1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

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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)
Seasons
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

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.

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[edit]

1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 22 William Tisdale 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Booker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 23 Wayman Tisdale 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Booker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma
G/F 25 Anthony Bowie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr East Central Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 30 Darryl Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Northwest Classen Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 32 Tim McCalister 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So West Side Gary, Indiana
F/C 55 David Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Wyandotte Kansas City, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

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

Round Pick Player NBA club
1 2 Wayman Tisdale Indiana Pacers

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Conference Championships". SoonerStats.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "1985 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  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.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  9. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  10. ^ "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  11. ^ "1985 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  12. ^ "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  13. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. pp. 168–169. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
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