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1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Midwestern City Conference
No. 17
No. 14
27–6 (13–1 MW City)
Gene Sullivan
Alumni Gym

The 1984–85 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago as a member of the Midwestern City Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Gene Sullivan. The Ramblers won regular season and conference tournament titles, reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, finished with a record of 27–6 (13–1 MW City), and were ranked No. 14 in the season's final AP poll.

Sources: Sports Reference, Loyola yearbook

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 23, 1984*		Bradley	W 98–80	1–0	Alumni Gym (5,251)Chicago, Illinois
Nov 28, 1984*		at No. 16 Louisiana State	L 96–102	1–1	LSU Assembly Center (12,985)Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1984*		Northwestern	W 73–67	2–1	Alumni Gym (4,511)Chicago, Illinois
Dec 4, 1984*		at Marquette	L 67–74	2–2	MECCA Arena (10,108)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1984*		at No. 17 Oklahoma	L 82–115	2–3	Lloyd Noble Center (11,200)Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 13, 1984*		Long Island University	W 89–82	3–3	Alumni Gym (3,529)Chicago, Illinois
Dec 15, 1984*		at Bradley	W 59–48	4–3	Carver Arena (7,336)Peoria, Illinois
Dec 18, 1984*		Toledo	W 78–66	5–3	Alumni Gym (3,870)Chicago, Illinois
Dec 22, 1984*		No. 4 Illinois	W 63–62	6–3	Rosemont Horizon (15,882)Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 29, 1984*		at No. 20 Louisville	W 93–81	7–3	Freedom Hall (18,959)Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 2, 1985*		at Dayton	L 70–80	7–4	University of Dayton Arena (9,486)Dayton, Ohio
Jan 5, 1985		at Butler	W 86–74	8–4(1–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,863)Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 7, 1985		at Xavier	L 90–95	8–5(1–1)	Cincinnati Gardens (4,117)Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 12, 1985		at Detroit	W 85–79	9–5(2–1)	Calihan Hall (5,321)Detroit, Michigan
Jan 19, 1985		Evansville	W 94–89	10–5(3–1)	Alumni Gym (4,461)Chicago, Illinois
Jan 21, 1985		Saint Louis	W 85–73	11–5(4–1)	Alumni Gym (3,611)Chicago, Illinois
Jan 26, 1985		at Oklahoma City	W 80–65	12–5(5–1)	Frederickson Fieldhouse (1,155)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1985		at Oral Roberts	W 97–92	13–5(6–1)	Mabee Center (4,229)Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 1985		Butler	W 105–90	14–5(7–1)	Alumni Gym (4,687)Chicago, Illinois
Feb 4, 1985		Xavier	W 99–89	15–5(8–1)	Alumni Gym (5,015)Chicago, Illinois
Feb 9, 1985		Detroit	W 127–100	16–5(9–1)	Alumni Gym (5,124)Chicago, Illinois
Feb 12, 1985*		DePaul	W 78–71	17–5	Rosemont Horizon (13,909)Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 16, 1985		at Evansville	W 89–80	18–5(10–1)	Roberts Stadium (6,521)Evansville, Indiana
Feb 18, 1985		at Saint Louis	W 52–43	19–5(11–1)	Kiel Auditorium (4,538)St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 23, 1985*		Oklahoma City	W 99–84	20–5(12–1)	Alumni Gym (5,259)Chicago, Illinois
Feb 25, 1985	No. 20	Oral Roberts	W 86–77	21–5(13–1)	Alumni Gym (5,308)Chicago, Illinois
Mar 1, 1985*	No. 20	at New Orleans	W 101–85	22–5	Lakefront Arena (3,386)New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 7, 1985*	(1) No. 16	vs. (8) Oklahoma City Quarterfinals	W 100–85	23–5	Mabee Center (5,334)Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 8, 1985*	(1) No. 16	vs. (5) Xavier Semifinals	W 65–61	24–5	Mabee Center (5,634)Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 9, 1985*	(1) No. 16	at (3) Oral Roberts Championship Game	W 89–83	25–5	Mabee Center (7,567)Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 14, 1985*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (13 E) Iona First round	W 59–58	26–5	Hartford Civic Center (14,897)Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 16, 1985*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (5 E) Southern Methodist Second Round	W 70–57	27–5	Hartford Civic Center (14,897)Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 21, 1985*	(4 E) No. 14	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 53–65	27–6	Providence Civic Center (11,913)Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Alfredrick Hughes – All-American, Midwestern City Conference Player of the Year (3x), Loyola single-season and career scoring leader, 5th on NCAA career scoring list

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
1	14	Alfredrick Hughes	San Antonio Spurs

Season statistics at Sports Reference

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