1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago as a member of the Midwestern City Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Gene Sullivan. The Ramblers won regular season and conference tournament titles, reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, finished with a record of 27–6 (13–1 MW City), and were ranked No. 14 in the season's final AP poll.

1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
MW City Regular season champion MW City tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Midwestern City Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 14
Record	27–6 (13–1 MW City)
Head coach	Gene Sullivan
Home arena	Alumni Gym
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Loyola-Chicago †	13	–	1		.929			27	–	6		.818
Butler	9	–	5		.643			19	–	10		.655
Oral Roberts	8	–	6		.571			15	–	15		.500
Detroit	8	–	6		.571			16	–	12		.571
Xavier	7	–	7		.500			16	–	13		.552
Saint Louis	6	–	8		.429			13	–	15		.464
Evansville	4	–	10		.286			13	–	16		.448
Oklahoma City	1	–	13		.071			6	–	20		.231
† 1985 MCC tournament winner

Roster

1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 21 Alfredrick Hughes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Chicago, IL F Andre Moore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Chicago, IL	Head coach Gene Sullivan Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Sources: Sports Reference, Loyola yearbook^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1984*		Bradley	W 98–80	1–0	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Nov 28, 1984*		at No. 16 Louisiana State	L 96–102	1–1	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1984*		Northwestern	W 73–67	2–1	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 4, 1984*		at Marquette	L 67–74	2–2	MECCA Arena  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1984*		at No. 17 Oklahoma	L 82–115	2–3	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 13, 1984*		Long Island University	W 89–82	3–3	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 15, 1984*		at Bradley	W 59–48	4–3	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
Dec 18, 1984*		Toledo	W 78–66	5–3	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 22, 1984*		No. 4 Illinois	W 63–62	6–3	Rosemont Horizon (15,882) Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 29, 1984*		at No. 20 Louisville	W 93–81	7–3	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 2, 1985*		at Dayton	L 70–80	7–4	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Jan 5, 1985		at Butler	W 86–74	8–4 (1–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 7, 1985		at Xavier	L 90–95	8–5 (1–1)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 12, 1985		at Detroit	W 85–79	9–5 (2–1)	Calihan Hall  Detroit, Michigan
Jan 19, 1985		Evansville	W 94–89	10–5 (3–1)	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Jan 21, 1985		Saint Louis	W 85–73	11–5 (4–1)	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Jan 26, 1985		at Oklahoma City	W 80–65	12–5 (5–1)	Frederickson Fieldhouse  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1985		at Oral Roberts	W 97–92	13–5 (6–1)	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 1985		Butler	W 105–90	14–5 (7–1)	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Feb 4, 1985		Xavier	W 99–89	15–5 (8–1)	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Feb 9, 1985		Detroit	W 127–100	16–5 (9–1)	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Feb 12, 1985*		DePaul	W 78–71	17–5	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 16, 1985		at Evansville	W 89–80	18–5 (10–1)	Roberts Stadium  Evansville, Indiana
Feb 18, 1985		at Saint Louis	W 52–43	19–5 (11–1)	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 23, 1985*		Oklahoma City	W 99–84	20–5 (12–1)	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Feb 25, 1985	No. 20	Oral Roberts	W 86–77	21–5 (13–1)	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Mar 1, 1985*	No. 20	at New Orleans	W 101–85	22–5	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Midwestern City Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*	(1) No. 16	vs. (8) Oklahoma City Quarterfinals	W 100–85	23–5	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 8, 1985*	(1) No. 16	vs. (5) Xavier Semifinals	W 65–61	24–5	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 9, 1985*	(1) No. 16	at (3) Oral Roberts Championship Game	W 89–83	25–5	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (13 E) Iona First round	W 59–58^[2]	26–5	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 16, 1985*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (5 E) Southern Methodist Second Round	W 70–57^[3]	27–5	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 21, 1985*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 53–65^[4]	27–6	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Alfredrick Hughes – All-American, Midwestern City Conference Player of the Year (3x), Loyola single-season and career scoring leader, 5th on NCAA career scoring list

NBA Draft

Main article: 1985 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Alfredrick Hughes	San Antonio Spurs

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References

1. "1984–85 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
2. "Iona Knocked Out by Loyola". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
3. "East Roundup : Temple No Match for Georgetown; Loyola of Chicago Eliminates SMU". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
4. "Hoyas Get a Scrap, but Win". The Washington Post. March 22, 1985. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
5. "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

External links

• Season statistics at Sports Reference