The 1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the

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in competitive

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during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I season. The

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played its home games in the

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and was a member of the

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's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 31–6 overall record and a 13–1 conference record to finish first in the Conference for

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. This was the first Big Eight Conference tournament championship and second Conference regular season championship for Tubbs. This was Tubbs' first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament #1 seed. The team was led by All American and

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. The team lost two of its first four games, both to

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. It then won four home games before losing to SMU in the Chaminade Classic in

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, Hawaii. The team then won four more before losing at

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. The team then won twelve in a row before losing at

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. The team then won its last three regular season games, its three conference tournament games and its first three

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games before it was eliminated in the elite eight round by

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. Among his numerous accomplishments,

established the current

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career

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(2661), career scoring average (25.6), career

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(1048), single-season points (932) records. Tisdale became the first

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All-American first team selection as a freshman, sophomore and junior and first three-time Big Eight Conference scoring champion.

Roster

Schedule and results

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NCAA basketball tournament

The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament: *Midwest ** Oklahoma (1) 96, North Carolina A&T (16) 83 **Oklahoma 75,

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(9) 69 **Oklahoma 86, (5) 84 (OT) (Sweet 16) **

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(2) 63, Oklahoma 61 (Regional Final)

Honors

* All-American:

(3rd of 3 times) * Big Eight POY: Tisdale

Team players drafted into the NBA

The following players were drafted in the

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: The following players were

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-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA draft in later years: *

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: Tim McCalister (3rd, 47th,

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), David Johnson (4th, 89th, Dallas Mavericks), Darryl Kennedy (4th, 91st, Boston Celtics)

References

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