1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team


The 1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1984–85 men's college basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 9th season. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 22–9 (9–7) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record22–9 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 St. John's 15 1   .938 31 4   .886
No. 1 Georgetown 14 2   .875 35 3   .921
No. 15 Syracuse 9 7   .563 22 9   .710
Villanova 9 7   .563 25 10   .714
Pittsburgh 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Boston College 7 9   .438 20 11   .645
Connecticut 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Providence 3 13   .188 11 20   .355
Seton Hall 1 15   .063 10 18   .357
1985 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1985[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1984–85 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 4 Rony Seikaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Athens, Greece
G 11 Greg Monroe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rochester, New York
SF 12 Rafael Addison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Jersey City, New Jersey
G 24 Joel Katz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So San Juan, Puerto Rico
F 25 Howard Triche 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Syracuse, New York
F/C 30 Derek Brower 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr North Babylon, New York
PG 31 Dwayne Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
PF 45 Wendell Alexis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Queens, New York
F 50 Joey Kohm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Ithaca, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 28, 1984*
Cornell W 65–53  1–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1984*
Canisius W 52–48  2–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 7, 1984*
Maine W 84–65  3–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 8, 1984*
Lamar
Carrier Classic
W 68–58  4–0
Carrier Dome (20,214)
Syracuse, New York
Dec 12, 1984*
at St. Bonaventure W 71–59  5–0
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 22, 1984*
Utica W 84–63  6–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 28, 1984*
vs. Detroit W 77–63  7–0
 
 
Dec 29, 1984*
vs. Duquesne W 75–60  8–0
 
 
Big East Regular Season
Jan 2, 1985
at Villanova L 70–82  8–1
(0–1)
Villanova Field House 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1985
No. 12 Boston College W 64–58  9–1
(1–1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 12, 1985
at Providence W 71–63  10–1
(2–1)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 16, 1985
at Seton Hall W 90–80  11–1
(3–1)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 19, 1985
Connecticut L 68–70  11–2
(3–2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 23, 1985
No. 11 at No. 2 St. John's L 80–82 OT 11–3
(3–3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 26, 1985
at Pittsburgh W 80–75  12–3
(4–3)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1985
No. 11 No. 2 Georgetown W 65–63  13–3
(5–3)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 1, 1985
No. 18 Villanova W 92–79  14–3
(6–3)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 3, 1985*
Marquette W 71–53  15–3
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 5, 1985*
vs. Boston College L 66–67  15–4
(6–4)
 
 
Feb 9, 1985*
at Notre Dame W 65–62  16–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 12, 1985
Providence W 82–76  17–4
(7–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 14, 1985
Seton Hall W 94–62  18–4
(8–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 16, 1985*
LSU W 76–64  19–4
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 20, 1985
at Connecticut L 69–71  19–5
(8–5)
Hartford Civic Center 
Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 23, 1985
No. 1 St. John's L 83–88  19–6
(8–6)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 26, 1985
Pittsburgh W 80–72  20–6
(9–6)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Mar 1, 1985
No. 12 at No. 2 Georgetown L 63–90  20–7
(9–7)
Capital Centre (19,335)
Washington, D.C.
Big East Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*
No. 13 vs. Boston College
Quarterfinals
W 70–69  21–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 8, 1985*
No. 13 vs. No. 1 Georgetown
Semifinals
L 65–74  21–8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
(7 E) No. 15 vs. (10 E) DePaul
First round
W 70–65[2]  22–8
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 17, 1985*
(7 E) No. 15 vs. (2 E) No. 6 Georgia Tech
Second round
L 53–70[3]  22–9
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "SYRACUSE THWARTS DEPAUL WITH ZONE". The New York Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "VILLANOVA UPSETS NO. 2 MICHIGAN; SYRACUSE FALLS". The New York Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com
  5. ^ 2009-10 Syracuse Record Book Retrieved 2013-Jul-29.