1984–85 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1984–85 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1984–85 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	26–8 (11–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Larry Brown (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	R. C. Buford (2nd season); John Calipari (3rd season); Bob Hill (6th season); Ed Manning (2nd season);
Captain	Tad Boyle
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma†	13	–	1	.929	31	–	6	.838
No. 13 Kansas	11	–	3	.786	26	–	8	.765
Iowa State	7	–	7	.500	21	–	13	.618
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	18	–	14	.563
Kansas State	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
Colorado	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Nebraska	5	–	9	.357	16	–	14	.533
Oklahoma State	3	–	11	.214	12	–	16	.429

† 1985 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

Ron Kellogg
Danny Manning
Calvin Thompson
Greg Dreiling
Cedric Hunter
Milt Newton
Mark Turgeon
Tad Boyle
Mark Pellock
Altonio Campbell
Chris Piper
Rodney Hull
Jeff Johnson
Don Kennedy
Jim Pelton

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 23*	No. 19	vs. Maryland Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals	W 58-56	1–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
November 24*	No. 19	vs. Oregon Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals	W 66-49	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
November 25*	No. 19	vs. UAB Great Alaska Shootout Championship Game	L 46-50	2–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
December 1*	No. 20	Detroit Mercy	W 86–64	3–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 10*	No. 19	South Carolina State	W 81-54	4–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 15*	No. 18	Houston	W 87-75	5–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 22*	No. 15	at George Washington	W 76-70	6–1	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
December 31*	No. 12	vs. Kentucky	L 89-92	6-2	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
January 3*	No. 11	Texas Southern	W 78-74	7-2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 5*	No. 12	vs. Wichita State	W 90-83	8-2	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
January 7*	No. 12	Western Carolina	W 79-62	9-2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
December 27*	No. 10	at South Alabama	W 90-81	10-2	Jaguar Gym Mobile, AL
January 17	No. 9	Iowa State	W 76-72	11-2 (1-0)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 19	No. 9	at No. 13 Oklahoma	L 76-87	11-3 (1-1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 22	No. 15	Missouri Border War	W 70-68	12-3 (2-1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 26	No. 15	at Colorado	W 70-68	13-3 (3-1)	Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, CO
January 27*	No. 15	at No. 18 Michigan	L 77-96	13-4 (3-1)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
January 18	No. 19	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 75-57	14-4 (4-1)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
February 2	No. 19	at Nebraska	W 91-80	15-4 (5-1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
January 23	No. 13	Oklahoma State	W 81–77	16-4 (6-1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 10*	No. 13	No. 3 Memphis State	W 75-71	17-4 (6-1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 12	No. 10	at Missouri Border War	L 55-62	17-5 (6-2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 16	No. 10	at Iowa State	L 70-72	17-6 (6-3)	James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 20	No. 15	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 75-64	18-6 (7-3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 23	No. 15	Colorado	W 88-69	25-6 (8-3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 24	No. 15	No. 5 Oklahoma	W 82-76	20-6 (9-3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 28	No. 11	Nebraska	W 70-65	21-6 (10-3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
March 2	No. 11	at Oklahoma State	W 88-79	22-6 (11-3)	Gallagher Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
March 5*	No. 10	Nebraska Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament quarterfinals	W 74–69	27-6 (11-3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
March 6	No. 10	vs. Iowa State Big Eight Tournament Semifinals	L 59-75	27-6 (11-3)	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 13*	(3) No. 13	vs. (14) Ohio NCAA Southeast Regional first round	W 49-38	28-6 (11-3)	Edmund P. Joyce & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN
March 16*	(3) No. 13	vs. (11) Auburn NCAA Southeast Regional second round	L 64-66	28-7 (11-3)	Edmund P. Joyce & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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References

^ ^a ^b 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.

[KU_Media_Guide-1] 2014-15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-May-22.

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v t e Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State Missouri
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Blue blood status Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" Jayhawkers
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics