1984–85 Miami Redskins men's basketball team
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 20–11 (13–5 MAC) |
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Home arena | Millett Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
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Awards and honors
[edit]- Ron Harper – MAC Player of the Year
References
[edit]- ^ "1984–85 Miami (OH) RedHawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.