1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 14th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–14 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainDan Dakich
Uwe Blab
Home arenaAssembly Hall
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

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–14 and a conference record of 7–11, finishing 7th in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, IU was invited to participate in the 1985 NIT; IU advanced to the championship game, but they lost to the UCLA Bruins.[1]

Olympics

Prior to the start of the season, Bobby Knight was the head coach of the US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Steve Alford was a member of the gold medal winning team.[2] Hoosiers trainer Tim Garl was the trainer of the Olympic team.

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
11Dan DakichG6–5Sr.Merrillville, Indiana
12Steve AlfordG6–2So.New Castle, Indiana
14Magnus PelkowskiC6–10Fr.Bogotá, Colombia
21Winston MorganG/F6–5Jr.Anderson, Indiana
22Stew RobinsonG6–1Jr.Anderson, Indiana
23Delray BrooksG6–4Fr.Michigan City, Indiana
24Daryl ThomasF/C6–7So.Westchester, Illinois
30Todd MeierF/C6–8So.Oshkosh, Wisconsin
32Steve EylF6–6Fr.Hamilton, Ohio
33Uwe BlabC7–2Sr.Munich, Germany
41Mike GiomiF6–8Jr.Newark, Ohio
42Kreigh SmithG/F6–7Fr.Tipton, Indiana
44Joe HillmanG6–2Fr.Glendale, California
45Brian SloanF/C6–8Fr.McLeansboro, Illinois
50Marty SimmonsG/F6–5So.Lawrenceville, Illinois
52Courtney WitteF/C6–8RS Sr.Vincennes, Indiana

Player stats

PlayerGamesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsBlocksStealsPoints
Steve Alford[3]32232N/A116101044580
Uwe Blab[4]33212N/A1052077215529

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/24/1984*
No. 4 No. 17 Louisville L 64–75  0–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/1/1984*
No. 12 Ohio W 90–73  1–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/4/1984*
No. 11 at Notre Dame L 63–74  1–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/8/1984*
No. 11 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 81–68  2–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1984*
No. 16 at Iowa State W 69–67  3–2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
12/14/1984*
No. 16 Western Kentucky
Indiana Classic
W 80–57  4–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1984*
No. 16 St. Joseph (Pa.)
Indiana Classic
W 81–44  5–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/22/1984*
No. 16 at Kansas State W 70–58  6–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
12/29/1984*
No. 15 vs. Miami (OH)
Hoosier Classic
W 77–72  7–2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
12/30/1984*
No. 15 vs. Florida
Hoosier Classic
W 80–63  8–2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
1/2/1985
No. 12 at No. 16 Michigan W 87–62  9–2 (1–0)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/5/1985
No. 12 at Michigan State L 61–68  9–3 (1–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
1/10/1985
No. 11 Northwestern W 77–50  10–3 (2–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1985
No. 11 Wisconsin W 90–68  11–3 (3–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/19/1985
No. 8 at Ohio State L 84–86  11–4 (3–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
1/24/1985
No. 13 at Purdue
Rivalry
L 52–62  11–5 (3–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/27/1985
No. 13 at No. 6 Illinois
Rivalry
L 41–52  11–6 (3–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/31/1985
Iowa L 59–72  11–7 (3–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/2/1985
Minnesota W 89–66  12–7 (4–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1985
at Wisconsin W 58–54  13–7 (5–5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/9/1985
at Northwestern W 78–59  14–7 (6–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/14/1985
Ohio State L 63–72  14–8 (6–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/21/1985
No. 16 Illinois
Rivalry
L 50–66  14–9 (6–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1985
Purdue
Rivalry
L 63–72  14–10 (6–8)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/28/1985
at Minnesota W 79–68  15–10 (7–8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
3/3/1985
at Iowa L 50–70  15–11 (7–9)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
3/7/1985
Michigan State L 58–68  15–12 (7–10)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/10/1985
No. 3 Michigan L 71–73  15–13 (7–11)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
NIT
3/15/1985*
Butler
First Round
W 79–57  16–13 (7–11)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/19/1985*
Richmond
Second Round
W 75–53  17–13 (7–11)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/24/1985*
Marquette
Quarterfinals
W 94–82  18–13 (7–11)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/27/1985*
vs. Tennessee
Semifinals
W 74–67  19–13 (7–11)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City
3/29/1985*
vs. UCLA
Championship
L 62–65  19–14 (7–11)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
117Uwe BlabDallas Mavericks

[5]

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Steve Alford Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  4. "Uwe Blab Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  5. "1985 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
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