1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1985 Big East Tournament winner; As of April 1, 1985; Rankings from AP Poll

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1984–85 record	25–10 (11–8 Big East)
Head coach	Rollie Massimino
Assistant coach	Mitch Buonaguro
Assistant coach	Marty Marbach
Assistant coach	Steve Lappas
Home arena	Villanova Field House
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The 1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University. The Head Coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference. The team is famous for one of the biggest upsets in sports history – a 66–64 win over #1 Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament final on April 1, 1985.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Year	Home Town
Connally Brown	50	Forward	6–7	Sophomore	Orange, TX
Veltra Dawson	10	Guard	6–1	Freshman	Highwood, IL
Chuck Everson	41	Center	7–1	Junior	Brentwood, NY
Brian Harrington	20	Guard	6–0	Senior	Pound Ridge, NY
Harold Jensen	32	Guard	6–5	Sophomore	Trumbull, CT
Wyatt Maker	43	Center	6–11	Sophomore	Salinas, CA
R. C. Massimino	13	Guard	5–10	Junior	Villanova, PA
Dwayne McClain	33	Guard/Forward	6–6	Senior	Worcester, MA
Gary McLain	22	Guard	6–0	Senior	Methuen, MA
Ed Pinckney	54	Forward/Center	6–9	Senior	Bronx, NY
Steve Pinone	25	Forward	6–4	Sophomore	Wethersfield, CT
Mark Plansky	31	Forward	6–7	Freshman	Wakefield, MA
Harold Pressley	21	Forward	6–7	Junior	Mystic, CT
Dwight Wilbur	4	Guard	6–2	Junior	Paterson, NJ

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 24*		at Vermont	W 80–56	1–0	Burlington, VT
November 28*		at Marist	W 56–51	2–0	Poughkeepsie, NY
December 1*		vs. Temple	W 68–65	3–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 5*		Monmouth	W 77–62	4–0	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
December 15		at Penn	W 80–67	5–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 21*		at Drexel	W 63–55	6–0	Philadelphia, PA
December 22*		at LaSalle	W 80–63	7–0	The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
December 28*		vs. BYU	W 91–61	8–0
December 29*		vs. Georgia	L 68–75	8–1
Big East Conference Regular Season
January 2		Syracuse	W 82–70	9–1 (1–0)	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
January 5		Connecticut	W 70–59	10–1 (2–0)	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
January 7		at St. John's	L 71–76	10–2 (2–1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
January 12	#16	Georgetown	L 50–52	10–3 (2–2)	The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
January 15		Boston College	W 85–66	11–3 (3–2)	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
January 19	#18	at Seton Hall	W 86–74	12–3 (4–2)	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
January 23	#14	Providence	W 65–57	13–3 (5–2)	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
January 27*	#14	at Maryland	L 74–77	13–4	Cole Field House College Park, MD
January 29	#18	Pittsburgh	W 70–63	14–4 (6–2)	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 1	#18	at Syracuse	L 79–92	14–5 (6–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
February 5	#19	at Connecticut	W 79–71	15–5 (7–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
February 9	#19	St. John's	L 68–70	15–6 (7–4)	The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
February 11	#19	at Georgetown	L 50–57	15–7 (7–5)	Washington, D.C.
February 16	#16	at Boston College	L 61–62	15–8 (7–6)	Chestnut Hill, MA
February 19*		vs. St. Joseph's	W 47–44	16–8	The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
February 23		at Providence	W 88–82	17–8 (8–6)	Providence, RI
February 27		Seton Hall	W 80–75	18–8 (9–6)	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
March 2		at Pittsburgh	L 62–85	18–9 (9–7)	Pittsburgh, PA
Big East Tournament
March 7*		vs. Pittsburgh Big East Tournament Quarterfinal	W 69–61	19–9	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 8*		vs. St. John's Big East Tournament Semifinal	L 74–89	19–10	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 15*		vs. Dayton NCAA Southeast First Round	W 51–49	20–10	Dayton, OH
March 17*		vs. Michigan NCAA Southeast Second Round	W 59–55	21–10	Dayton, OH
March 22*		vs. Maryland NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinal	W 46–43	22–10	Birmingham, AL
March 24*		vs. North Carolina NCAA Southeast Regional Final	W 56–44	23–10	Birmingham, AL
March 30*		vs. Memphis NCAA National Semifinal	W 52–45	24–10	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
April 1* CBS		vs. Georgetown NCAA National Championship	W 66–64	25–10	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

Ed Pinckney, Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Ed Pinckney, Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year
Ed Pinckney, 1st Team All-Big East
Ed Pinckney, Big East All-Tournament Team
Dwayne McClain, 3rd Team All-Big East
Dwayne McClain, All-Big 5
Dwayne McClain, Final Four All-Tournament Team
Gary McLain, Final Four All-Tournament Team
Harold Jensen, Final Four All-Tournament Team

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1985	1	10	Ed Pinckney	Phoenix Suns^[5]
1985	2	27	Dwayne McClain	Indiana Pacers^[5]
1985	7	144	Gary McLain	New Jersey Nets^[5]
1986	1	17	Harold Pressley	Sacramento Kings^[6]
1986	6	130	Chuck Everson	Utah Jazz^[6]
1987	6	122	Harold Jensen	Cleveland Cavaliers^[7]

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary
↑ Basketball State. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
↑ 2014-15 Villanova men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
↑ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
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[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] Basketball State. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

[3] 2014-15 Villanova men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

[4] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

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1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 St. John's	15	–	1	.938	31	–	4	.886
#1 Georgetown†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
#15 Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	22	–	9	.710
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	25	–	10	.714
Pittsburgh	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Boston College	7	–	9	.438	20	–	11	.645
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Providence	3	–	13	.188	11	–	20	.355
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	10	–	18	.357

† 1985 Big East Tournament winner As of April 1, 1985^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll