1984–85 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
American college basketball season
For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals 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] 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] [ 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
Schedule and results
Sources:[ 4]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Nov 24, 1984 *
Wichita State L 65–70 0–1
Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Nov 28, 1983 *
at Southwest Texas State
W 85–75 1–1
Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas
Dec 1, 1984 *
at Southwestern Louisiana
L 53–57 1–2
Cajundome 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 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 El Paso, Texas
Dec 21, 1984 *
at Rice Holiday Tournament L 55–62 3–5
Tudor Fieldhouse 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 Seattle, Washington
Jan 9, 1985 *
at Marshall
W 75–67 5–6
Cam Henderson Center 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
Montagne Center (7,672)Beaumont, Texas
Jan 19, 1985
at North Texas
W 79–64 8–7
The Super Pit Denton, Texas
Jan 24, 1985
at Texas–Arlington
W 89–63 9–7
Texas Hall Arlington, Texas
Jan 26, 1985
No. 12 Louisiana Tech
W 72–64 10–7
Montagne Center (8,317)Beaumont, Texas
Jan 31, 1985
Northeast Louisiana W 84–70 11–7
Montagne Center (6,085)Beaumont, Texas
Feb 2, 1985
at Arkansas State
L 67–69 11–8
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
Montagne Center (5,892)Beaumont, Texas
Feb 16, 1985
UT Arlington W 90–52 14–8
Montagne Center (5,892)Beaumont, Texas
Feb 19, 1985
at McNeese
L 68–72 OT
14–9
Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 21, 1985
at No. 10 Louisiana Tech
L 65–73 14–10
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 23, 1985
at Northeast Louisiana
W 81–69 15–10
Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Feb 28, 1985
Arkansas State W 77–68 16–10
Montagne Center (5,956)Beaumont, Texas
Mar 2, 1985 *
at Pan American Non–conference W 75–69 17–10
Pan Am Fieldhouse 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
^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Southland Conference Season Summary ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .^ 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. ^ a b c d "FINAL 1985 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT-Lamar University" . NCAA.org. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .^ "Basketball Reference - Tom Sewell" . Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .^ "Basketball Reference - Jerry Everett" . Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .^ "Eurobasket - James Gulley basketball profile" . 1998-2024 Eurobasket Inc. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
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