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The 1984–85 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1984–85 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the regular season conference and PCAA Tournament titles. The team finished with a record of 28–4 (17–1 PCAA).

ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record28–4 (17–1 PCAA)
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1984–85 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
PCAA tournament champions
PCAA Regular Season Champions
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record28–4 (17–1 PCAA)
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Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
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1984–85 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 UNLV†17–1 .94428–4  .875
Fresno State15–3 .83323–9  .719
Cal State Fullerton11–7 .61117–13  .567
Utah State10–8 .55617–11  .607
San Jose State10–8 .55616–13  .552
UC Irvine8–10 .44412–16  .429
UC Santa Barbara8–10 .44412–16  .429
Pacific5–13 .2789–19  .321
New Mexico State4–14 .2227–20  .259
Long Beach State2–16 .1114–23  .148
† 1985 PCAA tournament winner
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Roster

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1984–85 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 11 Anthony Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
G 13 Freddie Banks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Las Vegas, Nevada
F 20 Ed Catchings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Sr  
F 30 Leon Symanski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Orange, California
C 31 Richie Adams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 Sr Harlem, New York
G 32 Gary Graham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 33 Eldridge Hudson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Carson, California
F/C 35 Armon Gilliam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1984*
 No. 11 at Nevada L 89–97  0–1
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 1, 1984*
 No. 20 at Colorado State W 88–78  1–1
 Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 8, 1984*
 No. 20 at No. 1 Georgetown L 46–82  1–2
 Capital Centre 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 18, 1984*
 Nevada W 86–77  2–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 20, 1984*
 SW Louisiana W 84–55  3–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 21, 1984*
 McNeese State W 84–73  4–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 27, 1984*
 Arkansas State W 78–71  5–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 28, 1984*
 Kansas State W 77–68  6–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 2, 1985
 at Utah State W 142-140  7–2
 Dee Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 5, 1985
 at San Jose State W 80-65  8–2
 San Jose Civic Auditorium 
San Jose, California
Jan 10, 1985
 Pacific W 68-57  9–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 12, 1985
 Fresno State W 70-58  10–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 16, 1985
 at UC Santa Barbara W 93-76  11–2
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 19, 1985*
 Maryland W 78-76  12–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 21, 1985
 No. 20 Cal State Fullerton W 83-69  13–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 24, 1985
 No. 20 at New Mexico State W 92-70  14–2
 Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 26, 1985
 No. 20 at Long Beach State W 75-61  15–2
 Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Jan 31, 1985
 No. 16 San Jose State W 70-56  16–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 2, 1985
 No. 16 Utah State W 101-83  17–2
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 7, 1985
 No. 11 at Pacific W 97-72  18–2
 Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Feb 9, 1985
 No. 11 at Fresno State L 52-63  18–3
 Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Feb 16, 1985
 No. 14 at UC Irvine W 99-89  19–3
 Crawford Hall 
Irvine, California
Feb 18, 1985
 No. 11 at Cal State Fullerton W 78-69  20–3
 Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Feb 21, 1985
 No. 11 New Mexico State W 80-67  21-3
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 23, 1985
 No. 11 UC Santa Barbara W 81-71  22-3
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 27, 1985
 No. 9 UC Irvine W 97-95  23-3
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 2, 1985
 No. 9 Long Beach State W 84-61  24-3
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
PCAA tournament
Mar 5, 1985*
 No. 11 vs. Pacific
Quarterfinals		 W 89–58  25–3
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 6, 1985*
 No. 11 vs. San Jose State
Semifinals		 W 60–59  26–3
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 7, 1985*
 No. 11 vs. Cal State Fullerton
Championship game		 W 79–61  27–3
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*
 (4 W) No. 9 vs. (13 W) San Diego State
First round		 W 85–80[1]  28–3
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 16, 1985*
 (4 W) No. 9 vs. (12 W) Kentucky
Second round		 L 61–64  28–4
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
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