1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC Regular Season champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	23–8 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Scott Edgar (5th season); Al Grushkin; Rob Spivery;
Home arena	Tulsa Convention Center
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Tulsa	12	–	4	.750	23	–	8	.742
Illinois State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
Wichita State †	11	–	5	.688	18	–	13	.581
Bradley	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Creighton	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Southern Illinois	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Indiana State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
West Texas State	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Drake	4	–	12	.250	12	–	15	.444

† 1985 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1984–85 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, serving in his final season at the school, they finished the season 23–8 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish tied atop the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane lost to Wichita State in overtime in the championship game of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West region. Tulsa lost to No. 11 seed UTEP in the opening round.^[1]

Guard Steve Harris ended his career as the all-time scoring leader (2,272) in program history and first Golden Hurricane player to exceed 2,000 career points. Harris's mark would stand for 12 seasons before Shea Seals finished his career with a total only 16 points greater (2,288).

Roster[edit]

1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	20	Steve Harris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Kansas City, Missouri
G	21	Byron Boudreaux	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
G	35	Tracy Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F/C	41	Herb Johnson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Nolan Richardson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984*		Fort Valley State	W 125–83	1–0	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1984*		at Oral Roberts	W 86–82	2–0	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 30, 1984*		at Arizona	L 80–84	2–1	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 8, 1984*		Youngstown State	W 67–49	3–1	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 15, 1984*		vs. Arkansas	L 66–70	3–2
Dec 17, 1984*		Drexel	W 86–62	4–2	Tulsa Convention Center (8,204) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1984*		Oklahoma State	W 96–83	5–2	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 9, 1985*		No. 8 Oklahoma	W 104–89	9–2	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 1985	No. 15	Wichita State	W 67–66	21–6 (12–4)	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
MVC Tournament
Mar 5, 1985*	No. 15	West Texas State Quarterfinals	W 74–69	22–6	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 6, 1985*	No. 15	Bradley Semifinals	W 85–77	23–6	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 1985*	No. 15	Wichita State Championship game	L 82–84 ^OT	23–7	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(6 W) No. 18	vs. (11 W) UTEP First round	L 75–79	23–8	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

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Rankings[edit]

NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	19	Steve Harris	Houston Rockets

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References[edit]

^ "UTEP, Oklahoma, Iowa, Pitt Gain Second Round". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
^ "1984-85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
^ "1984-85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[1] "UTEP, Oklahoma, Iowa, Pitt Gain Second Round". The Washington Post. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

[2] "1984-85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

[3] "1984-85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

[4] "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

[5] "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

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v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts Wichita State
Culture & lore	"Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–13 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 1984–85 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