1984–85 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1984–85 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball | |
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MEAC regular season champions MEAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 19–10 (10–2 MEAC) |
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Home arena | Corbett Sports Center |
Seasons |
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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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
- ^ "Oklahoma Advances by 96-83". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2022.