1984–85 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1984–85 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Regular Season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record27–9 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Seasons
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech † 9 – 5   .643 27 – 8   .771
No. 7 North Carolina 9 – 5   .643 27 – 9   .750
No. 16 NC State 9 – 5   .643 23 – 10   .697
No. 10 Duke 8 – 6   .571 23 – 8   .742
Maryland 8 – 6   .571 25 – 12   .676
Clemson 5 – 9   .357 16 – 13   .552
Wake Forest 5 – 9   .357 15 – 14   .517
Virginia 3 – 11   .214 17 – 16   .515
† 1985 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the tar heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, with 27 wins, a top ten ranked team, and having reached all the way to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament. [2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 20, 1984*
 vs. Wichita State W 80–69  6–0
  
 
Dec 22, 1984*
 vs. Arizona State W 85–66  7–0
  
 
Dec 30, 1984*
 vs. Missouri L 76–81  7–1
  
 
Mar 2, 1985
 No. 8 at No. 5 Duke W 78–68  22–7
(9–5) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1985*
 No. 6 vs. Wake Forest
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 72–61 OT 23–7
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 9, 1985*
 No. 6 vs. No. 18 NC State
ACC Tournament Semifinal 		W 57–51  24–7
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 10, 1985*
 No. 6 at No. 9 Georgia Tech
ACC Tournament Final 		L 62–67  24–8
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
 (2 SE) No. 7 vs. (15 SE) Middle Tennessee State
First round 		W 76–57  25–8
 Athletic & Convocation Center 
South Bend, IN
Mar 16, 1985*
 (2 SE) No. 7 at (7 SE) Notre Dame
Second Round 		W 60–58  26–8
 Athletic & Convocation Center 
South Bend, IN
Mar 22, 1985*
 (2 SE) No. 7 vs. (11 SE) Auburn
Southeast Regional semifinal 		W 62–56  27–8
 Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
Mar 24, 1985*
 (2 SE) No. 7 vs. (8 SE) Villanova
Southeast Regional Final 		L 44–56  27–9
 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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

References

  1. ^ "1984-85 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels 1984-1985 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 12, 2019.