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1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team

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1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record26–6 (12–2 SBC)
Head coach
Home arenaRichmond Coliseum
Seasons
1984–85 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 VCU 12 2   .857 26 6   .813
UAB 11 3   .786 25 9   .735
Old Dominion 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
South Florida 6 8   .429 18 12   .600
Jacksonville 6 8   .429 15 14   .517
South Alabama 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Western Kentucky 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
UNC Charlotte 1 13   .071 5 23   .179
1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Mike Rhoades, his fourth year as VCU head coach. The team will play its home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

This would be the final season where the team was ranked until 2012–13 season.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 1984*
at East Carolina W 72–61  1–0
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
December 1, 1984*
at No. 6 Louisville L 55–67  1–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 4, 1984*
at Richmond
Capital City Classic
W 69–60  2–1
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
December 8, 1984*
George Mason
George Mason rivalry
W 87–78  3–1
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
December 15, 1984*
Dayton W 71–61  4–1
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
December 21, 1984*
vs. Auburn
Krystal Classic
W 78–59  5–1
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
December 22, 1984*
at Chattanooga
Krystal Classic
W 74–58  6–1
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
December 28, 1984*
Richmond
Times–Dispatch Invitational
W 68–52  7–1
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
December 29, 1984*
No. 16 Virginia Tech
Times–Dispatch Invitational
W 69–65  8–1
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
Sun Belt regular season
January 5, 1985
No. 20 at Jacksonville W 67–65 OT 9–1
(1–0)
Jacksonville Coliseum 
Jacksonville, FL
January 10, 1985
No. 18 at Western Kentucky W 72–58  10–1
(2–0)
Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
January 14, 1985*
No. 18 James Madison W 95–52  11–1
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
January 17, 1985
No. 16 at Charlotte W 85–75  12–1
(3–0)
Bojangles' Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
January 19, 1985
No. 16 South Florida L 58–60  12–2
(3–1)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
January 22, 1985*
No. 19 West Virginia W 72–60  13–2
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
January 24, 1985
No. 19 at South Alabama W 71–70  14–2
(4–1)
Jag Gym 
Mobile, AL
January 26, 1985
No. 19 at UAB L 62–66  14–3
(4–2)
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
January 31, 1985
No. 24 Jacksonville W 81–54  15–3
(5–2)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
February 2, 1985
No. 24 at South Florida W 62–55  16–3
(6–2)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
February 5, 1985*
No. 24 at James Madison L 65–66  16–4
Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
February 7, 1985
Charlotte W 77–56  17–4
(7–2)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
February 9, 1985
South Alabama W 53–45  18–4
(8–2)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
February 13, 1985
No. 19 UAB W 67–53  19–4
(9–2)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
February 16, 1985
Old Dominion
ODU rivalry
W 90–71  20–4
(10–2)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
February 21, 1985
No. 17 Western Kentucky W 85–62  21–4
(11–2)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
February 23, 1985*
No. 17 at No. 4 Memphis State L 73–81  21–5
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
February 25, 1985
No. 17 at Old Dominion
ODU Rivalry
W 78–66  22–5
(12–2)
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 1, 1985
(1) No. 17 vs. (8) Charlotte
Quarterfinals
W 85–62  23–5
Hampton Coliseum 
Hampton, VA
March 2, 1985
(1) No. 17 vs. (5) Jacksonville
Semifinals
W 75–57  24–5
Hampton Coliseum 
Hampton, VA
March 3, 1985
(1) No. 17 vs. (3) Old Dominion
Final
W 87–82  25–5
Hampton Coliseum 
Hampton, VA
NCAA tournament
March 15, 1985
(W 2) No. 12 vs. (W 15) Marshall
First round
W 81–65  26–5
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
March 17, 1985
(W 2) No. 12 vs. (W 7) Alabama
Second round
L 59–63  26–6
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

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