1984–85 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1984–85 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

1984–85 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Regular Season co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1984–85 record27–9 (9–5 ACC)
Head coachDean Smith (23rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech95 .643  278  .771
No. 7 North Carolina95 .643  279  .750
No. 16 NC State95 .643  2310  .697
No. 10 Duke86 .571  238  .742
Maryland86 .571  2512  .676
Clemson59 .357  1613  .552
Wake Forest59 .357  1514  .517
Virginia311 .214  1716  .515
1985 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the tar heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, with 27 wins, a top ten ranked team, and having reached all the way to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. [2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Mar 2, 1985
No. 8 at No. 5 Duke W 78–68  22–7
(9–5)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1985*
No. 6 vs. Wake Forest
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 72–61 OT 23–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 9, 1985*
No. 6 vs. No. 18 NC State
ACC Tournament Semifinal
W 57–51  24–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 10, 1985*
No. 6 at No. 9 Georgia Tech
ACC Tournament Final
L 62–67  24–8
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
(2) No. 7 vs. (15) Middle Tennessee
First Round
W 76–57  25–8
 
South Bend, IN
Mar 16, 1985*
(2) No. 7 vs. (7) Notre Dame
Second Round
W 60–58  26–8
 
South Bend, IN
Mar 22, 1985*
(2) No. 7 vs. (11) Auburn
Southeast Regional Semifinal
W 62–56  27–8
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
Mar 24, 1985*
(2) No. 7 vs. (8) Villanova
Southeast Regional Final
L 44–56  27–9
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

References

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