1984–85 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1984–85 Mercer Bears men's basketball | |
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TAAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
Record | 22–9 (10–4 A-Sun) |
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Home arena | Hawkins Arena |
Seasons ← 1983–84 1983–86 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 5 | .828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Little Rock | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hardin–Simmons | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Centenary | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 2 | – | 26 | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1984–85 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by head coach Bill Bibb, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia, campus and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 10–4 in A-Sun play to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the TAAC tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they were beaten by No. 2 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 8, 1984* | at Auburn | L 69–70 | 2–1 | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 28, 1984* | vs. Stanford | W 90–76 | 6–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | |||||||
Dec 29, 1984* | at Texas | L 68–69 | 6–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | |||||||
TAAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 1985* | Centenary Quarterfinals | W 74–70 OT | 20–8 | Porter Gym Macon, Georgia | |||||||
Mar 3, 1985* | vs. Houston Baptist Semifinals | W 69–65 | 21–8 | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia | |||||||
Mar 4, 1985* | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock Championship game | W 105–96 | 22–8 | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1985* CBS | (15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Georgia Tech First Round | L 58–65 | 22–9 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule".