1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 5th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	21–13 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Antrim Jim Hallihan
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

1984–85 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma†	13	–	1		.929			31	–	6		.838
No. 13 Kansas	11	–	3		.786			26	–	8		.765
Iowa State	7	–	7		.500			21	–	13		.618
Missouri	7	–	7		.500			18	–	14		.563
Kansas State	5	–	9		.357			14	–	14		.500
Colorado	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
Nebraska	5	–	9		.357			16	–	14		.533
Oklahoma State	3	–	11		.214			12	–	16		.429
† 1985 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 21–13, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for third place. The Cyclones advanced to the Big Eight tournament championship game against #4 Oklahoma, falling 73-71. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a 13 seed, falling in the first round to 4 seed Ohio State, 75-64.

Roster

1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Barry Stevens (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G Jeff Hornacek (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G Jeff Grayer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Flint, Michigan C Sam Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So G Gary Thompkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr F Ron Virgil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F Lafester Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr F Tom Peterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr C David Moss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr F Eli Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Wes Wallace — — Sr C Brad Dudek 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) — F Ray Harris — —	Head coach Johnny Orr (Beloit) Assistant coach(es) Steve Antrim Jim Hallihan Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 24, 1984* 1:00 pm		Brandon (Canada) Exhibition	W 78–68		Hilton Coliseum (8,862) Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 27, 1984* 8:00 pm, WOI		Mankato State	W 93–57	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (13,810) Ames, IA
December 1, 1984* 1:10 pm, WOI		Creighton	W 77–68	2–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,132) Ames, IA
December 4, 1984* 7:35 pm, Iowa Television Network		at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 54–50	3–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, IA
December 6, 1984* 7:30 pm		Augustana	W 113–55	4–0	Hilton Coliseum (13,874) Ames, IA
December 8, 1984* 1:10 pm, WOI		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 74–73	5–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,106) Ames, IA
December 11, 1984* 8:10 pm, Sports Time		Indiana	L 67–69	5–1	Hilton Coliseum (14,296) Ames, IA
December 14, 1984* 6:00 pm		vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech Volunteer Classic Semifinals	L 53–80	5–2	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, TN
December 15, 1984* 6:00 pm		vs. Southern Miss Volunteer Classic Consolation	W 73–72	6–2	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, TN
December 17, 1984* 8:00 pm		Denver	W 90–47	7–2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
December 22, 1984* 8:00 pm		Colorado State	W 85–49	8–2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
December 26, 1984* 10:40 pm, WHO-TV		vs. No. 11 Washington Rainbow Classic Quarterfinals	L 59–72	8–3	Blaisdell Arena  Honolulu, HI
December 27, 1984* 6:30 pm, WHO-TV		vs. Arkansas Rainbow Classic Consolation Semifinals	L 79–84 OT	8–4	Blaisdell Arena (1,581) Honolulu, HI
December 28, 1984* 4:30 pm		vs. Cornell Rainbow Classic Consolation Seventh Place	W 81–59	9–4	Blaisdell Arena  Honolulu, HI
January 3, 1985* 8:00 pm		Morgan State	W 114–67	10–4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
January 8, 1985* 8:00 pm		Abilene Christian	W 106–86	11–4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
January 10, 1985* 8:00 pm, KGAN/Heritage Cablevision		at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 69–61	12–4	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, IA
January 17, 1985 7:40 pm, Sports Time		at No. 9 Kansas	L 72–76	12–5 (0–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (14,800) Lawrence, KS
January 19, 1985 2:40 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports		at Missouri	W 71–64	13–5 (1–1)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
January 23, 1985 8:00 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports		No. 11 Oklahoma	L 74–81	13–6 (1–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,342) Ames, IA
January 26, 1985 3:00 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 64–58	14–6 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
January 30, 1985 8:00 pm		Nebraska	W 76–65	15–6 (3–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 2, 1985 1:00 pm		Kansas State	W 58–54	16–6 (4–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 7, 1985 9:10 pm, Sports Time		at Colorado	L 70–72	16–7 (4–3)	Coors Events Center (5,478) Boulder, CO
February 9, 1985 3:10 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports		Missouri	L 70–73	16–8 (4–4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 13, 1985 7:35 pm		at No. 4 Oklahoma	L 76–104	16–9 (4–5)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
February 16, 1985 1:10 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports		No. 10 Kansas	W 72–70	17–9 (5–5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 21, 1985 7:40 pm, Sports Time		at Nebraska	L 57–74	17–10 (5–6)	Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, NE
February 23, 1985 1:00 pm		Oklahoma State	W 82–67	18–10 (6–6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
February 27, 1985 7:35 pm		at Kansas State	L 67–68	18–11 (6–7)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, KS
March 2, 1985  Big Eight		at Colorado	W 70–63	19–11 (7–7)	Hilton Coliseum (14,216) Ames, IA
Big Eight tournament
March 6, 1985 7:10 pm, WOI/KMTV/KCAU	(3)	vs. (6) Colorado Big Eight tournament quarterfinals	W 76–52	20–11	Hilton Coliseum (12,340) Ames, IA
March 8, 1985 9:30 pm, Big Eight	(3)	vs. (2) No. 10 Kansas Big Eight tournament semifinals	W 75–59	21–11	Kemper Arena (17,250) Kansas City, MO
March 9, 1985 1:00 pm, CBS	(3)	vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma Big Eight tournament finals	L 71–73	21–12	Kemper Arena (13,200) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1985* 12:07 pm, ESPN/NCAA Productions	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) Ohio State NCAA tournament Midwest Region First Round	L 64–75	21–13	Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.