1984–85 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

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1984–85 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record20–12 (8–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 8,000)
1984–85 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Louisiana Tech † 11 – 1   .917 29 – 3   .906
McNeese State 9 – 3   .750 18 – 10   .643
8 – 4   .667 20 – 12   .625
Arkansas State 6 – 6   .500 14 – 14   .500
Northeast Louisiana 4 – 8   .333 17 – 12   .586
Texas-Arlington 3 – 9   .250 12 – 16   .429
North Texas 1 – 11   .083 5 – 23   .179
† 1985 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1984–85 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fifth-year head coach Pat Foster and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They fell to the Louisiana Tech in the 1985 SLC tournament.[2][3] They received an invitation to the 1985 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Houston in the first round and lost to Chattanooga by one point in overtime in the second round. Lamar finished the season with a record of 20–12 (8–4 Southland).[4]

The Montagne Center, Lamar's current home venue, opened in 1984. It had an original capacity of 8,000 which was expanded to current capacity of 10,080 after the 1984–85 season. Three home games had attendance over the nominal capacity during the 1984–85 season. Attendance at two more games was within 500 of 8,000 nominal capacity.[4]

Lamar's Tom Sewell was a first round NBA pick and the twenty–second overall pick.[5] Jerry Everett was the ninth pick in the third round of the NBA draft, and was the fifty–ninth overall pick.[6] James Gulley was not drafted by an NBA team at the end of his college career, but played professionally in Israel.[7]

Roster

Sources:[4]

1984–85 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Tom Sewell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr Pensacola, FL
G Jerry Everett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr
F James Gulley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Fr Newton, Texas
F Anthony Todd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 So
G Puntus Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr
G Karl McCauley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So
G James Nance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So
F Greg Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 Jr
F Wayne McKinney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
G Tony Kellybrew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr
F Jules Wells 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: January 19, 2024

    Schedule and results

    Sources:[4]

    Date
    time, TV     		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 24, 1984*
    		 Wichita State L 65–70  0–1
    		 Montagne Center (7,725)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Nov 28, 1983*
    		 at Southwest Texas State W 85–75  1–1
    		 Strahan Coliseum (3,106)
    San Marcos, Texas
    Dec 1, 1984*
    		 at Southwestern Louisiana L 53–57  1–2
    		 Cajundome (8,619)
    Lafayette, Louisiana
    Dec 3, 1984*
    		 Southwest Texas State W 83–51  2–2
    		 Montagne Center (4,951)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Dec 7, 1984*
    		 vs. Bowling Green
    Carrier Classic     		W 91–74  3–2
    		 Carrier Dome (20,544)
    Syracuse, New York
    Dec 8, 1984*
    		 at Syracuse
    Carrier Classic     		L 58–68  3–3
    		 Carrier Dome (20,214)
    Syracuse, New York
    Dec 15, 1984*
    		 at UTEP L 62–69  3–4
    		 Don Haskins Center (10,822)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 21, 1984*
    		 at Rice
    Holiday Tournament     		L 55–62  3–5
    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,261)
    Houston, Texas
    Dec 22, 1984*
    		 Weber State W 56–51  4–5
    		 Montagne Center (4,380)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Dec 31, 1984*
    		 at No. 11 Washington L 59–64  4–6
    		 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,254)
    Seattle, Washington
    Jan 9, 1985*
    		 at Marshall W 75–67  5–6
    		 Cam Henderson Center (7,791)
    Huntington, West Virginia
    Jan 12, 1985*
    		 Pan American W 73–66  6–6
    		 Montagne Center (4,973)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Jan 14, 1985*
    		 Southwestern Louisiana W 77–64  7–6
    		 Montagne Center (6,198)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Southland regular season
    Jan 17, 1985
    		 McNeese State L 73–84  7–7
    (0–1)     		Montagne Center (7,672)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Jan 19, 1985
    		 at North Texas W 79–64  8–7
    (1–1)     		The Super Pit (1,800)
    Denton, Texas
    Jan 24, 1985
    		 at Texas–Arlington W 89–63  9–7
    (2–1)     		Texas Hall (1,025)
    Arlington, Texas
    Jan 26, 1985
    		 No. 12 Louisiana Tech W 72–64  10–7
    (3–1)     		Montagne Center (8,317)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Jan 31, 1985
    		 Northeast Louisiana W 84–70  11–7
    (4–1)     		Montagne Center (6,085)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Feb 2, 1985
    		 at Arkansas State L 67–69  11–8
    (4–2)     		Indian Field House (4,260)
    Jonesboro, Arkansas
    Feb 4, 1985*
    		 Texas–San Antonio
    Non–conference     		W 80–70  12–8
    		 Montagne Center (6,295)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Feb 14, 1985
    		 North Texas W 86–60  13–8
    (5–2)     		Montagne Center (5,892)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Feb 16, 1985
    		 UT Arlington W 90–52  14–8
    (6–2)     		Montagne Center (5,892)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Feb 19, 1985
    		 at McNeese L 68–72 OT 14–9
    (6–3)     		Lake Charles Civic Center (4,575)
    Lake Charles, Louisiana
    Feb 21, 1985
    		 at No. 10 Louisiana Tech L 65–73  14–10
    (6–4)     		Thomas Assembly Center (7,215)
    Ruston, Louisiana
    Feb 23, 1985
    		 at Northeast Louisiana W 81–69  15–10
    (7–4)     		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,927)
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Feb 28, 1985
    		 Arkansas State W 77–68  16–10
    (8–4)     		Montagne Center (5,956)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Mar 2, 1985*
    		 at Pan American
    Non–conference     		W 75–69  17–10
    		 Pan Am Fieldhouse (2,465)
    Edinburg, Texas
    Southland tournament
    Mar 5, 1985
    		 (3) vs. (6) UT Arlington
    Quarterfinals     		W 98–70  18–10
    		 Thomas Assembly Center (3,580)
    Ruston, Louisiana
    Mar 6, 1985
    		 (3) vs. (2) McNeese State
    Semifinal game     		W 95–88 OT 19–10
    		 Thomas Assembly Center (6,155)
    Ruston, LA
    Mar 7, 1985
    		 (3) at (1) No. 8 Louisiana Tech
    Championship game     		L 69–70 OT 19–11
    		 Thomas Assembly Center (6,620)
    Ruston, LA
    National Invitation Tournament
    Mar 15, 1985*
    		 Houston
    First round     		W 78–71  20–11
    		 Montagne Center (8,610)
    Beaumont, Texas
    Mar 20, 1985*
    		 Chattanooga
    Second round     		L 84–85 OT 20–12
    		 Montagne Center (8,245)
    Beaumont, Texas
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    References

    1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Southland Conference Season Summary
    2. ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
    3. ^ Ray Gaydos (February 20, 2020). "Southland Conference men's basketball championship history". 2024 FOX News Network, LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2024. In 1985, Louisiana Tech repeated as champions, defeating Lamar, 70-69, for the second straight season. Jerry Everett was named MVP.
    4. ^ a b c d "FINAL 1985 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT-Lamar University". NCAA.org. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
    5. ^ "Basketball Reference - Tom Sewell". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
    6. ^ "Basketball Reference - Jerry Everett". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
    7. ^ "Eurobasket - James Gulley basketball profile". 1998-2024 Eurobasket Inc. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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