1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	22–9 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Bernie Fine (9th season); Wayne Morgan (1st season);
Home arena	Carrier Dome

1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 St. John's	15	–	1	.938	31	–	4	.886
No. 1 Georgetown†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
No. 15 Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	22	–	9	.710
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	25	–	10	.714
Pittsburgh	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Boston College	7	–	9	.438	20	–	11	.645
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Providence	3	–	13	.188	11	–	20	.355
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	10	–	18	.357

† 1985 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1985^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1984–85 men's college basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 9th season. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 22–9 (9–7) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1984–85 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	4	Rony Seikaly	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Athens, Greece
G	11	Greg Monroe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Rochester, New York
SF	12	Rafael Addison	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Jersey City, New Jersey
G	24	Joel Katz	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So	San Juan, Puerto Rico
F	25	Howard Triche	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Syracuse, New York
F/C	30	Derek Brower	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	North Babylon, New York
PG	31	Dwayne Washington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Brooklyn, New York
PF	45	Wendell Alexis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Queens, New York
F	50	Joey Kohm	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Ithaca, New York

Head coach

Jim Boeheim (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 28, 1984*		Cornell	W 65–53	1–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1984*		Canisius	W 52–48	2–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 7, 1984*		Maine	W 84–65	3–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 8, 1984*		Lamar	W 68–58	4–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 12, 1984*		at St. Bonaventure	W 71–59	5–0	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 22, 1984*		Utica	W 84–63	6–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 28, 1984*		vs. Detroit	W 77–63	7–0
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. Duquesne	W 75–60	8–0
Big East Regular Season
Jan 2, 1985		at Villanova	L 70–82	8–1 (0–1)	Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1985		No. 12 Boston College	W 64–58	9–1 (1–1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 12, 1985		at Providence	W 71–63	10–1 (2–1)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 16, 1985		at Seton Hall	W 90–80	11–1 (3–1)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 19, 1985		Connecticut	L 68–70	11–2 (3–2)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 23, 1985	No. 11	at No. 2 St. John's	L 80–82 ^OT	11–3 (3–3)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 26, 1985		at Pittsburgh	W 80–75	12–3 (4–3)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1985	No. 11	No. 2 Georgetown	W 65–63	13–3 (5–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 1, 1985		No. 18 Villanova	W 92–79	14–3 (6–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 3, 1985*		Marquette	W 71–53	15–3	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 5, 1985*		vs. Boston College	L 66–67	15–4 (6–4)
Feb 9, 1985*		at Notre Dame	W 65–62	16–4	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 12, 1985		Providence	W 82–76	17–4 (7–4)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 14, 1985		Seton Hall	W 94–62	18–4 (8–4)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 16, 1985*		LSU	W 76–64	19–4	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 20, 1985		at Connecticut	L 69–71	19–5 (8–5)	Hartford Civic Center Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 23, 1985		No. 1 St. John's	L 83–88	19–6 (8–6)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 26, 1985		Pittsburgh	W 80–72	20–6 (9–6)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 1, 1985	No. 12	at No. 2 Georgetown	L 63–90	20–7 (9–7)	Capital Centre (19,335) Washington, D.C.
Big East Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*	No. 13	vs. Boston College Quarterfinals	W 70–69	21–7	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 8, 1985*	No. 13	vs. No. 1 Georgetown Semifinals	L 65–74	21–8	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(7 E) No. 15	vs. (10 E) DePaul First round	W 70–65^[2]	22–8	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 17, 1985*	(7 E) No. 15	vs. (2 E) No. 6 Georgia Tech Second round	L 53–70^[3]	22–9	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

↑ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary
↑ "SYRACUSE THWARTS DEPAUL WITH ZONE". The New York Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
↑ "VILLANOVA UPSETS NO. 2 MICHIGAN; SYRACUSE FALLS". The New York Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
↑ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com
↑ 2009-10 Syracuse Record Book Retrieved 2013-Jul-29.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] "SYRACUSE THWARTS DEPAUL WITH ZONE". The New York Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

[3] "VILLANOVA UPSETS NO. 2 MICHIGAN; SYRACUSE FALLS". The New York Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

[4] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com

[5] 2009-10 Syracuse Record Book Retrieved 2013-Jul-29.

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Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) JMA Wireless Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)
Rivalries	UConn Georgetown Villanova
Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal 6-overtime game Syracuse Sports Network
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics