1984–85 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1984–85 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 20–10 (11–7 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Randy Ayers (1st season) |
Home arena | St. John Arena |
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 → |
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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 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.
Roster
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Schedule/results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
- ^ "1984-85 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "Georgetown Tops Lehigh in Opener". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Oklahoma Gains; La. Tech Triumphs". The New York Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 919–920. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.