1984–85 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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.

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)
1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Michigan162 .889264  .867
No. 12 Illinois126 .667269  .743
Purdue117 .611209  .690
Ohio State117 .6112010  .667
Iowa108 .5562111  .656
Michigan State108 .5561910  .655
Indiana711 .3891914  .576
Minnesota612 .3331315  .464
Wisconsin513 .2781414  .500
Northwestern216 .111622  .214
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Roster

1984–85 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

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

Team players in the 1985 NBA draft

Round Pick Player NBA Club
233Greg StokesPhiladelphia 76ers

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References

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  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.
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  14. "Iowa Men's Basketball 2020-21 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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