1984–85 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1984–85 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1984–85 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun , the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena . They finished the season 22–9 overall with a 13–3 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 3 seed Illinois , 76–57.[ 1]
Roster
1984–85 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1984
at Vermont
W 71–52
1–0 (1–0)
Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont
Jan 5, 1985 *
Suffolk
W 128–72
2–0
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 7, 1984 *
vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
W 70–63
3–0
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Dec 8, 1984 *
at Montana
L 80–81
3–1
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Dec 15, 1984 *
at UMass
L 66–67
3–2
Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
Dec 28, 1984 *
vs. Illinois State Fleet Classic
L 84–92
3–3
Providence Civic Center (6,349)Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 29, 1984 *
vs. West Texas A&M Fleet Classic
L 74–81
3–4
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 3, 1985
at Maine
W 89–71
4–4 (2–0)
Alfond Arena Orono, Maine
Jan 5, 1985
Niagara
W 73–70
5–4 (3–0)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 8, 1985
Maine
W 94–70
6–4 (4–0)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 12, 1985
at Siena
W 88–68
7–4 (5–0)
Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York
Jan 17, 1985 *
Keene State
W 108–68
8–4
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 19, 1985
Colgate
W 63–56
9–4 (6–0)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 22, 1985 *
Fairfield
W 92–67
10–4
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 24, 1985 *
New Hampshire
L 55–57
10–5 (6–1)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 26, 1985
at Canisius
L 65–67
10–6 (6–2)
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York
Jan 28, 1985
at Niagara
L 80–85
10–7 (6–3)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Lewiston, New York
Jan 30, 1985 *
Boston College
L 75–82
10–8
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 5, 1985
Canisius
W 99–91
11–8 (7–3)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 7, 1985
at Colgate
W 54–45
12–8 (8–3)
Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York
Feb 9, 1985
Boston University
W 74–62
13–8 (9–3)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 16, 1985 *
vs. Ohio State
W 76–74
14–8
Feb 18, 1985 *
at Hartford
W 75–59
15–8
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 20, 1985
Vermont
W 88–62
16–8 (10–3)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 22, 1985
at New Hampshire
W 78–70
17–8 (11–3)
Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire
Feb 25, 1985
Siena
W 72–63
18–8 (12–3)
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 1985
at Boston University
W 80–69
19–8 (13–3)
Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts
ECAC North tournament
Mar 4, 1985 *
Maine Quarterfinals
W 103–81
20–8
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 5, 1985 *
Siena Semifinals
W 73–69
21–8
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 6, 1985 *
Boston University Championship game
W 68–67
22–8
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985 *
(14 E)
vs. (3 E) No. 12 Illinois First round
L 57–76
22–9
The Omni (14,311)Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
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Awards and honors
References