# 1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 14th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–14 and a conference record of 7–11, finishing 7th in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, IU was invited to participate in the 1985 NIT; IU advanced to the championship game, but they lost to the UCLA Bruins.

## Olympics

Prior to the start of the season, Bobby Knight was the head coach of the US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Steve Alford was a member of the gold medal-winning team. Hoosiers trainer Tim Garl was the trainer of the Olympic team.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 11 | Dan Dakich | G | 6–5 | Sr. | Merrillville, Indiana |
| 12 | Steve Alford | G | 6–2 | So. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 14 | Magnus Pelkowski | C | 6–10 | Fr. | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 21 | Winston Morgan | G/F | 6–5 | Jr. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 22 | Stew Robinson | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 23 | Delray Brooks | G | 6–4 | Fr. | Michigan City, Indiana |
| 24 | Daryl Thomas | F/C | 6–7 | So. | Westchester, Illinois |
| 30 | Todd Meier | F/C | 6–8 | So. | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| 32 | Steve Eyl | F | 6–6 | Fr. | Hamilton, Ohio |
| 33 | Uwe Blab | C | 7–2 | Sr. | Munich, Germany |
| 41 | Mike Giomi | F | 6–8 | Jr. | Newark, Ohio |
| 42 | Kreigh Smith | G/F | 6–7 | Fr. | Tipton, Indiana |
| 44 | Joe Hillman | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Glendale, California |
| 45 | Brian Sloan | F/C | 6–8 | Fr. | McLeansboro, Illinois |
| 50 | Marty Simmons | G/F | 6–5 | So. | Lawrenceville, Illinois |
| 52 | Courtney Witte | F/C | 6–8 | RS Sr. | Vincennes, Indiana |

### Player stats

| Player | Games | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Points |
| Steve Alford | 32 | 232 | N/A | 116 | 101 | 0 | 44 | 580 |
| Uwe Blab | 33 | 212 | N/A | 105 | 207 | 72 | 15 | 529 |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/24/1984* | No. 4 | No. 17 Louisville | L 64–75 | 0–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/1/1984* | No. 12 | Ohio | W 90–73 | 1–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/4/1984* | No. 11 | at Notre Dame | L 63–74 | 1–2 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| 12/8/1984* NBC | No. 11 | Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | W 81–68 | 2–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/11/1984* | No. 16 | at Iowa State | W 69–67 | 3–2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| 12/14/1984* | No. 16 | Western Kentucky Indiana Classic | W 80–57 | 4–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/15/1984* | No. 16 | St. Joseph (Pa.) Indiana Classic | W 81–44 | 5–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/22/1984* | No. 16 | at Kansas State | W 70–58 | 6–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| 12/29/1984* | No. 15 | vs. Miami (OH) Hoosier Classic | W 77–72 | 7–2 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis |
| 12/30/1984* | No. 15 | vs. Florida Hoosier Classic | W 80–63 | 8–2 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis |
| 1/2/1985 | No. 12 | at No. 16 Michigan | W 87–62 | 9–2 (1–0) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1/5/1985 | No. 12 | at Michigan State | L 61–68 | 9–3 (1–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1/10/1985 | No. 11 | Northwestern | W 77–50 | 10–3 (2–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/12/1985 | No. 11 | Wisconsin | W 90–68 | 11–3 (3–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/19/1985 | No. 8 | at Ohio State | L 84–86 | 11–4 (3–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| 1/24/1985 | No. 13 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 52–62 | 11–5 (3–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 1/27/1985 | No. 13 | at No. 6 Illinois Rivalry | L 41–52 | 11–6 (3–4) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 1/31/1985 | | Iowa | L 59–72 | 11–7 (3–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/2/1985 | | Minnesota | W 89–66 | 12–7 (4–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/7/1985 | | at Wisconsin | W 58–54 | 13–7 (5–5) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/9/1985 | | at Northwestern | W 78–59 | 14–7 (6–5) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| 2/14/1985 | | Ohio State | L 63–72 | 14–8 (6–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/21/1985 | | No. 16 Illinois Rivalry | L 50–66 | 14–9 (6–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/23/1985 | | Purdue Rivalry | L 63–72 | 14–10 (6–8) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/28/1985 | | at Minnesota | W 79–68 | 15–10 (7–8) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 3/3/1985 | | at Iowa | L 50–70 | 15–11 (7–9) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| 3/7/1985 | | Michigan State | L 58–68 | 15–12 (7–10) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/10/1985 | | No. 3 Michigan | L 71–73 | 15–13 (7–11) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/15/1985* | | Butler First Round | W 79–57 | 16–13 (7–11) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/19/1985* | | Richmond Second Round | W 75–53 | 17–13 (7–11) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/24/1985* | | Marquette Quarterfinals | W 94–82 | 18–13 (7–11) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/27/1985* | | vs. Tennessee Semifinals | W 74–67 | 19–13 (7–11) | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| 3/29/1985* | | vs. UCLA Championship | L 62–65 | 19–14 (7–11) | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 17 | Uwe Blab | Dallas Mavericks |