1984–85 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

1984–85 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round, L 57–70 vs. Loyola (IL)
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record23–10 (10–6 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
1984–85 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Texas Tech † 12 – 4   .750 23 – 8   .742
SMU 10 – 6   .625 23 – 10   .697
Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633
Arkansas 10 – 6   .625 22 – 13   .629
TCU 8 – 8   .500 16 – 12   .571
Houston 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
Texas 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536
Baylor 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
Rice 3 – 13   .188 11 – 16   .407
† 1985 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1984–85 men's college basketball season. There, they defeated Old Dominion to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the #4 seed Loyola (IL), 70–57.

Roster

1984–85 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 44 Carl Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr
C 53 Jon Koncak 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Center Kansas City, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 23*
 Texas Southern W 91–72  1–0
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 1*
 NW Louisiana W 89–57  2–0
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 4*
 No. 8 at Kentucky W 56–54  3–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
December 8*
 Centenary W 97–79  4–0
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 14*
 Idaho W 90–71  5–0
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 15*
 Oklahoma State W 82–65  6–0
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 17*
 Campbell W 90–70  7–0
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 19*
 North Texas W 90–45  8–0
 Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 22*
 No. 6 vs. Oklahoma W 85–76  9–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 25*
 at Chaminade L 70–71  9–1
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
January 2
 at Rice W 66–57  9–1
(1–0) 		Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
January 5
 No. 7 Arkansas W 63–60  10–1
(2–0) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 9
 Baylor W 95–63  11–1
(3–0) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 11
 at Texas A&M W 73–60  12–1
(4–0) 		G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
January 13*
 vs. North Carolina W 84–82  13–1
(4–0) 		 
 
January 19
 TCU W 74–70  14–1
(5–0) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 23
 at Texas W 54–46  15–1
(6–0) 		Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
January 26
 at Texas Tech L 63–64  15–2
(6–1) 		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
January 30
 Houston W 85–78  16–2
(7–1) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 3
 Rice W 68–52  17–2
(8–1) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 6
 No. 4 at Arkansas L 66–69  17–3
(8–2) 		Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 9*
 No. 4 at North Carolina State L 78–82  17–4
(8–2) 		Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 11
 at Baylor L 90–94  17–5
(8–3) 		Extraco Events Center 
Waco, Texas
February 13
 Texas A&M W 81–79  18–5
(9–3) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 16*
 Louisville W 72–64  19–5
(9–3) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 20
 at TCU W 72–64  19–5
(9–3) 		Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
February 23
 Texas W 64–60  20–5
(10–3) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 27
 Texas Tech L 54–59  20–6
(10–4) 		Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
March 3
 at Houston L 76–79  20–7
(10–5) 		Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Southwest tournament
March 8
 (3) vs. (6) Houston
Quarterfinals 		W 84–72  21–7
(10–5) 		Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
March 9
 (3) No. 20 vs. (2) Arkansas
Seminfinals 		L 55–68  21–8
(10–5) 		Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
1985 NCAA tournament
March 14*
 (5 E) vs. (12 E) Old Dominion
First Round 		W 85–68  22–8
(10–5) 		Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
March 16*
 (5 E) vs. (4 E) No. 14 Loyola (IL)
Second Round 		L 57–70[1]  22–9
(10–5) 		Hartford Civic Center (14,897)
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 5 Jon Koncak Atlanta Hawks
5 113 Carl Wright Philadelphia 76ers

References

  1. ^ "East Roundup : Temple No Match for Georgetown; Loyola of Chicago Eliminates SMU". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "1984–85 SMU Mustangs Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.