1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton, serving for his 11th and final year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team finished second in the SWC regular season standings. As No. 9 seed in the West region of the 1985 NCAA Tournament, the Razorbacks defeated Iowa in the opening round[1] before losing to eventual Final Four participant St. John's in the second round.[2] Arkansas finished with a record of 22–13 (10–6 SWC).

1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record22–13 (10–6 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDoc Sadler (3rd season)
Home arenaBarnhill Arena
Seasons
1984–85 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Texas Tech 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
SMU 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Texas A&M 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Arkansas 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
TCU 8 8   .500 16 12   .571
Houston 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Texas 7 9   .438 15 13   .536
Baylor 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Rice 3 13   .188 11 16   .407
1985 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 35 Joe Kleine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Notre Dame Slater, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1984*
No. 16 Southeastern Louisiana W 65–62  1–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 27, 1984*
No. 17 vs. Central Florida W 59–45  2–0
 
 
Dec 1, 1984*
No. 17 at Ohio State L 84–85  2–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 8, 1984*
SW Missouri State W 70–56  3–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 14, 1984*
Charleston Southern W 74–55  4–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 15, 1984*
vs. Tulsa W 70–66  5–1
 
 
Dec 18, 1984*
vs. UTSA W 74–67  6–1
 
 
Dec 20, 1984*
vs. Minnesota W 56–46  7–1
 
 
Dec 22, 1984*
at Oral Roberts W 64–57  8–1
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 25, 1984*
vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech
Rainbow Classic
L 52–72  8–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 26, 1984*
vs. Iowa State
Rainbow Classic
W 84–79 OT 9–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 27, 1984*
vs. Iowa
Rainbow Classic
L 52–71  9–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 2, 1985
at Texas A&M W 70–67  10–3
(1–0)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
Jan 5, 1985
at No. 7 SMU L 60–63  10–4
(1–1)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Jan 9, 1985
TCU W 67–59  11–4
(2–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 12, 1985
Texas W 64–58  12–4
(3–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 16, 1985
at Texas Tech L 48–64  12–5
(3–2)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 19, 1985
at Houston L 73–78  12–6
(3–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Jan 23, 1985
Rice W 67–56  13–6
(4–3)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 27, 1985*
at Virginia L 52–54  13–7
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 30, 1985
at Baylor W 64–57  14–7
(5–3)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
Feb 1, 1985
Texas A&M W 58–53  15–7
(6–3)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 3, 1985*
at No. 2 Georgetown L 39–56  15–8
Capital Centre (14,391)
Landover, Maryland
Feb 6, 1985
No. 4 SMU W 69–66  16–8
(7–3)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 9, 1985
at TCU L 66–72  16–9
(7–4)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 16, 1985*
Texas Tech L 50–52  16–10
(7–5)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 19, 1985
at Texas W 60–51  17–10
(8–5)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Feb 20, 1985
Houston W 73–59  18–10
(9–5)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 24, 1985
at Rice L 68–71  18–11
(9–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
Mar 1, 1985
Baylor W 106–71  19–11
(10–6)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
SWC Tournament
Mar 8, 1985*
vs. Texas
Quarterfinals
W 66–46  20–11
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 9, 1985*
vs. No. 20 SMU
Semifinals
W 68–55  21–11
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
Mar 10, 1985*
vs. Texas Tech
Championship game
L 64–67  21–12
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
(9 W) vs. (8 W) Iowa
First round
W 63–54  22–12
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 16, 1985*
(9 W) vs. (1 W) No. 3 St. John's
Second round
L 65–68  22–13
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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1985 NBA draft

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Player Round Pick NBA club
Joe Kleine 1 6 Sacramento Kings

References

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  1. ^ "St. John's Routs Southern by 83-59 in First Round". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Wennington Meets His Responsibility". The New York Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "1984-85 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.