1984–85 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1984–85 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Pacific-10 Conference Co-champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1984–85 record22–10 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachBob Johnson
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1984–85 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Washington135 .722  2210  .688
USC135 .722  1910  .655
Oregon State126 .667  229  .710
Arizona126 .667  2110  .677
UCLA126 .667  2112  .636
Oregon810 .444  1516  .484
Arizona State711 .389  1216  .429
Washington State513 .278  1315  .464
California513 .278  1315  .464
Stanford315 .167  1117  .393
As of November 25, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 22–9 overall in the regular season and 13–5 in conference play, co-champions with USC.[2][3] There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted two years later.

Washington was seeded fifth in the West regional of the 64-team NCAA Tournament, but was upset by Kentucky in the first round in Salt Lake City.[4][5] The Wildcats defeated fourth-seed UNLV and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, where they fell to St. John's, the top seed in the West.

Harshman, age 67, retired at the end of the season.[2][4][5] Andy Russo, the head coach at Louisiana Tech, was hired in early April.[6][7]

Postseason results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
NCAA Tournament
Thu, March 14*
8:37 pm, CBS
vs. (12W) Kentucky
First round
L 58–66  22–10
Special Events Center (7,351)
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. Devlin, Vince (March 11, 1985). "Washington opens with Kentucky". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 15.
  3. "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. March 10, 1985. p. 1B.
  4. Kragthorpe, Kurt (March 15, 1985). "Kentucky win retires Harshman". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 2B.
  5. Devlin, Bruce (March 15, 1985). "Harshman loses his Husky voice". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. p. 17.
  6. "UW finds basketball coach, too". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 4, 1985. p. C1.
  7. "Huskies think Andy's dandy". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. April 4, 1985. p. 2B.
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