1984–85 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

1984–85 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record23–8 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Seasons
1984–85 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 12 – 4   .750 22 – 10   .688
San Diego State † 11 – 5   .688 23 – 8   .742
New Mexico 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594
Colorado State 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
BYU 9 – 7   .563 15 – 14   .517
Utah 8 – 8   .500 15 – 16   .484
Wyoming 7 – 9   .438 15 – 14   .517
Hawaii 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357
Air Force 2 – 14   .125 8 – 20   .286
† 1985 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1984–85 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by sixth-year head coach Smokey Gaines, played their home games at the San Diego Sports Arena as members in the Western Athletic Conference.

After finishing a game behind UTEP in the conference regular season standings, San Diego State won the WAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 13 seed in the West region, the Aztecs were defeated by UNLV in the opening round, 85–80. The team finished with a record of 23–8 (11–5 WAC).

Roster

1984–85 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 12 Anthony Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Cooley HS Detroit, Michigan
C Leonard Allen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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 Sr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1984*
 at UC Irvine W 86–77  1–0
 Crawford Hall 
Irvine, California
Dec 1, 1984*
 Morgan State W 128–68  2–0
 San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 6, 1984*
 San Diego W 57–53  3–0
 San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 11, 1984*
 UC Santa Barbara W 84–69  4–0
 San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 15, 1984*
 at Long Beach State W 62–60  5–0
 Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Dec 20, 1984*
 vs. McNeese State W 91–85  6–0
  
 
Dec 21, 1984*
 vs. Southwestern Louisiana W 86–73  7–0
  
 
Dec 22, 1984*
 Texas W 71–65  8–0
 San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 28, 1984*
 TCU
Cabrillo Classic 		L 70–72  8–1
 San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Dec 29, 1984*
 Michigan State
Cabrillo Classic 		L 61–77  8–2
 San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 3, 1985*
 at Wyoming W 60–57  9–2
 Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 5, 1985
 at Air Force W 88–73  10–2
(1–0) 		Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 10, 1985
 Utah W 76–67  11–2
(2–0) 		San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 12, 1985
 BYU W 89–70  12–2
(3–0) 		San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 18, 1985
 at New Mexico L 85–94  12–3
(3–1) 		University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 19, 1985
 at UTEP L 81–87  12–4
(3–2) 		Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
Jan 22, 1985*
 U.S. International W 112–74  13–4
 San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 24, 1985
 at Hawaii W 70–66  14–4
(4–2) 		Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 28, 1985
 Air Force W 74–64  15–4
(5–2) 		San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Feb 23, 1985
 at Colorado State L 72–78  21–7
(11–5) 		Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
WAC tournament
Mar 6, 1985*
 (2) vs. (3) New Mexico
Semifinals 		W 98–84  22–7
 Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
Mar 7, 1985*
 (2) at (1) UTEP
Championship game 		W 87–81  23–7
 Special Events Center (11,728)
El Paso, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
 (13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 9 UNLV
First round 		L 80–85[2]  23–8
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "San Diego State Makes Late Rally, but Nevada Las Vegas Wins, 85-80". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.