1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 LSU 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
No. 19 Georgia 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Alabama 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Kentucky 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Florida 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Mississippi State 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Tennessee 8 10   .444 22 15   .595
Auburn 8 10   .444 22 12   .647
Ole Miss 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
Vanderbilt 4 14   .222 11 17   .393
1985 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1984-85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his fifth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in SEC play, finishing in a tie for third place.

Key additions were freshman forward Derrick McKey, the Tide's lone signee from Meridian High School in Mississippi, and guard Mark Gottfried, a transfer from Oral Roberts University.

The Tide made it to the 1985 SEC men's basketball tournament final, but lost to Auburn. They received an at-large bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they defeated Arizona and VCU before losing to North Carolina State in the Sweet Sixteen.[1]

Roster

1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 34 Bobby Lee Hurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Huntsville, Alabama
F 24 Buck Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Hayes High School Birmingham, Alabama
G 23 Mark Gottfried 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F/C 31 Derrick McKey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Meridian High School Meridian, MS
G 30 Terry Coner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
G 24 Craig Dudley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS So
F Darrell Neal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
C 51 Mark Farmer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Sr
F 21 Jim Farmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1984*
Bucknell W 81–56  1–0
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
November 30, 1984*
Kent State W 65–64  2–0
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 3, 1984*
East Tennessee State W 100–76  3–0
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 8, 1984*
Maryland L 56–59  3–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 10, 1984*
Austin Peay W 68–48  4–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 17, 1984*
at Utah W 73–57  5–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 20, 1984*
Youngstown State W 88–69  6–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 27, 1984*
at New Orleans W 73–55  7–1
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
December 28, 1984*
Virginia W 54–48  8–1
 
 
December 30, 1984
at No. 18 LSU L 61–63  8–2
(0–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 3, 1985
Mississippi State L 67–71  8–3
(0–2)
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 5, 1985
Georgia W 87–74  9–3
(1–2)
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 9, 1985
LSU W 79–67  10–3
(2–2)
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 12, 1985
Kentucky W 60–58  11–3
(3–2)
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 16, 1985
at Auburn W 60–55  12–3
(4–2)
Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
January 19, 1985
at Tennessee L 67–79  12–4
(4–3)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
January 23, 1985
Vanderbilt W 79–77  13–4
(5–3)
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 26, 1985
at Florida L 77–86  13–5
(5–4)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
January 30, 1985
Ole Miss W 54–47  14–5
(6–4)
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 2, 1985
at Mississippi State L 46–48  14–6
(6–5)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
February 6, 1985
at Georgia L 70–74  14–7
(6–6)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
February 13, 1985
at Kentucky L 48–51  14–8
(6–7)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
February 16, 1985
Auburn W 74–72  15–8
(7–7)
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 20, 1985
Tennessee W 80–59  16–8
(8–7)
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 23, 1985
at Vanderbilt W 81–56  17–8
(9–7)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
February 27, 1985
Florida W 81–66  18–8
(10–7)
Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
March 2, 1985
at Ole Miss W 61–49  19–8
(11–7)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
March 7, 1985
(3) (6) Mississippi State
Second Round
W 42–31  20–8
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 8, 1985
(3) (2) No. 17 Georgia
Semifinals
W 74–53  21–8
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 9, 1985
(3) (8) Auburn
SEC Championship
L 49–53  21–9
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 1985*
(7 W) (10 W) Arizona
First Round
W 50–41  22–9
University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 17, 1985*
(7 W) (2 W) No. 11 VCU
Second Round
W 63–59  23–9
University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 22, 1985*
(7 W) (3 W) No. 16 NC State
Sweet Sixteen
L 55–61  23–10
McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

References

  1. ^ "1984-85 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
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