1984–85 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team


The 1984–85 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Eldon Miller, the Buckeyes finished 20–10 (11–7 Big Ten) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

1984–85 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachRandy Ayers (1st season)
Home arenaSt. John Arena
Seasons
1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
No. 12 Illinois 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
Purdue 11 7   .611 20 9   .690
Ohio State 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Iowa 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Michigan State 10 8   .556 19 10   .655
Indiana 7 11   .389 19 14   .576
Minnesota 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 14 14   .500
Northwestern 2 16   .111 6 22   .214
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1984–85 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 32 Dennis Hopson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Toledo, Ohio
C Brad Sellers 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 24, 1984*
Lafayette W 85–67  1–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 1, 1984*
No. 17 Arkansas W 85–84  2–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 8, 1984*
vs. Connecticut W 72–65  3–0
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 11, 1984*
at Maryland L 73–76  3–1
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 15, 1984*
Tulane W 76–71  4–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 19, 1984*
Central Florida W 83–59  5–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 22, 1984*
Missouri W 88–77  6–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 27, 1984*
vs. Chattanooga W 84–62  7–1
 
 
Dec 28, 1984*
vs. Stetson W 73–67  8–1
 
 
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 3, 1985
at Michigan State L 79–82  8–2
(0–1)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 5, 1985
at No. 16 Michigan L 82–87  8–3
(0–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 9, 1985
Wisconsin W 99–88  9–3
(1–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 12, 1985
Northwestern W 79–59  10–3
(2–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 19, 1985
No. 8 Indiana W 86–84  11–3
(3–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 23, 1985
at No. 6 Illinois L 66–84  11–4
(3–3)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 26, 1985
at Purdue W 67–63  12–4
(4–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 31, 1985
Minnesota W 76–62  13–4
(5–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 2, 1985
Iowa L 58–67  13–5
(5–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 7, 1985
Northwestern W 63–60  14–5
(6–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Feb 9, 1985
at Wisconsin L 78–92  14–6
(6–5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 14, 1985
at Indiana W 72–63  15–6
(7–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 16, 1985*
vs. Northeastern L 74–76  15–7
 
 
Feb 21, 1985
Purdue W 86–68  16–7
(8–5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 23, 1985
No. 16 Illinois W 72–64  17–7
(9–5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 28, 1985
at Iowa L 82–87  17–8
(9–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 2, 1985
at Minnesota W 78–77  18–8
(10–6)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 6, 1985
No. 3 Michigan L 72–77  18–9
(10–7)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 9, 1985
Michigan State W 90–79  19–9
(11–7)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
(4 MW) vs. (13 MW) Iowa State
First round
W 75–64[2]  20–9
Mabee Center (10,575)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 16, 1985*
(4 MW) vs. (5 MW) No. 8 Louisiana Tech
Second round
L 67–79[3]  20–10
Mabee Center (10,575)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1984-85 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Georgetown Tops Lehigh in Opener". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma Gains; La. Tech Triumphs". The New York Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 919–920. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.