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1984–85 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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1984–85 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPGreg Stokes
Michael Payne
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
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

The 1984–85 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. They finished the season 21–11, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the West Region, losing in the First Round to Arkansas.

Previous season

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The Hawkeyes finished the 1983–84 season 13–15 and 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish tied for eighth place.

Roster

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1984–85 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 3 Gerry Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So San Bernardino, California
G 4 Andre Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Bart Casey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Iowa City, Iowa
G 10 Michael Reaves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Milledgeville, Georgia
G 11 Kenny Fullard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Raytown, Missouri
G/F 14 Bill Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 20 Jeff Moe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 24 Michael Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Haughton, Louisiana
G 25 Todd Berkenpas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Mapleton, Iowa
F 32 Dave Snedeker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Springfield, Illinois
F 40 Kent Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Wichita, Kansas
F/C 41 Greg Stokes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Hamilton, Ohio
C 42 Michael Payne 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Sr Quincy, Illinois
F 44 Al Lorenzen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F/C 54 Brad Lohaus Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
RS So Phoenix, Arizona
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
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/24/1984*
Arkansas-Little Rock W 76–47  1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/26/1984*
Gonzaga W 62–40  2–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/28/1984*
Morehead State W 89–46  3–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/1/1984*
George Mason W 111–82  4–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/4/1984*
7:35 pm
Iowa State
Rivalry
L 50–54[1]  4–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
12/7/1984*
Boston University
Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 67–53  5–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/8/1984*
Texas Tech
Amana-Hawkeye Classic
W 58–48[2]  6–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/12/1984*
Georgia State W 89–40  7–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/15/1984*
Illinois Wesleyan W 99–39[3]  8–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
12/22/1984*
South Carolina W 88–78  9–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/25/1984*
vs. Maryland
Rainbow Classic
L 68–70 OT[4] 9–2
Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/26/1984*
vs. Cornell
Rainbow Classic
W 59–56 OT 10–2
Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/27/1984*
vs. Arkansas
Rainbow Classic
W 71–52  11–2
Honolulu International Center 
Honolulu, HI
Big Ten regular season
1/3/1985
Purdue W 75–63  12–2
(1–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
1/5/1985
No. 6 Illinois W 64-60  13-2 (2-0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
1/12/1985
No. 19 at Minnesota L 57-65  13-3 (2-1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/17/1985
at No. 19 Michigan State W 79-65  14-3 (3-1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/19/1985
at Michigan L 67-69 3 OT[5] 14-4 (3-2)
Crisler Arena (13,069)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/24/1985
Northwestern W 66-47  15-4 (4-2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/26/1985
Wisconsin W 105-65[6]  16-4 (5-2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
1/31/1985
at Indiana W 72-59[7]  17-4 (6-2)
Assembly Hall (17,035)
Bloomington, IN
2/2/1985
at Ohio State W 67-58[8]  18-4 (7-2)
St. John Arena (13,681)
Columbus, OH
2/6/1987
No. 12 Minnesota W 70-65[9]  19-4 (8-2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
2/14/1985
No. 11 No. 3 Michigan L 52-56[10]  19-5 (8-3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
2/16/1985
No. 11 Michigan State L 55-57[11]  19-6 (8-4)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450)
Iowa City, IA
2/20/1985
No. 14 at Wisconsin L 53-54  19-7 (8-5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/23/1985
No. 14 at Northwestern L 58-78  19-8 (8-6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/28/1985
Ohio State W 87-82  20-8 (9-6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/3/1985
Indiana W 70-50[12]  21-8 (10-6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
3/7/1985
at No. 14 Illinois L 53-59  21-9 (10-7)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
3/9/1985
at Purdue L 54–60  21–10
(10–8)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1985*
(8 W) vs. (9 W) Arkansas
First Round
L 54–63[13]  21–11
Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,928)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.

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Rankings

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Team players in the 1985 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 33 Greg Stokes Philadelphia 76ers

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References

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  4. ^ "Maryland Wins in Overtime". The Washington Post. December 26, 1984. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
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  6. ^ "Hawks alarm Yoder's club with big win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 28, 1985. p. 1B. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  7. ^ "Hawkeyes power past Hoosiers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 1, 1985. p. 1B. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  8. ^ "Second half surge keeps Iowa in first" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 4, 1985. p. 1B. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  9. ^ "Hawkeyes win 5th straight, 70-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 7, 1985. p. 1B. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  10. ^ "Wolverines throttle Hawks, 56-52" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 15, 1985. p. 1B. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "Spartans extend string in arena" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 18, 1985. p. 1B. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "Indiana is routed without Knight". The New York Times. March 4, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "Razorbacks bounce back to beat Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 15, 1985. p. 1B. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  14. ^ "Iowa Men's Basketball 2020-21 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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