1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1984–85 record 19-14 (7-11 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (14th year)
Captain Dan Dakich
Uwe Blab
Home arena Assembly Hall
1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Michigan 16 2   .889     26 4   .867
#12 Illinois 12 6   .667     26 9   .743
Purdue 11 7   .611     20 9   .690
Ohio State 11 7   .611     20 10   .667
Iowa 10 8   .556     21 11   .656
Michigan State 10 8   .556     19 10   .655
Indiana 7 11   .389     19 14   .576
Minnesota 6 12   .333     13 15   .464
Wisconsin 5 13   .278     14 14   .500
Northwestern 2 16   .111     6 22   .214
Rankings from AP Poll)

The 198485 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 14th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19-14 and a conference record of 7-11, finishing 7th in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, IU was invited to participate in the 1985 NIT; IU advanced to the championship game, but they lost to the UCLA Bruins.[1]

Olympics

Prior to the start of the season, Bobby Knight was the head coach of the US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Steve Alford was a member of the gold medal winning team.[2] Hoosiers trainer Tim Garl was the trainer of the Olympic team.

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
11Dan DakichG65Sr.Merrillville, Indiana
12Steve AlfordG62So.New Castle, Indiana
14Magnus PelkowskiC610Fr.Bogota, Colombia
21Winston MorganG/F65Jr.Anderson, Indiana
22Stew RobinsonG61Jr.Anderson, Indiana
23Delray BrooksG64Fr.Michigan City, Indiana
24Daryl ThomasF/C67So.Westchester, Illinois
30Todd MeierF/C68So.Oshkosh, Wisconsin
32Steve EylF66Fr.Hamilton, Ohio
33Uwe BlabC72Sr.Munich, Germany
41Mike GiomiF68Jr.Newark, Ohio
42Kreigh SmithG/F67Fr.Tipton, Indiana
44Joe HillmanG62Fr.Glendale, California
45Brian SloanF/C68Fr.McLeansboro, Illinois
50Marty SimmonsG/F65So.Lawrenceville, Illinois
52Courtney WitteF/C68RS Sr.Vincennes, Indiana

Player stats

Player Games Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Blocks Steals Points
Steve Alford[3] 32232N/A116101044580
Uwe Blab[4] 33212N/A1052077215529

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

11/24/1984*
#4 #17 Louisville L 64-75  0-1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/1/1984*
#12 Ohio W 90-73  1-1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/4/1984*
#11 at Notre Dame L 63-74  1-2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN

12/8/1984*
#11 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 81-68  2-2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/11/1984*
#16 at Iowa State W 69-67  3-2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA

12/14/1984*
#16 Western Kentucky
Indiana Classic
W 80-57  4-2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/15/1984*
#16 St. Joseph (Pa.)
Indiana Classic
W 81-44  5-2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/22/1984*
#16 at Kansas State W 70-58  6-2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS

12/29/1984*
#15 vs. Miami (OH)
Hoosier Classic
W 77-72  7-2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN

12/30/1984*
#15 vs. Florida
Hoosier Classic
W 80-63  8-2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN

1/2/1985
#12 at #16 Michigan W 87-62  9-2 (1-0)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/5/1985
#12 at Michigan State L 61-68  9-3 (1-1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI

1/10/1985
#11 Northwestern W 77-50  10-3 (2-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/12/1985
#11 Wisconsin W 90-68  11-3 (3-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/19/1985
#8 at Ohio State L 84-86  11-4 (3-2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

1/24/1985
#13 at Purdue
Rivalry
L 52-62  11-5 (3-3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

1/27/1985
#13 at #6 Illinois
Rivalry
L 41-52  11-6 (3-4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

1/31/1985
Iowa L 59-72  11-7 (3-5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/2/1985
Minnesota W 89-66  12-7 (4-5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/7/1985
at Wisconsin W 58-54  13-7 (5-5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

2/9/1985
at Northwestern W 78-59  14-7 (6-5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

2/14/1985
Ohio State L 63-72  14-8 (6-6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/21/1985
#16 Illinois
Rivalry
L 50-66  14-9 (6-7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/23/1985
Purdue
Rivalry
L 63-72  14-10 (6-8)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/28/1985
at Minnesota W 79-68  15-10 (7-8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

3/3/1985
at Iowa L 50-70  15-11 (7-9)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

3/7/1985
Michigan State L 58-68  15-12 (7-10)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/10/1985
#3 Michigan L 71-73  15-13 (7-11)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
NIT

3/15/1985*
Butler
First Round
W 79-57  16-13 (7-11)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/19/1985*
Richmond
Second Round
W 75-53  17-13 (7-11)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/24/1985*
Marquette
Quarterfinals
W 94-82  18-13 (7-11)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/27/1985*
vs. Tennessee
Semifinals
W 74-67  19-13 (7-11)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY

3/29/1985*
vs. UCLA
Championship
L 62-65  19-14 (7-11)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
117 Uwe Blab Dallas Mavericks

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References

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