1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 31–6 overall record and a 13–1 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the first Big Eight Conference Tournament Championship and second Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs.[1] This was Tubbs' first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament #1 seed.

1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 8 Conference Regular Season Champions
Big 8 Conference Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, #1 Seed, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
1984–85 record31–6 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coachBilly Tubbs (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528)
1984–85 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma †13–1 .929  31–6  .838
No. 13 Kansas11–3 .786  26–8  .765
Iowa State7–7 .500  21–13  .618
Missouri7–7 .500  18–14  .563
Kansas State5–9 .357  14–14  .500
Colorado5–9 .357  11–17  .393
Nebraska5–9 .357  16–14  .533
Oklahoma State3–11 .214  12–16  .429
† 1985 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by All American and Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Wayman Tisdale. The team lost two of its first four games, both to Illinois. It then won four home games before losing to SMU in the Chaminade Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team then won four more before losing at Tulsa. The team then won twelve in a row before losing at Kansas. The team then won its last three regular season games, its three conference tournament games and its first three 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament games before it was eliminated in the elite eight round by Memphis.[2]

Among his numerous accomplishments, Wayman Tisdale established the current Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball career scoring (2661), career scoring average (25.6), career rebounds (1048), single-season points (932) records.[3] Tisdale became the first Associated Press All-American first team selection as a freshman, sophomore and junior and first three-time Big Eight Conference scoring champion.[4]

NCAA basketball tournament

The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament:[5]

  • Midwest
    • Oklahoma (1) 96, North Carolina A&T (16) 83
    • Oklahoma 75, Illinois State (9) 69
    • Oklahoma 86, Louisiana Tech (5) 84 (OT) (Sweet 16)
    • Memphis State (2) 63, Oklahoma 61 (Regional Final)

Honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

The following players were drafted in the 1985 NBA Draft:[8][9]

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
12Wayman TisdaleIndiana Pacers

The following players were varsity letter-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA Draft in later years:[10] [11]

References
  1. "Conference Championships". SoonerStats.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. "1985 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  3. "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  4. "Honored Jerseys". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  5. "1985 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  6. "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  7. "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 165. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  8. "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  11. "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. pp. 168–169. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
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