1984–85 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

1984–85 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
1984–85 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
SWC regular season champions; SWC Classic tournament champions
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; First round, L, 53-55 v. Boston College
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 17
Record	23–8 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach	Gerald Myers (15th season);
Home arena	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum

1984–85 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Texas Tech †	12	–	4	.750	23	–	8	.742
SMU	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Arkansas	10	–	6	.625	22	–	13	.629
TCU	8	–	8	.500	16	–	12	.571
Houston	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Texas	7	–	9	.438	15	–	13	.536
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Rice	3	–	13	.188	11	–	16	.407

† 1985 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Gerald Myers, his 15th year with the team. The Red Raiders played their home games in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Sat., Nov. 24, 1984*		Chicago State	W 70–67	1–0	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Thu., Nov. 29, 1984*		Utah	W 81–73	2–0	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Sat., Dec. 1, 1984*		UTSA	W 76–49	3–0	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Mon., Dec. 3, 1984*		No. 9 Washington	L 57–59	3–1	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Fri., Dec. 7, 1984*		vs. USC Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 63–59	4–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Sat., Dec. 8, 1984*		vs. Iowa Amana-Hawkeye Classic	L 48–58	4–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Sat., Dec. 15, 1984*		Nebraska	L 74–79	4–3	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Thu., Dec. 27, 1984*		at Colorado	W 76–75	5–3	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
Sat., Dec. 29, 1984*		at New Mexico State	W 97–87	6–3	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
SWC regular season
Wed., Jan. 2, 1985		Texas	W 67–60	7–3 (1–0)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
Sat., Jan. 5, 1985*		North Texas	W 81–55	8–3	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
SWC regular season
Wed., Jan. 9, 1985		at Houston	L 74–83	8–4 (1–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
Sun., Jan. 13, 1985		Rice	W 78–54	9–4 (2–1)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Wed., Jan. 16, 1985		Arkansas	W 64–48	10–4 (3–1)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Sat., Jan. 19, 1985		at Baylor	W 92–71	11–4 (4–1)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, TX
Wed., Jan. 23, 1985		at Texas A&M	L 47–50	11–5 (4–2)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX
Sat., Jan. 26, 1985		No. 2 SMU	W 64–63	12–5 (5–2)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Wed., Jan. 30, 1985		TCU	L 47–48	12–6 (5–3)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Sat., Feb. 2, 1985		at Texas	L 61–66	12–7 (5–4)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Sun., Feb. 10, 1985		Houston	W 91–80	13–7 (6–4)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Wed., Feb. 13, 1985		at Rice	W 61–60	14–7 (7–4)	Autry Court Houston, TX
Sat., Feb. 16, 1985		at Arkansas	W 52–50	15–7 (8–4)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Wed., Feb. 20, 1985		Baylor	W 83–71	16–7 (9–4)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Sat., Feb. 23, 1985		Texas A&M	W 58–50	17–7 (10–4)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Wed., Feb. 27, 1985		at No. 13 SMU	W 59–54	18–7 (11–4)	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
Sat., Mar. 2, 1985		at TCU	W 61–53	19–7 (12–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX
SWC Classic Tournament
Fri., Mar. 8, 1985	(1)	vs. (8) Baylor Quarterfinals/Rivalry	W 83–76	20–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Sat., Mar. 9, 1985	(1)	vs. (4) Texas A&M Semifinals/Rivalry	W 72–63	21–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Sun., Mar. 10, 1985	(1)	vs. (3) Arkansas Final	W 67–64	22–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
Fri., Mar. 15, 1985	(6 MW)	vs. (11 MW) Boston College First Round	L 53–55	22–8	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved January 4, 2010.

[MediaGuide-1] "2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved January 4, 2010.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
Venues	Livestock Judging Pavilion (1925–1927) Tech Gymnasium (1927–1956) City Bank Coliseum (1956–1999) United Supermarkets Arena (1999–present)
Culture & lore	Raider Red The Masked Rider "Fight, Raiders, Fight" "The Matador Song" Guns Up Knight School
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics