1984–85 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1984–85 San Diego State Aztecs Basketball San Diego State Aztecs logo.svg 125 Western Athletic Conference WAC 23–8 11–5 Smokey Gaines 6th San Diego Sports Arena WAC tournament champion NCAA tournament The 1984–85 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by sixth-year head coach Smokey Gaines, played their home games at the San Diego Sports Arena as members in the Western Athletic Conference. After finishing a game behind UTEP in the conference regular season standings, San Diego State won the WAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 13 seed in the West region, the Aztecs were defeated by UNLV in the opening round, 85–80. The team finished with a record of 23–8 (11–5 WAC). Roster 1984 San Diego State Aztecs y yes Anthony Watson 12 G 6 3 170 jr Detroit, Michigan Cooley HS y basketball Leonard Allen C 6 10 sr     Smokey Gaines (LeMoyne–Owen) https://goaztecs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1984-85 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=San Diego State Aztecs| Regular season Nov 29, 1984 yes yes UC Irvine Crawford Hall Irvine, California 86–77 1–0 Dec 1, 1984 yes 1984 none Morgan State Bears Morgan State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 128–68 2–0 Dec 6, 1984 yes 1984 men San Diego Toreros San Diego San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 57–53 3–0 Dec 11, 1984 yes 1984 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 84–69 4–0 Dec 15, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California 62–60 5–0 Dec 20, 1984 yes yes 1984 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 91–85 6–0 Dec 21, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana 86–73 7–0 Dec 22, 1984 yes 1984 men Texas Longhorns Texas San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 71–65 8–0 Dec 28, 1984 yes 1984 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California Cabrillo Classic 70–72 8–1 Dec 29, 1984 yes Michigan State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California Cabrillo Classic 61–77 8–2 Jan 3, 1985 yes yes 1984 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 60–57 9–2 Jan 5, 1985 yes 1984 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 88–73 10–2 1–0 Jan 10, 1985 1984 men Utah Utes Utah San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 76–67 11–2 2–0 Jan 12, 1985 1984 men BYU Cougars BYU San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 89–70 12–2 3–0 Jan 18, 1985 yes 1984 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 85–94 12–3 3–1 Jan 19, 1985 yes UTEP Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 81–87 12–4 3–2 Jan 22, 1985 yes 1984 men United States International Gulls U.S. International San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 112–74 13–4 Jan 24, 1985 yes 1984 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 70–66 14–4 4–2 Jan 28, 1985 1984 men Air Force Falcons Air Force San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 74–64 15–4 5–2 Feb 23, 1985 yes 1984 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 72–78 21–7 11–5 |- !colspan=9 style=San Diego State Aztecs| WAC tournament Mar 6, 1985 yes yes 2 1984 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico 3 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Semifinals 98–84 22–7 Mar 7, 1985 yes yes 2 UTEP 1 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Championship game 87–81 11,728 23–7 |- !colspan=9 style=San Diego State Aztecs| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1985 yes yes 13 W UNLV 9 4 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah First round 80–85San 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 23–8 AP Poll Pacific Time W West Sourcehttps://goaztecs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1984-85 1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule goaztetcs.com.com en March 6, 2022 References Category:San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball seasons Category:1980s in San Diego San Diego State San Diego State San Diego State San Diego State