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1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

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1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–11 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRoberts Center
Seasons
1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
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

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1984–85 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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References

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  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.