1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team

1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball
1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular Season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	26–6 (12–2 SBC)
Head coach	J. D. Barnett (6th season);
Home arena	Richmond Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 VCU †	12	–	2	.857	26	–	6	.813
UAB	11	–	3	.786	25	–	9	.735
Old Dominion	9	–	5	.643	19	–	12	.613
South Florida	6	–	8	.429	18	–	12	.600
Jacksonville	6	–	8	.429	15	–	14	.517
South Alabama	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Western Kentucky	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
UNC Charlotte	1	–	13	.071	5	–	23	.179

† 1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Mike Rhoades, his fourth year as VCU head coach. The team will play its home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

This would be the final season where the team was ranked until 2012–13 season.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 1984*		at East Carolina	W 72–61	1–0	Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
December 1, 1984*		at No. 6 Louisville	L 55–67	1–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
December 4, 1984*		at Richmond Capital City Classic	W 69–60	2–1	Robins Center Richmond, VA
December 8, 1984*		George Mason George Mason rivalry	W 87–78	3–1	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
December 15, 1984*		Dayton	W 71–61	4–1	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
December 21, 1984*		vs. Auburn Krystal Classic	W 78–59	5–1	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 22, 1984*		at Chattanooga Krystal Classic	W 74–58	6–1	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 28, 1984*		Richmond Times–Dispatch Invitational	W 68–52	7–1	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
December 29, 1984*		No. 16 Virginia Tech Times–Dispatch Invitational	W 69–65	8–1	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Sun Belt regular season
January 5, 1985	No. 20	at Jacksonville	W 67–65 ^OT	9–1 (1–0)	Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, FL
January 10, 1985	No. 18	at Western Kentucky	W 72–58	10–1 (2–0)	Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
January 14, 1985*	No. 18	James Madison	W 95–52	11–1	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
January 17, 1985	No. 16	at Charlotte	W 85–75	12–1 (3–0)	Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, NC
January 19, 1985	No. 16	South Florida	L 58–60	12–2 (3–1)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
January 22, 1985*	No. 19	West Virginia	W 72–60	13–2	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
January 24, 1985	No. 19	at South Alabama	W 71–70	14–2 (4–1)	Jag Gym Mobile, AL
January 26, 1985	No. 19	at UAB	L 62–66	14–3 (4–2)	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
January 31, 1985	No. 24	Jacksonville	W 81–54	15–3 (5–2)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
February 2, 1985	No. 24	at South Florida	W 62–55	16–3 (6–2)	Sun Dome Tampa, FL
February 5, 1985*	No. 24	at James Madison	L 65–66	16–4	Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 7, 1985		Charlotte	W 77–56	17–4 (7–2)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
February 9, 1985		South Alabama	W 53–45	18–4 (8–2)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
February 13, 1985		No. 19 UAB	W 67–53	19–4 (9–2)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
February 16, 1985		Old Dominion ODU rivalry	W 90–71	20–4 (10–2)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
February 21, 1985	No. 17	Western Kentucky	W 85–62	21–4 (11–2)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
February 23, 1985*	No. 17	at No. 4 Memphis State	L 73–81	21–5	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
February 25, 1985	No. 17	at Old Dominion ODU Rivalry	W 78–66	22–5 (12–2)	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 1, 1985	(1) No. 17	vs. (8) Charlotte Quarterfinals	W 85–62	23–5	Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA
March 2, 1985	(1) No. 17	vs. (5) Jacksonville Semifinals	W 75–57	24–5	Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA
March 3, 1985	(1) No. 17	vs. (3) Old Dominion Final	W 87–82	25–5	Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA
NCAA tournament
March 15, 1985	(W 2) No. 12	vs. (W 15) Marshall First round	W 81–65	26–5	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
March 17, 1985	(W 2) No. 12	vs. (W 7) Alabama Second round	L 59–63	26–6	The Pit Albuquerque, NM

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	20	18	16	19	24	RV	RV	17	12	11

References

v t e VCU Rams men's basketball
Venues	Franklin Street Gym (1968–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond
Culture & lore	Rodney the Ram
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics