# 1984–85 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1984–85 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fifth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 13–17 and 8–10 in PCAA play.

## Previous season

The 1983–84 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team returned finished with a record of 19–10 and 14–4 in PCAA play. Senior Forward Ben McDonald received AP Honorable Mention All-American Honors.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Season ||||||
| November 26, 1984* | at Colorado | L 73–80 | 0–1 | CU Events/Conference Center (4,772) Boulder, CO |
| November 29, 1984* | San Diego State | L 77–86 | 0–2 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,094) Anaheim, CA |
| December 1, 1984* | Loyola Marymount | L 66–76 | 0–3 | Crawford Hall (1,373) Irvine, CA |
| December 6, 1984* | at Hawaii Pacific | W 83–75 | 1–3 | McKinley Gym (704) Honolulu, HI |
| December 8, 1984* | at Hawaii | W 87–82 | 2–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (4,000) Honolulu, HI |
| December 15, 1984* | at Montana | L 68–83 | 2–4 | Dahlberg Arena (5,886) Missoula, MT |
| December 15, 1984* | at Portland | L 69–86 | 2–5 | Chiles Center (2,353) Portland, OR |
| December 19, 1984* | Southern Utah | W 95–59 | 3–5 | Crawford Hall (889) Irvine, CA |
| December 20, 1984* | Pepperdine | W 95–59 | 4–5 | Crawford Hall (953) Irvine, CA |
| December 28, 1984* | vs. Nebraska Cable Car Classic | L 67–73 | 4–6 | Toso Pavilion (2,335) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 29, 1984* | vs. Cincinnati Cable Car Classic | W 99–81 | 5–6 | Toso Pavilion (3,674) Santa Clara, CA |
| Conference Season ||||||
| January 3, 1985 | at San Jose State | L 71–93 | 5–7 (0–1) | San Jose Civic Auditorium (1,496) San Jose, CA |
| January 5, 1985 | at Utah State | W 83–73 | 6–7 (1–1) | Smith Spectrum (8,005) Logan, UT |
| January 9, 1985 | Fresno State | L 66–72 | 6–8 (1–2) | Crawford Hall (1,496) Irvine, CA |
| January 12, 1985 | Pacific | W 69–64 | 7–8 (2–2) | Crawford Hall (1,004) Irvine, CA |
| January 14, 1985 | New Mexico State | L 89–91 | 7–9 (2–3) | Crawford Hall (1,096) Irvine, CA |
| January 17, 1985 | Cal State Fullerton | L 80–89 | 7–10 (2–4) | Crawford Hall (1,496) Irvine, CA |
| January 19, 1985 | at UC Santa Barbara | L 67–70 $^{OT}$ | 7–11 (2–5) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,119) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 24, 1985 | at Long Beach State | W 99–84 | 8–11 (3–5) | Long Beach Arena (1,556) Long Beach, CA |
| January 26, 1985 | at New Mexico State | W 78–75 | 9–11 (4–5) | Pan American Center (7,831) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 31, 1985 | Utah State | L 84–87 | 9–12 (4–6) | Crawford Hall (1,263) Irvine, CA |
| February 2, 1985 | San Jose State | W 78–77 | 10–12 (5–6) | Crawford Hall (1,385) Irvine, CA |
| February 9, 1985 | at Pacific | W 70–65 | 11–12 (6–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,820) Stockton, CA |
| February 11, 1985 | at Fresno State | L 40–52 | 11–13 (6–7) | Selland Arena (10,114) Fresno, CA |
| February 16, 1985 | No. 14 UNLV | L 89–99 | 11–14 (6–8) | Crawford Hall (1,496) Irvine, CA |
| February 20, 1985 | Long Beach State | W 75–67 | 12–14 (7–8) | Crawford Hall (927) Irvine, CA |
| February 25, 1985 | UC Santa Barbara | W 84–76 | 13–14 (8–8) | Crawford Hall (1,257) Irvine, CA |
| February 27, 1985 | at No. 9 UNLV | L 95–97 | 13–15 (8–9) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,692) Paradise, NV |
| March 2, 1985 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 74–84 | 13–16 (8–10) | Titan Gym (3,145) Fullerton, CA |
| PCAA tournament ||||||
| March 7, 1985 | vs. Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals | L 68–79 | 13–17 | The Forum (10,147) Inglewood, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Tod Murphy
** AP Honorable Mention All-American
** PCAA First Team All-Conference
* Johnny Rogers
** PCAA Second Team All-Conference
* Wayne Engelstad
** PCAA All-Freshman Team
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