1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University . Their head coach was Bobby Knight , who was in his 14th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana , and was a member of the Big Ten Conference .
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–14 and a conference record of 7–11, finishing 7th in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, IU was invited to participate in the 1985 NIT ; IU advanced to the championship game, but they lost to the UCLA Bruins .[ 1]
Olympics
Prior to the start of the season, Bobby Knight was the head coach of the US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics . Steve Alford was a member of the gold medal-winning team.[ 2]
Roster
No.
Name
Position Ht.
Year
Hometown
11
Dan Dakich G
6–5
Sr.
Merrillville, Indiana
12
Steve Alford G
6–2
So.
New Castle, Indiana
14
Magnus Pelkowski
C
6–10
Fr.
Bogotá, Colombia
21
Winston Morgan
G/F
6–5
Jr.
Anderson, Indiana
22
Stew Robinson
G
6–1
Jr.
Anderson, Indiana
23
Delray Brooks G
6–4
Fr.
Michigan City, Indiana
24
Daryl Thomas F/C
6–7
So.
Westchester, Illinois
30
Todd Meier
F/C
6–8
So.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
32
Steve Eyl
F
6–6
Fr.
Hamilton, Ohio
33
Uwe Blab C
7–2
Sr.
Munich, Germany
41
Mike Giomi
F
6–8
Jr.
Newark, Ohio
42
Kreigh Smith
G/F
6–7
Fr.
Tipton, Indiana
44
Joe Hillman G
6–2
Fr.
Glendale, California
45
Brian Sloan
F/C
6–8
Fr.
McLeansboro, Illinois
50
Marty Simmons G/F
6–5
So.
Lawrenceville, Illinois
52
Courtney Witte
F/C
6–8
RS Sr.
Vincennes, Indiana
Player stats
Player Games Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Blocks Steals Points
Steve Alford[ 3]
32
232
N/A
116
101
0
44
580
Uwe Blab[ 4]
33
212
N/A
105
207
72
15
529
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular Season
11/24/1984 * No. 4
No. 17 Louisville
L 64–75 0–1
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/1/1984 * No. 12
Ohio W 90–73 1–1
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/4/1984 * No. 11
at Notre Dame
L 63–74 1–2
Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
12/8/1984 * NBC No. 11
Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry W 81–68 2–2
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1984 * No. 16
at Iowa State
W 69–67 3–2
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
12/14/1984 * No. 16
Western Kentucky Indiana Classic W 80–57 4–2
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1984 * No. 16
St. Joseph (Pa.) Indiana Classic W 81–44 5–2
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/22/1984 * No. 16
at Kansas State
W 70–58 6–2
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
12/29/1984 * No. 15
vs. Miami (OH) Hoosier Classic W 77–72 7–2
Market Square Arena Indianapolis
12/30/1984 * No. 15
vs. Florida Hoosier Classic W 80–63 8–2
Market Square Arena Indianapolis
1/2/1985 No. 12
at No. 16 Michigan
W 87–62 9–2 (1–0)
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/5/1985 No. 12
at Michigan State
L 61–68 9–3 (1–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan
1/10/1985 No. 11
Northwestern W 77–50 10–3 (2–1)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1985 No. 11
Wisconsin W 90–68 11–3 (3–1)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/19/1985 No. 8
at Ohio State
L 84–86 11–4 (3–2)
St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
1/24/1985 No. 13
at Purdue Rivalry L 52–62 11–5 (3–3)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
1/27/1985 No. 13
at No. 6 Illinois Rivalry L 41–52 11–6 (3–4)
Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
1/31/1985
Iowa L 59–72 11–7 (3–5)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/2/1985
Minnesota W 89–66 12–7 (4–5)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1985
at Wisconsin
W 58–54 13–7 (5–5)
Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
2/9/1985
at Northwestern
W 78–59 14–7 (6–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
2/14/1985
Ohio State L 63–72 14–8 (6–6)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/21/1985
No. 16 Illinois Rivalry L 50–66 14–9 (6–7)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1985
Purdue Rivalry L 63–72 14–10 (6–8)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/28/1985
at Minnesota
W 79–68 15–10 (7–8)
Williams Arena Minneapolis
3/3/1985
at Iowa
L 50–70 15–11 (7–9)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
3/7/1985
Michigan State L 58–68 15–12 (7–10)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
3/10/1985
No. 3 Michigan
L 71–73 15–13 (7–11)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
NIT
3/15/1985 *
Butler First Round W 79–57 16–13 (7–11)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
3/19/1985 *
Richmond Second Round W 75–53 17–13 (7–11)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
3/24/1985 *
Marquette Quarterfinals W 94–82 18–13 (7–11)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
3/27/1985 *
vs. Tennessee Semifinals W 74–67 19–13 (7–11)
Madison Square Garden New York City
3/29/1985 *
vs. UCLA Championship L 62–65 19–14 (7–11)
Madison Square Garden New York City
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Team players drafted into the NBA
[ 5]
References
^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database" . IndyStar . Retrieved November 15, 2015 .^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Steve Alford Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards" . Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2010 .^ "Uwe Blab Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards" . Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2009 .^ "1985 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com" . Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
