1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	21–13 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Antrim; Jim Hallihan;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

The 1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 5th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1984–85 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma†	13	–	1	.929	31	–	6	.838
No. 13 Kansas	11	–	3	.786	26	–	8	.765
Iowa State	7	–	7	.500	21	–	13	.618
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	18	–	14	.563
Kansas State	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
Colorado	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Nebraska	5	–	9	.357	16	–	14	.533
Oklahoma State	3	–	11	.214	12	–	16	.429

† 1985 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 21–13, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for third place. The Cyclones advanced to the Big Eight tournament championship game against #4 Oklahoma, falling 73-71. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a 13 seed, falling in the first round to 4 seed Ohio State, 75-64.

Roster

1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Barry Stevens (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	Jeff Hornacek (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	Jeff Grayer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Flint, Michigan
C	Sam Hill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So
G	Gary Thompkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr
F	Ron Virgil	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	Lafester Rhodes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
F	Tom Peterson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
C	David Moss	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
F	Eli Parker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr
	Wes Wallace	—	—	Sr
C	Brad Dudek	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	—
F	Ray Harris	—	—

Head coach

Johnny Orr (Beloit)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Antrim
Jim Hallihan

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 24, 1984* 1:00 pm		Brandon (Canada) Exhibition	W 78–68		Hilton Coliseum (8,862) Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 27, 1984* 8:00 pm, WOI		Mankato State	W 93–57	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (13,810) Ames, IA
December 1, 1984* 1:10 pm, WOI		Creighton	W 77–68	2–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,132) Ames, IA
December 4, 1984* 7:35 pm, Iowa Television Network		at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 54–50	3–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, IA
December 6, 1984* 7:30 pm		Augustana	W 113–55	4–0	Hilton Coliseum (13,874) Ames, IA
December 8, 1984* 1:10 pm, WOI		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 74–73	5–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,106) Ames, IA
December 11, 1984* 8:10 pm, Sports Time		Indiana	L 67–69	5–1	Hilton Coliseum (14,296) Ames, IA
December 14, 1984* 6:00 pm		vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech Volunteer Classic Semifinals	L 53–80	5–2	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
December 15, 1984* 6:00 pm		vs. Southern Miss Volunteer Classic Consolation	W 73–72	6–2	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
December 17, 1984* 8:00 pm		Denver	W 90–47	7–2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 22, 1984* 8:00 pm		Colorado State	W 85–49	8–2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 26, 1984* 10:40 pm, WHO-TV		vs. No. 11 Washington Rainbow Classic Quarterfinals	L 59–72	8–3	Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI
December 27, 1984* 6:30 pm, WHO-TV		vs. Arkansas Rainbow Classic Consolation Semifinals	L 79–84 ^OT	8–4	Blaisdell Arena (1,581) Honolulu, HI
December 28, 1984* 4:30 pm		vs. Cornell Rainbow Classic Consolation Seventh Place	W 81–59	9–4	Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI
January 3, 1985* 8:00 pm		Morgan State	W 114–67	10–4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 8, 1985* 8:00 pm		Abilene Christian	W 106–86	11–4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 10, 1985* 8:00 pm, KGAN/Heritage Cablevision		at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 69–61	12–4	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA
January 17, 1985 7:40 pm, Sports Time		at No. 9 Kansas	L 72–76	12–5 (0–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (14,800) Lawrence, KS
January 19, 1985 2:40 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports		at Missouri	W 71–64	13–5 (1–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 23, 1985 8:00 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports		No. 11 Oklahoma	L 74–81	13–6 (1–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,342) Ames, IA
January 26, 1985 3:00 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 64–58	14–6 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 30, 1985 8:00 pm		Nebraska	W 76–65	15–6 (3–2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 2, 1985 1:00 pm		Kansas State	W 58–54	16–6 (4–2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 7, 1985 9:10 pm, Sports Time		at Colorado	L 70–72	16–7 (4–3)	Coors Events Center (5,478) Boulder, CO
February 9, 1985 3:10 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports		Missouri	L 70–73	16–8 (4–4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 13, 1985 7:35 pm		at No. 4 Oklahoma	L 76–104	16–9 (4–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 16, 1985 1:10 pm, Big Eight/KAB Sports		No. 10 Kansas	W 72–70	17–9 (5–5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 21, 1985 7:40 pm, Sports Time		at Nebraska	L 57–74	17–10 (5–6)	Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
February 23, 1985 1:00 pm		Oklahoma State	W 82–67	18–10 (6–6)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 27, 1985 7:35 pm		at Kansas State	L 67–68	18–11 (6–7)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
March 2, 1985 Big Eight		at Colorado	W 70–63	19–11 (7–7)	Hilton Coliseum (14,216) Ames, IA
Big Eight tournament
March 6, 1985 7:10 pm, WOI/KMTV/KCAU	(3)	vs. (6) Colorado Big Eight tournament quarterfinals	W 76–52	20–11	Hilton Coliseum (12,340) Ames, IA
March 8, 1985 9:30 pm, Big Eight	(3)	vs. (2) No. 10 Kansas Big Eight tournament semifinals	W 75–59	21–11	Kemper Arena (17,250) Kansas City, MO
March 9, 1985 1:00 pm, CBS	(3)	vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma Big Eight tournament finals	L 71–73	21–12	Kemper Arena (13,200) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1985* 12:07 pm, ESPN/NCAA Productions	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) Ohio State NCAA tournament Midwest Region First Round	L 64–75[2]	21–13	Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

"1984-85 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
"Georgetown Tops Lehigh in Opener". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
"Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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[1] "1984-85 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".

[2] "Georgetown Tops Lehigh in Opener". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[3] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics