1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton, serving for his 11th and final year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team finished second in the SWC regular season standings. As No. 9 seed in the West region of the 1985 NCAA Tournament, the Razorbacks defeated Iowa in the opening round[1] before losing to eventual Final Four participant St. John's in the second round.[2] Arkansas finished with a record of 22–13 (10–6 SWC).

1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record22–13 (10–6 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDoc Sadler (3rd season)
Home arenaBarnhill Arena
1984–85 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Texas Tech124 .750238  .742
SMU106 .6252310  .697
Texas A&M106 .6251911  .633
Arkansas106 .6252213  .629
TCU88 .5001612  .571
Houston88 .5001614  .533
Texas79 .4381513  .536
Baylor412 .2501117  .393
Rice313 .1881116  .407
1985 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 35 Joe Kleine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrNotre Dame Slater, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    [3]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 24, 1984*
    No. 16 Southeastern Louisiana W 65–62  1–0
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Nov 27, 1984*
    No. 17 vs. Central Florida W 59–45  2–0
     
     
    Dec 1, 1984*
    No. 17 at Ohio State L 84–85  2–1
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, Ohio
    Dec 8, 1984*
    SW Missouri State W 70–56  3–1
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Dec 14, 1984*
    Charleston Southern W 74–55  4–1
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Dec 15, 1984*
    vs. Tulsa W 70–66  5–1
     
     
    Dec 18, 1984*
    vs. UTSA W 74–67  6–1
     
     
    Dec 20, 1984*
    vs. Minnesota W 56–46  7–1
     
     
    Dec 22, 1984*
    at Oral Roberts W 64–57  8–1
    Mabee Center 
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 25, 1984*
    vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech
    Rainbow Classic
    L 52–72  8–2
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 26, 1984*
    vs. Iowa State
    Rainbow Classic
    W 84–79 OT 9–2
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 27, 1984*
    vs. Iowa
    Rainbow Classic
    L 52–71  9–3
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Jan 2, 1985
    at Texas A&M W 70–67  10–3
    (1–0)
    G. Rollie White Coliseum 
    College Station, Texas
    Jan 5, 1985
    at No. 7 SMU L 60–63  10–4
    (1–1)
    Moody Coliseum 
    Dallas, Texas
    Jan 9, 1985
    TCU W 67–59  11–4
    (2–1)
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Jan 12, 1985
    Texas W 64–58  12–4
    (3–1)
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Jan 16, 1985
    at Texas Tech L 48–64  12–5
    (3–2)
    Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
    Lubbock, Texas
    Jan 19, 1985
    at Houston L 73–78  12–6
    (3–3)
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    Jan 23, 1985
    Rice W 67–56  13–6
    (4–3)
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Jan 27, 1985*
    at Virginia L 52–54  13–7
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Jan 30, 1985
    at Baylor W 64–57  14–7
    (5–3)
    Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
    Waco, Texas
    Feb 1, 1985
    Texas A&M W 58–53  15–7
    (6–3)
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Feb 3, 1985*
    at No. 2 Georgetown L 39–56  15–8
    Capital Centre (14,391)
    Landover, Maryland
    Feb 6, 1985
    No. 4 SMU W 69–66  16–8
    (7–3)
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Feb 9, 1985
    at TCU L 66–72  16–9
    (7–4)
    Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
    Fort Worth, Texas
    Feb 16, 1985*
    Texas Tech L 50–52  16–10
    (7–5)
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Feb 19, 1985
    at Texas W 60–51  17–10
    (8–5)
    Frank Erwin Center 
    Austin, Texas
    Feb 20, 1985
    Houston W 73–59  18–10
    (9–5)
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Feb 24, 1985
    at Rice L 68–71  18–11
    (9–6)
    Tudor Fieldhouse 
    Houston, Texas
    Mar 1, 1985
    Baylor W 106–71  19–11
    (10–6)
    Barnhill Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    SWC Tournament
    Mar 8, 1985*
    vs. Texas
    Quarterfinals
    W 66–46  20–11
    Reunion Arena 
    Dallas, Texas
    Mar 9, 1985*
    vs. No. 20 SMU
    Semifinals
    W 68–55  21–11
    Reunion Arena 
    Dallas, Texas
    Mar 10, 1985*
    vs. Texas Tech
    Championship game
    L 64–67  21–12
    Reunion Arena 
    Dallas, Texas
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 14, 1985*
    (9 W) vs. (8 W) Iowa
    First round
    W 63–54  22–12
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Mar 16, 1985*
    (9 W) vs. (1 W) No. 3 St. John's
    Second round
    L 65–68  22–13
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.

    [4]

    Rankings

    [5]

    Awards and honors

    1985 NBA draft

    PlayerRoundPickNBA club
    Joe Kleine16Sacramento Kings

    References

    1. "St. John's Routs Southern by 83-59 in First Round". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    2. "Wennington Meets His Responsibility". The New York Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
    3. "1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
    4. "1984-85 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
      • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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