1984–85 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1984–85 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
1984–85 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Independent
Record	21–9
Head coach	Digger Phelps (14th season);
Assistant coach	Pete Gillen (5th season)
Home arena	Athletic & Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1984-85 college basketball season. The Irish were led by head coach Digger Phelps, in his 14th season, and played their home games at the Athletic & Convocation Center in Notre Dame, Indiana. Notre Dame earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Southeast region. After an opening round win over Oregon State,^[1] the Irish were beaten by No. 2 seed North Carolina in the round of 32.^[2] The team finished with a 21–9 record.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	David Rivers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Jersey City, New Jersey
F	15	Donald Royal	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	New Orleans, Louisiana
F/C	41	Tim Kempton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Jamaica, New York

Head coach

Digger Phelps (Rider)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1984*		Manhattan	W 67–56	1–0	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Nov 29, 1984*		Northwestern	W 79–61	2–0	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 1, 1984*		Saint Francis (PA)	W 85–45	3–0	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 4, 1984*		No. 11 Indiana	W 74–63	4–0	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 8, 1984*		at No. 2 DePaul	L 83–95	4–1	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 9, 1984*		at Valparaiso	W 88–57	5–1	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 30, 1984*		at Creighton	L 58–60	5–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 5, 1985*		vs. Davidson	W 79–62	6–2	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
Jan 7, 1985*		at Rice	L 70–73	6–3	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 12, 1985*		at Marquette	W 63–62	7–3	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 16, 1985*		Holy Cross	W 96–61	8–3	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 20, 1985*		No. 10 DePaul	L 66–71	8–4	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 23, 1985*		Dayton	W 66–61	9–4	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 26, 1985*		at Maryland	L 65–77	9–5	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 28, 1985*		Providence	W 70–63	10–5	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 30, 1985*		Saint Louis	W 48–42	11–5	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 3, 1985*		at UCLA	W 53–52	12–5	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 6, 1985*		La Salle	W 71–58	13–5	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 9, 1985*		No. 6 Syracuse	L 62–65	13–6	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 13, 1985*		New Orleans	W 79–54	14–6	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 16, 1985*		vs. No. 7 Duke	L 69–81	14–7	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 18, 1985*		Loyola (MD)	W 61–60	15–7	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 20, 1985*		vs. Fordham	W 65–54	16–7
Feb 23, 1985*		Brigham Young	W 67–58	17–7	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 28, 1985*		at Butler	L 69–70	17–8	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 3, 1985*		Washington	W 57–50	18–8	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 6, 1985*		Marquette	W 66–60	19–8	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 9, 1985*		at Dayton	W 80–73	20–8	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(7 SE)	vs. (10 SE) Oregon State First round	W 79–70	21–8	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 16, 1985*	(7 SE)	vs. (2 SE) No. 7 North Carolina Second round	L 58–60	21–9	Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/UPI Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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References

^ "Tar Heels and Irish Advance". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "UNC Edges Notre Dame, 60-58". The Washington Post. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. p. 120. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "Tar Heels and Irish Advance". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[2] "UNC Edges Notre Dame, 60-58". The Washington Post. March 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[3] "2019-20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. p. 120. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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