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1984–85 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

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1984–85 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
MEAC regular season champions
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record19–10 (10–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaCorbett Sports Center
Seasons
1984–85 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina A&T 10 2   .833 19 10   .655
Howard 9 3   .750 15 11   .577
Delaware State 8 4   .667 12 17   .414
South Carolina State 7 4   .636 11 16   .407
Bethune–Cookman 4 7   .364 8 19   .296
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 10   .167 3 25   .107
Morgan State 1 11   .083 3 25   .107
1985 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 6th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–10, 10–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Howard, to earn an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 1 seed Oklahoma, 96–83, in the opening round.[1]

Roster

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1984–85 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G George Cale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G 34 Eric Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F Claude Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 5, 1984*
at No. 10 NC State L 54–101  0–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
1985 MEAC tournament
Mar 8, 1985*
vs. Bethune-Cookman
Semifinals
W 97–75  18–9
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 1985*
vs. Howard
Championship game
W 71–69  19–9
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1985 NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
(16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Oklahoma
First round
L 83–96  19–10
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma Advances by 96-83". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2022.