1984–85 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Lute Olson. The Wildcats played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. Arizona finished with an overall record of 21–10 (12–6 Pac-10) and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round.

1984–85 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferencePacific-10
Record21–10 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
Seasons
1984–85 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
USC 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
Oregon State 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Arizona 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
UCLA 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Oregon 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Arizona State 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Washington State 5 13   .278 13 15   .464
California 5 13   .278 13 15   .464
Stanford 3 15   .167 11 17   .393
As of November 25, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1984–85 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 14 Eddie Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr    
G 20 Craig McMillan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr    
G 22 Bruce Fraser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
G 25 Steve Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Palisades Charter HS Los Angeles, CA
PF 32 Pete Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Mt. San Antonio College Harbor City, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 23, 1984*
Houston Baptist W 63–56  1–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Nov 30, 1984*
Tulsa W 84–80  2–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 1, 1984*
San Jose State W 79–44  3–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 4, 1984*
Loyola Marymount W 82–75  4–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 8, 1984*
at Northern Arizona W 82–61  5–0
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona
Dec 10, 1984*
at Pan American W 85–60  6–0
UTPA Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, Texas
Dec 15, 1984*
San Francisco State W 107–75  7–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 17, 1984*
Minnesota L 79–88  7–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 20, 1984*
at New Mexico L 58–59  7–2
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 26, 1984*
at Hawaii–Hilo W 99–75  8–2
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1984*
vs. Missouri
Hawaii-Pacific Classic
L 73–76  8–3
 
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1984*
at Hawaii Pacific
Hawaii-Pacific Classic
W 80–66  9–3
 
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 5, 1985
at Arizona State
Rivalry
W 61–60  10–3
(1–0)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 10, 1985
at California W 69–67  11–3
(2–0)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 12, 1985
at Stanford L 51–55  11–4
(2–1)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 17, 1985
USC L 63–64  11–5
(2–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 19, 1985
UCLA
Rivalry
W 53–52  12–5
(3–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 24, 1985
at No. 10 Oregon State L 55–59  12–6
(3–3)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 26, 1985
at Oregon W 73–54  13–6
(4–3)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Jan 31, 1985
Washington W 69–56  14–6
(5–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 2, 1985
Washington State W 73–56  15–6
(6–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 7, 1985
Stanford W 68–56  16–6
(7–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 9, 1985*
California W 66–48  17–6
(8–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 16, 1985
at USC W 60–55  18–6
(9–3)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 18, 1985
at Washington State W 63–60  19–6
(10–3)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 21, 1985
Oregon L 40–43  19–7
(10–4)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 23, 1985
No. 19 Oregon State W 67–52  20–7
(11–4)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 28, 1985
No. 19 at Washington L 58–60  20–8
(11–5)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Mar 2, 1985
No. 19 at UCLA
Rivalry
L 54–58  20–9
(11–6)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 9, 1985
Arizona State
Rivalry
W 68–48  21–9
(12–6)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
(10 W) vs. (7 W) Alabama
First Round
L 41–50  21–10
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Sources[2][3]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. ^ "1984-85 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved August 30, 2020.