1984–85 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

1984–85 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
1984–85 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Record	22–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (15th season);
Home arena	Gill Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Washington	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
USC	13	–	5	.722	19	–	10	.655
Oregon State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
Arizona	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Arizona State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Washington State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	15	.464
California	5	–	13	.278	13	–	15	.464
Stanford	3	–	15	.167	11	–	17	.393

As of November 25, 2011^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 15th-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.

After opening the season at 15–1 and peaking at No. 10 in the AP poll, Oregon State finished the regular season at 21–9 (12–6 Pac-10), and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 10 seed in the Southeast region, the Beavers were beaten by No. 7 seed Notre Dame, 79–70,^[2] in a game that was played on the home floor of the Fighting Irish.

Roster

1984–85 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	00	Steve Woodside	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
F	45	A.C. Green	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Portland, Oregon

Head coach

Ralph Miller

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1984*		Missouri	W 54–52	1–0	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 7, 1984*		Portland	W 69–54	2–0	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 8, 1984*		Gonzaga	W 62–46	3–0	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 15, 1984*		at Boise State	W 74–59	4–0	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Dec 18, 1984*		at Santa Clara	W 64–62	5–0	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Dec 21, 1984*		at Hawaii	L 64–81	5–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1984*		at Hawaii–Loa	W 97–49	6–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (150) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 27, 1984*		vs. Pennsylvania Far West Classic	W 80–58	7–1	Portland, Oregon
Dec 28, 1984*		vs. Fresno State Far West Classic	W 66–50	8–1	Portland, Oregon
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. California Far West Classic	W 70–59	9–1	Portland, Oregon
Jan 3, 1985		UCLA	W 59–49	10–1 (1–0)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 5, 1985		at No. 15 Washington	W 52–45	11–1 (2–0)	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Jan 9, 1985	No. 20	Oregon	W 59–54	12–1 (3–0)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 12, 1985*	No. 20	at Kansas State	W 56–55	13–1	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 19, 1985	No. 14	at Washington State	W 73–57	14–1 (4–0)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Jan 24, 1985	No. 10	Arizona	W 59–55	15–1 (5–0)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 26, 1985	No. 10	Arizona State	L 82–83	15–2 (5–1)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 31, 1985	No. 14	at California	L 36–42	15–3 (5–2)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Feb 2, 1985	No. 14	at Stanford	W 83–73	16–3 (6–2)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Feb 4, 1985	No. 14	USC	L 58–60	16–4 (6–3)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 9, 1985	No. 16	at Oregon	W 53–51	17–4 (7–3)	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Feb 14, 1985	No. 18	Washington State	W 69–49	18–4 (8–3)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 16, 1985	No. 18	Washington	L 45–60	18–5 (8–4)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 21, 1985	No. 19	at Arizona State	W 75–64	19–5 (9–4)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Feb 23, 1985	No. 19	at Arizona	L 52–67	19–6 (9–5)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 26, 1985*		New Mexico	L 65–72	19–7	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 28, 1985		Stanford	W 54–49	20–7 (10–5)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 2, 1985		California	W 51–37	21–7 (11–5)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 7, 1985		at UCLA	L 51–59	21–8 (11–6)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Mar 9, 1985		at USC	W 60–58^[4]	22–8 (12–6)	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(10 SE)	vs. (7 SE) Notre Dame First round	L 70–79	22–9	Athletic & Convocation Center South Bend, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Pacific.

Source:^[5]^[6]

Rankings

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	23	A.C. Green	Los Angeles Lakers

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References

^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
^ "Tar Heels and Irish Advance". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "1984–85 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "Friend Runs Out of Magic; Trojans Lose Half a Crown". The Los Angeles Times. March 10, 1985. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
^ "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "1984–85 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.

[2] "Tar Heels and Irish Advance". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[3] "1984–85 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[4] "Friend Runs Out of Magic; Trojans Lose Half a Crown". The Los Angeles Times. March 10, 1985. Retrieved February 12, 2023.

[5] "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[6] "1984–85 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[7] "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

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