1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team
Appearance
1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 26–6 (12–2 SBC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Richmond Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 VCU † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Mike Rhoades, his fourth year as VCU head coach. The team will play its home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
This would be the final season where the team was ranked until 2012–13 season.
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
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Non-conference regular season | |||||
November 29, 1984* |
at East Carolina | W 72–61 | 1–0 |
Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC | |
December 1, 1984* |
at No. 6 Louisville | L 55–67 | 1–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |
December 4, 1984* |
at Richmond Capital City Classic |
W 69–60 | 2–1 |
Robins Center Richmond, VA | |
December 8, 1984* |
George Mason George Mason rivalry |
W 87–78 | 3–1 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |
December 15, 1984* |
Dayton | W 71–61 | 4–1 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |
December 21, 1984* |
vs. Auburn Krystal Classic |
W 78–59 | 5–1 |
McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN | |
December 22, 1984* |
at Chattanooga Krystal Classic |
W 74–58 | 6–1 |
McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN | |
December 28, 1984* |
Richmond Times–Dispatch Invitational |
W 68–52 | 7–1 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |
December 29, 1984* |
No. 16 Virginia Tech Times–Dispatch Invitational |
W 69–65 | 8–1 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |
Sun Belt regular season | |||||
January 5, 1985 |
No. 20 | at Jacksonville | W 67–65 OT | 9–1 (1–0) |
Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, FL |
January 10, 1985 |
No. 18 | at Western Kentucky | W 72–58 | 10–1 (2–0) |
Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
January 14, 1985* |
No. 18 | James Madison | W 95–52 | 11–1 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
January 17, 1985 |
No. 16 | at Charlotte | W 85–75 | 12–1 (3–0) |
Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
January 19, 1985 |
No. 16 | South Florida | L 58–60 | 12–2 (3–1) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
January 22, 1985* |
No. 19 | West Virginia | W 72–60 | 13–2 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
January 24, 1985 |
No. 19 | at South Alabama | W 71–70 | 14–2 (4–1) |
Jag Gym Mobile, AL |
January 26, 1985 |
No. 19 | at UAB | L 62–66 | 14–3 (4–2) |
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL |
January 31, 1985 |
No. 24 | Jacksonville | W 81–54 | 15–3 (5–2) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
February 2, 1985 |
No. 24 | at South Florida | W 62–55 | 16–3 (6–2) |
Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
February 5, 1985* |
No. 24 | at James Madison | L 65–66 | 16–4 |
Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
February 7, 1985 |
Charlotte | W 77–56 | 17–4 (7–2) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |
February 9, 1985 |
South Alabama | W 53–45 | 18–4 (8–2) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |
February 13, 1985 |
No. 19 UAB | W 67–53 | 19–4 (9–2) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |
February 16, 1985 |
Old Dominion ODU rivalry |
W 90–71 | 20–4 (10–2) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |
February 21, 1985 |
No. 17 | Western Kentucky | W 85–62 | 21–4 (11–2) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
February 23, 1985* |
No. 17 | at No. 4 Memphis State | L 73–81 | 21–5 |
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
February 25, 1985 |
No. 17 | at Old Dominion ODU Rivalry |
W 78–66 | 22–5 (12–2) |
ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA |
Sun Belt tournament | |||||
March 1, 1985 |
(1) No. 17 | vs. (8) Charlotte Quarterfinals |
W 85–62 | 23–5 |
Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA |
March 2, 1985 |
(1) No. 17 | vs. (5) Jacksonville Semifinals |
W 75–57 | 24–5 |
Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA |
March 3, 1985 |
(1) No. 17 | vs. (3) Old Dominion Final |
W 87–82 | 25–5 |
Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA |
NCAA tournament | |||||
March 15, 1985 |
(W 2) No. 12 | vs. (W 15) Marshall First round |
W 81–65 | 26–5 |
The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
March 17, 1985 |
(W 2) No. 12 | vs. (W 7) Alabama Second round |
L 59–63 | 26–6 |
The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | RV | RV | 17 | 12 | 11 |