1984–85 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1984–85 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	As of November 25, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

1984–85 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1984–85 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Pacific-10 Conference Co-champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1984–85 record	22–10 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Marv Harshman (14th season);
Assistant coach
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 22–9 overall in the regular season and 13–5 in conference play, co-champions with USC.^[2]^[3] There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted two years later.

Washington was seeded fifth in the West regional of the 64-team NCAA Tournament, but was upset by Kentucky in the first round in Salt Lake City.^[4]^[5] The Wildcats defeated fourth-seed UNLV and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, where they fell to St. John's, the top seed in the West.

Harshman, age 67, retired at the end of the season.^[2]^[4]^[5] Andy Russo, the head coach at Louisiana Tech, was hired in early April.^[6]^[7]

Postseason results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
NCAA Tournament
Thu, March 14* 8:37 pm, CBS	(5W)	vs. (12W) Kentucky First round	L 58–66	22–10	Special Events Center (7,351) Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References[]

^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Devlin, Vince (March 11, 1985). "Washington opens with Kentucky". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 15.
^ "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. March 10, 1985. p. 1B.
^ ^a ^b Kragthorpe, Kurt (March 15, 1985). "Kentucky win retires Harshman". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 2B.
^ ^a ^b Devlin, Bruce (March 15, 1985). "Harshman loses his Husky voice". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. p. 17.
^ "UW finds basketball coach, too". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 4, 1985. p. C1.
^ "Huskies think Andy's dandy". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. April 4, 1985. p. 2B.

External links[]

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1984–85 basketball season

[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.

[wowky-2] Devlin, Vince (March 11, 1985). "Washington opens with Kentucky". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 15.

[ptstgs-3] "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. March 10, 1985. p. 1B.

[kwreth-4] Kragthorpe, Kurt (March 15, 1985). "Kentucky win retires Harshman". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 2B.

[hlhhv-5] Devlin, Bruce (March 15, 1985). "Harshman loses his Husky voice". Spokane Chronicle. Washington. p. 17.

[srtoo-6] "UW finds basketball coach, too". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 4, 1985. p. C1.

[htaddy-7] "Huskies think Andy's dandy". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire reports. April 4, 1985. p. 2B.

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Venues	Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1927–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Washington State
Culture & lore	Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" The 6th Man
People	Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1984–85 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Washington	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
USC	13	–	5	.722	19	–	10	.655
Oregon State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
Arizona	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Arizona State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Washington State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	15	.464
California	5	–	13	.278	13	–	15	.464
Stanford	3	–	15	.167	11	–	17	.393

As of November 25, 2011^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll