1984–85 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1984-85 Purdue Boilermakers Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–9 11–7 Gene Keady 5th Bruce Weber 5th Kevin Stallings 3rd Mackey Arena NCAA tournament The 1984–85 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1984–85 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers finished third in the Big Ten standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Southeast Region. Purdue was upset in the opening round by Auburn, 59–58, to finish the season with a 20–9 record (11–7 Big Ten). Roster 1984 Purdue Boilermakers y Mack Gadis 11 G 6 1 Jr Indianapolis, Indiana Jim Bullock 15 F 6 6 210 Sr Everette Stephens 21 G 6 2 175 Fr y Evanston, Illinois Troy Lewis 23 G 6 7 205 Fr y Toledo, Ohio Todd Mitchell 33 F 6 4 190 Fr y Anderson, Indiana Gene Keady (Kansas State) Bruce Weber (Milwaukee) Kevin Stallings (Purdue) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers| Non-conference regular season Dec 1, 1984 yes Kentucky Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 66–56 2–0 Dec 5, 1984 yes Miami (OH) Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 79–84 2–1 Dec 8, 1984 yes 1984 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 85–63 3–1 Dec 17, 1984 yes 1984 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 82–57 5–1 Dec 20, 1984 yes 1984 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 75–66 6–1 Dec 28, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl Classic 77–46 8–1 Dec 29, 1984 yes yes UTEP Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl Classic 74–64 9–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers| Big Ten Regular Season Jan 3, 1985 yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 63–75 9–2 0–1 Jan 5, 1985 yes 1984 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 74–65 10–2 1–1 Jan 10, 1985 Michigan State 17 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 72–81 10–3 1–2 Jan 12, 1985 Michigan Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 65–81 10–4 1–3 Jan 16, 1985 yes 1984 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 50–49 11–4 2–3 Jan 19, 1985 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 72–68 12–4 3–3 Jan 24, 1985 Indiana 13 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 62–52 13–4 4–3 Jan 26, 1985 Ohio State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 63–67 13–5 4–4 Jan 30, 1985 Illinois 5 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 54–34 14–5 5–4 Feb 7, 1985 yes Michigan 8 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 84–95 14–6 5–5 Feb 9, 1985 yes Michigan State Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan 66–65 15–6 6–5 Feb 14, 1985 Wisconsin Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 67–52 16–6 7–5 Feb 16, 1985 Northwestern Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 76–57 17–6 8–5 Feb 21, 1985 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 68–86 17–7 8–6 Feb 23, 1985 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 72–63 18–7 9–6 Mar 2, 1985 yes Illinois 18 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 43–86 18–8 9–7 Mar 7, 1985 Minnesota Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 79–67 19–8 10–7 Mar 9, 1985 Iowa Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 60–54 20–8 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers|NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1985 yes yes 6 SE Auburn 11 SE Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana First round 58–59Auburn Alive and Well--Just Ask Purdue https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-03-15-8501150029-story.html The Chicago Tribune March 15, 1985 March 4, 2022 20–9 2021-22 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide https://purduesports.com/documents/2021/10/20/2021_22_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf Purdue University Athletics March 4, 2022 Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 921–922 2009 0-345-51392-4 References Purdue Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball seasons