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1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
sport	Basketball
year	1984–85
team	Villanova Wildcats
conference	Big East Conference
conference_link	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
short_conf	Big East
record	25–10
conf_record	9–7
head_coach	Rollie Massimino
hc_year	12th
asst_coach1	Mitch Buonaguro
asst_coach2	Marty Marbach
asst_coach3	Steve Lappas
stadium	Villanova Field House
champion	[NCAA tournament](1985-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) National Champions
bowl	[National Championship Game](1985-ncaa-men-s-division-i-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
W 66–64 vs. [Georgetown](1984-85-georgetown-hoyas-men-s-basketball-team)

W 66–64 vs. Georgetown The 1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference. The team is famous for one of the biggest upsets in sports history – a 66–64 win over #1 Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament final on April 1, 1985. They remain the lowest-seeded team in history to win the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

Rollie Massimino ()
Mitch Buonaguro ()
Marty Marbach ()
Steve Lappas ()
Harry Booth ()

Schedule

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Awards and honors

Ed Pinckney, Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Ed Pinckney, Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year
Ed Pinckney, 1st Team All-Big East
Ed Pinckney, Big East All-Tournament Team
Dwayne McClain, 3rd Team All-Big East
Dwayne McClain, All-Big 5
Dwayne McClain, Final Four All-Tournament Team
Gary McLain, Final Four All-Tournament Team
Harold Jensen, Final Four All-Tournament Team

Team players drafted into the NBA

Legacy

In 2013, author Frank Fitzpatrick released his book The Perfect Game: How Villanova’s Shocking 1985 Upset of Mighty Georgetown Changed the Landscape of College Hoops Forever focusing on the team's victorious season. The team is an inductee into the 2025 class of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.

References

. (March 1985). "1985 NCAA Final Four program".
[http://www.bbstate.com/teams/NOVA/schedule/85 Basketball State] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-04-02 . Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.)
[http://www.provationsgroup.org/publications/2014-15-Villanova-Basketball/#?page=128 2014-15 Villanova men's basketball media guide]. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/villanova/1985-schedule.html College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
"1985 NBA Draft". BasketballReference.com.
"1986 NBA Draft". BasketballReference.com.
"1986 NBA Draft". BasketballReference.com.
Frank Fitzpatrick. (2013). "The Perfect Game: How Villanova's Shocking 1985 Upset of Mighty Georgetown Changed the Landscape of College Hoops Forever". Macmillan.

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