1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball
1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	13–14 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Craig Littlepage (3rd season);
Home arena	The Palestra

1984–85 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	10	–	4	.714	13	–	14	.481
Columbia	9	–	5	.643	13	–	13	.500
Cornell	8	–	6	.571	14	–	12	.538
Harvard	7	–	7	.500	15	–	9	.625
Yale	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Princeton	7	–	7	.500	11	–	15	.423
Brown	5	–	9	.357	9	–	18	.333
Dartmouth	3	–	11	.214	5	–	21	.192

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 3rd-year head coach Craig Littlepage, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–14, 10–4 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Memphis State.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Perry Bromwell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Manhattan
F/C	24	Bruce Lefkowitz	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr		Scarsdale, New York

Head coach

Craig Littlepage (Penn)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1984*		at Illinois-Chicago	L 71–76	0–1	UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois
Dec 8, 1984*		Temple	L 57–70	0–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1984*		at Niagara	L 73–79	0–3	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Lewiston, New York
Dec 15, 1984*		Villanova	L 67–80	0–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1984*		at Saint Joseph's	L 57–59	0–5	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1984*		vs. Oregon State Far West Classic	L 58–80	0–6	Portland, Oregon
Dec 28, 1984*		vs. Murray State Far West Classic	L 54–66	0–7	Portland, Oregon
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. Davidson Far West Classic	W 81–80	1–7	Portland, Oregon
Jan 11, 1985		Dartmouth	W 83–59	2–7 (1–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1985		Harvard	L 75–77	2–8 (1–1)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1985*		Virginia	L 50–60	2–9	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1985*		American	W 86–71	3–9	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 1985*		at Hartford	W 59–57	4–9	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 29, 1985*		La Salle	L 74–77	4–10	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1985		Princeton	L 47–49	4–11 (1–2)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 8, 1985		Columbia	W 71–51	5–11 (2–2)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1985		Cornell	W 48–47	6–11 (3–2)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 1985		at Brown	W 79–72	7–11 (4–2)	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 16, 1985		at Yale	L 75–77	7–12 (4–3)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 22, 1985		at Harvard	W 53–51	8–12 (5–3)	Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 1985		at Dartmouth	W 98–76	9–12 (6–3)	Alumni Gym Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 26, 1985		Princeton	W 59–49	10–12 (7–3)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1985		Yale	W 72–66	11–12 (8–3)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1985		Brown	W 91–79	12–12 (9–3)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1985		at Cornell	W 74–71	13–12 (10–3)	Barton Hall Ithaca, New York
Mar 9, 1985		at Columbia	L 65–70	13–13 (10–4)	Levien Gymnasium New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Memphis State First round	L 55–67	13–14	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Boston College Gains By 55-53". The New York Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ "1984–85 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[1] "Boston College Gains By 55-53". The New York Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[2] "1984-85 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[3] "1984–85 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

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Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Penn Pep Band Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 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 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 and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics