1984–85 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1984–85 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Penn
10
–
4
.714
13
–
14
.481
Columbia
9
–
5
.643
13
–
13
.500
Cornell
8
–
6
.571
14
–
12
.538
Harvard
7
–
7
.500
15
–
9
.625
Yale
7
–
7
.500
14
–
12
.538
Princeton
7
–
7
.500
11
–
15
.423
Brown
5
–
9
.357
9
–
18
.333
Dartmouth
3
–
11
.214
5
–
21
.192
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1984–85 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1984–85 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 3rd year head coach Tom Brennan , played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League . They finished the season 14–12, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.[ 1]
Roster
1984–85 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
4
Chris Kelly
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Patterson, New York
F
5
Byron Taylor
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Youngstown, Ohio
G
10
Val Carlotti
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
157 lb (71 kg)
Fr
Bronx, New York
G/F
11
Ken Wheeler
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Springfield Gardens, New York
G
12
Peter White
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Fr
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G
14
John Rice
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Washington, D.C.
C
15
Chris Dudley
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Solana Beach, California
F
21
Eric Mitchell
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Chevy Chase, Maryland
F
22
Jeb Boasberg
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Washington, D.C.
G
23
Brian Fitzpatrick
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Irvington, New York
F
24
Paul Maley
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Los Alamos, New Mexico
F/C
32
Chad Ludington
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
G/F
34
Matt Whitehead
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Stamford, Connecticut
G
40
Mike Denzel
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Park Ridge, Illinois
F
44
Brian Kasbar
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Summit, New Jersey
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 30 *
at Vanderbilt
L 72–87
0–1
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
December 4 *
Connecticut
L 77–95
0–2
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
December 8
Dartmouth
W 81–76
1–2 (1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
December 10 *
Clark
W 110–64
2–2 (1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
December 28 *
vs. Georgia
L 65–105
2–3 (1–0)
December 29 *
vs. BYU
L 58–73
2–4 (1–0)
January 3 *
at Holy Cross
W 59–55
3–4 (1–0)
Hart Recreation Center Worcester, Massachusetts
January 5 *
at Vermont
W 73–59
4–4 (1–0)
Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium
January 7 *
Case Western
W 79–64
5–4 (1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 10 *
Trinty
W 58–49 OT
6–4 (1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 12 *
New Hampshire
W 65–63
7–4 (1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 15
Brown
W 83–82
8–4 (2–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 24 *
at Army
L 63–79
8–5 (2–0)
USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY
January 26
at Brown
L 76–82
8–6 (2–1)
Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
January 29 *
Manhattan
W 60–57
9–6 (2–1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 1
at Columbia
L 67–77
9–7 (2–2)
Levien Gymnasium Morningside Heights, Manhattan
February 2
at Cornell
L 55–78
9–8 (2–3)
Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
February 8
at Harvard
L 71–75
9–9 (2–4)
Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 9
at Dartmouth
L 73–87
9–10 (2–5)
Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH
February 15
Princeton
W 48–46
10–10 (3–5)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 16
Penn
W 77–75
11–10 (4–5)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 22
Cornell
W 75–61
12–10 (5–5)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 23
Columbia
W 55–52
13–10 (6–5)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
March 1
at Penn
L 66–72
13–11 (6–6)
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 2
at Princeton
L 61–65
13–12 (6–7)
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
March 9
Harvard
W 70–69
14–12 (7–7)
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
[ 2] [ 3]
References
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