1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball Tulsa Golden Hurricane logo.svg Missouri Valley Conference MVC 18 18 23–8 12–4 Nolan Richardson 5th Scott Edgar 5th Al Grushkin Rob Spivery Tulsa Convention Center MVC Regular Season champion NCAA tournament The 1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1984–85 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, serving in his final season at the school, they finished the season 23–8 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish tied atop the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane lost to Wichita State in overtime in the championship game of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West region. Tulsa lost to No. 11 seed UTEP in the opening round.UTEP, Oklahoma, Iowa, Pitt Gain Second Round https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1987/03/14/utep-oklahoma-iowa-pitt-gain-second-round/8c897405-9244-4bf7-be92-82342fe15bb9/ The Washington Post March 16, 1985 March 4, 2022 Guard Steve Harris ended his career as the all-time scoring leader (2,272) in program history and first Golden Hurricane player to exceed 2,000 career points. Harris's mark would stand for 12 seasons before Shea Seals finished his career with a total only 16 points greater (2,288). Roster 1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane y Carlton McKinney G 6 4 so y Steve Harris 20 G 6 5 190 Sr y basketball Kansas City, Missouri Byron Boudreaux 21 G 6 4 So   Tracy Moore 35 G 6 5 190 Fr y basketball Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Herb Johnson 41 FC 6 10 Sr y basketball   Nolan Richardson 1984-85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1985.html March 4, 2022 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style="Tulsa Golden Hurricane white"| Regular season Nov 24, 1984 yes 1984 men Fort Valley State Wildcats Fort Valley State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 125–83 8,321 1–0 Nov 27, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Oral Roberts Titans Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 86–82 10,575 2–0 Nov 30, 1984 yes yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 80–84 10,789 2–1 Dec 8, 1984 yes 1984 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 67–49 8,127 3–1 Dec 15, 1984 yes yes Arkansas Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 66–70 7,720 3–2 Dec 17, 1984 yes Drexel Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 86–62 8,204 4–2 Dec 22, 1984 yes 1984 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 96–83 9,200 5–2 Dec 28, 1984 yes 1984 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma First Tulsa Classic 86–63 8,736 6–2 Dec 29, 1984 yes 1984 men Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma First Tulsa Classic 92–79 9,200 7–2 Jan 3, 1985 Indiana State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 90–71 8,673 8–2 1–0 Jan 5, 1985 yes 1984 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 98–96 4,000 9–2 2–0 Jan 9, 1985 yes Oklahoma 8 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 104–89 9,200 10–2 Jan 12, 1985 Creighton Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 70–66 9,200 11–2 3–0 Jan 14, 1985 yes 20 Oral Roberts Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 71–61 9,200 12–2 Jan 17, 1985 yes 20 Illinois State Horton Field House Normal, Illinois 79–69 OT 7,572 13–2 4–0 Jan 19, 1985 yes 20 1984 men Bradley Braves Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 69–56 7,988 14–2 5–0 Jan 24, 1985 17 1984 none West Texas State Buffaloes West Texas State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 110–90 9,200 15–2 6–0 Jan 26, 1985 17 Southern Illinois Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 66–60 9,200 16–2 7–0 Jan 30, 1985 yes 12 1984 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa 67–66 4,673 17–2 8–0 Feb 2, 1985 yes 12 Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 94–100 6,107 17–3 8–1 Feb 6, 1985 17 Illinois State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 72–73 OT 9,200 17–4 8–2 Feb 9, 1985 yes 17 Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 87–75 10,666 18–4 9–2 Feb 16, 1985 yes 15 Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 78–63 9,297 19–4 10–2 Feb 21, 1985 12 Bradley Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 64–69 9,200 19–5 10–3 Feb 23, 1985 12 Drake Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 79–56 9,200 20–5 11–3 Feb 28, 1985 yes 15 West Texas State WT Fieldhouse Canyon, Texas 62–70 2,291 20–6 11–4 Mar 2, 1985 15 Wichita State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 67–66 9,200 21–6 12–4 |- !colspan=12 style="Tulsa Golden Hurricane"| MVC tournament Mar 5, 1985 yes 1 15 1984 men West Texas State Buffaloes West Texas State 8 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Quarterfinals 74–69 8,293 22–6 Mar 6, 1985 yes 1 15 1984 men Bradley Braves Bradley 4 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Semifinals 85–77 8,433 23–6 Mar 7, 1985 yes 1 15 Wichita State 3 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Championship game 82–84 OT 8,733 23–7 |- !colspan=12 style="Tulsa Golden Hurricane"| NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 1985 yes yes 18 6 W UTEP 11 W University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico First round 75–79 12,256 23–8 AP Central W West 1984-85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1985-schedule.html March 4, 20222021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2021/11/9//TU_MBB21_22_MG_Web_Final.pdf?id=32142 Tulsa Athletics March 4, 2022 Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings NBA draft 1985 NBA draft Tulsa Golden Hurricane Round Pick Player NBA club 1 19 Steve Harris Houston Rocketshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1986.html 1986 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com March 5, 2022 References Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball seasons Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's b Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's b Tulsa