1984–85 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1984–85
ECAC Metro
1984–85 ECAC Metro
Record	7–21 (3–11 NEC)
Head coach	Bob Valvano (1st season);
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marist	11	–	3	.786	17	–	12	.586
Fairleigh Dickinson †	10	–	4	.714	21	–	10	.677
Long Island	9	–	5	.643	15	–	13	.536
Loyola (MD)	8	–	6	.571	16	–	14	.533
Saint Francis (PA)	6	–	8	.429	9	–	19	.321
Wagner	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Robert Morris	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321
St. Francis (NY)	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250

† AP Poll

The 1984–85 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.

The Terriers finished their season at 7–21 overall and 3–11 in conference play.^[1]^[2] They played in the conference tournament with the 8th seed, but lost in the opening round to Marist.

Bob Valvano, at the time of his hiring, was the youngest coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball.^[3] He is the brother of Jim Valvano, who led NC State to an NCAA Tournament championship in 1983. Valvano was given a one-year $26,000 contract by St. Francis.^[4]

Magdi Ahamed, a freshman, was a member of the

Sudan national basketball team.^[5]

Roster

1984–85 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	Chris Phillips	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G	Jim Paguaga	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	Theo Graham	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G	Brian LaGrua	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
G	Jerome Washington	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
G	Terry Lacewell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
F	Dickens Benoit	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
F	Blaine Drayton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	Tim Brisco	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
C	Magdi Ahamed	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Bob Valvano (Virginia Wesleyan '79)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November , 1984*	William Patterson	W 69–65	1–0	Brooklyn, NY
November 30, 1984*	vs. St. Bonaventure Joe Lapchick Memorial tournament	L 59–73	1–1	Jamaica, NY
December 1, 1984*	vs. Lafayette Joe Lapchick Memorial tournament	L 42–67	1–2	Jamaica, NY
December 3, 1984*	Fordham	L 65–82	1–3	Brooklyn, NY
December 7, 1984	at Long Island Battle of Brooklyn	L 63–68	1–4 (0–1)	Brooklyn, NY
December 9, 1984*	vs. Monmouth	L 51–53	1–5	East Rutherford, NJ
December 12, 1984*	at Iona	L 60–72	1–6	New Rochelle, NY
December 15, 1984*	at Rider	L 66–71 ^OT	1–7	Lawrenceville, NJ
December 22, 1984*	Manhattan	L 64–69	1–8	Brooklyn, NY
January 3, 1985	at Marist	L 46–63	1–9 (0–2)	Poughkeepsie, NY
January , 1985*	Southampton	W 69–65	2–9	Brooklyn, NY
January 9, 1985*	Siena	L 60–67	2–10	Brooklyn, NY
January 11, 1985	Loyola (MD)	L 42–61	2–11 (0–3)	Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 1985*	at Maine	L 65–85	2–12	Orono, ME
January 17, 1985	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 60–81	2–13 (0–4)	Loretto, PA
January 19, 1985	at Robert Morris	L 60–61	2–14 (0–5)	Moon Township, PA
January 23, 1985	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 62–49	3–14 (1–5)	Brooklyn, NY
January 26, 1985	Wagner	W 57–56	4–14 (2–5)	Brooklyn, NY
January 1985*	Pace	W 64–63	5–14	Brooklyn, NY
February 2, 1985	Long Island	L 73–74	5–15 (2–6)	Brooklyn, NY
February , 1985*	CCNY	W 73–55	6–15	Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 1985	at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 48–69	6–16 (2–7)	(302) Rutherford, NJ
February 11, 1985	at Wagner	L 65–73	6–17 (2–8)	Staten Island, NY
February 14, 1985	at Loyola (MD)	L 50–75	6–18 (2–9)	Baltimore, MD
February 16, 1985	Marist	L 42–48	6–19 (2–10)	Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 1985	Saint Francis (PA)	L 59–61	6–20 (2–11)	Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 1985	Robert Morris	W 55–51	7–20 (3–11)	Brooklyn, NY
ECAC Metro tournament
March 2, 1985	vs. Marist Quarterfinal	L 44–52	7–21	Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time .

References

^ "FINAL 19865 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ "1984-85 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ "Bob Valvano". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "ANOTHER VALVANO TAKES HISTURN". timesmachine.nytimes.com. 1984. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "FOR LOCAL TALENT, NO PLACE LIKE HOME". timesmachine.nytimes.com. 1984. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[1] "FINAL 19865 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[2] "1984-85 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[3] "Bob Valvano". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[4] "ANOTHER VALVANO TAKES HISTURN". timesmachine.nytimes.com. 1984. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[5] "FOR LOCAL TALENT, NO PLACE LIKE HOME". timesmachine.nytimes.com. 1984. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

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