# 1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton, serving for his 11th and final year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team finished second in the SWC regular season standings. As No. 9 seed in the West region of the 1985 NCAA Tournament, the Razorbacks defeated Iowa in the opening round before losing to eventual Final Four participant St. John's in the second round. Arkansas finished with a record of 22–13 (10–6 SWC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1984* | No. 16 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 65–62 | 1–0 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Nov 27, 1984* | No. 17 | vs. Central Florida | W 59–45 | 2–0 | |
| Dec 1, 1984* | No. 17 | at Ohio State | L 84–85 | 2–1 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | SW Missouri State | W 70–56 | 3–1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 14, 1984* | | Charleston Southern | W 74–55 | 4–1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | vs. Tulsa | W 70–66 | 5–1 | |
| Dec 18, 1984* | | vs. UTSA | W 74–67 | 6–1 | |
| Dec 20, 1984* | | vs. Minnesota | W 56–46 | 7–1 | |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | at Oral Roberts | W 64–57 | 8–1 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 25, 1984* | | vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech Rainbow Classic | L 52–72 | 8–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 26, 1984* | | vs. Iowa State Rainbow Classic | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 27, 1984* | | vs. Iowa Rainbow Classic | L 52–71 | 9–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 2, 1985 | | at Texas A&M | W 70–67 | 10–3 (1–0) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Jan 5, 1985 | | at No. 7 SMU | L 60–63 | 10–4 (1–1) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Jan 9, 1985 | | TCU | W 67–59 | 11–4 (2–1) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | Texas | W 64–58 | 12–4 (3–1) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 16, 1985 | | at Texas Tech | L 48–64 | 12–5 (3–2) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | at Houston | L 73–78 | 12–6 (3–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 23, 1985 | | Rice | W 67–56 | 13–6 (4–3) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 27, 1985* | | at Virginia | L 52–54 | 13–7 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 30, 1985 | | at Baylor | W 64–57 | 14–7 (5–3) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Feb 1, 1985 | | Texas A&M | W 58–53 | 15–7 (6–3) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 3, 1985* | | at No. 2 Georgetown | L 39–56 | 15–8 | Capital Centre (14,391) Landover, Maryland |
| Feb 6, 1985 | | No. 4 SMU | W 69–66 | 16–8 (7–3) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | at TCU | L 66–72 | 16–9 (7–4) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 16, 1985* | | Texas Tech | L 50–52 | 16–10 (7–5) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 19, 1985 | | at Texas | W 60–51 | 17–10 (8–5) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 20, 1985 | | Houston | W 73–59 | 18–10 (9–5) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 24, 1985 | | at Rice | L 68–71 | 18–11 (9–6) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Mar 1, 1985 | | Baylor | W 106–71 | 19–11 (10–6) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| SWC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1985* | | vs. Texas Quarterfinals | W 66–46 | 20–11 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 9, 1985* | | vs. No. 20 SMU Semifinals | W 68–55 | 21–11 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 10, 1985* | | vs. Texas Tech Championship game | L 64–67 | 21–12 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1985* | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Iowa First round | W 63–54 | 22–12 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 16, 1985* | (9 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 3 St. John's Second round | L 65–68 | 22–13 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Joe Kleine – Honorable Mention AP All-American

## 1985 NBA draft

| Player | Round | Pick | NBA club |
| Joe Kleine | 1 | 6 | Sacramento Kings |