1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball | |
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MW City Regular season champion MW City tournament champion | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Midwestern City Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 27–6 (13–1 MW City) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Alumni Gym |
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Loyola-Chicago † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma City | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 MCC tournament winner |
The 1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago as a member of the Midwestern City Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Gene Sullivan. The Ramblers won regular season and conference tournament titles, reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, finished with a record of 27–6 (13–1 MW City), and were ranked No. 14 in the season's final AP poll.
Roster
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Gene Sullivan
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- Sources: Sports Reference, Loyola yearbook[1]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 23, 1984* | Bradley | W 98–80 | 1–0 | Alumni Gym (5,251) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Nov 28, 1984* | at No. 16 Louisiana State | L 96–102 | 1–1 | LSU Assembly Center (12,985) Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 1, 1984* | Northwestern | W 73–67 | 2–1 | Alumni Gym (4,511) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 4, 1984* | at Marquette | L 67–74 | 2–2 | MECCA Arena (10,108) Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Dec 8, 1984* | at No. 17 Oklahoma | L 82–115 | 2–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (11,200) Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 13, 1984* | Long Island University | W 89–82 | 3–3 | Alumni Gym (3,529) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 15, 1984* | at Bradley | W 59–48 | 4–3 | Carver Arena (7,336) Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 18, 1984* | Toledo | W 78–66 | 5–3 | Alumni Gym (3,870) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 22, 1984* | No. 4 Illinois | W 63–62 | 6–3 | Rosemont Horizon (15,882) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 29, 1984* | at No. 20 Louisville | W 93–81 | 7–3 | Freedom Hall (18,959) Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Jan 2, 1985* | at Dayton | L 70–80 | 7–4 | University of Dayton Arena (9,486) Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 5, 1985 | at Butler | W 86–74 | 8–4 (1–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,863) Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 7, 1985 | at Xavier | L 90–95 | 8–5 (1–1) | Cincinnati Gardens (4,117) Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 12, 1985 | at Detroit | W 85–79 | 9–5 (2–1) | Calihan Hall (5,321) Detroit, Michigan | |||||||
Jan 19, 1985 | Evansville | W 94–89 | 10–5 (3–1) | Alumni Gym (4,461) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 21, 1985 | Saint Louis | W 85–73 | 11–5 (4–1) | Alumni Gym (3,611) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 26, 1985 | at Oklahoma City | W 80–65 | 12–5 (5–1) | Frederickson Fieldhouse (1,155) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Jan 28, 1985 | at Oral Roberts | W 97–92 | 13–5 (6–1) | Mabee Center (4,229) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Feb 2, 1985 | Butler | W 105–90 | 14–5 (7–1) | Alumni Gym (4,687) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 4, 1985 | Xavier | W 99–89 | 15–5 (8–1) | Alumni Gym (5,015) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 9, 1985 | Detroit | W 127–100 | 16–5 (9–1) | Alumni Gym (5,124) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 12, 1985* | DePaul | W 78–71 | 17–5 | Rosemont Horizon (13,909) Rosemont, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 16, 1985 | at Evansville | W 89–80 | 18–5 (10–1) | Roberts Stadium (6,521) Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 18, 1985 | at Saint Louis | W 52–43 | 19–5 (11–1) | Kiel Auditorium (4,538) St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
Feb 23, 1985* | Oklahoma City | W 99–84 | 20–5 (12–1) | Alumni Gym (5,259) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 25, 1985 | No. 20 | Oral Roberts | W 86–77 | 21–5 (13–1) | Alumni Gym (5,308) Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
Mar 1, 1985* | No. 20 | at New Orleans | W 101–85 | 22–5 | Lakefront Arena (3,386) New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Midwestern City Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 1985* | (1) No. 16 | vs. (8) Oklahoma City Quarterfinals | W 100–85 | 23–5 | Mabee Center (5,334) Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||
Mar 8, 1985* | (1) No. 16 | vs. (5) Xavier Semifinals | W 65–61 | 24–5 | Mabee Center (5,634) Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||
Mar 9, 1985* | (1) No. 16 | at (3) Oral Roberts Championship Game | W 89–83 | 25–5 | Mabee Center (7,567) Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1985* | (4 E) No. 14 | vs. (13 E) Iona First round | W 59–58[2] | 26–5 | Hartford Civic Center (14,897) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
Mar 16, 1985* | (4 E) No. 14 | vs. (5 E) Southern Methodist Second Round | W 70–57[3] | 27–5 | Hartford Civic Center (14,897) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
Mar 21, 1985* | (4 E) No. 14 | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 53–65[4] | 27–6 | Providence Civic Center (11,913) Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. |
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Rankings
Awards and honors
- Alfredrick Hughes – All-American, Midwestern City Conference Player of the Year (3x), Loyola single-season and career scoring leader, 5th on NCAA career scoring list
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 14 | Alfredrick Hughes | San Antonio Spurs |
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References
- ^ "1984–85 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Iona Knocked Out by Loyola". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "East Roundup : Temple No Match for Georgetown; Loyola of Chicago Eliminates SMU". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Hoyas Get a Scrap, but Win". The Washington Post. March 22, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "1984-1985 Loyola Ramblers Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
- ^ "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
External links
- Season statistics at Sports Reference