# 1984–85 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his first year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.
The Terriers finished their season at 7–21 overall and 3–11 in conference play. They played in the conference tournament with the 8th seed, but lost in the opening round to Marist.
Bob Valvano, at the time of his hiring, was the youngest coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball. He is the brother of Jim Valvano, who led NC State to an NCAA Tournament championship in 1983. Valvano was given a one-year $26,000 contract by St. Francis.
Magdi Ahamed, a freshman, was a member of the Sudan national basketball team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November , 1984* | William Patterson | W 69–65 | 1–0 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (613) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 30, 1984* | vs. St. Bonaventure Joe Lapchick Memorial tournament | L 59–73 | 1–1 | Alumni Hall (6,000) Jamaica, NY |
| December 1, 1984* | vs. Lafayette Joe Lapchick Memorial tournament | L 42–67 | 1–2 | Alumni Hall (6,000) Jamaica, NY |
| December 3, 1984* | Fordham | L 65–82 | 1–3 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (6,000) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 7, 1984 | at Long Island Battle of Brooklyn | L 63–68 | 1–4 (0–1) | Schwartz Athletic Center (1,253) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 9, 1984* | vs. Monmouth | L 51–53 | 1–5 | Bryne Arena (9,753) East Rutherford, NJ |
| December 12, 1984* | at Iona | L 60–72 | 1–6 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,347) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 15, 1984* | at Rider | L 66–71 $^{OT}$ | 1–7 | Alumni Gymnasium (268) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 22, 1984* | Manhattan | L 64–69 | 1–8 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (817) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 3, 1985 | at Marist | L 46–63 | 1–9 (0–2) | McCann Arena (1,316) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January , 1985* | Southampton | W 69–65 | 2–9 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (499) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 9, 1985* | Siena | L 60–67 | 2–10 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (769) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 11, 1985 | Loyola (MD) | L 42–61 | 2–11 (0–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (271) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 14, 1985* | at Maine | L 65–85 | 2–12 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,000) Orono, ME |
| January 17, 1985 | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 60–81 | 2–13 (0–4) | Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (1,500) Loretto, PA |
| January 19, 1985 | at Robert Morris | L 60–61 | 2–14 (0–5) | John Jay Center (1,009) Moon Township, PA |
| January 23, 1985 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 62–49 | 3–14 (1–5) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (387) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 26, 1985 | Wagner | W 57–56 | 4–14 (2–5) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (533) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 1985* | Pace | W 64–63 | 5–14 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (904) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 2, 1985 | Long Island | L 73–74 | 5–15 (2–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,207) Brooklyn, NY |
| February , 1985* | CCNY | W 73–55 | 6–15 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (464) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 9, 1985 | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 48–69 | 6–16 (2–7) | (302) Rutherford, NJ |
| February 11, 1985 | at Wagner | L 65–73 | 6–17 (2–8) | Sutter Gymnasium (700) Staten Island, NY |
| February 14, 1985 | at Loyola (MD) | L 50–75 | 6–18 (2–9) | Reitz Arena (610) Baltimore, MD |
| February 16, 1985 | Marist | L 42–48 | 6–19 (2–10) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (716) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 22, 1985 | Saint Francis (PA) | L 59–61 | 6–20 (2–11) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (369) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 23, 1985 | Robert Morris | W 55–51 | 7–20 (3–11) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,269) Brooklyn, NY |
| ECAC Metro tournament |||||
| March 2, 1985 | vs. Marist Quarterfinal | L 44–52 | 7–21 | Reitz Arena (421) Baltimore, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||