1984–85 USC Trojans men's basketball team

1984–85 USC Trojans men's basketball
1984–85 USC Trojans men's basketball
Pacific-10 Conference Co-champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	19–10 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Stan Morrison (6th season);
Home arena	L. A. Sports Arena
	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 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stan Morrison, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G		Wayne Carlander	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lakewood	Huntington Beach, CA

Head coach

Stan Morrison (California)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 30, 1984*		vs. Southern Miss	W 73–72	1–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 1, 1984*		at No. 5 Memphis State	L 45–61	1–1	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1984*		Wyoming	W 67–57	2–1	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 7, 1984*		vs. Texas Tech	L 59–63	2–2
Dec 8, 1984*		vs. Boston University	W 83–70	3–2
Dec 12, 1984*		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 76–68	4–2	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 22, 1984*		Utah	W 78–65	5–2	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 28, 1984*		The Citadel Trojan-Bud Light Classic	W 95–62	6–2	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 29, 1984*		No. 2 Duke Trojan-Bud Light Classic	L 73–75	6–3	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 3, 1985*		at Oregon	W 63–59	7–3 (1–0)	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Mar 9, 1985		Oregon State	L 58–60	19–9 (13–5)	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) Illinois State First round	L 55–58^[3]	19–10	Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

References

^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
^ "1990-91 USC Trojans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "USC Runs Afoul of Illinois State, Goes Out, 58-55". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "1984-85 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "2019-20 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide". USC Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

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

[2] "1990-91 USC Trojans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[3] "USC Runs Afoul of Illinois State, Goes Out, 58-55". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[4] "1984-85 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[5] "2019-20 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide". USC Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

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v t e USC Trojans men's basketball
Venues	Shrine Auditorium (1926–1949) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949–1959) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	UCLA (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics