1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 31–6 overall record and a 13–1 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the first Big Eight Conference tournament championship and second Conference regular season championship for Tubbs.[1] This was Tubbs' first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament #1 seed.

1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 8 Conference regular season champions
Big 8 Conference tournament champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, #1 Seed, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record31–6 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528)
1984–85 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma†13–1 .92931–6  .838
No. 13 Kansas11–3 .78626–8  .765
Iowa State7–7 .50021–13  .618
Missouri7–7 .50018–14  .563
Kansas State5–9 .35714–14  .500
Colorado5–9 .35711–17  .393
Nebraska5–9 .35716–14  .533
Oklahoma State3–11 .21412–16  .429
† 1985 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by All American and Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Wayman Tisdale. The team lost two of its first four games, both to Illinois. It then won four home games before losing to SMU in the Chaminade Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team then won four more before losing at Tulsa. The team then won twelve in a row before losing at Kansas. The team then won its last three regular season games, its three conference tournament games and its first three 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament games before it was eliminated in the elite eight round by Memphis.[2]

Among his numerous accomplishments, Wayman Tisdale established the current Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball career scoring (2661), career scoring average (25.6), career rebounds (1048), single-season points (932) records.[3] Tisdale became the first Associated Press All-American first team selection as a freshman, sophomore and junior and first three-time Big Eight Conference scoring champion.[4]

Roster
1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 22 William Tisdale 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrBooker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 23 Wayman Tisdale 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrBooker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma
G/F 25 Anthony Bowie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrEast Central Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 30 Darryl Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoNorthwest Classen Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 32 Tim McCalister 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWest Side Gary, Indiana
F/C 55 David Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)255 lb (116 kg) SoWyandotte Kansas City, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 18, 1984*
    		 No. 5 vs. No. 2 Illinois
    Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic    		 L 64–81  0–1
    		 Springfield Civic Center (7,530)
    Springfield, Massachusetts
    Nov 24, 1984*
    		 No. 5 Morehead State W 94–48  1–1
    		 Lloyd Noble Center (11,400)
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Nov 26, 1984*
    		 No. 10 Arkansas-Little Rock W 90–63  2–1
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 1, 1984*
    		 No. 10 at No. 7 Illinois L 70–73  2–2
    		 Assembly Hall (16,671)
    Champaign, Illinois
    Dec 5, 1984*
    		 No. 17 St. Mary's (TX) W 88–55  3–2
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 8, 1984*
    		 No. 17 Loyola-Chicago W 115–82  4–2
    		 Lloyd Noble Center (11,200)
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 10, 1984*
    		 No. 15 Southwestern (TX) W 126–76  5–2
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 15, 1984*
    		 No. 15 Puget Sound W 101–71  6–2
    		 Lloyd Noble Center (11,455)
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Dec 22, 1984*
    		 No. 11 vs. No. 6 Southern Methodist L 76–85  6–3
    		 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 25, 1984*
    		 No. 17 vs. No. 20 Louisville W 90–72  7–3
    		 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 29, 1984*
    		 No. 17 vs. Manhattan
    All-College Tournament    		 W 121–74  8–3
    		 The Myriad 
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Dec 30, 1984*
    		 No. 17 vs. No. 19 Louisiana Tech
    All-College Tournament    		 W 84–72  9–3
    		 The Myriad (10,287)
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Jan 5, 1985*
    		 No. 13 Northeast Louisiana W 101–95  10–3
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 9, 1985*
    		 No. 8 at Tulsa L 89–104  10–4
    		 Tulsa Convention Center 
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Jan 12, 1985*
    		 No. 8 Northwestern State W 98–62  11–4
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 16, 1985
    		 No. 13 Missouri W 92–65  12–4
    (1–0)    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 19, 1985
    		 No. 13 No. 9 Kansas W 87–76  13–4
    (2–0)    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 23, 1985
    		 No. 11 at Iowa State W 81–74  14–4
    (3–0)    		 Hilton Coliseum (14,342)
    Ames, Iowa
    Jan 26, 1985
    		 No. 9 Kansas State W 94–75  15–4
    (4–0)    		 Lloyd Noble Center (11,495)
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 29, 1985
    		 No. 7 at Colorado W 90–71  16–4
    (5–0)    		 Coors Events Center 
    Boulder, Colorado
    Feb 2, 1985
    		 No. 7 at Oklahoma State W 83–81  17–4
    (6–0)    		 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
    Stillwater, Oklahoma
    Feb 6, 1985
    		 No. 7 Nebraska W 83–74  18–4
    (7–0)    		 Lloyd Noble Center (11,450)
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Feb 9, 1985
    		 No. 7 at Kansas State W 81–75  19–4
    (8–0)    		 Ahearn Fieldhouse 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    Feb 13, 1985
    		 No. 4 Iowa State W 104–76  20–4
    (9–0)    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Feb 16, 1985
    		 No. 4 at Missouri W 88–84  21–4
    (10–0)    		 Hearnes Center (12,288)
    Columbia, Missouri
    Feb 20, 1985
    		 No. 5 Colorado W 110–80  22–4
    (11–0)    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Feb 24, 1985
    		 No. 5 at No. 15 Kansas L 76–82  22–5
    (11–1)    		 Allen Fieldhouse (15,200)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    Feb 27, 1985
    		 No. 6 Oklahoma State W 89–84  23–5
    (12–1)    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Mar 2, 1985
    		 No. 6 at Nebraska W 65–62  24–5
    (13–1)    		 Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,688)
    Lincoln, Nebraska
    Mar 3, 1985*
    		 No. 6 No. 10 Georgia Tech W 87–80  25–5
    		 Lloyd Noble Center (11,619)
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Big 8 Tournament
    Mar 5, 1985*
    		 (1) No. 4 (8) Oklahoma State
    Quarterfinals    		 W 116–91  26–5
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Mar 8, 1985*
    		 (1) No. 4 vs. (4) Missouri
    Semifinals    		 W 104–84  27–5
    		 Kemper Arena (17,200)
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Mar 7, 1985*
    		 (1) No. 4 vs. (3) Iowa State
    Championship Game    		 W 73–71  28–5
    		 Kemper Arena (13,200)
    Kansas City, Missouri
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 14, 1985*
    		 (1 MW) No. 4 vs. (16 MW) North Carolina A&T
    First round    		 W 96–83[5]  29–5
    		 Mabee Center 
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Mar 16, 1985*
    		 (1 MW) No. 4 vs. (9 MW) Illinois State
    Second Round    		 W 75–69  30–5
    		 Mabee Center (10,575)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Mar 21, 1985*
    		 (1 MW) No. 4 vs. (5 MW) No. 8 Louisiana Tech
    Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen    		 W 86–84 OT[6] 31–5
    		 Reunion Arena (17,007)
    Dallas, Texas
    Mar 23, 1985*
    		 (1 MW) No. 4 vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Memphis State
    Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight    		 L 61–63  31–6
    		 Reunion Arena 
    Dallas, Texas
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.

    NCAA basketball tournament
    Main article: 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

    The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament:[7]

    Honors

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    The following players were drafted in the 1985 NBA draft:[10][11]

    RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
    12Wayman TisdaleIndiana Pacers

    The following players were varsity letter-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA draft in later years:[12] [13]

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    2. "1985 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
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    4. "Honored Jerseys". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
    5. "Oklahoma Advances by 96-83". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
    6. "Tisdale's Roller Lifts Oklahoma". Chicago Tribune. March 22, 1985. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
    7. "1985 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
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