1984–85 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team


The 1984–85 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1984–85 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Bill Frieder, the team won the Big Ten Conference by a four game margin.[1] The team earned the number one seed in the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where it advanced one round before losing.[2] Although the team began the season unranked it was in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll a total of twelve of the seventeen weeks, including a peak of number two where it ended the season,[3] and it also ended the season ranked number two in the final UPI Coaches' Poll.[4] During the season, the team led the Big Ten Conference in scoring margin (8.8) and Roy Tarpley led the conference in rebound with a 9.9 average in conference games.[5][6] Leslie Rockymore and Butch Wade served as team captains and Tarpley earned team MVP.[7] Tarpley earned 1985 NCAA All-American recognition.[8]

1984–85 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record26–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPRoy Tarpley
Captains
  • Leslie Rockymore
  • Butch Wade
Home arenaCrisler Arena
Seasons
1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan 16 2   .889 26 4   .867
No. 12 Illinois 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
Purdue 11 7   .611 20 9   .690
Ohio State 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Iowa 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Michigan State 10 8   .556 19 10   .655
Indiana 7 11   .389 19 14   .576
Minnesota 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 14 14   .500
Northwestern 2 16   .111 6 22   .214
Rankings from AP Poll

For the first of five consecutive seasons, the team set the school record for single-season field goal percentage with a 51.3% (941-for-1834) performance.[9] Antoine Joubert's single-season total of 164 assists established a school record that would be eclipsed the following season by Gary Grant. It surpassed Eric Turner's 160 total set in 1983.[10] Grant had 7 steals on January 19, 1985, against Iowa, which tied Rickey Green and Turner for the best single-game totals in school history.[11] Roy Tarpley surpassed his school single-season blocked shots average record of 2.09 set the prior season with an average of 2.20. He would rebreak this record the following season.[12] On February 7, 1985, against Purdue, Tarpley totaled 7 blocks in a game to earn the school single-game record that he would rebreak ten months later.[12]

On January 12, 1985, the team began a 17-game winning streak against the Purdue that continued through a March 15 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson in the NCAA tournament. This is tied as the longest winning streak in school history (With the 2018-19 season), surpassing the January 29, 1921 – January 6, 1922 14-game streak.[13] On January 5, 1985, the team began a 24-game home winning streak against Ohio State that continued through a February 15, 1986, victory over Iowa. This stands as the longest home winning streak in school history, surpassing the 22-game January 12, 1976 – November 30, 1977, streak. The streak ended with a February 20, 1986 74–59 loss to Michigan State.[13] January 12 also marked the start of a 10-game road winning streak that continued through a January 4, 1986, victory over Ohio State. This stands as the longest road winning streak in school history, surpassing two 7-game streaks that ended in 1921. The streak ended with a January 16, 1986 73–63 loss to Minnesota.[13]

In the 64-team NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, number one seeded Michigan advanced one round by defeating Fairleigh Dickinson 59–55. In the second round the team was upset by eight-seeded Villanova 59–55.[2] The team was led in scoring and rebounds by Tarpley in both NCAA tournament games.[14]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1984*
Detroit Mercy W 80–66  1–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 1, 1984*
Georgia W 63–57  2–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 5, 1984*
Youngstown State W 103–73  3–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 8, 1984*
at Dayton W 87–78  4–0
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 10, 1984*
Western Michigan W 83–59  5–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 12, 1984*
No. 20 Eastern Michigan W 83–72  6–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 17, 1984*
No. 18 Alcorn State W 84–81  7–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 22, 1984*
No. 18 Rutgers W 93–77  8–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 29, 1984*
No. 13 at Tennessee L 77–81  8–1
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1985*
No. 16 No. 12 Indiana L 62–87  8–2
(0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 5, 1985
No. 16 Ohio State W 87–82  9–2
(1–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 10, 1985
at No. 15 Illinois L 58–64  9–3
(1–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 12, 1985
at Purdue W 81–65  10–3
(2–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 17, 1985
Minnesota W 97–56  11–3
(3–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 19, 1985
Iowa W 69–67 3OT 12–3
(4–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 24, 1985
No. 18 Michigan State W 86–75  13–3
(5–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 27, 1985*
No. 18 No. 15 Kansas W 96–77  14–3
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 31, 1985
No. 10 at Northwestern W 76–52  15–3
(6–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Feb 2, 1985
No. 10 at Wisconsin W 94–81  16–3
(7–2)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 7, 1985
No. 8 Purdue W 95–84  17–3
(8–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 9, 1985
No. 8 No. 9 Illinois W 57–45  18–3
(9–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 14, 1985
No. 3 at No. 11 Iowa W 56–52  19–3
(10–2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 16, 1985
No. 3 at Minnesota W 66–54  20–3
(11–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 21, 1985
No. 3 at Michigan State W 75–73  21–3
(12–2)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 28, 1985
No. 3 Wisconsin W 88–68  22–3
(13–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 2, 1985
No. 3 Northwestern W 87–66  23–3
(14–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 6, 1985
No. 3 at Ohio State W 77–72  24–3
(15–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 10, 1985
No. 3 at Indiana W 73–71  25–3
(16–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
(1 SE) No. 2 vs. (16 SE) Fairleigh Dickinson
First round
W 59–55  26–3
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 17, 1985*
(1 SE) No. 2 vs. (8 SE) Villanova
Second round
L 55–59  26–4
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Seven players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.[15][16][17]

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
1986 1 7 7 Roy Tarpley Dallas Mavericks
1986 5 2 95 Richard Rellford Indiana Pacers
1986 6 1 117 Butch Wade New York Knicks
1986 7 5 144 Robert Henderson Chicago Bulls
1987 6 20 135 Antoine Joubert Detroit Pistons
1988 1 15 15 Gary Grant Seattle SuperSonics

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 87. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 35. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  6. ^ "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 36. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
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  9. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 10. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  10. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 16. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  11. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 18. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  12. ^ a b "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 19. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  13. ^ a b c "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 7. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  14. ^ "NCAA Tournament History". University of Michigan. 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  15. ^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  16. ^ "1987 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  17. ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.