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1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones Men's Basketball Team
The 1984–85 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 5th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 21–13, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for third place. The Cyclones advanced to the Big Eight tournament championship game against #4 Oklahoma, falling 73-71. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a 13 seed, falling in the first round to 4 seed Ohio State, 75-64. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=6 style="", Exhibition , - !colspan=6 style="", Regular Season , - !colspan=6 style="", Big Eight tournament , - !colspan=6 style="", NCAA Tournament , - References {{DEFAULTSORT:1984-85 Iowa State Cyclones Men's basketball team Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Orr (basketball, Born 1927)
John Michael Orr (June 10, 1927 – December 30, 2013) was an American basketball player and coach, best known as the head coach of men's basketball at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Michigan, and at Iowa State University. In the 1975–76 season, Orr was named National Coach of the Year. Early life and playing career Orr was born in Taylorville, Illinois or Yale, Kansas and grew up in Taylorville during the Great Depression. Orr attended Taylorville High School under coach Dolph Stanley and in his senior year (1944) led the ''Tornadoes'' to a state championship and a 45–0 record, the first team to ever finish a season undefeated in the Illinois High School Association's history. In 2007, Orr was voted one of the "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament," recognizing his superior performance in his appearance in the tournament. After high school Orr went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois and was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |