The 1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented

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during the

1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1984 and ended with the Final Four in Lexington, Kentucky on April 1, 1985. The Villanova Wildcats won their first NCAA national championship with a 66–64 victory over th ...

. The Thundering Herd, led by second-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 21–13, 12–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They defeated ,

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, 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.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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