1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 10
Record23–8 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
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 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 23–8.[2]

Roster

1984–85 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 Tommy Amaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So W.T. Woodson Falls Church, Virginia
G 12 David Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Warren County Henderson, North Carolina
C 21 Jay Bilas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Rolling Hills Rolling Hills Estates, California
G 24 Johnny Dawkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Mackin Catholic Washington, D.C.
G 31 Kevin Strickland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr North Surry Mount Airy, North Carolina
PF 32 Mark Alarie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Brophy Prep Phoenix, Arizona
F 33 Jay Bryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bear Creek Lakewood, Colorado
F 40 Weldon Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Crete-Monee Park Forest, Illinois
F 44 Todd Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Armstrong Golden Valley, Minnesota
F 45 Dan Meagher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Denis Morris St. Catharines, Ontario
C 51 Martin Nessley 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Whitehall-Yearling Whitehall, Ohio
F 55 Billy King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Park View Sterling, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Mon, Nov 26*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 6 at St. Louis W 97–64  1–0
 Kiel Auditorium (5,172)
St. Louis, MO
Wed, Nov 28*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 4 William & Mary W 92–60  2–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Sat, Dec 1*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 4 St. Joseph's W 59–46  3–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Wed, Dec 5*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 4 Appalachian State W 98–64  4–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Sat, Dec 8
9:00 p.m. 		No. 4 Virginia W 78–64  5–0
(1–0) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Mon, Dec 17*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 3 Davidson W 82–65  6–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Wed, Dec 19*
8:30 p.m. 		No. 2 at Northwestern W 76–55  7–0
 Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,043)
Evanston, IL
Fri, Dec 28*
10:00 p.m. 		No. 2 vs. UAB
Trojan-Bud Light Classic 		W 76–62  8–0
 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,047)
Los Angeles, CA
Sat, Dec 29*
10:00 p.m. 		No. 2 vs. USC
Trojan-Bud Light Classic 		W 75–73  9–0
 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (5,776)
Los Angeles, CA
Sat, Jan 5
3:30 p.m. 		No. 2 at Virginia W 63–58  10–0
(2–0) 		University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, VA
Wed, Jan 9*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 2 East Carolina W 87–63  11–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Sat, Jan 12*
12:00 p.m. 		No. 2 Washington W 71–59  12–0
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Mon, Jan 14
8:00 p.m. 		No. 2 at Maryland
Rivalry 		L 76–78 OT 12–1
(2–1) 		Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, MD
Thu, Jan 17
9:00 p.m. 		No. 2 Wake Forest L 89–91 OT 12–2
(2–2) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Sat, Jan 19
3:30 p.m. 		No. 2 at No. 6 North Carolina
Rivalry 		W 93–77  13–2
(3–2) 		Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
Wed, Jan 23
7:30 p.m. 		No. 5 at NC State L 71–89  13–3
(3–3) 		Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, NC
Sat, Jan 26
3:30 p.m. 		No. 5 at Clemson W 100–83  14–3
(4–3) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (8,500)
Clemson, SC
Wed, Jan 30
8:00 p.m. 		No. 6 at Wake Forest W 76–70 OT 15–3
(5–3) 		Greensboro Coliseum (15,865)
Greensboro, NC
Mon, Feb 4*
 No. 6 Harvard W 82–53  16–3
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 6
7:30 p.m. 		No. 5 at No. 10 Georgia Tech L 71–81  16–4
(5–4) 		Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,366)
Atlanta, GA
Sat, Feb 9
3:00 p.m. 		No. 5 Maryland W 70–62  17–4
(6–4) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 13*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 7 Stetson W 94–51  18–4
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (7,000)
Durham, NC
Sat, Feb 16*
1:00 p.m. 		No. 7 vs. Notre Dame W 81–69  19–4
 Brendan Byrne Arena (15,201)
East Rutherford, NJ
Wed, Feb 20
7:30 p.m. 		No. 6 NC State L 66–70  19–5
(6–5) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Sat, Feb 23
1:30 p.m. 		No. 6 No. 8 Georgia Tech W 67–62  20–5
(7–5) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Wed, Feb 27
7:30 p.m. 		No. 5 Clemson W 90–73  21–5
(8–5) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
Sat, Mar 2
 No. 5 No. 8 North Carolina
Rivalry 		L 68–78  21–6
(8–6) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
ACC tournament
Fri, Mar 8*
 No. 7 vs. Maryland
Quarterfinals 		W 86–73  22–6
 Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta, GA
Sat, Mar 9*
 No. 7 vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech
Semifinals 		L 64–75  22–7
 Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
Fri, Mar 15*
 ESPN 		No. 10 vs. Pepperdine
First Round 		W 75–62  23–7
 Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000)
Houston, TX
Sun, Mar 17*
 CBS 		No. 10 vs. Boston College
Second Round 		L 73–74  23–8
 Hofheinz Pavilion (6,800)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "1984–85 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "1984–85 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. ^ [1]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-11.
  4. ^ [2]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-11.