1984–85 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
Appearance
1984–85 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball | |
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WAC tournament champion | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 23–8 (11–5 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | San Diego Sports Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1984–85 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by sixth-year head coach Smokey Gaines, played their home games at the San Diego Sports Arena as members in the Western Athletic Conference.
After finishing a game behind UTEP in the conference regular season standings, San Diego State won the WAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 13 seed in the West region, the Aztecs were defeated by UNLV in the opening round, 85–80. The team finished with a record of 23–8 (11–5 WAC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 29, 1984* |
at UC Irvine | W 86–77 | 1–0 |
Crawford Hall Irvine, California | |||||||
Dec 1, 1984* |
Morgan State | W 128–68 | 2–0 |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Dec 6, 1984* |
San Diego | W 57–53 | 3–0 |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Dec 11, 1984* |
UC Santa Barbara | W 84–69 | 4–0 |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Dec 15, 1984* |
at Long Beach State | W 62–60 | 5–0 |
Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California | |||||||
Dec 20, 1984* |
vs. McNeese State | W 91–85 | 6–0 |
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Dec 21, 1984* |
vs. Southwestern Louisiana | W 86–73 | 7–0 |
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Dec 22, 1984* |
Texas | W 71–65 | 8–0 |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Dec 28, 1984* |
TCU Cabrillo Classic |
L 70–72 | 8–1 |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Dec 29, 1984* |
Michigan State Cabrillo Classic |
L 61–77 | 8–2 |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 3, 1985* |
at Wyoming | W 60–57 | 9–2 |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 5, 1985 |
at Air Force | W 88–73 | 10–2 (1–0) |
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 10, 1985 |
Utah | W 76–67 | 11–2 (2–0) |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 12, 1985 |
BYU | W 89–70 | 12–2 (3–0) |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 18, 1985 |
at New Mexico | L 85–94 | 12–3 (3–1) |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Jan 19, 1985 |
at UTEP | L 81–87 | 12–4 (3–2) |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
Jan 22, 1985* |
U.S. International | W 112–74 | 13–4 |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 24, 1985 |
at Hawaii | W 70–66 | 14–4 (4–2) |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Jan 28, 1985 |
Air Force | W 74–64 | 15–4 (5–2) |
San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Feb 23, 1985 |
at Colorado State | L 72–78 | 21–7 (11–5) |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
WAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1985* |
(2) | vs. (3) New Mexico Semifinals |
W 98–84 | 22–7 |
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | ||||||
Mar 7, 1985* |
(2) | at (1) UTEP Championship game |
W 87–81 | 23–7 |
Special Events Center (11,728) El Paso, Texas | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1985* |
(13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 9 UNLV First round |
L 80–85[2] | 23–8 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source[3]
References
[edit]- ^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "San Diego State Makes Late Rally, but Nevada Las Vegas Wins, 85-80". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". goaztetcs.com.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.