1984–85 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1984–85 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball Big Ten Conference Big Ten 21–11 10–8 George Raveling 2nd Joedy Gardner Brian Hammel Greg Stokes Michael Payne Carver-Hawkeye Arena Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions NCAA tournament First Round The 1984–85 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. They finished the season 21–11, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the West Region, losing in the First Round to Arkansas. Previous season The Hawkeyes finished the 1983–84 season 13–15 and 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish tied for eighth place. Roster 1984 Iowa Hawkeyes y Gerry Wright 3 FC 6 7 So San Bernardino, California Andre Banks 4 G 6 4 Jr Chicago, Illinois Bart Casey 5 G 6 5 Fr Iowa City, Iowa Michael Reaves 10 G 6 3 Fr Milledgeville, Georgia Kenny Fullard 11 G 5 11 Sr Raytown, Missouri Bill Jones 14 GF 6 7 Fr y basketball, born 1966 Detroit, Michigan Jeff Moe 20 G 6 3 Fr y Indianapolis, Indiana Michael Morgan 24 G 6 3 Fr Haughton, Louisiana Todd Berkenpas 25 G 6 2 Sr Mapleton, Iowa Dave Snedeker 32 F 6 8 So Springfield, Illinois Kent Hill 40 F 6 6 Fr Wichita, Kansas Greg Stokes 41 FC 6 10 Sr y Hamilton, Ohio Michael Payne 42 C 6 11 Sr Quincy, Illinois Al Lorenzen 44 F 6 9 Fr Cedar Rapids, Iowa Brad Lohaus 54 FC 6 11 So y y yes Phoenix, Arizona George Raveling (Villanova) Joedy Gardner (West Virginia) Schedule and results no yes no no |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Non-conference regular season 11/24/1984 yes Arkansas-Little Rock Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 76–47 1–0 11/26/1984 yes Gonzaga Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 62–40 2–0 11/28/1984 yes Morehead State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 89–46 3–0 12/1/1984 yes George Mason Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 111–82 4–0 12/4/1984 7:35 pm yes Iowa State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 50–54The Daily Iowan 1B Cyclones unravel Hawks, 54-50 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1984/di1984-12-05.pdf December 5, 1984 December 31, 2015 15,450 4–1 12/7/1984 yes Boston University Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Amana-Hawkeye Classic 67–53 5–1 12/8/1984 yes Texas Tech Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Amana-Hawkeye Classic 58–48The Daily Iowan 1B Win not a classic for Hawkeyes http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1984/di1984-12-10.pdf December 10, 1984 December 31, 2015 6–1 12/12/1984 yes Georgia State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 89–40 7–1 12/15/1984 yes Illinois Wesleyan Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 99–39The Daily Iowan 1B Titans topple as Hawkeyes win by 60 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1984/di1984-12-17.pdf December 17, 1984 December 31, 2015 15,450 8–1 12/22/1984 yes South Carolina Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 88–78 9–1 12/25/1984 yes yes Maryland Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 68–70 OTThe Washington Post Maryland Wins in Overtime https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1984/12/26/maryland-wins-in-overtime/850731d0-38f0-4998-9aa9-25b9b1cc0a1e/ December 26, 1984 December 31, 2015 9–2 12/26/1984 yes yes Cornell Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 59–56 OT 10–2 12/27/1984 yes yes Arkansas Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 71–52 11–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Big Ten regular season 1/3/1985 Purdue Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 75–63 15,450 12–2 1–0 1/5/1985 Illinois 6 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 64-60 15,450 13-2 (2-0) 1/12/1985 yes 19 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 57-65 13-3 (2-1) 1/17/1985 yes Michigan State 19 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 79-65 14-3 (3-1) 1/19/1985 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 67-69 3 OTThe Daily Iowan 1B Iowa drops heartbreaker at Michigan http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1985/di1985-01-21.pdf January 21, 1985 December 31, 2015 13,069 14-4 (3-2) 1/24/1985 Northwestern Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 66-47 15-4 (4-2) 1/26/1985 Wisconsin Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 105-65The Daily Iowan 1B Hawks alarm Yoder's club with big win http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1985/di1985-01-28.pdf January 28, 1985 December 31, 2015 15,450 16-4 (5-2) 1/31/1985 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 72-59The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes power past Hoosiers http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1985/di1985-02-01.pdf February 1, 1985 December 31, 2015 17,035 17-4 (6-2) 2/2/1985 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 67-58The Daily Iowan 1B Second half surge keeps Iowa in first http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1985/di1985-02-04.pdf February 4, 1985 December 31, 2015 13,681 18-4 (7-2) 2/6/1987 12 Minnesota Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 70-65The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes win 5th straight, 70-65 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1985/di1985-02-07.pdf February 7, 1985 December 31, 2015 15,450 19-4 (8-2) 2/14/1985 11 Michigan 3 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 52-56The Daily Iowan 1B Wolverines throttle Hawks, 56-52 http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1985/di1985-02-15.pdf February 15, 1985 January 1, 2016 15,450 19-5 (8-3) 2/16/1985 11 Michigan State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 55-57The Daily Iowan 1B Spartans extend string in arena http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1985/di1985-02-18.pdf February 18, 1985 January 1, 2016 15,450 19-6 (8-4) 2/20/1985 yes 14 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 53-54 19-7 (8-5) 2/23/1985 yes 14 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 58-78 19-8 (8-6) 2/28/1985 Ohio State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 87-82 20-8 (9-6) 3/3/1985 Indiana Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 70-50The New York Times Indiana is routed without Knight https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/04/sports/college-basketball-indiana-is-routed-without-knight.html March 4, 1985 March 3, 2019 21-8 (10-6) 3/7/1985 yes Illinois 14 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 53-59 21-9 (10-7) 3/9/1985 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 54–60 21–10 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| NCAA Tournament 3/14/1985 yes yes 8 W Arkansas 9 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT First Round 54–63The Daily Iowan 1B Razorbacks bounce back to beat Iowa http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1985/di1985-03-15.pdf March 15, 1985 December 31, 2015 6,928 21–11 AP Poll W West Region Iowa Men's Basketball 2020-21 Media Guide https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-com/2020/12/dce26161-bbfactbook-21.pdf University of Iowa Athletics February 7, 2021 Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Team players in the 1985 NBA draft 1985 NBA draft Iowa Hawkeyes Round Pick Player NBA club 2 33 Greg Stokes Philadelphia 76ers https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1985.html 1985 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com December 30, 2015 References Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Hawkeyes Hawkeyes