1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–11 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach	Gary Williams (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Brazeau; Stan Nance; Frank Power;
Home arena	Roberts Center
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 St. John's	15	–	1	.938	31	–	4	.886
No. 1 Georgetown†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
No. 15 Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	22	–	9	.710
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	25	–	10	.714
Pittsburgh	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Boston College	7	–	9	.438	20	–	11	.645
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Providence	3	–	13	.188	11	–	20	.355
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	10	–	18	.357

† 1985 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1985^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Charlie Micol	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Chelmsford, MA
G	10	Ted Kelley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Andover, MA
G	11	Jamie Benton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Providence, RI
F/C	20	Roger McCready	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, NY
G	21	Mark Schmidt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	North Attleboro, MA
F	22	Mike Sinicki	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Endwell, NY
G	23	Michael Adams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Hartford, CT
G/F	24	Terrence Talley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bronx, NY
G	30	Stu Primus	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Lynn, MA
F	31	Russ Doherty	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Wayland, MA
G	32	Dominic Pressley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
F	33	Skip Barry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Nashua, NH
F	42	Tyrone Scott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Waterloo, NY
F/C	50	Trevor Gordon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, PA
F	55	Troy Bowers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Roselle, NJ

Head coach

Gary Williams (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Paul Brazeau
Stan Nance
Frank Power

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 27, 1984*		at New Hampshire	W 86–63	1–0	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
December 2, 1984*		Wake Forest	W 82–76	2–0	Boston Garden Boston, MA
December 5, 1984*		at Brown	W 90–70	3–0	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
December 8, 1984*		Stonehill	W 98–71	4–0	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
December 11, 1984*		Rhode Island	W 70–50	5–0	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
December 15, 1984*		at Holy Cross	W 85–63	6–0	Hart Center Worcester, MA
December 22, 1984*		Randolph–Macon	W 87–43	7–0	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
December 28, 1984*		vs. Michigan State Cabrillo Classic semifinals	W 82–78	8–0	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, CA
December 29, 1984*		vs. TCU Cabrillo Classic championship	W 92–75	9–0	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, CA
January 2, 1985		Providence	W 67–55	10–0 (1–0)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
January 5, 1985		at No. 1 Georgetown	L 80–82 ^OT	10–1 (1–1)	Capital Centre Landover, MD
January 8, 1985	No. 12	at No. 7 Syracuse	L 58–64	10–2 (1–2)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
January 12, 1985	No. 12	Seton Hall	W 69–66	11–2 (2–2)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
January 15, 1985	No. 15	at No. 18 Villanova	L 66–85	11–3 (2–3)	Villanova Field House Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1985	No. 15	No. 4 St. John's	L 59–66	11–4 (2–4)	Boston Garden Boston, MA
January 21, 1985		Pittsburgh	L 55–61	11–5 (2–5)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
January 26, 1985		at Connecticut	W 78–77 ^OT	12–5 (3–5)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
January 28, 1985*		Hartford	W 94–77	13–5	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
January 30, 1985*		at Northeastern	W 82–75	14–5	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
February 2, 1985		at Providence	W 93–66	15–5 (4–5)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
February 5, 1985		No. 6 Syracuse	W 67–66	16–5 (5–5)	Boston Garden Boston, MA
February 9, 1985		No. 2 Georgetown	L 68–78	16–6 (5–6)	Boston Garden Boston, MA
February 12, 1985		at Seton Hall	W 101–83	17–6 (6–6)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
February 16, 1985		No. 16 Villanova	W 62–61	18–6 (7–6)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
February 20, 1985	No. 20	at No. 1 St. John's	L 69–71	18–7 (7–7)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
February 23, 1985	No. 20	at Pittsburgh	L 55–58	18–8 (7–8)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 1985	No. 20	Connecticut	L 68–74	18–9 (7–9)	Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts
Big East Tournament
March 7, 1985*	(6)	vs. (3) No. 13 Syracuse Quarterfinals	L 69–70	18–10	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1985*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) No. 17 Texas Tech First round	W 55–53	19–10	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
March 17, 1985*	(11 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Duke Second Round	W 74–73^[2]^[3]	20–10	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
March 21, 1985*	(11 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Memphis State Sweet Sixteen	L 57–59^[4]	20–11	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources ^[5]

Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ "Duke is Eliminated by Boston College". The New York Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ "Boston College Upsets Duke, Heads for Dallas". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ "Last-Shot Victories for Both Oklahoma and Memphis State". The Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ "1984-85 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] "Duke is Eliminated by Boston College". The New York Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[3] "Boston College Upsets Duke, Heads for Dallas". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[4] "Last-Shot Victories for Both Oklahoma and Memphis State". The Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[5] "1984-85 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

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