1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

1984–85 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	† Tournament winner ; As of April 30, 1985; Rankings from AP Poll

1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
SoCon Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Southern Conference
1984–85 record	21–13 (12–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Rick Huckabay (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Bell; Henry Dickerson; John Lyles;
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

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.

Roster

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

Rick Huckabay (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 14, 1984*		Georgia Southern Marshall Invitational	W 70–69	2–3	Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 15, 1984*		Louisiana Tech Marshall Invitational	L 63–69	2–4	Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
SoCon Tournament
Mar 1, 1985*		vs. Davidson Quarterfinals	W 83–71	19–12	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 2, 1985*		vs. The Citadel Semifinals	W 79–68	20–12	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1985*		vs. VMI Championship game	W 70–65	21–12	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 11 VCU First Round	L 65–81	21–13	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References

"1984-85 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
"1984-85 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
Marshall Record Book p. 40 Retrieved March 12, 2022

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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 p. 40 Retrieved March 12, 2022

Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Venues	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (1950–1981) Cam Henderson Center (1981–present)
Rivalries	West Virginia
Culture & lore	Marco the Bison
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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NAIA national championship in bold

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