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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
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record23–8 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
Seasons
1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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)
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 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)
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 Sr  
Head coach

Nolan Richardson

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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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

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

NBA draft

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Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 19 Steve Harris Houston Rockets

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References

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  1. ^ "UTEP, Oklahoma, Iowa, Pitt Gain Second Round". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "1984-85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "1984-85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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