# 1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 3rd-year head coach Craig Littlepage, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–14, 10–4 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Memphis State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1984* | | at Illinois-Chicago | L 71–76 | 0–1 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | Temple | L 57–70 | 0–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 11, 1984* | | at Niagara | L 73–79 | 0–3 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Lewiston, New York |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | Villanova | L 67–80 | 0–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | at Saint Joseph's | L 57–59 | 0–5 | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 27, 1984* | | vs. Oregon State Far West Classic | L 58–80 | 0–6 | Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | vs. Murray State Far West Classic | L 54–66 | 0–7 | Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 29, 1984* | | vs. Davidson Far West Classic | W 81–80 | 1–7 | Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 11, 1985 | | Dartmouth | W 83–59 | 2–7 (1–0) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | Harvard | L 75–77 | 2–8 (1–1) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 15, 1985* | | Virginia | L 50–60 | 2–9 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 23, 1985* | | American | W 86–71 | 3–9 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 26, 1985* | | at Hartford | W 59–57 | 4–9 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Jan 29, 1985* | | La Salle | L 74–77 | 4–10 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 2, 1985 | | Princeton | L 47–49 | 4–11 (1–2) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 8, 1985 | | Columbia | W 71–51 | 5–11 (2–2) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | Cornell | W 48–47 | 6–11 (3–2) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 15, 1985 | | at Brown | W 79–72 | 7–11 (4–2) | Marvel Gymnasium Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 16, 1985 | | at Yale | L 75–77 | 7–12 (4–3) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut |
| Feb 22, 1985 | | at Harvard | W 53–51 | 8–12 (5–3) | Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | at Dartmouth | W 98–76 | 9–12 (6–3) | Alumni Gym Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Feb 26, 1985 | | Princeton | W 59–49 | 10–12 (7–3) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 1, 1985 | | Yale | W 72–66 | 11–12 (8–3) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 2, 1985 | | Brown | W 91–79 | 12–12 (9–3) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 8, 1985 | | at Cornell | W 74–71 | 13–12 (10–3) | Barton Hall Ithaca, New York |
| Mar 9, 1985 | | at Columbia | L 65–70 | 13–13 (10–4) | Levien Gymnasium New York, New York |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | (15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Memphis State First round | L 55–67 | 13–14 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||