1984–85 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his ninth year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 19–10, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They received an at-large bid to the newly-expanded, 64-team NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. It marked the school's first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1979 when they won the championship. There they lost to UAB in the First Round.

1984–85 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Spartan Cutlass Classic champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record19–10 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Izzo
  • Mike Deane
  • Herb Williams
Captains
  • Sam Vincent
  • Richard Mudd
Home arenaJenison Fieldhouse
1984–85 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Michigan162 .889264  .867
No. 12 Illinois126 .667269  .743
Purdue117 .611209  .690
Ohio State117 .6112010  .667
Iowa108 .5562111  .656
Michigan State108 .5561910  .655
Indiana711 .3891914  .576
Minnesota612 .3331315  .464
Wisconsin513 .2781414  .500
Northwestern216 .111622  .214
Rankings from AP Poll
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