# 1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago as a member of the Midwestern City Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Gene Sullivan. The Ramblers won regular season and conference tournament titles, reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, finished with a record of 27–6 (13–1 MW City), and were ranked No. 14 in the season's final AP poll.

## Roster

    Sources: Sports Reference, Loyola yearbook

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1984* | | Bradley | W 98–80 | 1–0 | Alumni Gym (5,251) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nov 28, 1984* | | at No. 16 Louisiana State | L 96–102 | 1–1 | LSU Assembly Center (12,985) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | Northwestern | W 73–67 | 2–1 | Alumni Gym (4,511) Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 4, 1984* | | at Marquette | L 67–74 | 2–2 | MECCA Arena (10,108) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | at No. 17 Oklahoma | L 82–115 | 2–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (11,200) Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 13, 1984* | | Long Island University | W 89–82 | 3–3 | Alumni Gym (3,529) Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | at Bradley | W 59–48 | 4–3 | Carver Arena (7,336) Peoria, Illinois |
| Dec 18, 1984* | | Toledo | W 78–66 | 5–3 | Alumni Gym (3,870) Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | No. 4 Illinois | W 63–62 | 6–3 | Rosemont Horizon (15,882) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 29, 1984* | | at No. 20 Louisville | W 93–81 | 7–3 | Freedom Hall (18,959) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 2, 1985* | | at Dayton | L 70–80 | 7–4 | University of Dayton Arena (9,486) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 5, 1985 | | at Butler | W 86–74 | 8–4 (1–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,863) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Jan 7, 1985 | | at Xavier | L 90–95 | 8–5 (1–1) | Cincinnati Gardens (4,117) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | at Detroit | W 85–79 | 9–5 (2–1) | Calihan Hall (5,321) Detroit, Michigan |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | Evansville | W 94–89 | 10–5 (3–1) | Alumni Gym (4,461) Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 21, 1985 | | Saint Louis | W 85–73 | 11–5 (4–1) | Alumni Gym (3,611) Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | at Oklahoma City | W 80–65 | 12–5 (5–1) | Frederickson Fieldhouse (1,155) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 28, 1985 | | at Oral Roberts | W 97–92 | 13–5 (6–1) | Mabee Center (4,229) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 2, 1985 | | Butler | W 105–90 | 14–5 (7–1) | Alumni Gym (4,687) Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 4, 1985 | | Xavier | W 99–89 | 15–5 (8–1) | Alumni Gym (5,015) Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | Detroit | W 127–100 | 16–5 (9–1) | Alumni Gym (5,124) Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 12, 1985* | | DePaul | W 78–71 | 17–5 | Rosemont Horizon (13,909) Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 16, 1985 | | at Evansville | W 89–80 | 18–5 (10–1) | Roberts Stadium (6,521) Evansville, Indiana |
| Feb 18, 1985 | | at Saint Louis | W 52–43 | 19–5 (11–1) | Kiel Auditorium (4,538) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Feb 23, 1985* | | Oklahoma City | W 99–84 | 20–5 (12–1) | Alumni Gym (5,259) Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 25, 1985 | No. 20 | Oral Roberts | W 86–77 | 21–5 (13–1) | Alumni Gym (5,308) Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 1, 1985* | No. 20 | at New Orleans | W 101–85 | 22–5 | Lakefront Arena (3,386) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Midwestern City Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1985* | (1) No. 16 | vs. (8) Oklahoma City Quarterfinals | W 100–85 | 23–5 | Mabee Center (5,334) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 8, 1985* | (1) No. 16 | vs. (5) Xavier Semifinals | W 65–61 | 24–5 | Mabee Center (5,634) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mar 9, 1985* | (1) No. 16 | at (3) Oral Roberts Championship Game | W 89–83 | 25–5 | Mabee Center (7,567) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1985* | (4 E) No. 14 | vs. (13 E) Iona First round | W 59–58 | 26–5 | Hartford Civic Center (14,897) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 16, 1985* | (4 E) No. 14 | vs. (5 E) Southern Methodist Second Round | W 70–57 | 27–5 | Hartford Civic Center (14,897) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 21, 1985* | (4 E) No. 14 | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 53–65 | 27–6 | Providence Civic Center (11,913) Providence, Rhode Island |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Alfredrick Hughes – All-American, Midwestern City Conference Player of the Year (3x), Loyola single-season and career scoring leader, 5th on NCAA career scoring list

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 14 | Alfredrick Hughes | San Antonio Spurs |