1984–85 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Levitt Arena. They were in their 40th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 79th season overall. They were led by head coach Gene Smithson in his 7th season at the school. They finished the season 18–13, 11–5 in Missouri Valley play to finish in second place. They won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the East region, the Shockers lost in the opening round to Georgia, 67–59.

1984–85 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
MVC tournament champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record18–13 (11–5 MVC)
Head coach
  • Gene Smithson (7th season)
Home arenaLevitt Arena (10,506)
1984–85 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Tulsa124 .750238  .742
Illinois State115 .688228  .733
Wichita State115 .6881813  .581
Bradley97 .5631713  .567
Creighton97 .5632012  .625
Southern Illinois610 .3751414  .500
Indiana State610 .3751415  .483
West Texas State412 .2501117  .393
Drake412 .2501215  .444
1985 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Senior power forward Xavier McDaniel capped one of the greatest careers in program history. McDaniel established single-season school records for points and rebounds, and became the first player to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same season. He was named MVC Player of the Year and a Consensus First-team All-American. McDaniel was taken by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 4th pick in the 1985 NBA draft.

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