Gamecocks National Title

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 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

11/23 % vs. Belmont Abbey 11/24 % at Armstrong State 11/30 $ PHILLIPS COLLEGE 12/1 $ TREVECCA NAZERENE 12/3 at Auburn-Montgomery 12/8 *at Valdosta State 12/10 *at Troy State 12/15 ARMSTRONG STATE 1/2 at Athens 1/5 *NORTH ALABAMA 1/7 *UT MARTIN 1/12 *VALDOSTA STATE 1/14 *TROY STATE 1/17 *WEST GEORGIA 1/19 *at Delta State 1/21 *at Mississippi College 1/26 *MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 1/28 *DELTA STATE 2/2 AUBURN-MONTGOMERY 2/7 *at West Georgia 2/9 *at Livingston 2/16 *at UT Martin 2/18 *at North Alabama 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

2/23 *LIVINGSTON W, 83-50

2/26 ^MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2/27 ^VALDOSTA STATE 2/28 ^DELTA STATE 3/7 #ALBANY STATE 3/8 #TAMPA 3/16 & at Southeast Missouri 3/22 ! vs. Kentucky Wesleyan 3/23 ! vs. South Dakota State

W, 97-68 W, 99-86 W, 86-73 W, 120-84 W, 76-61 W, 80-79 W, 72-61 W, 74-73 % - 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.)