# 1984–85 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1984–85 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 22–9 overall with a 13–3 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 3 seed Illinois, 76–57.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1984 | | at Vermont | W 71–52 | 1–0 (1–0) | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont |
| Jan 5, 1985* | | Suffolk | W 128–72 | 2–0 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 7, 1984* | | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock | W 70–63 | 3–0 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | at Montana | L 80–81 | 3–1 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | at UMass | L 66–67 | 3–2 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | vs. Illinois State Fleet Classic | L 84–92 | 3–3 | Providence Civic Center (6,349) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 29, 1984* | | vs. West Texas A&M Fleet Classic | L 74–81 | 3–4 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 3, 1985 | | at Maine | W 89–71 | 4–4 (2–0) | Alfond Arena Orono, Maine |
| Jan 5, 1985 | | Niagara | W 73–70 | 5–4 (3–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 8, 1985 | | Maine | W 94–70 | 6–4 (4–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | at Siena | W 88–68 | 7–4 (5–0) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Jan 17, 1985* | | Keene State | W 108–68 | 8–4 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | Colgate | W 63–56 | 9–4 (6–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 22, 1985* | | Fairfield | W 92–67 | 10–4 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 24, 1985* | | New Hampshire | L 55–57 | 10–5 (6–1) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | at Canisius | L 65–67 | 10–6 (6–2) | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York |
| Jan 28, 1985 | | at Niagara | L 80–85 | 10–7 (6–3) | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Lewiston, New York |
| Jan 30, 1985* | | Boston College | L 75–82 | 10–8 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 5, 1985 | | Canisius | W 99–91 | 11–8 (7–3) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 7, 1985 | | at Colgate | W 54–45 | 12–8 (8–3) | Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | Boston University | W 74–62 | 13–8 (9–3) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 16, 1985* | | vs. Ohio State | W 76–74 | 14–8 | |
| Feb 18, 1985* | | at Hartford | W 75–59 | 15–8 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Feb 20, 1985 | | Vermont | W 88–62 | 16–8 (10–3) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 22, 1985 | | at New Hampshire | W 78–70 | 17–8 (11–3) | Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire |
| Feb 25, 1985 | | Siena | W 72–63 | 18–8 (12–3) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 28, 1985 | | at Boston University | W 80–69 | 19–8 (13–3) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| ECAC North tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1985* | | Maine Quarterfinals | W 103–81 | 20–8 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 5, 1985* | | Siena Semifinals | W 73–69 | 21–8 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 6, 1985* | | Boston University Championship game | W 68–67 | 22–8 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | (14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 12 Illinois First round | L 57–76 | 22–9 | The Omni (14,311) Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Reggie Lewis – ECAC North Player of the Year