1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 3rd-year head coach Craig Littlepage, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–14, 10–4 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Memphis State.^[1]

1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	13–14 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Craig Littlepage (3rd season)
Home arena	The Palestra
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Penn	10	–	4		.714			13	–	14		.481
Columbia	9	–	5		.643			13	–	13		.500
Cornell	8	–	6		.571			14	–	12		.538
Harvard	7	–	7		.500			15	–	9		.625
Yale	7	–	7		.500			14	–	12		.538
Princeton	7	–	7		.500			11	–	15		.423
Brown	5	–	9		.357			9	–	18		.333
Dartmouth	3	–	11		.214			5	–	21		.192
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Perry Bromwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Manhattan   F/C 24 Bruce Lefkowitz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr   Scarsdale, New York	Head coach Craig Littlepage (Penn) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1984*		at Illinois-Chicago	L 71–76	0–1	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 8, 1984*		Temple	L 57–70	0–2	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1984*		at Niagara	L 73–79	0–3	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Lewiston, New York
Dec 15, 1984*		Villanova	L 67–80	0–4	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1984*		at Saint Joseph's	L 57–59	0–5	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1984*		vs. Oregon State Far West Classic	L 58–80	0–6	Portland, Oregon
Dec 28, 1984*		vs. Murray State Far West Classic	L 54–66	0–7	Portland, Oregon
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. Davidson Far West Classic	W 81–80	1–7	Portland, Oregon
Jan 11, 1985		Dartmouth	W 83–59	2–7 (1–0)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1985		Harvard	L 75–77	2–8 (1–1)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1985*		Virginia	L 50–60	2–9	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1985*		American	W 86–71	3–9	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 1985*		at Hartford	W 59–57	4–9	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 29, 1985*		La Salle	L 74–77	4–10	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1985		Princeton	L 47–49	4–11 (1–2)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 8, 1985		Columbia	W 71–51	5–11 (2–2)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1985		Cornell	W 48–47	6–11 (3–2)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 1985		at Brown	W 79–72	7–11 (4–2)	Marvel Gymnasium  Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 16, 1985		at Yale	L 75–77	7–12 (4–3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 22, 1985		at Harvard	W 53–51	8–12 (5–3)	Lavietes Pavilion  Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 1985		at Dartmouth	W 98–76	9–12 (6–3)	Alumni Gym  Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 26, 1985		Princeton	W 59–49	10–12 (7–3)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1985		Yale	W 72–66	11–12 (8–3)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1985		Brown	W 91–79	12–12 (9–3)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1985		at Cornell	W 74–71	13–12 (10–3)	Barton Hall  Ithaca, New York
Mar 9, 1985		at Columbia	L 65–70	13–13 (10–4)	Levien Gymnasium  New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Memphis State First round	L 55–67	13–14	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "Boston College Gains By 55-53". The New York Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
2. "1984-85 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
3. "1984–85 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.