1984–85 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1984–85 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Lute Olson. The Wildcats played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. Arizona finished with an overall record of 21–10 (12–6 Pac-10) and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round.
Roster
1984–85 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
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Players |
Coaches
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- 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
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site (attendance) city, state
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Non-conference regular season
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Nov 23, 1984*
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Houston Baptist
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W 63–56
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1–0
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Nov 30, 1984*
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Tulsa
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W 84–80
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2–0
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Dec 1, 1984*
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San Jose State
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W 79–44
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3–0
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Dec 4, 1984*
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Loyola Marymount
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W 82–75
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4–0
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Dec 8, 1984*
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at Northern Arizona
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W 82–61
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5–0
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Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona
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Dec 10, 1984*
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at Pan American
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W 85–60
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6–0
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UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas
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Dec 15, 1984*
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San Francisco State
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W 107–75
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7–0
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Dec 17, 1984*
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Minnesota
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L 79–88
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7–1
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Dec 20, 1984*
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at New Mexico
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L 58–59
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7–2
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The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Dec 26, 1984*
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at Hawaii–Hilo
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W 99–75
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8–2
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Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
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Dec 29, 1984*
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vs. Missouri Hawaii-Pacific Classic
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L 73–76
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8–3
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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Dec 30, 1984*
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at Hawaii Pacific Hawaii-Pacific Classic
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W 80–66
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9–3
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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Pac-10 regular season
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Jan 5, 1985
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at Arizona State Rivalry
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W 61–60
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10–3 (1–0)
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ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
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Jan 10, 1985
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at California
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W 69–67
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11–3 (2–0)
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Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
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Jan 12, 1985
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at Stanford
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L 51–55
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11–4 (2–1)
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Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
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Jan 17, 1985
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USC
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L 63–64
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11–5 (2–2)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Jan 19, 1985
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UCLA Rivalry
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W 53–52
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12–5 (3–2)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Jan 24, 1985
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at No. 10 Oregon State
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L 55–59
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12–6 (3–3)
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Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
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Jan 26, 1985
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at Oregon
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W 73–54
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13–6 (4–3)
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McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
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Jan 31, 1985
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Washington
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W 69–56
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14–6 (5–3)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Feb 2, 1985
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Washington State
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W 73–56
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15–6 (6–3)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Feb 7, 1985
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Stanford
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W 68–56
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16–6 (7–3)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Feb 9, 1985*
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California
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W 66–48
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17–6 (8–3)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Feb 16, 1985
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at USC
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W 60–55
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18–6 (9–3)
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L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
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Feb 18, 1985
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at Washington State
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W 63–60
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19–6 (10–3)
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Friel Court Pullman, Washington
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Feb 21, 1985
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Oregon
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L 40–43
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19–7 (10–4)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Feb 23, 1985
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No. 19 Oregon State
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W 67–52
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20–7 (11–4)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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Feb 28, 1985
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No. 19
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at Washington
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L 58–60
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20–8 (11–5)
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Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
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Mar 2, 1985
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No. 19
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at UCLA Rivalry
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L 54–58
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20–9 (11–6)
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Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
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Mar 9, 1985
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Arizona State Rivalry
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W 68–48
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21–9 (12–6)
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McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
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NCAA Tournament
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Mar 15, 1985*
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(10 W)
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vs. (7 W) Alabama First Round
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L 41–50
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21–10
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The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
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Sources[2][3]
Rankings
References
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics |
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