1984–85 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1984–85 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1984–85 college basketball season . Led by head coach Gene Keady , the team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana . The Boilermakers finished third in the Big Ten standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Southeast Region. Purdue was upset in the opening round by Auburn , 59–58, to finish the season with a 20–9 record (11–7 Big Ten).
Roster
1984–85 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 1, 1984 *
Kentucky
W 66–56
2–0
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 5, 1984 *
Miami (OH)
L 79–84
2–1
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 8, 1984 *
South Carolina
W 85–63
3–1
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 17, 1984 *
Evansville
W 82–57
5–1
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 20, 1984 *
Southern Illinois
W 75–66
6–1
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 28, 1984 *
vs. Mississippi State Sun Bowl Classic
W 77–46
8–1
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1984 *
at UTEP Sun Bowl Classic
W 74–64
9–1
Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 3, 1985
at Iowa
L 63–75
9–2 (0–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 5, 1985
at Minnesota
W 74–65
10–2 (1–1)
Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 10, 1985
No. 17 Michigan State
L 72–81
10–3 (1–2)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 12, 1985
Michigan
L 65–81
10–4 (1–3)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 16, 1985
at Northwestern
W 50–49
11–4 (2–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Jan 19, 1985
at Wisconsin
W 72–68
12–4 (3–3)
Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 24, 1985
No. 13 Indiana
W 62–52
13–4 (4–3)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 26, 1985
Ohio State
L 63–67
13–5 (4–4)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 30, 1985
No. 5 Illinois
W 54–34
14–5 (5–4)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 7, 1985
at No. 8 Michigan
L 84–95
14–6 (5–5)
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 9, 1985
at Michigan State
W 66–65
15–6 (6–5)
Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 14, 1985
Wisconsin
W 67–52
16–6 (7–5)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 16, 1985
Northwestern
W 76–57
17–6 (8–5)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 21, 1985
at Ohio State
L 68–86
17–7 (8–6)
St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 23, 1985
at Indiana
W 72–63
18–7 (9–6)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Mar 2, 1985
at No. 18 Illinois
L 43–86
18–8 (9–7)
Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Mar 7, 1985
Minnesota
W 79–67
19–8 (10–7)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 9, 1985
Iowa
W 60–54
20–8 (11–7)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985 *
(6 SE)
vs. (11 SE) Auburn First round
L 58–59[ 1]
20–9
Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
[ 2]
Rankings
[ 3]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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