# 1984–85 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1984–1985 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell and played their home games at the Cole Field House. They finished 8–6 (tied for fourth place) in the ACC regular season.
The Terrapins lost to Duke in the first round of the ACC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet 16.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 23 | | vs. No. 19 Kansas Great Alaska Shootout | L 56-58 | 0-1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| November 24 | | vs. Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout | W 54-52 | 1-1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| November 25 | | vs. Tennessee Great Alaska Shootout | W 72-49 | 2-1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| December 1 | | West Virginia | W 56-47 | 3-1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 5 | | Cleveland State | W 95-84 | 4-1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 8 | | at Alabama | W 59-54 | 5-1 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 11 | | Ohio State | W 76-73 | 6-1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 13 | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 87-48 | 7-1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 22 | | at Loyola (MD) | W 81-74 | 8-1 | Baltimore, Maryland |
| December 25 | | vs. Iowa Rainbow Classic | W 70-68 $^{OT}$ | 9-1 | Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| December 27 | | vs. Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 79-71 | 10-1 | Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| December 28 | | vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech Rainbow Classic | L 69-70 | 10-2 | Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| January 2 | No. 19 | No. 17 NC State | W 58-56 | 11-2 (1-0) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 5 | No. 19 | at Dayton | L 63-67 | 11-3 | Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| January 9 | | at No. 5 North Carolina | L 74-75 | 11-4 (1-1) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 14 | | No. 2 Duke | W 78-76 $^{OT}$ | 12-4 (2-1) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 16 | | Clemson | W 94-84 | 13-4 (3-1) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 19 | | at UNLV | L 76-78 | 13-5 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| January 21 | | Holy Cross | W 99-75 | 14-5 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 26 | | Notre Dame | W 77-65 | 15-5 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 27 | | No. 14 Villanova | W 77-74 | 16-5 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 30 | No. 17 | Virginia | W 71-58 | 17-5 (4-1) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 2 | No. 17 | No. 8 Georgia Tech | L 60-72 | 17-6 (4-2) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 4 | No. 17 | Old Dominion | W 87-75 | 18-6 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 6 | No. 20 | at Wake Forest | W 64-62 | 19-6 (5-2) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 9 | No. 20 | at No. 5 Duke | L 62-70 | 19-7 (5-3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 13 | No. 20 | No. 13 North Carolina | L 54-60 | 19-8 (5-4) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 17 | No. 20 | at Clemson | L 64-71 | 19-9 (5-5) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| February 19 | No. 20 | at No. 8 Georgia Tech | L 43-48 | 19-10 (5-6) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| February 21 | | Towson State | W 91-38 | 20-10 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 24 | | Wake Forest | W 69-66 | 21-10 (6-6) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 27 | | at No. 16 NC State | W 71-70 | 22-10 (7-6) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| March 3 | | at Virginia | W 60-55 | 23-10 (8-6) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 8 | | vs. No. 7 Duke | L 73-86 | 23-11 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 15 | (5 SE) | vs. (12 SE) Miami (OH) First round | W 69-68 $^{OT}$ | 24-11 | Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| March 17 | (5 SE) | vs. (13 SE) Navy Second Round | W 64-59 | 25-11 | Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| March 22 | (5 SE) | vs. (8 SE) Villanova Regional semifinal | L 43-46 | 25-12 | Birmingham Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Len Bias
** ACC Player of the Year
** Consensus Second-team All-American