American college basketball season
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
Date time, TV
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site (attendance) city, state
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Non-conference regular season
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11/24/1984*
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St. Francis (PA)
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W 94–84
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1–0
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12/1/1984*
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at No. 12 Indiana
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L 73–90
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1–1
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12/7/1984*
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at Wichita State McDonald’s Classic
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W 56–55
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2–1
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12/8/1984*
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vs. Illinois-Chicago McDonald’s Classic
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L 64–72
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2–2
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12/12/1984*
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Ohio Wesleyan
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W 75–67
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3–2
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12/15/1984*
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Heidelberg
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W 77–70
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4–2
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12/16/1984*
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at Marshall
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W 76–71
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5–2
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12/28/1984*
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vs. San Jose State Basketball Classic
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L 62–67
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5–3
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12/29/1984*
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vs. Eastern Kentucky Basketball Classic
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W 58–52
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6–3
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MAC regular season
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1/3/1985
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Miami (OH)
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W 73–62
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7–3 (1–0)
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1/5/1985
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at Western Michigan
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L 79–84
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7–4 (1–1)
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1/9/1985
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at Central Michigan
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W 75–66
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8–4 (2–1)
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1/12/1985
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Bowling Green
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W 79–57
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9–4 (3–1)
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1/16/1985
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at Eastern Michigan
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W 73–66
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10–4 (4–1)
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1/19/1985
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Toledo
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W 62–55
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11-4 (5–1)
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1/23/1985
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at Northern Illinois
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W 50–42
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12-4 (6–1)
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1/26/1985
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Kent State
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W 77–58
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13–4 (7–1)
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1/29/1985
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at Ball State
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W 60–58
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14–4 (8–1)
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2/2/1985
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Western Michigan
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W 62–54
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15–4 (9–1)
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2/6/1985
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Central Michigan
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W 56–52
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16–4 (10–1)
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2/9/1985
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at Bowling Green
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W 60–56
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17–4 (11–1)
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2/13/1985
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Eastern Michigan
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W 71–61
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18–4 (12–1)
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2/16/1985
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at Toledo
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L 65–72
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18–5 (12–2)
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2/19/1985
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Northern Illinois
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W 72–49
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19–5 (13–2)
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2/23/1985
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at Kent State
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L 66–76
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19–6 (13–3)
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2/27/1985
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Ball State
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W 64–56
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20–6 (14–3)
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3/2/1985
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at Miami (OH)
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L 66–67
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20–7 (14–4)
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MAC Tournament
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3/8/1985
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vs. Kent State Semifinal
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W 57–55
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21–7 (15–4)
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3/9/1985
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vs. Miami (OH) Championship
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W 74–64
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22–7 (16–4)
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NCAA Tournament
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3/14/1985*
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vs. No. 13 Kansas Mideast Regional First Round
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L 38–49
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22–8
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.
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Source:[6][3]
Statistics
Team statistics
- Final 1984–85 statistics
Record
|
Ohio
|
OPP
|
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
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Turnovers |
|
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Steals |
|
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Blocked Shots |
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Source[7]
Player statistics
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Minutes
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Scoring
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Total FGs
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Free-Throws
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Rebounds
|
|
Player
|
GP
|
GS
|
Tot
|
Avg
|
Pts
|
Avg
|
FG
|
FGA
|
Pct
|
FT
|
FTA
|
Pct
|
Tot
|
Avg
|
A
|
PF
|
TO
|
Stl
|
Blk
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Vic Alexander
|
27
|
|
|
|
390
|
14.7
|
161
|
300
|
0.537
|
68
|
106
|
0.642
|
195
|
2.4
|
13
|
|
|
|
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Robert Tatum
|
25
|
|
|
|
368
|
14.4
|
136
|
301
|
0.452
|
96
|
115
|
0.835
|
60
|
7.2
|
77
|
|
|
|
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Rick Scarberry
|
30
|
|
|
|
321
|
10.7
|
146
|
324
|
0.451
|
29
|
39
|
0.744
|
51
|
1.7
|
56
|
|
|
|
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Eddie Hicks
|
29
|
|
|
|
280
|
9.7
|
94
|
181
|
0.519
|
92
|
123
|
0.748
|
195
|
6.7
|
25
|
|
|
|
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Paul Baron
|
30
|
|
|
|
273
|
9.1
|
80
|
163
|
0.491
|
113
|
150
|
0.753
|
119
|
4.0
|
190
|
|
|
|
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Eddie Washington
|
29
|
|
|
|
128
|
4.4
|
56
|
126
|
0.444
|
16
|
29
|
0.552
|
35
|
1.2
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
Henry Smith
|
25
|
|
|
|
90
|
3.6
|
32
|
77
|
0.416
|
26
|
63
|
0.413
|
99
|
4.0
|
15
|
|
|
|
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Rich Stanfel
|
28
|
|
|
|
65
|
2.5
|
28
|
72
|
0.389
|
9
|
16
|
0.563
|
93
|
1.5
|
7
|
|
|
|
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Marty Lehmann
|
15
|
|
|
|
38
|
2.3
|
17
|
35
|
0.486
|
4
|
7
|
0.571
|
22
|
3.3
|
4
|
|
|
|
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John Rhodes
|
15
|
|
|
|
28
|
1.9
|
9
|
24
|
0.375
|
10
|
17
|
0.588
|
38
|
2.5
|
3
|
|
|
|
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Jamie Brock
|
12
|
|
|
|
21
|
1.8
|
10
|
14
|
0.714
|
1
|
5
|
0.200
|
12
|
1.0
|
2
|
|
|
|
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Roger Smith
|
15
|
|
|
|
12
|
0.8
|
4
|
19
|
0.211
|
4
|
11
|
0.364
|
12
|
0.8
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
30
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
2014
|
67.1
|
773
|
1636
|
0.472
|
468
|
681
|
0.687
|
1038
|
34.6
|
466
|
630
|
|
|
|
Opponents
|
30
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
1887
|
62.9
|
697
|
1567
|
0.445
|
493
|
719
|
0.686
|
984
|
32.8
|
409
|
612
|
|
|
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Source[7]
References