1984–85 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1984–85 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

ACC Regular Season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	27–9 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Guthridge (17th season) Eddie Fogler (14th season) Roy Williams (7th season)
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium
Seasons← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech †	9	–	5	.643	27	–	8	.771
No. 7 North Carolina	9	–	5	.643	27	–	9	.750
No. 16 NC State	9	–	5	.643	23	–	10	.697
No. 10 Duke	8	–	6	.571	23	–	8	.742
Maryland	8	–	6	.571	25	–	12	.676
Clemson	5	–	9	.357	16	–	13	.552
Wake Forest	5	–	9	.357	15	–	14	.517
Virginia	3	–	11	.214	17	–	16	.515

† 1985 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Led by head coach Dean Smith, the tar heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, with 27 wins, a top ten ranked team, and having reached all the way to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 20, 1984*		vs. Wichita State	W 80–69	6–0
Dec 22, 1984*		vs. Arizona State	W 85–66	7–0
Dec 30, 1984*		vs. Missouri	L 76–81	7–1
Mar 2, 1985	No. 8	at No. 5 Duke	W 78–68	22–7 (9–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1985*	No. 6	vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 72–61	23–7	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 9, 1985*	No. 6	vs. No. 18 NC State ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 57–51	24–7	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 10, 1985*	No. 6	at No. 9 Georgia Tech ACC Tournament Final	L 62–67	24–8	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(2 SE) No. 7	vs. (15 SE) Middle Tennessee State First round	W 76–57	25–8	Athletic & Convocation Center South Bend, IN
Mar 16, 1985*	(2 SE) No. 7	at (7 SE) Notre Dame Second Round	W 60–58	26–8	Athletic & Convocation Center South Bend, IN
Mar 22, 1985*	(2 SE) No. 7	vs. (11 SE) Auburn Southeast Regional semifinal	W 62–56	27–8	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
Mar 24, 1985*	(2 SE) No. 7	vs. (8 SE) Villanova Southeast Regional Final	L 44–56	27–9	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

"1984-85 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
"North Carolina Tar Heels 1984-1985 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Academic-athletic scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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