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The 1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1984–85 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, serving in his final season at the school, they finished the season 23–8 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish tied atop the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane lost to Wichita State in overtime in the championship game of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West region. Tulsa lost to No. 11 seed UTEP in the opening round.[1]
1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball | |
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MVC Regular Season champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 23–8 (12–4 MVC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Tulsa Convention Center |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Tulsa | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Guard Steve Harris ended his career as the all-time scoring leader (2,272) in program history and first Golden Hurricane player to exceed 2,000 career points. Harris's mark would stand for 12 seasons before Shea Seals finished his career with a total only 16 points greater (2,288).
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 24, 1984* |
Fort Valley State | W 125–83 | 1–0 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Nov 27, 1984* |
at Oral Roberts | W 86–82 | 2–0 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Nov 30, 1984* |
at Arizona | L 80–84 | 2–1 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Dec 8, 1984* |
Youngstown State | W 67–49 | 3–1 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 15, 1984* |
vs. Arkansas | L 66–70 | 3–2 |
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Dec 17, 1984* |
Drexel | W 86–62 | 4–2 |
Tulsa Convention Center (8,204) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 22, 1984* |
Oklahoma State | W 96–83 | 5–2 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Jan 9, 1985* |
No. 8 Oklahoma | W 104–89 | 9–2 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Mar 2, 1985 |
No. 15 | Wichita State | W 67–66 | 21–6 (12–4) |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||
MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1985* |
No. 15 | West Texas State Quarterfinals |
W 74–69 | 22–6 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||
Mar 6, 1985* |
No. 15 | Bradley Semifinals |
W 85–77 | 23–6 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||
Mar 7, 1985* |
No. 15 | Wichita State Championship game |
L 82–84 OT | 23–7 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1985* |
(6 W) No. 18 | vs. (11 W) UTEP First round |
L 75–79 | 23–8 |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 19 | Steve Harris | Houston Rockets |
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