Jump to content

1984–85 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1984–85 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record25–12 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachSherman Dillard
Mel Cartwright
Ron Bradley
Home arenaCole Field House
Seasons
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech 9 5   .643 27 8   .771
No. 7 North Carolina 9 5   .643 27 9   .750
No. 16 NC State 9 5   .643 23 10   .697
No. 10 Duke 8 6   .571 23 8   .742
Maryland 8 6   .571 25 12   .676
Clemson 5 9   .357 16 13   .552
Wake Forest 5 9   .357 15 14   .517
Virginia 3 11   .214 17 16   .515
1985 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1984–1985 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell and played their home games at the Cole Field House. They finished 8–6 (tied for fourth place) in the ACC regular season and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the 1984 NCAA basketball tournament.

Roster

[edit]
1984–85 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Keith Gatlin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Grimesland, NC
G 10 Jeff Adkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Martinsville, VA
G 11 Chuck Driesell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Silver Spring, MD
G 12 Jeff Baxter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Washington, DC
G 22 Walter Lancaster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lanham, MD
G/F 24 Adrian Branch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Largo, MD
C 31 Bryan Palmer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Glen Rock, PA
F/C 32 Terry Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Glen Allen, VA
F 33 Derrick Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Temple Hills, MD
F 34 Len Bias 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Landover, MD
F 41 Tom Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Oak Hill, WV
F 50 Ed Woods 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Rockville, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[edit]
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 23
vs. No. 19 Kansas
Great Alaska Shootout
L 56-58  0-1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
November 24
vs. Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout
W 54-52  1-1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
November 25
vs. Tennessee
Great Alaska Shootout
W 72-49  2-1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
December 1
West Virginia W 56-47  3-1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 5
Cleveland State W 95-84  4-1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 8
at Alabama W 59-54  5-1
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 11
Ohio State W 76-73  6-1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 13
Maryland Eastern Shore W 87-48  7-1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 22
at Loyola (MD) W 81-74  8-1
 
Baltimore, Maryland
December 25
vs. Iowa
Rainbow Classic
W 70-68 OT 9-1
Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 27
vs. Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
W 79-71  10-1
Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 28
vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech
Rainbow Classic
L 69-70  10-2
Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
January 2
No. 19 No. 17 NC State W 58-56  11-2
(1-0)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 5
No. 19 at Dayton L 63-67  11-3
Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
January 9
at No. 5 North Carolina L 74-75  11-4
(1-1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 14
No. 2 Duke W 78-76 OT 12-4
(2-1)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 16
Clemson W 94-84  13-4
(3-1)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 19
at UNLV L 76-78  13-5
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
January 21
Holy Cross W 99-75  14-5
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 26
Notre Dame W 77-65  15-5
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 27
No. 14 Villanova W 77-74  16-5
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 30
No. 17 Virginia W 71-58  17-5
(4-1)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 2
No. 17 No. 8 Georgia Tech L 60-72  17-6
(4-2)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 4
No. 17 Old Dominion W 87-75  18-6
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 6
No. 20 at Wake Forest W 64-62  19-6
(5-2)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 9
No. 20 at No. 5 Duke L 62-70  19-7
(5-3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 13
No. 20 No. 13 North Carolina L 54-60  19-8
(5-4)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 17
No. 20 at Clemson L 64-71  19-9
(5-5)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
February 19
No. 20 at No. 8 Georgia Tech L 43-48  19-10
(5-6)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
February 21
Towson State W 91-38  20-10
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 24
Wake Forest W 69-66  21-10
(6-6)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 27
at No. 16 NC State W 71-70  22-10
(7-6)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 3
at Virginia W 60-55  23-10
(8-6)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
March 8
vs. No. 7 Duke L 73-86  23-11
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
March 15
(5 SE) vs. (12 SE) Miami (OH)
First round
W 69-68 OT 24-11
Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
March 17
(5 SE) vs. (13 SE) Navy
Second Round
W 64-59  25-11
Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
March 22
(5 SE) vs. (8 SE) Villanova
Regional semifinal
L 43-46  25-12
Birmingham Coliseum 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

Rankings

[edit]

Awards and honors

[edit]

References

[edit]