1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball
1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC Regular Season Champions; MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	26–5 (11–3 MAAC)
Head coach	Pat Kennedy (5th season);
Home arena	Hynes Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led fifth-year by head coach Pat Kennedy, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaals finished atop the MAAC regular season standings, and would go on to win the MAAC Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the East region, the Gaels lost to No. 4 seed Loyola–Chicago in the opening round.^[2]

1984–85 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona †	11	–	3	.786	26	–	5	.839
Fordham	9	–	5	.643	19	–	12	.613
Holy Cross	8	–	6	.571	9	–	19	.321
La Salle	8	–	6	.571	15	–	13	.536
Army	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Saint Peter's	5	–	9	.357	15	–	14	.517
Manhattan	4	–	10	.286	8	–	20	.286
Fairfield	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393

† 1985 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Tony Hargraves	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Pat Kennedy

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
Nov 27, 1984*		Hofstra	W 80–72	1–0	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Dec 1, 1984*		Marist	W 86–78	2–0	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Dec 4, 1984*		Saint Leo	W 97–66	3–0	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Dec 7, 1984*		Bucknell	W 81–68	4–0	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Dec 8, 1984*		Idaho State Iona Classic	W 74–69	5–0	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Dec 12, 1984*		St. Francis (NY) Iona Classic	W 72–60	6–0	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Dec 15, 1984*		Duquesne	W 81–67	7–0	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Dec 22, 1984*		at No. 3 Memphis State	L 62–76^[4]	7–1	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1984*		vs. Connecticut Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 55–54	8–1	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. William & Mary Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 68–55	9–1	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 3, 1985		at La Salle	W 103–73	10–1 (1–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 1985*		at Monmouth	W 70–67	11–1	Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey
Jan 9, 1985*		at Detroit	W 87–82	12–1	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Jan 12, 1985*		at New Orleans	W 72–66	13–1	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 19, 1985		Fairfield	W 110–97	14–1 (2–0)	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Jan 26, 1985		at Saint Peter's	W 52–48	16–1 (4–0)	Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey
Jan 29, 1985		vs. Fordham	W 53–47	17–1 (5–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 31, 1985		at Holy Cross	L 85–102	17–2 (5–1)	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 2, 1985		Fordham	W 66–65	18–2 (6–1)	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Feb 5, 1985		vs. Manhattan	W 77–69	19–2 (7–1)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 9, 1985		at Army	L 73–76	19–3 (7–2)	Gillis Field House West Point, New York
Feb 12, 1985		Holy Cross	W 80–58	20–3 (8–2)	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Feb 14, 1985		Army	W 47–45	21–3 (9–2)	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
Feb 16, 1985		at Fairfield	L 71–73	21–4 (9–3)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
Feb 20, 1985		vs. Manhattan	W 84–70	22–4 (10–3)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 24, 1985		Saint Peter's	W 66–60	23–4 (11–3)	Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, New York
MAAC tournament
Mar 1, 1985*	(1)	vs. (8) Fairfield Quarterfinals	W 95–61	24–4	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 2, 1985*	(1)	vs. (5) Army Semifinals	W 59–57	25–4	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 3, 1985*	(1)	vs. (2) Fordham Championship game	W 57–54	26–4	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(13 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 14 Loyola–Chicago First round	L 58–59	26–5	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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References

^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "IONA KNOCKED OUT BY LOYOLA". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "1984–85 Iona Gaels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "Memphis St. 76, Iona 62". The New York Times. December 23, 1984. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". Iona College Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Iona Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Iona College Athletics. p. 52. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "IONA KNOCKED OUT BY LOYOLA". The New York Times. March 15, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[3] "1984–85 Iona Gaels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[4] "Memphis St. 76, Iona 62". The New York Times. December 23, 1984. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[5] "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". Iona College Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[6] "2019-20 Iona Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Iona College Athletics. p. 52. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball

MAAC Regular Season Champions MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	26–5 (11–3 MAAC)
Head coach	Pat Kennedy (5th season)
Home arena	Hynes Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →