# 1984–85 Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) season

Galatasaray SK Men's 1984–1985 season is the 1984–1985 basketball season for Turkish professional basketball club Galatasaray SK.
The club competes in:

## Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
| C | Mehmet Altıoklar | Okan Gedik |
| PF | Mehmet Baç | Nihat İziç |
| SF | Paul Dawkins | Cihat Levent |
| SG | Turgay Demirel | Michael Scearce |
| PG | Remzi Dilli | Mehmet Şenova |

## Squad changes for the 1984–1985 season

In:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 41 | PF | USA | Michael Scearce (from Güney Sanayi) |
Out:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | | TUR | Hasan Arat (to Free Agent) |
| 4 | | TUR | Aydın Yılmaztürk (to İTÜ B.K.) |

## Results, schedules and standings
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| | | Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A | D |
| 1 | Fenerbahçe SK | 42 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1858 | 1625 | +233 |
| 2 | Galatasaray SK | 39 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2125 | 1807 | +318 |
| 3 | Cukurova Sanayi | 39 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1747 | 1636 | +111 |
| 4 | Efes Pilsen S.K. | 38 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2006 | 1731 | +275 |
| 5 | Eczacıbaşı | 36 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1907 | 1938 | -31 |
| 6 | Karşıyaka | 35 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1874 | 1727 | +147 |
| 7 | Tofaş SAS | 33 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1693 | 1682 | +11 |
| 8 | İTÜ B.K. | 30 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1844 | 1935 | -91 |
| 9 | Beşiktaş JK | 28 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1786 | 1879 | -93 |
| 10 | Hilalspor | 26 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1611 | 1889 | -278 |
| 11 | TED Ankara Kolejliler | 25 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1555 | 1905 | -350 |
| 12 | Anadoluhisarı Basket | 23 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1599 | 2071 | -471 |
Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference 1st Half
* October 13, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 110–55 | Anadoluhisarı Basket |
| Pts: Michael Scearce 22, Paul Dawkins 23, Turgay Demirel 17 | | Pts: Blue 16, Sinan 14 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* October 23, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 81–83 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| Scoring by half: 45–46, 36–37 |||
| Pts: Michael Scearce 26, Paul Dawkins 17, Turgay Demirel 17 | | Pts: Calvin Roberts 23, Efe Aydan 21 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* October 27, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 88–94 | İTÜ B.K. |
| Pts: Michael Scearce 22, Paul Dawkins 30, Turgay Demirel 17 | | Pts: Levent 33, Cogic 22 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* October 31, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Çukurova Sanayi | 67–64 | Galatasaray SK |
| Pts: Ricky 25, Lester 22 | | Pts: Michael Scearce 25, Paul Dawkins 37 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* November 3, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 109–73 | Tofaş SAS |
| Pts: Michael Scearce 20, Paul Dawkins 32 | | Pts: Derya 28, Giles 11 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* November 4, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 96–59 | TED Ankara Kolejliler |
| Pts: Michael Scearce 19, Paul Dawkins 19 | | Pts: Zeki 16, Lee 15 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* November 17, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 104–90 | Beşiktaş JK |
| Pts: Michael Scearce 47, Paul Dawkins 26 | | Pts: Osman 33, Turhan 19 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* December 3, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 101–98 | Eczacıbaşı |
| Pts: Michael Scearce 29, Paul Dawkins 28 | | Pts: Erman 26, Melih 19 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* December 8, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Hilalspor | 86–102 | Galatasaray SK |
| Pts: Şadi 22, Osman 19 | | Pts: Michael Scearce 28, Paul Dawkins 32 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* December 9, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Karşıyaka | 80–88 | Galatasaray SK |
| Pts: Cihangir 23, Davis 15 | | Pts: Michael Scearce 35, Paul Dawkins 30 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* December 15, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Efes Pilsen S.K. | 111–104 | Galatasaray SK |
| Pts: Billy 42, Haigler 19 | | Pts: Michael Scearce 34, Paul Dawkins 37 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
2nd Half
* December 29, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 110–79 | Anadoluhisarı Basket |
| Pts: Michael Scearce 34, Paul Dawkins 28 | | Pts: Blue 25, Noyan 21 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* December 30, 1984 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 110–72 | Çukurova Sanayi |
| Pts: Michael Scearce 30, Paul Dawkins 34 | | Pts: Lester 25, Ricky 20 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* January 5, 1985 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 93–65 | Hilalspor |
| Scoring by half: 39–32, 54–33 |||
| Pts: Paul Dawkins 15, Michael Scearce 25 | | Pts: Metin 24, Şadi 18 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* January 7, 1985 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 72–83 | Karşıyaka |
| Scoring by half: 43–41, 29–42 |||
| Pts: Paul Dawkins 26, Michael Scearce 32 | | Pts: Cihangir 24, Murat 23 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* January 13, 1985 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 78–77 | Efes Pilsen S.K. |
| Scoring by half: 35–37, 43–40 |||
| Pts: Paul Dawkins 32, Michael Scearce 13 | | Pts: Haigler 27, Taner 18 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* January 19, 1985 16:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 94–93 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| Scoring by half: 40–47, 54–46 |||
| Pts: Paul Dawkins 30, Turgay Demirel 29, Michael Scearce 24 | | Pts: Calvin Roberts 31, Efe Aydan 27, Hakan Artış 18 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* January 27, 1985 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 108–101 | Eczacıbaşı |
| Pts: Michael Scearce 24, Paul Dawkins 41 | | Pts: Erman 36, Jim 26 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* February 2, 1985 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 110–103 | Beşiktaş JK |
| Pts: Paul Dawkins 40, Michael Scearce 29 | | Pts: Turhan 31, Ken 27 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* February 16, 1985 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| TED Ankara Kolejliler | 75–100 | Galatasaray SK |
| Pts: Lee 24, Gürhan 15 | | Pts: Turgay Demirel 16, Paul Dawkins 38 |
* Ankara Attendance: unknown
* March 2, 1985 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 101–91 | İTÜ B.K. |
| Pts: Paul Dawkins 29, Michael Scearce 32 | | Pts: Cogic 30, Levent 22 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* March 9, 1985 11:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Tofaş SAS | 72–102 | Galatasaray SK |
| Pts: Mehmet 19, Tuncay 18 | | Pts: Nihat İziç 18, Paul Dawkins 38 |
* Bursa Attendance: unknown

### Playoffs
#### Quarter-finals

* March 15, 1985 17:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 97–78 | Tofaş SAS |
| Scoring by half: 43–32, 54–46 |||
| Pts: Paul Dawkins 32, Turgay Demirel 11, Michael Scearce 22 | | Pts: Mustafa Battalgazi 20, Mehmet Döğüşken 16 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* March 17, 1985 17:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Tofaş SAS | 66–67 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 37–29, 29–38 |||
| Pts: Mustafa Battalgazi 18, Mehmet Döğüşken 17 | | Pts: Paul Dawkins 22, Turgay Demirel 12, Michael Scearce 19 |
* Atatürk Spor Salonu, Bursa Attendance: unknown

#### Semi-finals

* March 22, 1985 17:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 94–80 | Çukurova Sanayi |
| Scoring by half: 56–38, 38–42 |||
| Pts: Paul Dawkins 29, Turgay Demirel 17, Michael Scearce 21 | | Pts: Ricky Frazier 37, Serdar Koçyiğit 17 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* March 24, 1985 13:00 TSI
* (Report)
| Çukurova Basket | 84–82 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 45–44, 39–38 |||
| Pts: Ricky Frazier 30, Levent Şenol 20 | | Pts: Nihaz İziç 15, Turgay Demirel 13, Michael Scearce 37 |
* Edip Buran Salonu, Mersin Attendance: unknown
* March 26, 1985 17:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 78–70 | Çukurova Sanayi |
| Scoring by half: 39–40, 39–30 |||
| Pts: Paul Dawkins 16, Turgay Demirel 13, Michael Scearce 29 | | Pts: Ricky Frazier 22, Mehmet Ali Tlabar 13 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown

#### Finals

* March 29, 1985 17:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Fenerbahçe SK | 83–89 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 40–47, 43–42 |||
| Pts: Calvin Roberts 24, Efe Aydan 26 | | Pts: Michael Scearce 34, Paul Dawkins 23, Turgay Demirel 16 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* March 31, 1985 15:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 83–90 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| Scoring by half: 36–56, 47–34 |||
| Pts: Michael Scearce 27, Paul Dawkins 29, Nihat İziç 10 | | Pts: Calvin Roberts 36, Efe Aydan 20 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown
* April 2, 1985 17:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Fenerbahçe SK | 68–74 | Galatasaray SK |
| Scoring by half: 26–40, 42–34 |||
| Pts: Calvin Roberts 30, Efe Aydan 21 | | Pts: Michael Scearce 21, Paul Dawkins 14, Turgay Demirel 16 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown

### President Cup

* April 6, 1985 15:30 TSI
* (Report)
| Galatasaray SK | 85–84 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| Scoring by half: 38–53, 47–31 |||
| Pts: Paul Dawkins 32, Michael Scearce 14, Nihat İziç 20 Rebs: Paul Dawkins 9, Michael Scearce 16, Nihat İziç 6 | | Pts: Calvin Roberts 23, Efe Aydan 26 Rebs: Calvin Roberts 18, Efe Aydan 10 |
* Lütfü Kırdar, Istanbul Attendance: unknown