1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers 1979-1997 Indiana logo.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 19–14 7–11 Bobby Knight 14th Dan Dakich Uwe Blab Assembly Hall National Invitation Tournament Runner up The 1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 14th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–14 and a conference record of 7–11, finishing 7th in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, IU was invited to participate in the 1985 NIT; IU advanced to the championship game, but they lost to the UCLA Bruins.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 15, 2015 Olympics Prior to the start of the season, Bobby Knight was the head coach of the US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Steve Alford was a member of the gold medal-winning team.http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=moly_1984 Archived copy 2009-06-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090220192038/http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=moly_1984 2009-02-20 Hoosiers trainer Tim Garl was the trainer of the Olympic team. Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown11Dan DakichG6–5Sr.Merrillville, Indiana12Steve AlfordG6–2So.New Castle, Indiana14Magnus PelkowskiC6–10Fr.Bogotá, Colombia21Winston MorganG/F6–5Jr.Anderson, Indiana22Stew RobinsonG6–1Jr.Anderson, Indiana 23Delray BrooksG6–4Fr.Michigan City, Indiana24Daryl ThomasF/C6–7So.Westchester, Illinois30Todd MeierF/C6–8So.Oshkosh, Wisconsin32Steve EylF6–6Fr.Hamilton, Ohio33Uwe BlabC7–2Sr.Munich, Germany41Mike GiomiF6–8Jr.Newark, Ohio42Kreigh SmithG/F6–7Fr.Tipton, Indiana44Joe HillmanG6–2Fr.Glendale, California45Brian SloanF/C6–8Fr.McLeansboro, Illinois50Marty SimmonsG/F6–5So.Lawrenceville, Illinois52Courtney WitteF/C6–8RS Sr.Vincennes, Indiana Player stats Player Games Field goals Three pointers Free throws Rebounds Blocks Steals Points Steve Alfordhttp://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ALFORST01%20 Steve Alford Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards 2010-05-22 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120404142313/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ALFORST01%20 2012-04-04 32232N/A116101044580 Uwe Blabhttp://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BlabUw01 Uwe Blab Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards 2009-05-15 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20071007092803/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BLABUW01 2007-10-07 33212N/A1052077215529 Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 11/24/1984 yes 4 Louisville 17 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 64–75 0–1 12/1/1984 yes 12 Ohio Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 90–73 1–1 12/4/1984 yes yes 11 Notre Dame Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana 63–74 1–2 12/8/1984 NBC yes 11 Kentucky Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 81–68 2–2 12/11/1984 yes yes 16 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 69–67 3–2 12/14/1984 yes 16 Western Kentucky Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 80–57 4–2 12/15/1984 yes 16 St. Joseph (Pa.) Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 81–44 5–2 12/22/1984 yes yes 16 Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 70–58 6–2 12/29/1984 yes yes 15 Miami (OH) Market Square Arena Indianapolis Hoosier Classic 77–72 7–2 12/30/1984 yes yes 15 Florida Market Square Arena Indianapolis Hoosier Classic 80–63 8–2 1/2/1985 yes 12 Michigan 16 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 87–62 9–2 (1–0) 1/5/1985 yes 12 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 61–68 9–3 (1–1) 1/10/1985 11 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 77–50 10–3 (2–1) 1/12/1985 11 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 90–68 11–3 (3–1) 1/19/1985 yes 8 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 84–86 11–4 (3–2) 1/24/1985 yes 13 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 52–62 11–5 (3–3) 1/27/1985 yes 13 Illinois 6 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 41–52 11–6 (3–4) 1/31/1985 Iowa Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 59–72 11–7 (3–5) 2/2/1985 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 89–66 12–7 (4–5) 2/7/1985 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 58–54 13–7 (5–5) 2/9/1985 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 78–59 14–7 (6–5) 2/14/1985 Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 63–72 14–8 (6–6) 2/21/1985 Illinois 16 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 50–66 14–9 (6–7) 2/23/1985 Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 63–72 14–10 (6–8) 2/28/1985 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 79–68 15–10 (7–8) 3/3/1985 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 50–70 15–11 (7–9) 3/7/1985 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 58–68 15–12 (7–10) 3/10/1985 Michigan 3 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 71–73 15–13 (7–11) |- !colspan=8| NIT 3/15/1985 yes Butler Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana First Round 79–57 16–13 (7–11) 3/19/1985 yes Richmond Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Second Round 75–53 17–13 (7–11) 3/24/1985 yes Marquette Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Quarterfinals 94–82 18–13 (7–11) 3/27/1985 yes yes Tennessee Madison Square Garden New York City Semifinals 74–67 19–13 (7–11) 3/29/1985 yes yes UCLA Madison Square Garden New York City Championship 62–65 19–14 (7–11) AP Poll Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 117 Uwe Blab Dallas Maverickshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1985 1985 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-15 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100117115742/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1985&lg=n 2010-01-17 References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Indiana Category:1984 in sports in Indiana Category:1985 in sports in Indiana