1984–85 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:1984–85
Team:Ohio Bobcats
Short Conf:MAC
Record:22–8
Conf Record:14–4
Hc Year:5th
Champion:MAC Regular season and MAC tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:First Round

The 1984–85 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1984–85. The team was coached by Danny Nee in his fifth season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 22–8 and won the MAC regular season championship with a conference record of 14–4.[3] They won the MAC tournament with wins over Kent State and Miami (OH).[4] They received a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Kansas in the first round.[5]

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| MAC regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA TournamentSource:[6] [3]

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 1984–85 statistics

Scoring 2014 1887
Scoring Average 67.13 62.90
Field goals – Att 773–1636 697–1567
Free throws – Att 468–681 493–719
Rebounds 1038 984
Assists 466 409
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots
Source[7]

Player statistics

MinutesScoringTotal FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAPFTO StlBlk
Vic Alexander2739014.71613000.537681060.6421952.413
Robert Tatum2536814.41363010.452961150.835607.277
Rick Scarberry3032110.71463240.45129390.744511.756
Eddie Hicks292809.7941810.519921230.7481956.725
Paul Baron302739.1801630.4911131500.7531194.0190
Eddie Washington291284.4561260.44416290.552351.253
Henry Smith25903.632770.41626630.413994.015
Rich Stanfel28652.528720.3899160.563931.57
Marty Lehmann15382.317350.486470.571223.34
John Rhodes15281.99240.37510170.588382.53
Jamie Brock12211.810140.714150.200121.02
Roger Smith15120.84190.2114110.364120.821
Total30align="center" style=-0align="center" style=-201467.177316360.4724686810.687103834.6466630
Opponents30align="center" -0align="center" -188762.969715670.4454937190.68698432.8409612
Legend
  GP Games played  GS Games started Avg Average per game
  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Off Offensive rebounds
 Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TOTurnovers
 Blk  Stl Steals High Team high
Source[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Danny Nee. Sports Reference. en. 2022-02-11.
  2. Web site: Convocation Center. Ohio University. en. 2022-02-11.
  3. Web site: 1984-85 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results. Sports Reference. en. 2022-02-11.
  4. Web site: Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history. FOX News. en. 2022-02-11.
  5. Web site: 1985 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records. NCAA. en. 2022-02-11.
  6. Web site: Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book. Ohio University Athletics.
  7. Web site: 1984-85 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.