1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	19–12 (9–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Paul Webb (10th season);
Home arena	Norfolk Scope; Hampton Coliseum (alternate)

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
	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 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1984–85 college basketball season. This was head coach Paul Webb's 10th and final season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs compete in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 19–12, 9–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place during the regular season. They reached the championship game of the 1985 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 12 seed in the East Region where they were beaten by 5 seed SMU^[1] in the opening round.

Roster

1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Mark Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Chesapeake, Virginia
C		Kenny Gattison	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Wilmington, North Carolina

Head coach

Paul Webb

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
Exhibition
Nov 17, 1984*		Yugoslavia	W 67–60	–	Norfolk Scope (3,632) Norfolk, Virginia
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984*		at No. 15 Virginia Tech	L 76–102	0–1	Cassell Coliseum (8,463) Blacksburg, Virginia
Nov 28, 1984*		VMI	W 56–50	1–1	Norfolk Scope (3,480) Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 30, 1984*		South Carolina Aiken	W 107–72	2–1	Norfolk Scope (4,011) Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 5, 1984*		Saint Joseph's	W 87–63	3–1	Norfolk Scope (3,533) Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 8, 1984*		at William & Mary	W 62–57	4–1	Kaplan Arena (5,120) Williamsburg, Virginia
Dec 15, 1984*		James Madison	W 66–57	5–1	Norfolk Scope (4,982) Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 27, 1984*		vs. No. 5 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival	L 66–77	5–2	Madison Square Garden (12,570) New York, New York
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. Rutgers ECAC Holiday Festival	W 82–80	6–2	Madison Square Garden (15,090) New York, New York
Jan 2, 1985		at South Alabama	W 86–84	7–2 (1–0)	Jaguar Gym (3,118) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 5, 1985		at Western Kentucky	L 67–73	7–3 (1–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (8,000) Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 8, 1985*		at James Madison	L 68–80	7–4	Convocation Center (4,400) Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 10, 1985		UNC Charlotte	W 86–60	8–4 (2–1)	Norfolk Scope (3,307) Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 12, 1985		Western Kentucky	W 84–76	9–4 (3–1)	Norfolk Scope (4,825) Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 14, 1985*		at No. 10 DePaul	L 58–64	9–5	Rosemont Horizon (11,752) Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 17, 1985		South Florida	W 74–62	10–5 (4–1)	Norfolk Scope (3,037) Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 24, 1985		UAB	L 55–56	10–6 (4–2)	Norfolk Scope (5,021) Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 26, 1985		South Alabama	W 86–74	11–6 (5–2)	Norfolk Scope (6,289) Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 31, 1985		at No. 20 UAB	W 59–58	12–6 (6–2)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,032) Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 2, 1985		Jacksonville	L 78–79 ^OT	12–7 (6–3)	Norfolk Scope (6,532) Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 4, 1985*		at No. 17 Maryland	L 75–87	12–8	Cole Field House (10,125) College Park, Maryland
Feb 7, 1985		at South Florida	W 75–73	13–8 (7–3)	Sun Dome (3,507) Tampa, Florida
Feb 9, 1985		at Jacksonville	W 67–65	14–8 (8–3)	Jacksonville Coliseum (7,869) Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 14, 1985		at UNC Charlotte	W 80–64	15–8 (9–3)	Charlotte Coliseum (1,086) Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1985		at VCU Rivalry	L 71–90	15–9 (9–4)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, Virginia
Feb 18, 1985*		Dayton	W 91–82	16–9	Norfolk Scope (4,119) Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 20, 1985*		William & Mary	W 72–58	17–9	Norfolk Scope (3,863) Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 25, 1985		No. 17 VCU Rivalry	L 66–78	17–10 (9–5)	Norfolk Scope (5,478) Norfolk, Virginia
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 1, 1985*	(3)	vs. (6) South Alabama Quarterfinals	W 84–66	18–10	Hampton Coliseum (8,522) Hampton, Virginia
Mar 2, 1985*	(3)	vs. (2) UAB Semifinals	W 68–67	19–10	Hampton Coliseum (9,558) Hampton, Virginia
Mar 3, 1985*	(3)	vs. (1) No. 17 VCU Championship game	L 82–87	19–11	Hampton Coliseum (9,804) Hampton, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(12 E)	vs. (5 E) Southern Methodist First round	L 68–85	19–12	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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NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
4	79	Mark Davis	Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

^ "Iona Knocked Out By Loyola". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[ncaa-1] "Iona Knocked Out By Loyola". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[2] "1984–85 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[3] "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[4] "1985 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 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
NCAA national championship in bold

Roster

Schedule and results

NBA draft

See also

References