# 1984–85 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Levitt Arena. They were in their 40th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 79th season overall. They were led by head coach Gene Smithson in his 7th season at the school. They finished the season 18–13, 11–5 in Missouri Valley play to finish in second place. They won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the East region, the Shockers lost in the opening round to Georgia, 67–59.
Senior power forward Xavier McDaniel capped one of the greatest careers in program history. McDaniel established single-season school records for points and rebounds, and became the first player to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same season. He was named MVC Player of the Year and a Consensus First-team All-American. McDaniel was taken by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 4th pick in the 1985 NBA draft.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1984* | | at Lamar | W 70–65 | 1–0 | Montagne Center (7,725) Beaumont, Texas |
| Nov 26, 1984* | | Chicago State | L 49–60 | 1–1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | Pepperdine | L 81–83 | 1–2 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 3, 1984* | | Oregon | W 63–58 | 2–2 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 7, 1984* | | Ohio | L 55–56 | 2–3 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | McNeese State | L 56–60 | 2–4 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | Nebraska–Omaha | W 70–43 | 3–4 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 20, 1984* | | vs. No. 10 North Carolina Suntory Ball Tournament | L 69–80 | 3–5 | Osaka, Japan |
| Dec 21, 1984* | | vs. Arizona State Suntory Ball Tournament | L 69–76 | 3–6 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec 29, 1984* | | Hartford | W 97–66 | 4–6 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Jan 3, 1985 | | West Texas A&M | W 98–64 | 5–6 (1–0) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Jan 5, 1985* | | vs. No. 11 Kansas | L 83–90 | 5–7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Jan 10, 1985 | | at Bradley | W 82–79 | 6–7 (2–0) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | at Illinois State | L 80–86 | 6–8 (2–1) | Horton Field House Normal, Illinois |
| Jan 17, 1985 | | Indiana State | W 84–80 | 7–8 (3–1) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | Drake | W 81–65 | 8–8 (4–1) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Jan 24, 1985 | | Creighton | W 82–81 | 9–8 (5–1) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | at West Texas A&M | W 99–86 | 10–8 (6–1) | WT Fieldhouse Canyon, Texas |
| Jan 31, 1985 | | at Indiana State | W 88–72 | 11–8 (7–1) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Feb 2, 1985 | | at Southern Illinois | W 92–76 | 12–8 (8–1) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Feb 7, 1985 | | Southern Illinois | W 80–56 | 13–8 (9–1) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | No. 17 Tulsa Rivalry | L 75–87 | 13–9 (9–2) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 14, 1985 | | at Creighton | L 64–72 | 13–10 (9–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 16, 1985 | | Illinois State | L 58–64 | 13–11 (9–4) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 18, 1985 | | at Drake | W 95–77 | 14–11 (10–4) | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | Bradley | W 75–65 | 15–11 (11–4) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Mar 2, 1985 | | at No. 15 Tulsa Rivalry | L 66–67 | 15–12 (11–5) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| MVC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1985* | | Southern Illinois Quarterfinals | W 69–66 | 16–12 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Mar 6, 1985* | | Indiana State Semifinals | W 92–65 | 17–12 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Mar 7, 1985* | | at No. 15 Tulsa Championship game | W 84–82 | 18–12 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | (11 E) | vs. (6 E) No. 19 Georgia First round | L 59–67 | 18–13 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Xavier McDaniel – Consensus First-Team All-American, MVC Player of the Year, First player to lead the nation in scoring (27.2) and rebounding (14.8) in the same season, single-season school records for scoring and rebounding, school record for career rebounds

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 4 | Xavier McDaniel | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2 | 34 | Aubrey Sherrod | Chicago Bulls |