1984–85 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1984–85 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1984–85 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up Great Lakes Regional
Conference	Independent
Record	22-7
Head coach	Ralph Underhill (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Brown; Bob Grote; John Ross;
Home arena	WSU PE Building

The 1984–85 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1984–85 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

A dominant Division-II program once again hits the 20 win mark and earns a trip to the NCAA tournament. The young Raiders struggled on the road (1-7), but dominated all comers in the PE Building.

Roster

1984–85 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	33	Theron Barbour	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Atherton	Louisville, Kentucky
G	43	Eric Ernst	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Middletown	Middletown, Ohio
F/C	42	Jerome Black	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Nova	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F	35	Grant Marion	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	John Hay	Cleveland, Ohio
G	34	Mark McCormick	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Fairmont East	Kettering, Ohio
G/F	23	Mark Vest	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Carroll	Beavercreek, Ohio
F	32	Robbie Sanders	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Olentangy	Columbus, Ohio
G/F	45	Al Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	A.C. Flora	Columbia, South Carolina
F	44	Andy Warner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Piqua	Piqua, Ohio
G	25	Lenny Lyons	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Elder	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	30	Bert Seard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Patterson Cooperative	Dayton, Ohio
F	24	Rodney Webb	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Morrow	Morrow, Georgia
G	22	Joe Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	George Westinghouse	Brooklyn, New York
F	40	James Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	East Kemper	Lauderdale, Mississippi
G	20	Tyrone Joye	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Harry S. Truman	New York, New York

Head coach

Ralph Underhill

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Bob Grote, John Ross

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1984	Grace	W 102-73	1-0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Nov 24, 1984	Northeastern Illinois	W 91-83	2–0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 4, 1984	Malone	W 67-65	3–0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 8, 1984	at Kentucky Wesleyan	L 53-76	3-1	Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky
Dec 12, 1984	Ashland	L 71-76	4-1	Kates Gym Ashland, OH
Dec 15, 1984	at Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne	W 83-72	5-1	IPFW Gymnasium Fort Wayne, Indiana
Dec 17, 1984	Bellarmine	W 93-84	6-1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 1984	vs. District of Columbia Florida Southern Invitational	W 93-81	7-1	Lakeland, FL
Dec 22, 1984	at Florida Southern Florida Southern Invitational	L 62-66	7-2	Lakeland, FL
Jan 2, 1985	Franklin	W 82-75	8-2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 4, 1985	Missouri–St. Louis Wright State Invitational	W 83-78 ^OT	9–2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 5, 1985	Central State Wright State Invitational	W 85-70	10-2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 9, 1985	at IUPUI	L 74-77	10-3	Harry E. Wood Continuing Education Center Indianapolis
Jan 12, 1985	Marycrest	W 99-86	11-3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 16, 1985	Kentucky Wesleyan	W 88-82	12-3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 19, 1985	Ashland	W 79-76	13-3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 21, 1985	Indiana Central	W 79-71	14-3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 26, 1985	Northern Kentucky	W 55-53	15-3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 31, 1985	Urbana	W 113-78	16–3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 2, 1985	Michigan-Dearborn	W 115-63	17-3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 6, 1985	vs. Central State	W 71-62	18-3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 9, 1985	at SIU Edwardsville	L 58-59	18-4	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois
Feb 16, 1985	SIU Edwardsville	W 81-59	19-4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 18, 1985	at Charleston	L 92-149	19-5	Eddie King Gymnasium Charleston, West Virginia
Feb 23, 1985	Spring Arbor	W 91-68	20-5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 27, 1985	Wayne State	W 97-82	21-5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Mar 2, 1985	at Northern Kentucky	L 69-71	21-6	Regents Hall Highland Heights, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1985	at Lewis NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional	W 61-53	22–6	Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky
Mar 6, 1985	at Kentucky Wesleyan NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional	L 71-76	22-7	Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[2]

Awards and honors

Mark Vest	MVP
Andy Warner	All American
Rodney Webb	Raider Award

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Assists	Rebounds
23	Mark Vest	29	18.4	535	48	173
44	Andy Warner	29	12.1	350	24	122
35	Grant Marion	28	8.1	226	26	151
34	Mark McCormick	29	7.9	228	97	76
20	Tyrone Joye	29	7.3	212	124	32
33	Thernon Barbour	29	6.7	194	13	118
22	Joe Jackson	28	6.5	181	25	43
25	Lenny Lyons	29	5.4	156	25	43
24	Rodney Webb	17	4.3	113	19	86
40	James Jones	13	3.5	45	2	28
43	Eric Ernst	9	3.2	29	2	11
32	Rob Sanders	16	2.8	44	9	30
45	Al Taylor	10	2.4	24	3	13
42	Jerome Black	6	1.8	11	2	16
30	Bert Seard	8	1.4	11	2	7

Source^[4]

References

^ "Wright State Basketball 1984/85". Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1984-85 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 2, 2023.

[1] "Wright State Basketball 1984/85". Retrieved November 2, 2023.

[2] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[3] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[4] "1984-85 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 2, 2023.

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