1984–85 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball Basketball none 1984–85 UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Wordmark Logo 1983-1997.jpeg 150 Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 9 9 28–4 17–1 Jerry Tarkanian 12th Tim Grgurich Mark Warkentien Cleveland Edwards Thomas & Mack Center PCAA tournament championsPCAA Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament Second round The 1984–85 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1984–85 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the regular season conference and PCAA Tournament titles. The team finished with a record of 28–4 (17–1 PCAA). Roster 1984 UNLV Runnin' Rebels y Anthony Jones y 11 GF 6 6 190 Jr Washington, D.C. basketball, born 1962 Freddie Banks y 13 G 6 2 155 So Las Vegas, Nevada Ed Catchings 20 F 6 7 Sr Leon Symanski 30 F 6 7 210 So Orange, California Richie Adams y 31 C 6 9 Sr Harlem, New York Gary Graham 32 G 6 4 185 So Baltimore, Maryland Eldridge Hudson 33 GF 6 6 215 So Carson, California Armon Gilliam y 35 FC 6 9 225 So Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/1985.html Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State) Tim Grgurich (Pittsburgh) Mark Warkentien (Cal State Fullerton) Ralph Readout (Ohio) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=UNLV Runnin' Rebels| Regular season Nov 23, 1984 yes yes 11 Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 89–97 0–1 Dec 1, 1984 yes yes 20 1984 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 88–78 1–1 Dec 8, 1984 yes yes 20 Georgetown 1 Capital Centre Washington, D.C. 46–82 1–2 Dec 18, 1984 yes Nevada Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 86–77 2–2 Dec 20, 1984 yes 1984 men Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns SW Louisiana Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 84–55 3–2 Dec 21, 1984 yes 1984 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 84–73 4–2 Dec 27, 1984 yes 1984 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 78–71 5–2 Dec 28, 1984 yes 1984 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 77–68 6–2 Jan 2, 1985 no at Utah State Dee Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 142-140 7–2 Jan 5, 1985 no at San Jose State San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California 80-65 8–2 Jan 10, 1985 no Pacific Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 68-57 9–2 Jan 12, 1985 no Fresno State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 70-58 10–2 Jan 16, 1985 no at UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 93-76 11–2 Jan 19, 1985 yes Maryland Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 78-76 12–2 Jan 21, 1985 no 20 Cal State Fullerton Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 83-69 13–2 Jan 24, 1985 no 20 at New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 92-70 14–2 Jan 26, 1985 no 20 at Long Beach State Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California 75-61 15–2 Jan 31, 1985 no 16 San Jose State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 70-56 16–2 Feb 2, 1985 no 16 Utah State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 101-83 17–2 Feb 7, 1985 no 11 at Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 97-72 18–2 Feb 9, 1985 no 11 at Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California 52-63 18–3 Feb 16, 1985 no 14 at UC Irvine Crawford Hall Irvine, California 99-89 19–3 Feb 18, 1985 no 11 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 78-69 20–3 Feb 21, 1985 no 11 New Mexico State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 80-67 21-3 Feb 23, 1985 no 11 UC Santa Barbara Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 81-71 22-3 Feb 27, 1985 no 9 UC Irvine Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 97-95 23-3 Mar 2, 1985 no 9 Long Beach State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 84-61 24-3 |- !colspan=12 style=UNLV Runnin' Rebels| PCAA tournament Mar 5, 1985 yes yes 11 Pacific The Forum Inglewood, California Quarterfinals 89–58 25–3 Mar 6, 1985 yes yes 11 San Jose State The Forum Inglewood, California Semifinals 60–59 26–3 Mar 7, 1985 yes yes 11 Cal State Fullerton The Forum Inglewood, California Championship game 79–61 27–3 |- !colspan=12 style=UNLV Runnin' Rebels| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1985 yes yes 9 4 W San Diego State 13 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah First round 85–80San Diego State Makes Late Rally, but Nevada Las Vegas Wins, 85-80 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-15-sp-35119-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 15, 1985 March 6, 2022 28–3 Mar 16, 1985 yes yes 9 4 W Kentucky 12 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Second round 61–64 28–4 AP poll Pacific W West Source:1984-85 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/1984-schedule.html Sports Reference December 5, 20212020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide https://unlvrebels.com/sports/2020/11/26/2020-21-unlv-mens-basketball-media-guide.aspx UNLV Athletics December 5, 2021 Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 11 20 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 16 11 14 11 9 11 9 Coaches 1 16 16 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 т 13 12 16 11 10 10 9 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 910–911 2009 0-345-51392-4 Awards and honors Richie Adams – PCAA Player of the Year (2x) See also UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References Unlv Category:UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball seasons Unlv UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team