1984–85 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1984–85 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 21–9 |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Pete Gillen (5th season) |
Home arena | Athletic & Convocation Center |
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 → |
The 1984–85 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1984-85 college basketball season. The Irish were led by head coach Digger Phelps, in his 14th season, and played their home games at the Athletic & Convocation Center in Notre Dame, Indiana. Notre Dame earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Southeast region. After an opening round win over Oregon State,[1] the Irish were beaten by No. 2 seed North Carolina in the round of 32.[2] The team finished with a 21–9 record.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 25, 1984* | Manhattan | W 67–56 | 1–0 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Nov 29, 1984* | Northwestern | W 79–61 | 2–0 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 1, 1984* | Saint Francis (PA) | W 85–45 | 3–0 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 4, 1984* | No. 11 Indiana | W 74–63 | 4–0 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 8, 1984* | at No. 2 DePaul | L 83–95 | 4–1 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 9, 1984* | at Valparaiso | W 88–57 | 5–1 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 30, 1984* | at Creighton | L 58–60 | 5–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Jan 5, 1985* | vs. Davidson | W 79–62 | 6–2 | Charlotte Coliseum (I) | |||||||
Jan 7, 1985* | at Rice | L 70–73 | 6–3 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
Jan 12, 1985* | at Marquette | W 63–62 | 7–3 | MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Jan 16, 1985* | Holy Cross | W 96–61 | 8–3 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 20, 1985* | No. 10 DePaul | L 66–71 | 8–4 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 23, 1985* | Dayton | W 66–61 | 9–4 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 26, 1985* | at Maryland | L 65–77 | 9–5 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 28, 1985* | Providence | W 70–63 | 10–5 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 30, 1985* | Saint Louis | W 48–42 | 11–5 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 3, 1985* | at UCLA | W 53–52 | 12–5 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Feb 6, 1985* | La Salle | W 71–58 | 13–5 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 9, 1985* | No. 6 Syracuse | L 62–65 | 13–6 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 13, 1985* | New Orleans | W 79–54 | 14–6 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 16, 1985* | vs. No. 7 Duke | L 69–81 | 14–7 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
Feb 18, 1985* | Loyola (MD) | W 61–60 | 15–7 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 20, 1985* | vs. Fordham | W 65–54 | 16–7 | | |||||||
Feb 23, 1985* | Brigham Young | W 67–58 | 17–7 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 28, 1985* | at Butler | L 69–70 | 17–8 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Mar 3, 1985* | Washington | W 57–50 | 18–8 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Mar 6, 1985* | Marquette | W 66–60 | 19–8 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Mar 9, 1985* | at Dayton | W 80–73 | 20–8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1985* | (7 SE) | vs. (10 SE) Oregon State First round | W 79–70 | 21–8 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 16, 1985* | (7 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 7 North Carolina Second round | L 58–60 | 21–9 | Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana | ||||||
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Rankings
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References
- ^ "Tar Heels and Irish Advance". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "UNC Edges Notre Dame, 60-58". The Washington Post. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. p. 120. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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