# 1984–85 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball team represented Oklahoma City University in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Midwestern City Conference. They finished the season with a 6–20 overall record, and a 1–13 conference record. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his twentieth season as head coach of the Chiefs. They played their home games at Frederickson Fieldhouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This was the program's final season in NCAA Division I as OCU moved its athletic programs to the NAIA following the season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 1984* | | Southwestern (KS) | W 88–69 | 1–0 | Frederickson Fieldhouse (3,058) Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 3, 1984* | | Texas Wesleyan | W 81–65 | 2–0 | Frederickson Fieldhouse (3,256) Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 7, 1984* | | at Pacific | L 67–80 | 2–1 | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,054) Stockton, CA |
| December 8, 1984* | | at Santa Clara | L 59–74 | 2–2 | Toso Pavilion (2,189) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 15, 1984* | | at TCU | L 60–71 | 2–3 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (2,393) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 21, 1984* | | vs. George Mason UAB Tournament | L 72–79 | 2–4 | Birmingham Coliseum (3,931) Birmingham, AL |
| December 22, 1984* | | vs. Austin Peay UAB Tournament | W 99–70 | 3–4 | Birmingham Coliseum (4,710) Birmingham, AL |
| December 29, 1984* | | No. 19 Louisiana Tech All-College Basketball tournament | L 62–90 | 3–5 | The Myriad (9,458) Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 30, 1984* | | Manhattan All-College Basketball Tournament | W 53–52 | 4–5 | The Myriad (10,287) Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 2, 1985* | | at Texas Wesleyan | W 81–53 | 5–5 | Sid Richardson Center (100) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 5, 1985 | | Evansville | L 63–65 | 5–6 (0–1) | Frederickson Fieldhouse (4,200) Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 7, 1985 | | Saint Louis | L 60–73 | 5–7 (0–2) | Frederickson Fieldhouse (2,612) Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 12, 1985 | | at Oral Roberts | L 62–66 | 5–8 (0–3) | Mabee Center (5,760) Tulsa, OK |
| January 17, 1985* | | Wayland Baptist | L 56–67 | 5–9 | Frederickson Fieldhouse (2,670) Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 19, 1985 | | at Butler | L 49–65 | 5–10 (0–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,000) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 21, 1985 | | at Xavier | L 65–72 | 5–11 (0–5) | Cincinnati Gardens (6,300) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 26, 1985 | | Loyola–Chicago | L 65–80 | 5–12 (0–6) | Frederickson Fieldhouse (1,155) Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 28, 1985 | | Detroit | L 74–77 | 5–13 (0–7) | Frederickson Fieldhouse (4,555) Oklahoma City, OK |
| February 2, 1985 | | at Evansville | W 61–59 | 6–13 (1–7) | Roberts Municipal Stadium (6,423) Evansville, IN |
| February 2, 1985 | | Saint Louis | L 51–80 | 6–14 (1–8) | Kiel Auditorium (1,782) St. Louis, MO |
| February 11, 1985 | | Oral Roberts | L 61–81 | 6–15 (1–9) | Frederickson Fieldhouse (2,105) Oklahoma City, OK |
| February 16, 1985 | | Butler | L 62–72 | 6–16 (1–10) | Frederickson Fieldhouse (3,257) Oklahoma City, OK |
| February 18, 1985 | | Xavier | L 62–73 | 6–17 (1–11) | Frederickson Fieldhouse (1,785) Oklahoma City, OK |
| February 23, 1985 | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 84–99 | 6–18 (1–12) | Alumni Gym (5,259) Chicago, IL |
| February 25, 1985 | | at Detroit | L 65–82 | 6–19 (1–13) | Calihan Hall (2,031) Detroit, MI |
| Midwestern City Conference tournament ||||||
| March 7, 1985 | (8) | vs. (1) No. 16 Loyola–Chicago Quarterfinal | L 85–100 | 6–20 | Mabee Center (4,200) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||