# 1984–85 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

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The 1984–85 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fifth-year head coach Pat Foster and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They fell to the Louisiana Tech in the 1985 SLC tournament. They received an invitation to the 1985 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Houston in the first round and lost to Chattanooga by one point in overtime in the second round. Lamar finished the season with a record of 20–12 (8–4 Southland).
The Montagne Center, Lamar's current home venue, opened in 1984. It had an original capacity of 8,000 which was expanded to current capacity of 10,080 after the 1984–85 season. Three home games had attendance over the nominal capacity during the 1984–85 season. Attendance at two more games was within 500 of 8,000 nominal capacity.
Lamar's Tom Sewell was a first round NBA pick and the twenty–second overall pick. Jerry Everett was the ninth pick in the third round of the NBA draft, and was the fifty–ninth overall pick. James Gulley was not drafted by an NBA team at the end of his college career, but played professionally in Israel.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

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| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1984* | | Wichita State | L 65–70 | 0–1 | Montagne Center (7,725) Beaumont, Texas |
| Nov 28, 1983* | | at Southwest Texas State | W 85–75 | 1–1 | Strahan Coliseum (3,106) San Marcos, Texas |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | at Southwestern Louisiana | L 53–57 | 1–2 | Cajundome (8,619) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Dec 3, 1984* | | Southwest Texas State | W 83–51 | 2–2 | Montagne Center (4,951) Beaumont, Texas |
| Dec 7, 1984* | | vs. Bowling Green Carrier Classic | W 91–74 | 3–2 | Carrier Dome (20,544) Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | at Syracuse Carrier Classic | L 58–68 | 3–3 | Carrier Dome (20,214) Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | at UTEP | L 62–69 | 3–4 | Don Haskins Center (10,822) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 21, 1984* | | at Rice Holiday Tournament | L 55–62 | 3–5 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,261) Houston, Texas |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | Weber State | W 56–51 | 4–5 | Montagne Center (4,380) Beaumont, Texas |
| Dec 31, 1984* | | at No. 11 Washington | L 59–64 | 4–6 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,254) Seattle, Washington |
| Jan 9, 1985* | | at Marshall | W 75–67 | 5–6 | Cam Henderson Center (7,791) Huntington, West Virginia |
| Jan 12, 1985* | | Pan American | W 73–66 | 6–6 | Montagne Center (4,973) Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 14, 1985* | | Southwestern Louisiana | W 77–64 | 7–6 | Montagne Center (6,198) Beaumont, Texas |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Jan 17, 1985 | | McNeese State | L 73–84 | 7–7 (0–1) | Montagne Center (7,672) Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | at North Texas | W 79–64 | 8–7 (1–1) | The Super Pit (1,800) Denton, Texas |
| Jan 24, 1985 | | at Texas–Arlington | W 89–63 | 9–7 (2–1) | Texas Hall (1,025) Arlington, Texas |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | No. 12 Louisiana Tech | W 72–64 | 10–7 (3–1) | Montagne Center (8,317) Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 31, 1985 | | Northeast Louisiana | W 84–70 | 11–7 (4–1) | Montagne Center (6,085) Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 2, 1985 | | at Arkansas State | L 67–69 | 11–8 (4–2) | Indian Field House (4,260) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Feb 4, 1985* | | Texas–San Antonio Non–conference | W 80–70 | 12–8 | Montagne Center (6,295) Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 14, 1985 | | North Texas | W 86–60 | 13–8 (5–2) | Montagne Center (5,892) Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 16, 1985 | | UT Arlington | W 90–52 | 14–8 (6–2) | Montagne Center (5,892) Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 19, 1985 | | at McNeese | L 68–72 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (6–3) | Lake Charles Civic Center (4,575) Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Feb 21, 1985 | | at No. 10 Louisiana Tech | L 65–73 | 14–10 (6–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (7,215) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | at Northeast Louisiana | W 81–69 | 15–10 (7–4) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,927) Monroe, Louisiana |
| Feb 28, 1985 | | Arkansas State | W 77–68 | 16–10 (8–4) | Montagne Center (5,956) Beaumont, Texas |
| Mar 2, 1985* | | at Pan American Non–conference | W 75–69 | 17–10 | Pan Am Fieldhouse (2,465) Edinburg, Texas |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1985 | (3) | vs. (6) UT Arlington Quarterfinals | W 98–70 | 18–10 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,580) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Mar 6, 1985 | (3) | vs. (2) McNeese State Semifinal game | W 95–88 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 | Thomas Assembly Center (6,155) Ruston, LA |
| Mar 7, 1985 | (3) | at (1) No. 8 Louisiana Tech Championship game | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 19–11 | Thomas Assembly Center (6,620) Ruston, LA |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | | Houston First round | W 78–71 | 20–11 | Montagne Center (8,610) Beaumont, Texas |
| Mar 20, 1985* | | Chattanooga Second round | L 84–85 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | Montagne Center (8,245) Beaumont, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||