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1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

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.

1984–85 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
Metro Conference
No. 5
No. 5
27-3 (31–4 unadjusted) (13–1 Metro)
Dana Kirk (6th season)
Larry Finch (5th season)
Lee Fowler
Mid-South Coliseum

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.

After losing in the Sweet 16 each of the previous three seasons, the Tigers broke through to reach the Final Four of the 1985 NCAA tournament and finished with a 31–4 record (13–1 Metro). In the semifinal game Memphis would lose to the eventual National Champions Villanova Wildcats 52–45.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 30, 1984*	No. 5	Arkansas State	W 79–62	1–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Dec 1, 1984*	No. 5	USC	W 61–45	2–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Dec 5, 1984*	No. 5	Middle Tennessee State	W 90–77	3–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Dec 8, 1984*	No. 5	UCLA	W 86–70	4–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Dec 11, 1984*	No. 5	at Ole Miss	W 57–52	5–0	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Dec 15, 1984*	No. 5	at Mississippi State	W 68–59	6–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Dec 17, 1984*	No. 3	at Kent State	W 74–57	7–0	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH
Dec 22, 1984*	No. 3	Iona	W 76–62	8–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 5, 1985*	No. 3	at South Carolina	L 58–60	8–1(0–1)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
Jan 9, 1985*	No. 6	Tennessee State	W 90–57	9–1	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Jan 12, 1985	No. 6	Southern Miss	W 82–60	10–1(1–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Jan 14, 1985	No. 5	Tulane	W 56–52	11–1(2–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 19, 1985	No. 5	at Louisville	W 69–66	12–1(3–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 21, 1985	No. 4	at Florida State	W 74–69	13–1(4–1)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 26, 1985	No. 4	at Virginia Tech	W 89–79	14–1(5–1)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 28, 1985	No. 3	Cincinnati	W 81–61	15–1(6–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 2, 1985	No. 3	Virginia Tech	W 91–82	16–1(7–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 10, 1985*	No. 3	at No. 13 Kansas	L 71–75	16–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 13, 1985	No. 3	at Cincinnati	W 68–55	17–2(8–1)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1985	No. 5	Florida State	W 70–68	18–2(9–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 18, 1985	No. 5	South Carolina	W 99–75	19–2(10–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 23, 1985	No. 4	at Tulane	W 60–49	20–2(11–1)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 24, 1985*	No. 4	No. 17 VCU	W 81–73	21–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 25, 1985	No. 4	at Southern Miss	W 78–63	22–2(12–1)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 28, 1985*	No. 4	at Detroit	L 66–71	22–3	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Mar 2, 1985*	No. 4	Louisville	W 66–59	23–3(13–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Mar 7, 1985*	No. 5	vs. Southern Miss Metro tournament quarterfinals	W 68–58	24–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Mar 8, 1985*	No. 5	at Louisville Metro tournament semifinals	W 81–74	25–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Mar 9, 1985*	No. 5	vs. Florida State Metro tournament championship	W 90–86 OT	27–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Mar 15, 1985*	(2) No. 5	vs. (15) Penn First round	W 67–55	28–3	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
Mar 17, 1985*	(2) No. 5	vs. (7) UAB Second Round	W 67–66 OT	29–3	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
Mar 23, 1985*	(2) No. 5	vs. (11) Boston College Midwest Regional semifinal	W 59–57	30–3	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Mar 23, 1985*	(2) No. 5	vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma Midwest Regional final	W 63–61	31–3	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
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.

Keith Lee – Metro Conference Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American

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