# 1984–85 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 1984–85 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1984–85 men's college basketball season. There, they defeated Old Dominion to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the #4 seed Loyola (IL), 70–57.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 23* | | Texas Southern | W 91–72 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 1* | | NW Louisiana | W 89–57 | 2–0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 4* | No. 8 | at Kentucky | W 56–54 | 3–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 8* | | Centenary | W 97–79 | 4–0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 14* | | Idaho | W 90–71 | 5–0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 15* | | Oklahoma State | W 82–65 | 6–0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 17* | | Campbell | W 90–70 | 7–0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 19* | | North Texas | W 90–45 | 8–0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 22* | No. 6 | vs. Oklahoma | W 85–76 | 9–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| December 25* | | at Chaminade | L 70–71 | 9–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| January 2 | | at Rice | W 66–57 | 9–1 (1–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| January 5 | No. 7 | Arkansas | W 63–60 | 10–1 (2–0) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| January 9 | | Baylor | W 95–63 | 11–1 (3–0) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| January 11 | | at Texas A&M | W 73–60 | 12–1 (4–0) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| January 13* | | vs. North Carolina | W 84–82 | 13–1 (4–0) | |
| January 19 | | TCU | W 74–70 | 14–1 (5–0) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| January 23 | | at Texas | W 54–46 | 15–1 (6–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| January 26 | | at Texas Tech | L 63–64 | 15–2 (6–1) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| January 30 | | Houston | W 85–78 | 16–2 (7–1) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| February 3 | | Rice | W 68–52 | 17–2 (8–1) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| February 6 | No. 4 | at Arkansas | L 66–69 | 17–3 (8–2) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| February 9* | No. 4 | at North Carolina State | L 78–82 | 17–4 (8–2) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| February 11 | | at Baylor | L 90–94 | 17–5 (8–3) | Extraco Events Center Waco, Texas |
| February 13 | | Texas A&M | W 81–79 | 18–5 (9–3) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| February 16* | | Louisville | W 72–64 | 19–5 (9–3) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| February 20 | | at TCU | W 72–64 | 19–5 (9–3) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| February 23 | | Texas | W 64–60 | 20–5 (10–3) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| February 27 | | Texas Tech | L 54–59 | 20–6 (10–4) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| March 3 | | at Houston | L 76–79 | 20–7 (10–5) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Southwest tournament ||||||
| March 8 | (3) | vs. (6) Houston Quarterfinals | W 84–72 | 21–7 (10–5) | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| March 9 | (3) No. 20 | vs. (2) Arkansas Seminfinals | L 55–68 | 21–8 (10–5) | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| 1985 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14* | (5 E) | vs. (12 E) Old Dominion First Round | W 85–68 | 22–8 (10–5) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| March 16* | (5 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 14 Loyola (IL) Second Round | L 57–70 | 22–9 (10–5) | Hartford Civic Center (14,897) Hartford, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 5 | Jon Koncak | Atlanta Hawks |
| 5 | 113 | Carl Wright | Philadelphia 76ers |