1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1985 Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 1, 1985[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
1984–85 record	25–10 (11–8 Big East)
Head coach	Rollie Massimino (12th season)
Assistant coach	Mitch Buonaguro
Assistant coach	Marty Marbach
Assistant coach	Steve Lappas
Home arena	Villanova Field House

The 1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference. The team is famous for one of the biggest upsets in sports history – a 66–64 win over #1 Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament final on April 1, 1985.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Class	Hometown
DeAlvin Phillips	10	Guard	5–11	Freshman	Newark, New Jersey
Chuck Everson	41	Center	7–1	Junior	Brentwood, New York
Brian Harrington	20	Guard	6–0	Senior	Pound Ridge, New York
Harold Jensen	32	Guard	6–5	Sophomore	Trumbull, Connecticut
Wyatt Maker	43	Center	6–11	Sophomore	Salinas, California
R. C. Massimino	13	Guard	5–10	Junior	Villanova, Pennsylvania
Dwayne McClain	33	Guard/Forward	6–6	Senior	Worcester, Massachusetts
Gary McLain	22	Guard	6–0	Senior	Methuen, Massachusetts
Ed Pinckney	54	Forward/Center	6–9	Senior	Bronx, New York
Steve Pinone	25	Forward	6–4	Sophomore	Wethersfield, Connecticut
Mark Plansky	31	Forward	6–7	Freshman	Wakefield, Massachusetts
Harold Pressley	21	Forward	6–7	Junior	Mystic, Connecticut
Dwight Wilbur	4	Guard	6–2	Junior	Paterson, New Jersey

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 24*		at Vermont	W 80–56	1–0	Burlington, Vermont
November 28*		at Marist	W 56–51	2–0	Poughkeepsie, New York
December 1*		vs. Temple Big 5	W 68–65	3–0	The Palestra Philadelphia
December 5*		Monmouth	W 77–62	4–0	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
December 15		at Penn Big 5	W 80–67	5–0	The Palestra Philadelphia
December 21*		at Drexel City 6	W 63–55	6–0	Philadelphia
December 22*		at La Salle Big 5	W 80–63	7–0	The Spectrum Philadelphia
December 28*		vs. BYU	W 91–61	8–0
December 29*		vs. Georgia	L 68–75	8–1
Big East Conference Regular Season
January 2		Syracuse	W 82–70	9–1 (1–0)	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 5		Connecticut	W 70–59	10–1 (2–0)	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 7		at St. John's	L 71–76	10–2 (2–1)	Madison Square Garden New York City
January 12	No. 16	Georgetown	L 50–52	10–3 (2–2)	The Spectrum Philadelphia
January 15		Boston College	W 85–66	11–3 (3–2)	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 19	No. 18	at Seton Hall	W 86–74	12–3 (4–2)	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
January 23	No. 14	Providence	W 65–57	13–3 (5–2)	The Palestra Philadelphia
January 27*	No. 14	at Maryland	L 74–77	13–4	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
January 29	No. 18	Pittsburgh	W 70–63	14–4 (6–2)	The Palestra Philadelphia
February 1	No. 18	at Syracuse	L 79–92	14–5 (6–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
February 5	No. 19	at Connecticut	W 79–71	15–5 (7–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
February 9	No. 19	St. John's	L 68–70	15–6 (7–4)	The Spectrum Philadelphia
February 11	No. 19	at Georgetown	L 50–57	15–7 (7–5)	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
February 16	No. 16	at Boston College	L 61–62	15–8 (7–6)	Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts
February 19*		vs. St. Joseph's	W 47–44	16–8	The Spectrum Philadelphia
February 23		at Providence	W 88–82	17–8 (8–6)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
February 27		Seton Hall	W 80–75	18–8 (9–6)	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
March 2		at Pittsburgh	L 62–85	18–9 (9–7)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh
Big East Tournament
March 7*		vs. Pittsburgh Big East Tournament Quarterfinal	W 69–61	19–9	Madison Square Garden New York City
March 8*		vs. St. John's Big East Tournament Semifinal	L 74–89	19–10	Madison Square Garden New York
NCAA Tournament
March 15*		vs. Dayton NCAA Southeast First Round	W 51–49	20–10	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
March 17*		vs. Michigan NCAA Southeast Second Round	W 59–55	21–10	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
March 22*		vs. Maryland NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinal	W 46–43	22–10	BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama
March 24*		vs. North Carolina NCAA Southeast Regional Final	W 56–44	23–10	BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama
March 30*		vs. Memphis State NCAA National Semifinal	W 52–45	24–10	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
April 1* CBS		vs. Georgetown NCAA National Championship	W 66–64	25–10	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Awards and honors

Ed Pinckney, Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Ed Pinckney, Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year
Ed Pinckney, 1st Team All-Big East
Ed Pinckney, Big East All-Tournament Team
Dwayne McClain, 3rd Team All-Big East
Dwayne McClain, All-Big 5
Dwayne McClain, Final Four All-Tournament Team
Gary McLain, Final Four All-Tournament Team
Harold Jensen, Final Four All-Tournament Team

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1985	1	10	Ed Pinckney	Phoenix Suns^[5]
1985	2	27	Dwayne McClain	Indiana Pacers^[5]
1985	7	144	Gary McLain	New Jersey Nets^[5]
1986	1	17	Harold Pressley	Sacramento Kings^[6]
1986	6	130	Chuck Everson	Utah Jazz^[6]
1987	6	122	Harold Jensen	Cleveland Cavaliers^[7]

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary
↑ Basketball State. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
↑ 2014-15 Villanova men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
↑ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
1 2 3 "1985 NBA Draft". BasketballReference.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
1 2 "1986 NBA Draft". BasketballReference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
↑ "1986 NBA Draft". BasketballReference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 18 February 2010.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] Basketball State. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

[3] 2014-15 Villanova men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

[4] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

[1985Draft-5] 1 2 3 "1985 NBA Draft". BasketballReference.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.

[1986Draft-6] 1 2 "1986 NBA Draft". BasketballReference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 18 February 2010.

[7] "1986 NBA Draft". BasketballReference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 18 February 2010.

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) William E. Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present) First Union Spectrum (alternate; 1967–2009) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 St. John's	15	–	1	.938	31	–	4	.886
#1 Georgetown†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
#15 Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	22	–	9	.710
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	25	–	10	.714
Pittsburgh	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Boston College	7	–	9	.438	20	–	11	.645
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Providence	3	–	13	.188	11	–	20	.355
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	10	–	18	.357

† 1985 Big East Tournament winner As of April 1, 1985^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll