1984–85 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1984–85 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Flyers, led by head coach Don Donoher , played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were an NCAA independent. Dayton received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Southeast region. They were defeated by No. 8 seed Villanova , 51–49, in the opening round.[ 1] and finished the season 19–10. Villanova would go on to complete one of the most famous Cinderella runs in tournament history as they won the National championship. To this date, Villanova remains the lowest-seeded team to win the NCAA Tournament. For the second straight season, Dayton was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by the eventual National champion.
Roster
1984–85 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984 *
Brooklyn
W 76–56
1–0
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 1, 1984 *
at Providence
W 68–55
2–0
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 4, 1984 *
at Eastern Kentucky
W 76–55
3–0
McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky
Dec 8, 1984 *
Michigan
L 78–87
3–1
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 12, 1984 *
at Miami (OH)
L 64–69
3–2
Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 15, 1984 *
at VCU
L 61–71
3–3
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 17, 1984 *
Central Florida
W 71–61
4–3
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 22, 1984 *
at South Florida
W 71–66
5–3
Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Dec 28, 1984 *
Brown
W 88–65
6–3
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 30, 1984 *
St. Bonaventure
W 83–60
7–3
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 2, 1985 *
Loyola–Chicago
W 80–70
8–3
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 5, 1985 *
No. 19 Maryland
W 67–63
9–3
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 12, 1985 *
Cincinnati
W 81–66
10–3
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 15, 1985 *
Western Kentucky
W 53–51
11–3
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 19, 1985 *
Towson
W 70–55
12–3
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 23, 1985 *
at Notre Dame
L 61–66
12–4
Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 26, 1985 *
No. 7 DePaul
W 65–64
13–4
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 28, 1985 *
Miami (OH)
W 63–54
14–4
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 2, 1985 *
at Cincinnati
L 62–83
14–5
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 6, 1985 *
at No. 18 DePaul
W 67–63
15–5
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 9, 1985 *
Canisius
W 60–52
16–5
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 13, 1985 *
at Detroit
L 67–68
16–6
Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Feb 16, 1985 *
at Marquette
L 55–61
16–7
MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 18, 1985 *
at Old Dominion
L 82–91
16–8
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 23, 1985 *
Marquette
W 72–59
17–8
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 28, 1985 *
Creighton
W 67–62
18–8
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 3, 1985 *
Xavier
W 66–56
19–8
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 9, 1985 *
Notre Dame
L 73–80
19–9
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985 *
(9 SE)
vs. (8 SE) Villanova First round
L 49–51
19–10
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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Rankings
[ 4]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics