1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
MW City Regular season champion
MW City tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMidwestern City Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 14
Record27–6 (13–1 MW City)
Head coach
Home arenaAlumni Gym
Seasons
← 1983–84
1985–86 →
1984–85 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Loyola-Chicago † 13 – 1   .929 27 – 6   .818
Butler 9 – 5   .643 19 – 10   .655
Oral Roberts 8 – 6   .571 15 – 15   .500
Detroit 8 – 6   .571 16 – 12   .571
Xavier 7 – 7   .500 16 – 13   .552
Saint Louis 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464
Evansville 4 – 10   .286 13 – 16   .448
Oklahoma City 1 – 13   .071 6 – 20   .231
† 1985 MCC tournament winner

The 1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago as a member of the Midwestern City Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Gene Sullivan. The Ramblers won regular season and conference tournament titles, reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, finished with a record of 27–6 (13–1 MW City), and were ranked No. 14 in the season's final AP poll.

Roster

1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 21 Alfredrick Hughes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
F Andre Moore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Chicago, IL
Head coach

Gene Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
Sources: Sports Reference, Loyola yearbook[1]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1984*
 Bradley W 98–80  1–0
 Alumni Gym (5,251)
Chicago, Illinois
Nov 28, 1984*
 at No. 16 Louisiana State L 96–102  1–1
 LSU Assembly Center (12,985)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1984*
 Northwestern W 73–67  2–1
 Alumni Gym (4,511)
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 4, 1984*
 at Marquette L 67–74  2–2
 MECCA Arena (10,108)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1984*
 at No. 17 Oklahoma L 82–115  2–3
 Lloyd Noble Center (11,200)
Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 13, 1984*
 Long Island University W 89–82  3–3
 Alumni Gym (3,529)
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 15, 1984*
 at Bradley W 59–48  4–3
 Carver Arena (7,336)
Peoria, Illinois
Dec 18, 1984*
 Toledo W 78–66  5–3
 Alumni Gym (3,870)
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 22, 1984*
 No. 4 Illinois W 63–62  6–3
 Rosemont Horizon (15,882)
Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 29, 1984*
 at No. 20 Louisville W 93–81  7–3
 Freedom Hall (18,959)
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 2, 1985*
 at Dayton L 70–80  7–4
 University of Dayton Arena (9,486)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 5, 1985
 at Butler W 86–74  8–4
(1–0) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,863)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 7, 1985
 at Xavier L 90–95  8–5
(1–1) 		Cincinnati Gardens (4,117)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 12, 1985
 at Detroit W 85–79  9–5
(2–1) 		Calihan Hall (5,321)
Detroit, Michigan
Jan 19, 1985
 Evansville W 94–89  10–5
(3–1) 		Alumni Gym (4,461)
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 21, 1985
 Saint Louis W 85–73  11–5
(4–1) 		Alumni Gym (3,611)
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 26, 1985
 at Oklahoma City W 80–65  12–5
(5–1) 		Frederickson Fieldhouse (1,155)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1985
 at Oral Roberts W 97–92  13–5
(6–1) 		Mabee Center (4,229)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 1985
 Butler W 105–90  14–5
(7–1) 		Alumni Gym (4,687)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 4, 1985
 Xavier W 99–89  15–5
(8–1) 		Alumni Gym (5,015)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 9, 1985
 Detroit W 127–100  16–5
(9–1) 		Alumni Gym (5,124)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 12, 1985*
 DePaul W 78–71  17–5
 Rosemont Horizon (13,909)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 16, 1985
 at Evansville W 89–80  18–5
(10–1) 		Roberts Stadium (6,521)
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 18, 1985
 at Saint Louis W 52–43  19–5
(11–1) 		Kiel Auditorium (4,538)
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 23, 1985*
 Oklahoma City W 99–84  20–5
(12–1) 		Alumni Gym (5,259)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 25, 1985
 No. 20 Oral Roberts W 86–77  21–5
(13–1) 		Alumni Gym (5,308)
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 1, 1985*
 No. 20 at New Orleans W 101–85  22–5
 Lakefront Arena (3,386)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Midwestern City Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*
 (1) No. 16 vs. (8) Oklahoma City
Quarterfinals 		W 100–85  23–5
 Mabee Center (5,334)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 8, 1985*
 (1) No. 16 vs. (5) Xavier
Semifinals 		W 65–61  24–5
 Mabee Center (5,634)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 9, 1985*
 (1) No. 16 at (3) Oral Roberts
Championship Game 		W 89–83  25–5
 Mabee Center (7,567)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
 (4 E) No. 14 vs. (13 E) Iona
First round 		W 59–58[2]  26–5
 Hartford Civic Center (14,897)
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 16, 1985*
 (4 E) No. 14 vs. (5 E) Southern Methodist
Second Round 		W 70–57[3]  27–5
 Hartford Civic Center (14,897)
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 21, 1985*
 (4 E) No. 14 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		L 53–65[4]  27–6
 Providence Civic Center (11,913)
Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

NBA draft

Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 14 Alfredrick Hughes San Antonio Spurs

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References

  1. ^ "1984–85 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Iona Knocked Out by Loyola". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "East Roundup : Temple No Match for Georgetown; Loyola of Chicago Eliminates SMU". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Hoyas Get a Scrap, but Win". The Washington Post. March 22, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "1984-1985 Loyola Ramblers Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  6. ^ "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 13, 2021.