1984–85 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

American college basketball season

1984–85 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball

PCAA tournament champions PCAA Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	28–4 (17–1 PCAA)
Head coach	Jerry Tarkanian (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Tim Grgurich Mark Warkentien Cleveland Edwards
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1984–85 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the regular season conference and PCAA Tournament titles. The team finished with a record of 28–4 (17–1 PCAA).

Roster

1984–85 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	11	Anthony Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
G	13	Freddie Banks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	20	Ed Catchings	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	30	Leon Symanski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Orange, California
C	31	Richie Adams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Harlem, New York
G	32	Gary Graham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland
G/F	33	Eldridge Hudson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Carson, California
F/C	35	Armon Gilliam	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1984*	No. 11	at Nevada	L 89–97	0–1	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 1, 1984*	No. 20	at Colorado State	W 88–78	1–1	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 8, 1984*	No. 20	at No. 1 Georgetown	L 46–82	1–2	Capital Centre Washington, D.C.
Dec 18, 1984*		Nevada	W 86–77	2–2	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 20, 1984*		SW Louisiana	W 84–55	3–2	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 21, 1984*		McNeese State	W 84–73	4–2	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 27, 1984*		Arkansas State	W 78–71	5–2	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 28, 1984*		Kansas State	W 77–68	6–2	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
PCAA tournament
Mar 5, 1985*		vs. Pacific Quarterfinals	W 89–58	25–3	The Forum Inglewood, California
Mar 6, 1985*		vs. San Jose State Semifinals	W 60–59	26–3	The Forum Inglewood, California
Mar 7, 1985*		vs. Cal State Fullerton Championship game	W 79–61	27–3	The Forum Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(4 W) No. 9	vs. (13 W) San Diego State First round	W 85–80	28–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 16, 1985*	(4 W) No. 9	vs. (12 W) Kentucky Second round	L 61–64	28–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Venues	Dula Memorial Center (1958–1960) NSU Gym (1960–1967) Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–1983) Thomas & Mack Center (1983–present)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! 103–73 1991 Duke game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics