1984–85 Southern Jaguars basketball team
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1984–85 Southern Jaguars basketball | |
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SWAC tournament champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 19–11 (9–5 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | F. G. Clark Center |
1984–85 SWAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1984–85 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by head coach Robert Hopkins, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 9–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 1 seed St. John's.[1]
Roster
1984–85 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 31, 1984* |
at UTEP | W 84–75 | 6–2 |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
Jan 7, 1985* |
at Creighton | L 82–87 | 6–3 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Mar 2, 1985* |
Alcorn State | L 57–60 | 17–10 (9–5) |
F. G. Clark Activity Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
1985 SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1985* |
vs. Mississippi Valley State Semifinals |
W 87–82 | 18–10 |
Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi | |||||||
Mar 9, 1985* |
vs. Alcorn State Championship game |
W 85–70 | 19–10 |
Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi | |||||||
1985 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1985* |
(16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 3 St. John's First round |
L 59–83 | 19–11 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ "St. John's Knocks Off Southern". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "1984-85 Southern Jaguars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
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