The 1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 14th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
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 UCLA Bruins.
Olympics Prior to the start of the season, Bobby Knight was the head coach of the US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Steve Alford was a member of the gold medal-winning team. Hoosiers trainer Tim Garl was the trainer of the Olympic team.
Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown11Dan DakichG6–5Sr.Merrillville, Indiana12Steve AlfordG6–2So.New Castle, Indiana14Magnus PelkowskiC6–10Fr.Bogotá, Colombia21Winston MorganG/F6–5Jr.Anderson, Indiana22Stew RobinsonG6–1Jr.Anderson, Indiana 23Delray BrooksG6–4Fr.Michigan City, Indiana24Daryl ThomasF/C6–7So.Westchester, Illinois30Todd MeierF/C6–8So.Oshkosh, Wisconsin32Steve EylF6–6Fr.Hamilton, Ohio33Uwe BlabC7–2Sr.Munich, Germany41Mike GiomiF6–8Jr.Newark, Ohio42Kreigh SmithG/F6–7Fr.Tipton, Indiana44Joe HillmanG6–2Fr.Glendale, California45Brian SloanF/C6–8Fr.McLeansboro, Illinois50Marty SimmonsG/F6–5So.Lawrenceville, Illinois52Courtney WitteF/C6–8RS Sr.Vincennes, Indiana
Player stats Player Games Field goals Three pointers Free throws Rebounds Blocks Steals Points Steve Alford 32232N/A116101044580 Uwe Blab 33212N/A1052077215529
Schedule/results
!colspan=8| Regular season
!colspan=8| NIT
Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 117 Uwe Blab Dallas Mavericks
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