1984–85 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1984–85 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1985 MAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1984–85 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1984–85 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Regular season and MAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1984–85 record	22–8 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach	Danny Nee (5th season);
Home arena	Convocation Center

The 1984–85 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1984–85. The team was coached by Danny Nee in his fifth season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 22–8 and won the MAC regular season championship with a conference record of 14–4.[3] They won the MAC Tournament with wins over Kent State and Miami (OH). [4] They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament. There they lost to Kansas in the first round.[5]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
Non-conference regular season
11/24/1984*	St. Francis (PA)	W 94–84	1–0
12/1/1984*	at No. 12 Indiana	L 73–90	1–1
12/7/1984*	at Wichita State McDonald’s Classic	W 56–55	2–1
12/8/1984*	vs. Illinois-Chicago McDonald’s Classic	L 64–72	2–2
12/12/1984*	Ohio Wesleyan	W 75–67	3–2
12/15/1984*	Heidelberg	W 77–70	4–2
12/16/1984*	at Marshall	W 76–71	5–2
12/28/1984*	vs. San Jose State Basketball Classic	L 62–67	5–3
12/29/1984*	vs. Eastern Kentucky Basketball Classic	W 58–52	6–3
MAC regular season
1/3/1985	Miami (OH)	W 73–62	7–3 (1–0)
1/5/1985	at Western Michigan	L 79–84	7–4 (1–1)
1/9/1985	at Central Michigan	W 75–66	8–4 (2–1)
1/12/1985	Bowling Green	W 79–57	9–4 (3–1)
1/16/1985	at Eastern Michigan	W 73–66	10–4 (4–1)
1/19/1985	Toledo	W 62–55	11-4 (5–1)
1/23/1985	at Northern Illinois	W 50–42	12-4 (6–1)
1/26/1985	Kent State	W 77–58	13–4 (7–1)
1/29/1985	at Ball State	W 60–58	14–4 (8–1)
2/2/1985	Western Michigan	W 62–54	15–4 (9–1)
2/6/1985	Central Michigan	W 56–52	16–4 (10–1)
2/9/1985	at Bowling Green	W 60–56	17–4 (11–1)
2/13/1985	Eastern Michigan	W 71–61	18–4 (12–1)
2/16/1985	at Toledo	L 65–72	18–5 (12–2)
2/19/1985	Northern Illinois	W 72–49	19–5 (13–2)
2/23/1985	at Kent State	L 66–76	19–6 (13–3)
2/27/1985	Ball State	W 64–56	20–6 (14–3)
3/2/1985	at Miami (OH)	L 66–67	20–7 (14–4)
MAC Tournament
3/8/1985	vs. Kent State Semifinal	W 57–55	21–7 (15–4)
3/9/1985	vs. Miami (OH) Championship	W 74–64	22–7 (16–4)
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1985*	vs. No. 13 Kansas Mideast Regional First Round	L 38–49	22–8
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [6][3]

References

"Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"1984-85 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"1985 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

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[1] "Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[2] "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[SR-3] "1984-85 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[4] "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[5] "1985 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[6] "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Ewing Hall (1907–1908) Ohio Gymnasium (1908–1923) Men's Gymnasium (1924–1960) Grover Center (1960–1968) Convocation Center (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Rufus the Bobcat
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

1984–85 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ohio †	14	–	4	.778	22	–	8	.733
Miami	13	–	5	.722	20	–	11	.645
Toledo	11	–	7	.611	16	–	12	.571
Kent State	11	–	7	.611	17	–	13	.567
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Ball State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	16	.448
Western Michigan	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Northern Illinois	7	–	11	.389	11	–	16	.407
Bowling Green	6	–	12	.333	12	–	15	.444
Central Michigan	4	–	14	.222	9	–	18	.333

† 1985 MAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll