1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
ECAC South tournament champions; ECAC South Regular Season co-champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Second Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	26–6 (11–3 ECAC South)
Head coach	Paul Evans (5th season);
Assistant coach	Pete Herrmann
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 ECAC South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy †	11	–	3	.786	26	–	6	.813
Richmond	11	–	3	.786	21	–	11	.656
George Mason	10	–	4	.714	18	–	11	.621
William & Mary	9	–	5	.643	16	–	12	.571
James Madison	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
UNC Wilmington	4	–	10	.286	12	–	16	.429
American	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321
East Carolina	1	–	13	.071	7	–	21	.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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
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)	—	So	Wheeling 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)	So	Osbourn Park	Woodbridge, Virginia
F	51	Vernon Butler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr		Beltsville, Maryland

Head coach

Paul Evans

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 (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

David Robinson, ECAC South Player of the Year
Vernon Butler, ECAC South tournament MVP

References

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

[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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v t e Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
Venues	Dahlgren Hall (1907–1957) Halsey Field House (1957–1991) Alumni Hall (1991–present)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold