# 1984–85 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

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.

## 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 | 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. ||||||