# 1984–85 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Metro Conference during the 1984–85 season. The Hokies were led by head coach Charles Moir and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia. After finishing second in the Metro regular season standings, Virginia Tech was knocked off in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. The Hokies still secured an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 9 seed in the East region, the team was beaten by Temple in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1984* | No. 15 | Old Dominion | W 102–76 | 1–0 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Dec 1, 1984* | No. 15 | Charleston | W 98–87 | 2–0 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Dec 3, 1984* | No. 14 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 91–46 | 3–0 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Dec 8, 1984* | No. 14 | South Carolina State | W 108–65 | 4–0 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Dec 14, 1984* | No. 11 | vs. Iowa State Volunteer Classic | W 80–53 | 5–0 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 15, 1984* | No. 11 | at Tennessee Volunteer Classic | L 75–86 | 5–1 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 1984* | No. 11 | Rider | W 107–74 | 6–1 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Dec 22, 1984* | No. 17 | at West Virginia | W 65–63 | 7–1 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 28, 1984* | No. 16 | vs. James Madison Times–Dispatch Invitational | W 47–37 | 8–1 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 29, 1984* | No. 16 | at VCU Times–Dispatch Invitational | L 65–69 | 8–2 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 2, 1985* | | vs. Virginia | L 59–67 | 8–3 | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 5, 1985* | | North Carolina A&T | W 92–67 | 9–3 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | South Carolina | W 109–68 | 9–3 (1–0) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan 14, 1985 | | Florida State | W 85–71 | 10–3 (2–0) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | at Southern Miss | W 72–68 | 11–3 (3–0) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Jan 21, 1985 | | at Tulane | W 66–58 | 12–3 (4–0) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | No. 4 Memphis State | L 79–89 | 12–4 (4–1) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan 28, 1985 | | at Louisville | W 81–61 | 13–4 (5–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 30, 1985* | | Morgan State | W 98–66 | 14–4 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 2, 1985 | | at No. 3 Memphis State | L 82–91 | 14–5 (5–2) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Metro Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1985* | | vs. Florida State Quarterfinals | L 93–97 | 20–8 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1985* | (9 E) | vs. (8 E) Temple | L 57–60 | 20–9 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||