1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led fifth-year by head coach Pat Kennedy, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaals finished atop the MAAC regular season standings, and would go on to win the MAAC Basketball Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the East region, the Gaels lost to No. 4 seed Loyola–Chicago in the opening round.[2]

1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC Regular Season Champions
MAAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
1984–85 record26–5 (11–3 MAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHynes Athletic Center
1984–85 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona113 .786265  .839
Fordham95 .6431912  .613
Holy Cross86 .571919  .321
La Salle86 .5711513  .536
Army77 .5001613  .552
Saint Peter's59 .3571514  .517
Manhattan410 .286820  .286
Fairfield410 .2861117  .393
1985 MAAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Tony Hargraves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 27, 1984*
    Hofstra W 80–72  1–0
    Hynes Athletics Center 
    New Rochelle, New York
    Dec 1, 1984*
    Marist W 86–78  2–0
    Hynes Athletics Center 
    New Rochelle, New York
    Dec 4, 1984*
    Saint Leo W 97–66  3–0
    Hynes Athletics Center 
    New Rochelle, New York
    Dec 7, 1984*
    Bucknell W 81–68  4–0
    Hynes Athletics Center 
    New Rochelle, New York
    Dec 8, 1984*
    Idaho State W 74–69  5–0
    Hynes Athletics Center 
    New Rochelle, New York
    Dec 12, 1984*
    St. Francis (NY) W 72–60  6–0
    Hynes Athletics Center 
    New Rochelle, New York
    Dec 15, 1984*
    Duquesne W 81–67  7–0
    Hynes Athletics Center 
    New Rochelle, New York
    Dec 22, 1984*
    at No. 3 Memphis State L 62–76[4]  7–1
    Mid-South Coliseum 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Dec 28, 1984*
    vs. Connecticut
    Connecticut Mutual Classic
    W 55–54  8–1
    Hartford Civic Center 
    Hartford, Connecticut
    Dec 29, 1984*
    vs. William & Mary
    Connecticut Mutual Classic
    W 68–55  9–1
    Hartford Civic Center 
    Hartford, Connecticut
    Jan 3, 1985
    at La Salle W 103–73  10–1
    (1–0)
    The Palestra 
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Jan 5, 1985*
    at Monmouth W 70–67  11–1
    Boylan Gymnasium 
    West Long Branch, New Jersey
    Jan 9, 1985*
    at Detroit W 87–82  12–1
    Calihan Hall 
    Detroit, Michigan
    Jan 12, 1985*
    at New Orleans W 72–66  13–1
    Lakefront Arena 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    MAAC Tournament
    Mar 1, 1985*
    vs. Fairfield
    Quarterfinals
    W 95–61  24–4
    Brendan Byrne Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Mar 2, 1985*
    vs. Army
    Semifinals
    W 59–57  25–4
    Brendan Byrne Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Mar 3, 1985*
    vs. Fordham
    Championship game
    W 57–54  26–4
    Brendan Byrne Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 14, 1985*
    (13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 14 Loyola–Chicago
    First round
    L 58–59  26–5
    Hartford Civic Center 
    Hartford, Connecticut
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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