1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1984–85 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his ninth season. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 22–9 (9–7) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

1984–85 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	22–9 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Bernie Fine (9th season) Wayne Morgan (1st season)
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Roster

1984–85 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 4 Rony Seikaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Athens, Greece G 11 Greg Monroe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rochester, New York SF 12 Rafael Addison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Jersey City, New Jersey G 24 Joel Katz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So San Juan, Puerto Rico F 25 Howard Triche 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Syracuse, New York F/C 30 Derek Brower 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr North Babylon, New York PG 31 Dwayne Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Brooklyn, New York PF 45 Wendell Alexis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Queens, New York F 50 Joey Kohm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Ithaca, New York	Head coach Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) Assistant coach(es) Bernie Fine (Syracuse) Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence) Barry Copeland (Central Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 28, 1984*		Cornell	W 65–53	1–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1984*		Canisius	W 52–48	2–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 7, 1984*		Maine	W 84–65	3–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 8, 1984*		Lamar Carrier Classic	W 68–58	4–0	Carrier Dome (20,214) Syracuse, New York
Dec 12, 1984*		at St. Bonaventure	W 71–59	5–0	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 22, 1984*		Utica	W 84–63	6–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 28, 1984*		vs. Detroit	W 77–63	7–0
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. Duquesne	W 75–60	8–0
Big East Regular Season
Jan 2, 1985		at Villanova	L 70–82	8–1 (0–1)	Villanova Field House  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1985		No. 12 Boston College	W 64–58	9–1 (1–1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 12, 1985		at Providence	W 71–63	10–1 (2–1)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 16, 1985		at Seton Hall	W 90–80	11–1 (3–1)	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 19, 1985		Connecticut	L 68–70	11–2 (3–2)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Jan 23, 1985	No. 11	at No. 2 St. John's	L 80–82 OT	11–3 (3–3)	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Jan 26, 1985		at Pittsburgh	W 80–75	12–3 (4–3)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1985	No. 11	No. 2 Georgetown	W 65–63	13–3 (5–3)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 1, 1985		No. 18 Villanova	W 92–79	14–3 (6–3)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 3, 1985*		Marquette	W 71–53	15–3	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 5, 1985*		vs. Boston College	L 66–67	15–4 (6–4)
Feb 9, 1985*		at Notre Dame	W 65–62	16–4	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 12, 1985		Providence	W 82–76	17–4 (7–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 14, 1985		Seton Hall	W 94–62	18–4 (8–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 16, 1985*		LSU	W 76–64	19–4	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 20, 1985		at Connecticut	L 69–71	19–5 (8–5)	Hartford Civic Center  Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 23, 1985		No. 1 St. John's	L 83–88	19–6 (8–6)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Feb 26, 1985		Pittsburgh	W 80–72	20–6 (9–6)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Mar 1, 1985	No. 12	at No. 2 Georgetown	L 63–90	20–7 (9–7)	Capital Centre (19,335) Washington, D.C.
Big East Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*	No. 13	vs. Boston College Quarterfinals	W 70–69	21–7	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 8, 1985*	No. 13	vs. No. 1 Georgetown Semifinals	L 65–74	21–8	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(7 E) No. 15	vs. (10 E) DePaul First round	W 70–65[2]	22–8	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 17, 1985*	(7 E) No. 15	vs. (2 E) No. 6 Georgia Tech Second round	L 53–70[3]	22–9	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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