# 1984–85 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 1984–85 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stan Morrison, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference. The Trojans were 13–5 in the Pac-10 and, after falling to Oregon State at home in the regular season finale, shared the conference championship with Washington. USC received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the Midwest region where they fell to Illinois State in the opening round.
Senior forward Wayne Carlander was named Pac-10 Player of the Year and First-team All-conference in back-to-back seasons.

## Previous season

The 1983–84 USC Trojans men's basketball team finished 8th in the Pac-10 standings at 6–12. The team's overall record was 11–20 in head coach Stan Morrison's fifth season at the helm. Junior forward Wayne Carlander was recognized as a First-team All-conference performer.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1984* | | vs. Southern Miss | W 73–72 | 1–0 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | at No. 5 Memphis State | L 45–61 | 1–1 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 4, 1984* | | Wyoming | W 67–57 | 2–1 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 7, 1984* | | vs. Texas Tech | L 59–63 | 2–2 | |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | vs. Boston University | W 83–70 | 3–2 | |
| Dec 12, 1984* | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 76–68 | 4–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | Utah | W 78–65 | 5–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | The Citadel Trojan-Bud Light Classic | W 95–62 | 6–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 29, 1984* | | No. 2 Duke Trojan-Bud Light Classic | L 73–75 | 6–3 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 1985* | | at Oregon | W 63–59 | 7–3 (1–0) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Jan 10, 1985 | | Washington | L 50–66 | 7–4 (1–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | Washington State | W 69–62 | 8–4 (2–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 17, 1985 | | at Arizona | W 64–63 | 9–4 (3–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | at Arizona State | W 73–54 | 10–4 (4–1) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | California | W 86–80 | 11–4 (5–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 28, 1985 | | Stanford | L 54–60 | 11–5 (5–2) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 1, 1985 | | UCLA | W 78–77 | 12–5 (6–2) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 4, 1985 | | at No. 16 Oregon State | W 60–58 | 13–5 (7–2) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 7, 1985 | | at Washington | W 61–50 | 14–5 (8–2) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | at Washington State | W 64–58 | 15–5 (9–2) | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Feb 14, 1985 | | Arizona State | W 76–60 | 16–5 (10–2) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 16, 1985 | | Arizona | L 55–60 | 16–6 (10–3) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 21, 1985 | | at Stanford | L 65–86 | 16–7 (10–4) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | at California | W 75–52 | 17–7 (11–4) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Feb 28, 1985 | | at UCLA | W 80–78 | 18–7 (12–4) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 3, 1985* | | at Texas | L 70–71 | 18–8 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Mar 7, 1985 | | Oregon | W 65–62 | 19–8 (13–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 9, 1985 | | Oregon State | L 58–60 | 19–9 (13–5) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1985* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Illinois State First round | L 55–58 | 19–10 | Mabee Center (10,575) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Wayne Carlander – Pac-10 Player of the Year