1984–85 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 1984–85 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stan Morrison, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference. The Trojans were 13–5 in the Pac-10 and, after falling to Oregon State at home in the regular season finale,^[2] shared the conference championship with Washington.^[3] USC received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the Midwest region where they fell to Illinois State in the opening round.

1984–85 USC Trojans men's basketball
Pacific-10 Conference Co-champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	19–10 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Stan Morrison (6th season)
Home arena	L. A. Sports Arena
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Washington	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
USC	13	–	5		.722			19	–	10		.655
Oregon State	12	–	6		.667			22	–	9		.710
Arizona	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
UCLA	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Oregon	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Arizona State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Washington State	5	–	13		.278			13	–	15		.464
California	5	–	13		.278			13	–	15		.464
Stanford	3	–	15		.167			11	–	17		.393
As of November 25, 2011[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Senior forward Wayne Carlander was named Pac-10 Player of the Year and First-team All-conference in back-to-back seasons.

Previous season

The 1983–84 USC Trojans men's basketball team finished 8th in the Pac-10 standings at 6–12. The team's overall record was 11–20 in head coach Stan Morrison's fifth season at the helm. Junior forward Wayne Carlander was recognized as a First-team All-conference performer.

Roster

1984–85 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G Larry Friend 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr     G Ron Holmes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr     F 42 Derrick Dowell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bosse Evansville, IN C Rod Keller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So     F 52 Wayne Carlander 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Ocean View Huntington Beach, CA	Head coach Stan Morrison (California) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 30, 1984*		vs. Southern Miss	W 73–72	1–0	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 1, 1984*		at No. 5 Memphis State	L 45–61	1–1	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1984*		Wyoming	W 67–57	2–1	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 7, 1984*		vs. Texas Tech	L 59–63	2–2
Dec 8, 1984*		vs. Boston University	W 83–70	3–2
Dec 12, 1984*		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 76–68	4–2	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 22, 1984*		Utah	W 78–65	5–2	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 28, 1984*		The Citadel Trojan-Bud Light Classic	W 95–62	6–2	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 29, 1984*		No. 2 Duke Trojan-Bud Light Classic	L 73–75[5]	6–3	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 3, 1985*		at Oregon	W 63–59	7–3 (1–0)	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Jan 10, 1985		Washington	L 50–66	7–4 (1–1)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Jan 12, 1985		Washington State	W 69–62	8–4 (2–1)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Jan 17, 1985		at Arizona	W 64–63	9–4 (3–1)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 19, 1985		at Arizona State	W 73–54	10–4 (4–1)	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Jan 26, 1985		California	W 86–80	11–4 (5–1)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Jan 28, 1985		Stanford	L 54–60	11–5 (5–2)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Feb 1, 1985		UCLA	W 78–77	12–5 (6–2)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Feb 4, 1985		at No. 16 Oregon State	W 60–58	13–5 (7–2)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 7, 1985		at Washington	W 61–50	14–5 (8–2)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Feb 9, 1985		at Washington State	W 64–58	15–5 (9–2)	Friel Court  Pullman, Washington
Feb 14, 1985		Arizona State	W 76–60	16–5 (10–2)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Feb 16, 1985		Arizona	L 55–60	16–6 (10–3)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Feb 21, 1985		at Stanford	L 65–86	16–7 (10–4)	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
Feb 23, 1985		at California	W 75–52	17–7 (11–4)	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, California
Feb 28, 1985		at UCLA	W 80–78	18–7 (12–4)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Mar 3, 1985*		at Texas	L 70–71	18–8	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Mar 7, 1985		Oregon	W 65–62	19–8 (13–4)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Mar 9, 1985		Oregon State	L 58–60	19–9 (13–5)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) Illinois State First round	L 55–58[6]	19–10	Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

See also: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Wayne Carlander – Pac-10 Player of the Year^[3]

References

1. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
2. "Friend Runs Out of Magic; Trojans Lose Half a Crown". The Los Angeles Times. March 10, 1985. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
3. Barnhart, Bill (March 14, 1985). "Talented USC squad tangles with ISU tonight". The Daily Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1984-85 USC Trojans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
5. "No. 2 Duke 75, USC 73". UPI Archives. December 30, 1984. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
6. "USC Runs Afoul of Illinois State, Goes Out, 58-55". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
7. "1984-85 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
8. "2019-20 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide". USC Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2022.