1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5

1984–85 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Memphis State †	13	–	1	.929	31	–	4	.886
Virginia Tech	10	–	4	.714	20	–	9	.690
Cincinnati	8	–	6	.571	17	–	14	.548
South Carolina	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Tulane	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Louisville	6	–	8	.429	19	–	18	.514
Florida State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Southern Miss	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250

† 1985 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.^[2]

Led by head coach Dana Kirk, the Tigers reached the Final Four of the 1985 NCAA Tournament and finished with a 31–4 record (13–1 Metro.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Metro Conference Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 30, 1985*	(2 MW) No. 5	vs. (8 SE) Villanova National Semifinal	L 45–52	31–4	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1984-85 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

[sports-reference-2] "1984-85 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

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v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics