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1984–85 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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1984–85 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–12 (9–7 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaOmaha Civic Auditorium
Seasons
1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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

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1984–85 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
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
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ron Boone
  • Rick Collura
  • Gene Haynes
  • George Morrow

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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

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  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.