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)
1984–85 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington135 .7222210  .688
USC135 .7221910  .655
Oregon State126 .667229  .710
Arizona126 .6672110  .677
UCLA126 .6672112  .636
Oregon810 .4441516  .484
Arizona State711 .3891216  .429
Washington State513 .2781315  .464
California513 .2781315  .464
Stanford315 .1671117  .393
As of November 25, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

1984–85 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
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) SoLong Beach City College Long Beach, CA
G 25 Steve Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoPalisades Charter HS Los Angeles, CA
PF 32 Pete Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrMt. 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

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

References

  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.
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