# 1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by second-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 12–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They defeated Davidson, The Citadel, and VMI to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 15 seed, they lost to No. 2 seed VCU in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1984* | | Charleston (WV) | W 93–80 | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center (7,532) Huntington, WV |
| Nov 29, 1984* | | vs. Samford Hawaii Tipoff Tournament | L 62–66 | 1–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,357) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 30, 1984* | | vs. New Orleans Hawaii Tipoff Tournament | W 98–78 | 2–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,357) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | at Hawaii Pacific Hawaii Tipoff Tournament | W 106–62 | 3–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (105) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | at West Virginia rivalry | L 77–89 | 3–2 | WVU Coliseum (12,507) Morgantown, WV |
| Dec 10, 1984* | | at Fresno State | L 58–63 | 3–3 | Selland Arena (9,727) Fresno, CA |
| Dec 14, 1984* | | Georgia Southern Marshall Memorial Invitational | W 70–69 | 4–3 | Cam Henderson Center (7,721) Huntington, WV |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | Louisiana Tech Marshall Memorial Invitational | L 63–69 | 4–4 | Cam Henderson Center (8,446) Huntington, WV |
| Dec 17, 1984* | | Ohio | L 71–76 | 4–5 | Cam Henderson Center (8,469) Huntington, WV |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | Morehead State | W 79–73 | 5–5 | Cam Henderson Center (8,051) Huntington, WV |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | Eastern Michigan | L 62–63 | 5–6 | Cam Henderson Center (9,174) Huntington, WV |
| Jan 2, 1985* | | Delaware State | W 90–62 | 6–6 | Cam Henderson Center (7,509) Huntington, WV |
| Jan 5, 1985 | | VMI | L 54–58 | 6–7 (0–1) | Cam Henderson Center (9,731) Huntington, WV |
| Jan 7, 1985 | | at East Tennessee State | W 62–57 | 7–7 (1–1) | Memorial Center (2,860) Johnson City, TN |
| Jan 9, 1985* | | Lamar | L 67–75 | 7–8 | Cam Henderson Center (7,792) Huntington, WV |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | Chattanooga | L 63–64 $^{OT}$ | 7–9 (1–2) | Cam Henderson Center (8,210) Huntington, WV |
| Jan 14, 1985 | | at Appalachian State | W 76–57 | 8–9 (2–2) | Varsity Gymnasium (6,417) Boone, NC |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | at Davidson | W 80–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–9 (3–2) | Johnston Gym (2,400) Davidson, NC |
| Jan 21, 1985 | | Western Carolina | W 83–69 | 10–9 (4–2) | Cam Henderson Center (7,512) Huntington, WV |
| Jan 23, 1985* | | at New Orleans | L 74–78 | 10–10 | Lakefront Arena (1,525) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | Furman | W 67–60 | 11–10 (5–2) | Cam Henderson Center (9,568) Huntington, WV |
| Jan 28, 1985 | | at VMI | W 65–63 | 12–10 (6–2) | Camron Hall (1,200) Lexington, VA |
| Jan 30, 1985 | | at The Citadel | L 87–92 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (6–3) | McAlister Field House (2,035) Charleston, SC |
| Feb 4, 1985 | | at Furman | W 90–62 | 13–11 (7–3) | Greenville Memorial Auditorium (1,969) Greenville, SC |
| Feb 7, 1985 | | Appalachian State | W 93–82 | 14–11 (8–3) | Cam Henderson Center (8,223) Huntington, WV |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | The Citadel | W 75–62 | 15–11 (9–3) | Cam Henderson Center (9,180) Huntington, WV |
| Feb 14, 1985 | | East Tennessee State | W 81–59 | 16–11 (10–3) | Cam Henderson Center (8,802) Huntington, WV |
| Feb 16, 1985 | | Davidson | W 85–63 | 17–11 (11–3) | Cam Henderson Center (9,713) Huntington, WV |
| Feb 21, 1985 | | at Chattanooga | L 73–80 | 17–12 (11–4) | McKenzie Arena (9,253) Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 25, 1985 | | at Western Carolina | W 78–68 | 18–12 (12–4) | Reid Gymnasium (4,015) Cullowhee, NC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 1985 | (2) | vs. (7) Davidson Quarterfinals | W 83–71 | 19–12 | Asheville Civic Center (6,864) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 2, 1985 | (2) | vs. (3) The Citadel Semifinals | W 79–68 | 20–12 | Asheville Civic Center (6,864) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 3, 1985 | (2) | vs. (5) VMI Championship | W 70–65 | 21–12 | Asheville Civic Center (6,514) Asheville, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 11 VCU First Round | L 65–81 | 21–13 | University Arena (11,932) Albuquerque, NM |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||