1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

American college basketball season

1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball

NCAA tournament, First Round

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Record| 19–12 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach|

* Paul Webb (10th season)

Home arena| Norfolk Scope
Hampton Coliseum (alternate)

Seasons

<- 1983–84

1985–86 ->

1984–85 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

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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 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1984–85 college basketball season. This was head coach Paul Webb's 10th and final season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs compete in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 19–12, 9–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place during the regular season. They reached the championship game of the 1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 12 seed in the East Region where they were beaten by 5 seed SMU[1] in the opening round.

## Roster

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1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown

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F |  | Mark Davis | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | Chesapeake, Virginia
C |  | Kenny Gattison | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jr | Wilmington, North Carolina

Head coach

* Paul Webb

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Exhibition
Nov 17, 1984*
|  | Yugoslavia | W 67–60 | –
| Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984*
|  | at No. 15 Virginia Tech | L 76–102 | 0–1
| Cassell Coliseum
Blacksburg, Virginia
Nov 28, 1984*
|  | VMI | W 56–50 | 1–1
| Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 30, 1984*
|  | South Carolina Aiken | W 107–72 | 2–1
| Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 5, 1984*
|  | Saint Joseph's | W 87–63 | 3–1
| Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 8, 1984*
|  | at William & Mary | W 62–57 | 4–1
| Kaplan Arena
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dec 15, 1984*
|  | James Madison | W 66–57 | 5–1
| Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 27, 1984*
|  | vs. No. 5 St. John's
ECAC Holiday Festival | L 66–77 | 5–2
| Madison Square Garden
New York, New York
Dec 29, 1984*
|  | vs. Rutgers
ECAC Holiday Festival | W 82–80 | 6–2
| Madison Square Garden
New York, New York
Jan 2, 1985
|  | at South Alabama | W 86–84 | 7–2
(1–0)  | Jaguar Gym
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 5, 1985
|  | at Western Kentucky | L 67–73 | 7–3
(1–1)  | E. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 8, 1985*
|  | at James Madison | L 68–80 | 7–4
| Convocation Center
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 10, 1985
|  | UNC Charlotte | W 86–60 | 8–4
(2–1)  | Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 12, 1985
|  | Western Kentucky | W 84–76 | 9–4
(3–1)  | Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 14, 1985*
|  | at No. 10 DePaul | L 58–64 | 9–5
| Rosemont Horizon
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 17, 1985
|  | South Florida | W 74–62 | 10–5
(4–1)  | Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 24, 1985
|  | UAB | L 55–56 | 10–6
(4–2)  | Norfolk Scope (5,021)
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 26, 1985
|  | South Alabama | W 86–74 | 11–6
(5–2)  | Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 31, 1985
|  | at No. 20 UAB | W 59–58 | 12–6
(6–2)  | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,032)
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 2, 1985
|  | Jacksonville | L 78–79 OT | 12–7
(6–3)  | Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 4, 1985*
|  | at No. 17 Maryland | L 75–87 | 12–8
| Cole Field House
College Park, Maryland
Feb 7, 1985
|  | at South Florida | W 75–73 | 13–8
(7–3)  | Sun Dome
Tampa, Florida
Feb 9, 1985
|  | at Jacksonville | W 67–65 | 14–8
(8–3)  | Jacksonville Coliseum
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 14, 1985
|  | at UNC Charlotte | W 80–64 | 15–8
(9–3)  | Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1985
|  | at VCU
Rivalry | L 71–90 | 15–9
(9–4)  | Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 18, 1985*
|  | Dayton | W 91–82 | 16–9
| Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 20, 1985*
|  | William & Mary | W 72–58 | 17–9
| Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 25, 1985
|  | No. 17 VCU
Rivalry | L 66–78 | 17–10
(9–5)  | Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 1, 1985*
| (3)  | vs. (6) South Alabama
Quarterfinals | W 84–66 | 18–10
| Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, Virginia
Mar 2, 1985*
| (3)  | vs. (2) UAB
Semifinals | W 68–67 | 19–10
| Hampton Coliseum (9,558)
Hampton, Virginia
Mar 3, 1985*
| (3)  | vs. (1) No. 17 VCU
Championship game | L 82–87 | 19–11
| Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
| (12 E)  | vs. (5 E) Southern Methodist
First round | L 68–85 | 19–12
| Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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## NBA draft

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Main article: 1985 NBA draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | NBA Club

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4 | 79 | Mark Davis | Cleveland Cavaliers

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## See also

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* 1984–85 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team

## References

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1. ^ "Iona Knocked Out By Loyola". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
2. ^ "1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
3. ^ "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
4. ^ "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball

Venues|

* Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969)
* ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002)
* Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990)
* Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995)
* Chartway Arena (2002–present)

Rivalries|

* James Madison
* Norfolk State
* VCU
* William & Mary

Culture & lore|

* Big Blue
* Monarch Pep Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NBA players
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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