1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team
American college basketball season
1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 19–12 (9–5 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | Norfolk Scope Hampton Coliseum (alternate) |
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 VCU † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1984–85 college basketball season. This was head coach Paul Webb's 10th and final season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs compete in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 19–12, 9–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place during the regular season. They reached the championship game of the 1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 12 seed in the East Region where they were beaten by 5 seed SMU[1] in the opening round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 17, 1984* | Yugoslavia | W 67–60 | – | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 24, 1984* | at No. 15 Virginia Tech | L 76–102 | 0–1 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
Nov 28, 1984* | VMI | W 56–50 | 1–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Nov 30, 1984* | South Carolina Aiken | W 107–72 | 2–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 5, 1984* | Saint Joseph's | W 87–63 | 3–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 8, 1984* | at William & Mary | W 62–57 | 4–1 | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 15, 1984* | James Madison | W 66–57 | 5–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 27, 1984* | vs. No. 5 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival | L 66–77 | 5–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Dec 29, 1984* | vs. Rutgers ECAC Holiday Festival | W 82–80 | 6–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Jan 2, 1985 | at South Alabama | W 86–84 | 7–2 (1–0) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 5, 1985 | at Western Kentucky | L 67–73 | 7–3 (1–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
Jan 8, 1985* | at James Madison | L 68–80 | 7–4 | Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 10, 1985 | UNC Charlotte | W 86–60 | 8–4 (2–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 12, 1985 | Western Kentucky | W 84–76 | 9–4 (3–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 14, 1985* | at No. 10 DePaul | L 58–64 | 9–5 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 17, 1985 | South Florida | W 74–62 | 10–5 (4–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 24, 1985 | UAB | L 55–56 | 10–6 (4–2) | Norfolk Scope (5,021) Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 26, 1985 | South Alabama | W 86–74 | 11–6 (5–2) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 31, 1985 | at No. 20 UAB | W 59–58 | 12–6 (6–2) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,032) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 2, 1985 | Jacksonville | L 78–79 OT | 12–7 (6–3) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 4, 1985* | at No. 17 Maryland | L 75–87 | 12–8 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland | |||||||
Feb 7, 1985 | at South Florida | W 75–73 | 13–8 (7–3) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida | |||||||
Feb 9, 1985 | at Jacksonville | W 67–65 | 14–8 (8–3) | Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||
Feb 14, 1985 | at UNC Charlotte | W 80–64 | 15–8 (9–3) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 16, 1985 | at VCU Rivalry | L 71–90 | 15–9 (9–4) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 18, 1985* | Dayton | W 91–82 | 16–9 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 20, 1985* | William & Mary | W 72–58 | 17–9 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 25, 1985 | No. 17 VCU Rivalry | L 66–78 | 17–10 (9–5) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 1985* | (3) | vs. (6) South Alabama Quarterfinals | W 84–66 | 18–10 | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia | ||||||
Mar 2, 1985* | (3) | vs. (2) UAB Semifinals | W 68–67 | 19–10 | Hampton Coliseum (9,558) Hampton, Virginia | ||||||
Mar 3, 1985* | (3) | vs. (1) No. 17 VCU Championship game | L 82–87 | 19–11 | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1985* | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) Southern Methodist First round | L 68–85 | 19–12 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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4 | 79 | Mark Davis | Cleveland Cavaliers |
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See also
References
- ^ "Iona Knocked Out By Loyola". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.