1984–85 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

1984–85 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
1984–85 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	20–12 (9–7 MVC)
Head coach	Willis Reed;
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Tulsa	12	–	4	.750	23	–	8	.742
Illinois State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
Wichita State †	11	–	5	.688	18	–	13	.581
Bradley	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Creighton	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Southern Illinois	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Indiana State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
West Texas State	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Drake	4	–	12	.250	12	–	15	.444

† 1985 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented the Creighton University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	40	Landreth Baugh	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
C	00	Benoit Benjamin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Monroe, Louisiana
G	10	Renard Edwards	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	20	Rich Goldberg	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	West Bloomfield, Michigan
F	44	Karlas Gripado	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Owasso, Oklahoma
C	51	Dwight Johnson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Dallas, Texas
F	25	Ed Johansen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Papillion, Nebraska
G	22	Vernon Moore	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	New York, New York
G	32	Reggie Morris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Tupelo, Mississippi
F	34	Ed Stefaniak	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Round Lake, Illinois
G	21	Gary Swain	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Dallas, Texas
F	42	Bill Wirskye	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Ft. Worth, Texas
G	23	Wyville Wood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky

Head coach

Willis Reed

Assistant coach(es)

Ron Boone
Rick Collura
Gene Haynes
George Morrow

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 24*	Nebraska-Kearney	W 103–95	1–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
November 27*	Nebraska-Omaha	W 76–66	2–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
December 1*	at Iowa State	L 68–77	2–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 4*	Briar Cliff	W 91–67	3–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
December 8*	Nebraska	L 73–78	3–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
December 14*	Regis	W 71–51	4–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
December 16*	at Hawaii-Hilo	W 76–71	5–2
December 18*	at Hawaii	W 79–77	6–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
December 19*	at Chaminade	W 79–68	7–2
December 20*	at BYU-Hawaii	W 77–69	8–2
December 27*	at No. 9 DePaul	L 58–87	8–3	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
December 30*	Notre Dame	W 60–58	9–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
January 2	Bradley	L 72–76	9–4 (0–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
January 5	Illinois State	W 73–63	10–4 (1–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
January 7*	Southern	W 87–82	11–4 (1–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
January 10	at West Texas State	W 68–61	12–4 (2–1)	Canyon, Texas
January 12	at Tulsa	L 66–70	12–5 (2–2)	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
January 17	Southern Illinois	W 96–90	13–5 (3–2)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
January 19	Indiana State	W 115–80	14–5 (4–2)	Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,571) Omaha, Nebraska
January 23	at Wichita State	L 82–91	14–6 (4–3)	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
January 27*	Marquette	W 71–59	15–6 (4–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,165) Omaha, Nebraska
February 2	at Bradley	W 71–68	16–6 (5–3)	Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois
February 4	West Texas State	W 87–63	17–6 (6–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
February 7	Drake	W 58–56	18–6 (7–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
February 9	at Indiana State	W 82–77	19–6 (8–3)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
February 14	Wichita State	W 72–64	20–6 (9–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
February 16	No. 15 Tulsa	L 63–78	20–7 (9–4)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
February 20	at Southern Illinois	L 70–83	20–8 (9–5)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
February 23	at Illinois State	L 61–89	20–9 (9–6)	Horton Field House Normal, Illinois
February 26	at Drake	L 54–103	20–10 (9–7)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
February 28*	at Dayton	L 62–67	20–11 (9–7)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
March 5	at Bradley MVC Quarterfinals	L 59–66	20–12 (9–7)	Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ "1984–85 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2019-20 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide". Creighton Bluejays. September 29, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[1] "1984–85 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] "2019-20 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide". Creighton Bluejays. September 29, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

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