The 1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented

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. Their head coach was

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, who was in his 14th year. The team played its home games in

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, and was a member of the

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. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–14 and a conference record of 7–11, finishing 7th in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, IU was invited to participate in the 1985 NIT; IU advanced to the championship game, but they lost to the

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Olympics

Prior to the start of the season,

was the head coach of the US Olympic Basketball Team at the

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was a member of the gold medal-winning team. Hoosiers trainer Tim Garl was the trainer of the Olympic team.

Roster

Player stats

Schedule/Results

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Team players drafted into the NBA

References

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