1985 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
N C A A D IVISIO N II NATIONA L CH A M P I ON S HI P Jacksonville State 74
South Dakota State 73
1985 NCAA Division II National Champions—First Row (L-R): Robert Spurgeon, Pat Williams, Jesse Feagins, Melvin Allen, Kim Bryant, Earl Warrren, Bret Jones, James Dudley. Second Row (L-R): Keith McKeller, Kelvin Bryant, Larry Brown, Asst. Coach James Hobbs, Head Coach Bill Jones, Shawn Giddy, Vonijohn Monroe, Robert Guyton. Third Row (L-R): Manager Randy Dye, Graduate Assistant Phillip Collie, Graduate Assistant Greg Yarlett, manager Byron Bonds, Manager Eric Wilson, Student Trainer David Weeks.
1984-85 Results
31-1 Overall, 16-0 Gulf South Conference
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11/23 11/24 11/30 12/1 12/3 12/8 12/10 12/15 1/2 1/5 1/7 1/12 1/14 1/17 1/19 1/21 1/26 1/28 2/2 2/7 2/9 2/16 2/18 2/23 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/7 3/8 3/16 3/22 3/23
% vs. Belmont Abbey % at Armstrong State $ PHILLIPS COLLEGE $ TREVECCA NAZERENE at Auburn-Montgomery *at Valdosta State *at Troy State ARMSTRONG STATE at Athens *NORTH ALABAMA *UT MARTIN *VALDOSTA STATE *TROY STATE *WEST GEORGIA *at Delta State *at Mississippi College *MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE *DELTA STATE AUBURN-MONTGOMERY *at West Georgia *at Livingston *at UT Martin *at North Alabama *LIVINGSTON ^MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE ^VALDOSTA STATE ^DELTA STATE #ALBANY STATE #TAMPA & at Southeast Missouri ! vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ! vs. South Dakota State
L, 60-61 W, 90-79 W, 85-57 W, 98-82 W, 94-76 W, 84-64 W, 98-79 W, 90-74 W, 84-71 W, 71-65 W, 98-70 W, 76-73 W, 91-78 W, 93-72 W, 85-79 W, 72-62 W, 97-67 W, 84-81 (OT) W, 93-60 W, 82-73 W, 85-69 W, 92-82 W, 85-71 W, 83-50 W, 97-68 W, 99-86 W, 86-73 W, 120-84 W, 76-61 W, 80-79 W, 72-61 W, 74-73
l JSU Gamecocks finished season 31-1 l 31 consecutive wins after losing 1st game of season l Down 71-64 with 2:14 left, the Gamecocks refused to lose and found a way to win the National Championship l Melvin Allen finished with 20 points l Robert Spurgeon had 15 points and 9 rebounds l Earl Warren scored 13 points and had a game-saving steal and the game-winning free throws l Pat Williams tossed in 12 points off the bench l Coach Bill Jones and the Gamecocks accepted the National Championship trophy in Springfield, Massachusetts
% - Armstrong State Classic (Savannah, Ga.) $ - Tom Roberson Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.) * - Gulf South Conference Game ^ - Gulf South Conference Tournament (Jacksonville, Ala.) # - NCAA South Region Tournament (Jacksonville, Ala.) & - NCAA Quarterfinals (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) ! – NCAA Division II Final Four (Springfield, Mass.)
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