Center (6,864)
Asheville, NC
Mar 3, 1985
(2) vs. (5) VMI
Championship
W 70–65  21–12
Asheville Civic Center (6,514)
Asheville, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 11 VCU
First Round
L 65–81  21–13
University Arena (11,932)
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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References

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  1. ^ "1984-85 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "1984-85 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Marshall Record Book Archived April 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine p. 40 Retrieved March 12, 2022
  4. ^ "1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.