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1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–12 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaNorfolk Scope
Hampton Coliseum (alternate)
Seasons
1984–85 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 VCU 12 2   .857 26 6   .813
UAB 11 3   .786 25 9   .735
Old Dominion 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
South Florida 6 8   .429 18 12   .600
Jacksonville 6 8   .429 15 14   .517
South Alabama 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Western Kentucky 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
UNC Charlotte 1 13   .071 5 23   .179
1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1984–85 college basketball season. This was head coach Paul Webb's 10th and final season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs compete in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 19–12, 9–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place during the regular season. They reached the championship game of the 1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 12 seed in the East Region where they were beaten by 5 seed SMU[1] in the opening round.

Roster

1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Mark Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chesapeake, Virginia
C Kenny Gattison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wilmington, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 17, 1984*
Yugoslavia W 67–60 
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984*
at No. 15 Virginia Tech L 76–102  0–1
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
Nov 28, 1984*
VMI W 56–50  1–1
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 30, 1984*
South Carolina Aiken W 107–72  2–1
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 5, 1984*
Saint Joseph's W 87–63  3–1
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 8, 1984*
at William & Mary W 62–57  4–1
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dec 15, 1984*
James Madison W 66–57  5–1
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 27, 1984*
vs. No. 5 St. John's
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 66–77  5–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 29, 1984*
vs. Rutgers
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 82–80  6–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 2, 1985
at South Alabama W 86–84  7–2
(1–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 5, 1985
at Western Kentucky L 67–73  7–3
(1–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 8, 1985*
at James Madison L 68–80  7–4
Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 10, 1985
UNC Charlotte W 86–60  8–4
(2–1)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 12, 1985
Western Kentucky W 84–76  9–4
(3–1)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 14, 1985*
at No. 10 DePaul L 58–64  9–5
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 17, 1985
South Florida W 74–62  10–5
(4–1)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 24, 1985
UAB L 55–56  10–6
(4–2)
Norfolk Scope (5,021)
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 26, 1985
South Alabama W 86–74  11–6
(5–2)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 31, 1985
at No. 20 UAB W 59–58  12–6
(6–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,032)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 2, 1985
Jacksonville L 78–79 OT 12–7
(6–3)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 4, 1985*
at No. 17 Maryland L 75–87  12–8
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 7, 1985
at South Florida W 75–73  13–8
(7–3)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 9, 1985
at Jacksonville W 67–65  14–8
(8–3)
Jacksonville Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 14, 1985
at UNC Charlotte W 80–64  15–8
(9–3)
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1985
at VCU
Rivalry
L 71–90  15–9
(9–4)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 18, 1985*
Dayton W 91–82  16–9
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 20, 1985*
William & Mary W 72–58  17–9
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 25, 1985
No. 17 VCU
Rivalry
L 66–78  17–10
(9–5)
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 1, 1985*
(3) vs. (6) South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 84–66  18–10
Hampton Coliseum 
Hampton, Virginia
Mar 2, 1985*
(3) vs. (2) UAB
Semifinals
W 68–67  19–10
Hampton Coliseum (9,558)
Hampton, Virginia
Mar 3, 1985*
(3) vs. (1) No. 17 VCU
Championship game
L 82–87  19–11
Hampton Coliseum 
Hampton, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
(12 E) vs. (5 E) Southern Methodist
First round
L 68–85  19–12
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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NBA draft

Round Pick Player NBA Club
4 79 Mark Davis Cleveland Cavaliers

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See also

References