1984–85 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1984–85 Arizona Wildcats 125 Pacific-10 Pac-10 21–10 12–6 Lute Olson 2nd Ricky Byrdsong 3rd Rich Glas 1st Scott Thompson 2nd McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545) NCAA tournament First round The 1984–85 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Lute Olson. The Wildcats played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. Arizona finished with an overall record of 21–10 (12–6 Pac-10) and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round. Roster 1984 Arizona Wildcats y yes Brock Brunkhorst 10 G 6 2 Sr Phoenix, AZ East HS Michael Tait 11 G 6 2 So Compton, CA St. John Bosco HS Rolf Jacobs 13 G 6 7 Fr Fountain Valley, CA Fountain Valley HS Eddie Smith 14 F 6 7 Sr Wichita, KS Wichita West HS Craig McMillan 20 G 6 6 Fr Cloverdale, CA Cloverdale HS Keith Jackson 21 F 6 5 Sr Ypsilanti, MI Willow Run HS Bruce Fraser 22 G 6 5 172 So y basketball Long Beach, CA Long Beach City College David Haskin 24 F 6 5 Jr basketball Tucson, AZ Sahuaro HS Steve Kerr 25 G 6 3 175 So y Los Angeles, CA Palisades Charter HS Pete Williams 32 F 6 7 190 Sr y basketball Harbor City, CA Mt. San Antonio College Joe Turner 33 F/C 6 9 Fr basketball Bakersfield, CA Foothill HS Morgan Taylor 34 F 6 7 Sr basketball Macon, GA Northeast HS John Edgar 50 G 6 6 Jr basketball Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles City College Lute Olson (Augsburg) Ricky Byrdsong Rich Glas Scott Thompson Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Arizona Wildcats| Non-conference regular season Nov 23, 1984 yes 1984 men Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 63–56 1–0 Nov 30, 1984 yes Tulsa McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 84–80 2–0 Dec 1, 1984 yes 1984 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 79–44 3–0 Dec 4, 1984 yes 1984 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 82–75 4–0 Dec 8, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Northern Arizona Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona 82–61 5–0 Dec 10, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Pan American Broncs Pan American UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas 85–60 6–0 Dec 15, 1984 yes 1984 men San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 107–75 7–0 Dec 17, 1984 yes 1984 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 79–88 7–1 Dec 20, 1984 yes yes 1984 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 58–59 7–2 Dec 26, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans Hawaii–Hilo Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii 99–75 8–2 Dec 29, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Hawaii-Pacific Classic 73–76 8–3 Dec 30, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Hawaii Pacific Sharks Hawaii Pacific Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Hawaii-Pacific Classic 80–66 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Arizona Wildcats| Pac-10 regular season Jan 5, 1985 yes 1984 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona Rivalry 61–60 10–3 1–0 Jan 10, 1985 yes 1984 men California Golden Bears California Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 69–67 11–3 2–0 Jan 12, 1985 yes 1984 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 51–55 11–4 2–1 Jan 17, 1985 USC McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 63–64 11–5 2–2 Jan 19, 1985 UCLA McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 53–52 12–5 3–2 Jan 24, 1985 yes Oregon State 10 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 55–59 12–6 3–3 Jan 26, 1985 yes 1984 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 73–54 13–6 4–3 Jan 31, 1985 Washington McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 69–56 14–6 5–3 Feb 2, 1985 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 73–56 15–6 6–3 Feb 7, 1985 Stanford McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 68–56 16–6 7–3 Feb 9, 1985 yes California McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 66–48 17–6 8–3 Feb 16, 1985 yes USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 60–55 18–6 9–3 Feb 18, 1985 yes Washington State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 63–60 19–6 10–3 Feb 21, 1985 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 40–43 19–7 10–4 Feb 23, 1985 Oregon State 19 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 67–52 20–7 11–4 Feb 28, 1985 yes 19 Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 58–60 20–8 11–5 Mar 2, 1985 yes 19 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California Rivalry 54–58 20–9 11–6 Mar 9, 1985 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 68–48 21–9 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Arizona Wildcats| NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1985 yes yes 10 W Alabama 7 W The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico First Round 41–50 21–10 AP Poll Pacific W West Sourceshttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1985-schedule.html 1984-85 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference August 30, 2020Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide University of Arizona Athletic Department https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/10/24/Arizona_Basketball_Online_Media_Guide.pdf August 30, 2020 Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team