American college basketball season
The 1984–85 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redskins, led by 1st-year head coach Jerry Peirson, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference . The team finished second in the conference regular season standings, and followed by reaching the championship game of the MAC tournament to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament . As the No. 12 seed in the Southeast region, Miami was beaten by the No. 5 seed Maryland Terrapins , a team that featured standout Len Bias , in the opening round, 69–68 in OT.
Junior Ron Harper was named MAC Player of the Year , and established school records for points in a game (45), season (772; surpassed by Wally Szczerbiak in 1998–99 ), and career (1,620). Harper also set school records for steals in a game (7; surpassed by Darrian Ringo in 2017–18 ), season (82; surpassed by Harper the following season), and career (176). By the time his career ended, Harper would extend his career records in points and steals, and finished as Miami's career leader in rebounds as well.
Roster
1984–85 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 34
Ron Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Dayton, Ohio
C
Rusty Doyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
So
F
Jeff Fuerst 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Fr
F
Mike Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —
So
F
Lamont Hanna 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Fr
F
Ron Hunter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
Jr
Dayton, Ohio
C
Tim Lampe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
Jr
G
Dernard Newell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
So
G
Eric Newsome 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) —
So
G
Ed Schilling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
Fr
Lebanon, Indiana
G
Todd Staker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
Fr
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1984 *
Marietta W 82–63 1–0
Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 5, 1984 *
at Purdue
W 84–79 2–0
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 8, 1984 *
Cincinnati L 77–80 2–1
Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 12, 1984 *
Dayton W 69–64 3–1
Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 15, 1984 *
Capital W 68–59 4–1
Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 22, 1984 *
at Xavier
L 85–88 4–2
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 29, 1984 *
vs. No. 15 Indiana Hoosier Classic L 72–77 4–3
Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 30, 1984 *
vs. Arizona State Hoosier Classic W 68–52 5–3
Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
MAC regular season
MAC tournament
Mar 5, 1985 *
vs. Western Michigan Quarterfinals W 78–64 19–9
John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Mar 6, 1985 *
vs. Ball State Semifinals W 91–70 20–9
John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Mar 7, 1985 *
vs. Ohio Championship game L 64–74 20–10
John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1985 *(12 SE)
vs. (5 SE) Maryland First round L 68–69 OT
20–11
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 2]
Awards and honors
References
