1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–13 (12–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
1984–85 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 14 2   .875 24 8   .750
Marshall 12 4   .750 21 13   .618
The Citadel 11 5   .688 18 11   .621
Western Carolina 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
VMI 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Appalachian State 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Davidson 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
Furman 4 12   .250 7 21   .250
East Tennessee State 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1985
Rankings from AP poll

The 1984–85 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by second-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 12–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They defeated Davidson, The Citadel, 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.