1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1984–85 21–13 Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight Iowa State Cyclones Johnny Orr 7–7 5th Steve Antrim Jim Hallihan Hilton Coliseum NCAA Tournament First Round The 1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 5th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 21–13, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for third place. The Cyclones advanced to the Big Eight tournament championship game against #4 Oklahoma, falling 73–71. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a 13 seed, falling in the first round to 4 seed Ohio State, 75–64. Roster 1984 Iowa State Cyclones y Barry Stevens basketball G 6 5 Sr y C Jeff Hornacek G 6 3 Jr y C Jeff Grayer G 6 5 Fr y Flint, Michigan Sam Hill C 6 9 So Gary Thompkins G 6 3 Fr Ron Virgil F 6 4 Jr Lafester Rhodes F 6 8 Fr Tom Peterson F 6 5 Sr David Moss C 6 9 Jr Eli Parker F 6 7 Fr Wes Wallace Sr Brad Dudek C 7 1 Ray Harris F https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1985.html 1984-85 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats * Johnny Orr (Beloit College) * Steve Antrim Jim Hallihan Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Exhibition November 24, 1984 1:00 pm yes Brandon (Canada) Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 78–68 8,862 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season November 27, 1984 8:00 pm yes Mankato State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 93–57 WOI 13,810 1–0 December 1, 1984 1:10 pm yes Creighton Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 77–68 WOI 14,132 2–0 December 4, 1984 7:35 pm yes yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa CyHawk Rivalry 54–50 Iowa Television Network 15,450 3–0 December 6, 1984 7:30 pm yes Augustana Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 113–55 13,874 4–0 December 8, 1984 1:10 pm yes Drake Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four 74–73 WOI 14,106 5–0 December 11, 1984 8:10 pm yes Indiana Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 67–69 Sports Time 14,296 5–1 December 14, 1984 6:00 pm yes yes Virginia Tech 11 Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee Volunteer Classic Semifinals 53–80 5–2 December 15, 1984 6:00 pm yes yes Southern Miss Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee Volunteer Classic Consolation 73–72 6–2 December 17, 1984 8:00 pm yes Denver Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 90–47 7–2 December 22, 1984 8:00 pm yes Colorado State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 85–49 8–2 December 26, 1984 10:40 pm yes yes Washington 11 Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Quarterfinals 59–72 WHO-TV 8–3 December 27, 1984 6:30 pm yes yes Arkansas Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Consolation Semifinals 79–84 WHO-TV OT 1,581 8–4 December 28, 1984 4:30 pm yes yes Cornell Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Consolation Seventh Place 81–59 9–4 January 3, 1985 8:00 pm yes Morgan State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 114–67 10–4 January 8, 1985 8:00 pm yes Abilene Christian Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 106–86 11–4 January 10, 1985 8:00 pm yes yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa Iowa Big Four 69–61 KGAN/Heritage Cablevision 12–4 January 17, 1985 7:40 pm yes Kansas 9 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 72–76 Sports Time 14,800 12–5 0–1 January 19, 1985 2:40 pm yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 71–64 Big Eight/KAB Sports 13–5 1–1 January 23, 1985 8:00 pm Oklahoma 11 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 74–81 Big Eight/KAB Sports 14,342 13–6 1–2 January 26, 1985 3:00 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 64–58 14–6 2–2 January 30, 1985 8:00 pm Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 76–65 15–6 3–2 February 2, 1985 1:00 pm Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 58–54 16–6 4–2 February 7, 1985 9:10 pm yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 70–72 Sports Time 5,478 16–7 4–3 February 9, 1985 3:10 pm Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 70–73 Big Eight/KAB Sports 16–8 4–4 February 13, 1985 7:35 pm yes Oklahoma 4 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 76–104 16–9 4–5 February 16, 1985 1:10 pm Kansas 10 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 72–70 Big Eight/KAB Sports 17–9 5–5 February 21, 1985 7:40 pm yes Nebraska Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 57–74 Sports Time 17–10 5–6 February 23, 1985 1:00 pm Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 82–67 18–10 6–6 February 27, 1985 7:35 pm yes Kansas State Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas 67–68 18–11 6–7 March 2, 1985 3:10 PM Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 70–63 Big Eight 14,216 19–11 7–7 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big Eight tournament March 6, 1985 7:10 pm yes 3 Colorado 6 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Big Eight tournament quarterfinals 76–52 WOI/KMTV/KCAU 12,340 20–11 March 8, 1985 9:30 pm yes 3 Kansas 10 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight tournament semifinals 75–59 Big Eight 17,250 21–11 March 9, 1985 1:00 pm yes 3 Oklahoma 4 1 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight tournament finals 71–73 CBS 13,200 21–12 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|NCAA Tournament March 14, 1985 12:07 pm yes yes 13 MW Ohio State 4 MW Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma NCAA tournament Midwest Region First Round 64–75Georgetown Tops Lehigh in Opener https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-15-sp-35070-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 15, 1985 March 5, 2022 ESPN/NCAA Productions 10,575 21–13 |- AP poll Central Time Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results https://cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Results.pdf April 18, 2020 Iowa State University Athletic Department References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc