1984–85 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

1984–85 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
1984–85 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	20–9 (10–4 Metro)
Head coach	Charles Moir (9th season);
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Metro Conference during the 1984–85 season. The Hokies were led by head coach Charles Moir and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia. After finishing second in the Metro regular season standings, Virginia Tech was knocked off in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. The Hokies still secured an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 9 seed in the East region, the team was beaten by Temple in the opening round.^[2]

1984–85 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Memphis State †	13	–	1	.929	31	–	4	.886
Virginia Tech	10	–	4	.714	20	–	9	.690
Cincinnati	8	–	6	.571	17	–	14	.548
South Carolina	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Tulane	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Louisville	6	–	8	.429	19	–	18	.514
Florida State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Southern Miss	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250

† 1985 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1984–85 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	22	Perry Young	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Mount Hebron	Baltimore, MD
G	30	Dell Curry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Fort Defiance	Grottoes, VA

Head coach

Charles Moir (Appalachian State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1984*	No. 15	Old Dominion	W 102–76	1–0	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Dec 1, 1984*	No. 15	Charleston	W 98–87	2–0	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Dec 3, 1984*	No. 14	Maryland-Eastern Shore	W 91–46	3–0	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Dec 8, 1984*	No. 14	South Carolina State	W 108–65	4–0	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Dec 14, 1984*	No. 11	vs. Iowa State Volunteer Classic	W 80–53	5–0	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 15, 1984*	No. 11	at Tennessee Volunteer Classic	L 75–86	5–1	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1984*	No. 11	Rider	W 107–74	6–1	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Dec 22, 1984*	No. 17	at West Virginia	W 65–63	7–1	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 28, 1984*	No. 16	vs. James Madison Times–Dispatch Invitational	W 47–37	8–1	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 29, 1984*	No. 16	at VCU Times–Dispatch Invitational	L 65–69	8–2	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Jan 2, 1985*		vs. Virginia	L 59–67	8–3	Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 5, 1985*		North Carolina A&T	W 92–67	9–3	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 12, 1985		South Carolina	W 109–68	9–3 (1–0)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 14, 1985		Florida State	W 85–71	10–3 (2–0)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 19, 1985		at Southern Miss	W 72–68	11–3 (3–0)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 21, 1985		at Tulane	W 66–58	12–3 (4–0)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 26, 1985		No. 4 Memphis State	L 79–89	12–4 (4–1)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 28, 1985		at Louisville	W 81–61	13–4 (5–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 30, 1985*		Morgan State	W 98–66	14–4	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 2, 1985		at No. 3 Memphis State	L 82–91	14–5 (5–2)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Metro Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*		vs. Florida State Quarterfinals	L 93–97	20–8	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) Temple	L 57–60	20–9	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "Hokies Falter, Temple Prevails". The Washington Post. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "Hokies Falter, Temple Prevails". The Washington Post. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[3] "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[4] "2021-22 Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

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