1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC Regular Season champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record23–8 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Tulsa 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
Illinois State 11 5   .688 22 8   .733
Wichita State 11 5   .688 18 13   .581
Bradley 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Creighton 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Southern Illinois 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Indiana State 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
West Texas State 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Drake 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
1985 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1984–85 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, serving in his final season at the school, they finished the season 23–8 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish tied atop the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane lost to Wichita State in overtime in the championship game of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West region. Tulsa lost to No. 11 seed UTEP in the opening round.

Guard Steve Harris ended his career as the all-time scoring leader (2,272) in program history and first Golden Hurricane player to exceed 2,000 career points. Harris's mark would stand for 12 seasons before Shea Seals finished his career with a total only 16 points greater (2,288).