1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

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
MVC Regular Season champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	23–8 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Edgar (5th season) Al Grushkin Rob Spivery
Home arena	Tulsa Convention Center
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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).

Roster

1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 20 Steve Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Kansas City, Missouri G 21 Byron Boudreaux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So   G 35 Tracy Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma F/C 41 Herb Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr	Head coach Nolan Richardson 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
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
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 1985 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	19	Steve Harris	Houston Rockets

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