FEATURED GAME
Beat #6 Illinois
64
vs
60
Took down #6 at home
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1984-85 at a glance
1984-85 Iowa Men's Basketball
21-11
Overall
10-8
Big Ten
#11
Peak AP rank
George Raveling
Head coach
By the Numbers
Points per game
70.2
#125 nationally
Power rating
+16.7
Simple Rating System — #7 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
111
vs George Mason on Dec 1
Best defensive game
held them to 40
vs Gonzaga (62-40)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Wisconsin (53-54)
Biggest win
by 49
vs Georgia State (89-40)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#11
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
5
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
15-3
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
3-6
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
ROAD WIN
Beat #19 Michigan State
79
vs
65
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Morehead State
89
vs
46
Wire-to-wire control — won by 43
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Georgia State
89
vs
40
Wire-to-wire control — won by 49
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #3 Michigan
52
vs
56
Tough matchup against #3
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #14 Illinois
53
vs
59
Tough matchup against #14
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Maryland
68
vs
70
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
1984-85 Schedule 31 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 | Home Little Rock | 76–47 | W |
| Nov 26 | Home Gonzaga | 62–40 | W |
| Nov 28 | Home Morehead State | 89–46 | W |
| Dec 1 | Home George Mason | 111–82 | W |
| Dec 4 | Home Iowa State | 50–54 | L |
| Dec 7 | Home Boston University | 67–53 | W |
| Dec 8 | Home Texas Tech | 58–48 | W |
| Dec 12 | Home Georgia State | 89–40 | W |
| Dec 22 | Home South Carolina | 88–78 | W |
| Dec 25 | Neutral Maryland | 68–70 | L |
| Dec 26 | Neutral Cornell | 59–56 | W |
| Dec 27 | Neutral Arkansas | 71–52 | W |
| Jan 3 | Home Purdue | 75–63 | W |
| Jan 5 | Home Illinois | 64–60 | W |
| Jan 12 | Away Minnesota | 57–65 | L |
| Jan 17 | Away Michigan State | 79–65 | W |
| Jan 19 | Away Michigan | 67–69 | L |
| Jan 24 | Home Northwestern | 66–47 | W |
| Jan 26 | Home Wisconsin | 105–65 | W |
| Jan 31 | Away Indiana | 72–59 | W |
| Feb 2 | Away Ohio State | 67–58 | W |
| Feb 6 | Home Minnesota | 70–65 | W |
| Feb 14 | Home Michigan | 52–56 | L |
| Feb 16 | Home Michigan State | 55–57 | L |
| Feb 20 | Away Wisconsin | 53–54 | L |
| Feb 23 | Away Northwestern | 58–78 | L |
| Feb 28 | Home Ohio State | 87–82 | W |
| Mar 3 | Home Indiana | 70–50 | W |
| Mar 7 | Away Illinois | 53–59 | L |
| Mar 9 | Away Purdue | 54–60 | L |
| Mar 14 | Neutral Arkansas | 54–63 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
70.2
vs
58.8
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+11.4 points per game
Field goal %
48.2%
vs
42.0%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+6.2 percentage points
3-point %
—
vs
—
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
Free throw %
67.1%
vs
68.1%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
-1.0 percentage points
Total rebounds
41.4
vs
33.8
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+7.6 rebounds per game
Assists
18.8
vs
12.4
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+6.4 assists per game
Turnovers
—
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
32.0
32.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
28.0
24.0
+4.0
FGA
58.0
57.1
+0.9
FG%
48.2%
42.0%
+6.2
3P
—
—
—
3PA
—
—
—
3P%
—
—
—
2P
—
—
—
2PA
—
—
—
2P%
—
—
—
FT
14.2
10.8
+3.4
FTA
21.2
15.9
+5.3
FT%
67.1%
68.1%
-1.0
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
41.4
33.8
+7.6
AST
18.8
12.4
+6.4
STL
—
—
—
BLK
—
—
—
TOV
—
—
—
PF
17.6
20.2
-2.6
PTS
70.2
58.8
+11.4
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg StokesF | 32 | 32 | 35.9 | 8.2 | 15.0 | 54.7 | — | — | — | 3.6 | 5.3 | 67.1 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 19.9 |
| Gerry WrightC | 32 | 31 | 28.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 53.1 | — | — | — | 1.8 | 2.8 | 61.5 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 9.7 |
| Jeff MoeG | 30 | 24 | 22.3 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 44.4 | — | — | — | 1.6 | 2.1 | 77.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 7.7 |
| Michael PayneF | 31 | 30 | 30.3 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 45.3 | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1.9 | 62.1 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 7.1 |
| Andre BanksG | 30 | 15 | 23.7 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 48.5 | — | — | — | 1.3 | 1.8 | 74.1 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| Al LorenzenF | 31 | 3 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 49.0 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 2.2 | 66.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| Todd BerkenpasG | 30 | 24 | 23.3 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 42.6 | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0.9 | 74.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | — | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Bill JonesC | 27 | 0 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 40.9 | — | — | — | 1.4 | 1.7 | 78.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| Kent HillC | 19 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 60.9 | — | — | — | 0.8 | 1.5 | 53.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Dave SnedekerF | 21 | 0 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 39.0 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.9 | 57.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Kenny FullardG | 16 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 42.9 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.7 | 0.8 | 84.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Michael MorganG | 15 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 35.7 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.5 | 0.9 | 53.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Bart Casey | 9 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 50.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.2 | 0.7 | 33.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Michael ReavesG | 30 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 18.5 | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.7 | 57.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg StokesF | 32 | 1148 | — | 57.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre BanksG | 30 | 712 | — | 52.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bill JonesC | 27 | 230 | — | 49.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael PayneF | 31 | 938 | — | 47.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff MoeG | 30 | 669 | — | 49.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al LorenzenF | 31 | 543 | — | 52.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Todd BerkenpasG | 30 | 699 | — | 45.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave SnedekerF | 21 | 165 | — | 43.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny FullardG | 16 | 70 | — | 53.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerry WrightC | 32 | 912 | — | 54.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bart Casey | 9 | 35 | — | 46.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kent HillC | 19 | 106 | — | 59.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael ReavesG | 30 | 256 | — | 29.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael MorganG | 15 | 67 | — | 39.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
1984-85 Roster 14 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Lorenzen | FR | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Andre Banks | JR | G | 6-4 | ||||
| Bart Casey | FR | — | 6-5 | ||||
| Bill Jones | FR | C | 6-7 | ||||
| Dave Snedeker | SO | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Gerry Wright | SO | C | 6-7 | ||||
| Greg Stokes | SR | F | 6-10 | ||||
| Jeff Moe | FR | G | 6-4 | ||||
| Kenny Fullard | SR | G | 5-11 | ||||
| Kent Hill | FR | C | 6-6 | ||||
| Michael Morgan | FR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Michael Payne | SR | F | 6-11 | ||||
| Michael Reaves | FR | G | 6-3 | ||||
| Todd Berkenpas | SR | G | 6-2 |
1984-85 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #11
- Lowest Rank
- #19
- Weeks in Poll
- 4
- Total Weeks
- 16
Week-by-week rankings
11/26
NR
12/3
NR
12/10
NR
12/17
NR
12/24
NR
12/31
NR
1/7
#19
1/14
NR
1/21
NR
1/28
NR
2/4
#12
2/11
#11
2/18
#14
2/25
NR
3/4
NR
3/11
NR
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM