1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1984–85 Iona Gaels Basketball Iona College Gaels Wordmark.jpeg 175 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC 26–5 11–3 Pat Kennedy 5th Hynes Athletic Center MAAC Regular Season ChampionsMAAC tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led fifth-year by head coach Pat Kennedy, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaals finished atop the MAAC regular season standings, and would go on to win the MAAC Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the East region, the Gaels lost to No. 4 seed Loyola–Chicago in the opening round.IONA KNOCKED OUT BY LOYOLA https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/15/sports/iona-knocked-out-by-loyola.html The New York Times March 15, 1985 March 6, 2022 Roster 1984 Iona Gaels y Tony Hargraves F 6 4 Sr   Pat Kennedy https://icgaels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1984-85 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iona/1985.html 1984–85 Iona Gaels Roster and Stats Sports Reference March 6, 2022 Schedule and results 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1983 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Iona Gaels| Regular season Nov 27, 1984 yes 1984 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York 80–72 1–0 Dec 1, 1984 yes 1984 men Marist Red Foxes Marist Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York 86–78 2–0 Dec 4, 1984 yes 1984 men Saint Leo Lions Saint Leo Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York 97–66 3–0 Dec 7, 1984 yes 1984 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York 81–68 4–0 Dec 8, 1984 yes 1984 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York Iona Classic 74–69 5–0 Dec 12, 1984 yes St. Francis (NY) Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York Iona Classic 72–60 6–0 Dec 15, 1984 yes 1984 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York 81–67 7–0 Dec 22, 1984 yes yes Memphis State 3 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 62–76Memphis St. 76, Iona 62 https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/23/sports/memphis-st-76-iona-62.html The New York Times December 23, 1984 March 6, 2022 7–1 Dec 28, 1984 yes yes Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Connecticut Mutual Classic 55–54 8–1 Dec 29, 1984 yes yes 1984 men William & Mary Tribe William & Mary Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Connecticut Mutual Classic 68–55 9–1 Jan 3, 1985 yes 1984 men La Salle Explorers La Salle The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 103–73 10–1 1–0 Jan 5, 1985 yes yes 1984 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey 70–67 11–1 Jan 9, 1985 yes yes 1984 men Detroit Titans Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 87–82 12–1 Jan 12, 1985 yes yes 1984 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 72–66 13–1 Jan 19, 1985 1984 men Fairfield Stags Fairfield Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York 110–97 14–1 2–0 Jan 26, 1985 yes 1984 men Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey 52–48 16–1 4–0 Jan 29, 1985 yes 1984 men Fordham Rams Fordham Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 53–47 17–1 5–0 Jan 31, 1985 yes 1984 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts 85–102 17–2 5–1 Feb 2, 1985 Fordham Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York 66–65 18–2 6–1 Feb 5, 1985 yes 1984 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Madison Square Garden New York, New York 77–69 19–2 7–1 Feb 9, 1985 yes 1984 men Army Cadets Army Gillis Field House West Point, New York 73–76 19–3 7–2 Feb 12, 1985 Holy Cross Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York 80–58 20–3 8–2 Feb 14, 1985 Army Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York 47–45 21–3 9–2 Feb 16, 1985 yes Fairfield Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut 71–73 21–4 9–3 Feb 20, 1985 yes Manhattan Madison Square Garden New York, New York 84–70 22–4 10–3 Feb 24, 1985 Saint Peter's Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York 66–60 23–4 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Iona Gaels| MAAC tournament Mar 1, 1985 yes yes 1 Fairfield 8 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Quarterfinals 95–61 24–4 Mar 2, 1985 yes yes 1 Army 5 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Semifinals 59–57 25–4 Mar 3, 1985 yes yes 1 Fordham 2 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Championship game 57–54 26–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Iona Gaels| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1985 yes yes 13 E Loyola–Chicago 14 4 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut First round 58–59 26–5 AP poll Eastern Time E East 1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule https://icgaels.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1984-85 Iona College Athletics March 6, 20222019-20 Iona Men's Basketball Record Book https://ionacollege_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/stats/mbasketball/2019-20/gamenotes/1920-RecordBook.pdf Iona College Athletics 52 March 6, 2022 References Category:Iona Gaels men's basketball seasons Iona Iona Iona Gaels men's basketball Iona Gaels men's basketball