1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1984–85
|team=Alabama Crimson Tide
|image=Alabama Logo 1973.png
|image_size=125
|conference=Southeastern Conference
|short_conf=SEC
|CoachRank=
|record=23–10
|conf_record=11–7
|head_coach=Wimp Sanderson
|hc_year=5th
|stadium=Coleman Coliseum
|bowl=NCAA tournament
|bowl_result= Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama/1985.html|title=1984-85 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Buck|last=Johnson|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=|class=Jr|rs=|link=y|home=Birmingham, Alabama|high_school=Hayes High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Gottfried|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=So|rs=|link=y|home=|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Derrick|last=McKey|num=31|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=|class=Fr|rs=|link=y|home=Meridian, MS|high_school=Meridian High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Terry|last=Coner|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=So|rs=|link=y|home=|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Craig|last=Dudley|dab=basketball|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=So|rs=Y|link=y|home=|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darrell|last=Neal|num=|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=|class=|rs=|link=y|home=|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Farmer|dab=basketball|num=51|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=|class=Sr|rs=|link=y|home=|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jim|last=Farmer|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=|class=So|rs=|link=y|home=|high_school=}}
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Schedule and Results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Alabama Crimson Tide}}| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 1984
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=Bucknell Bison|title=Bucknell}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 81–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 1984
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=Kent State Golden Flashes|title=Kent State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 65–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 1984
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 100–76
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8, 1984
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 56–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 1984
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=Austin Peay Governors|title=Austin Peay}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 68–48
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 1984
| away = yes
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=Utah Utes|title=Utah}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 73–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 1984
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 88–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 27, 1984
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=New Orleans Privateers|title=New Orleans}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 73–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28, 1984
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst =
| gamename =
| score = 54–48
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 1984
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}}
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Maravich Assembly Center
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 61–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–2
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 3, 1985
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 67–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–3
| conference = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5, 1985
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=Georgia Bulldogs|title=Georgia}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 87–74
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–3
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 1985
| opponent = LSU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 79–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–3
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12, 1985
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 60–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–3
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 1985
| away = yes
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 60–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–3
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 1985
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stokely Center
| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 67–79
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–4
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 1985
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 79–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–4
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 1985
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=men|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = O'Connell Center
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 77–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–5
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30, 1985
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1984|sex=male|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 54–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–5
| conference = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 1985
| away = yes
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, Mississippi
| score = 46–48
| record = 14–6
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 1985
| away = yes
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum
| site_cityst = Athens, Georgia
| gamename =
| score = 70–74
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–7
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 1985
| away = yes
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rupp Arena
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 48–51
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–8
| conference = 6–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 1985
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 74–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–8
| conference = 7–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 1985
| opponent = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| score = 80–59
| record = 16–8
| conference = 8–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23, 1985
| away = yes
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| score = 81–56
| record = 17–8
| conference = 9–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 1985
| opponent = Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 81–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–8
| conference = 10–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 1985
| away = yes
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| gamename =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, Mississippi
| score = 61–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–8
| conference = 11–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Alabama Crimson Tide}}| 1981 SEC men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7, 1985
| seed = 3
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 42–31
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 1985
| seed = 3
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 17
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 74–53
| record = 21–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9, 1985
| seed = 3
| opponent = Auburn
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename = SEC Championship
| score = 49–53
| record = 21–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Alabama Crimson Tide}}| 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 15, 1985
| nonconf = yes
| seed = 7 W
| opponent = Arizona
| oppseed = 10 W
| site_stadium = University Arena
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, New Mexico
| gamename = First Round
| score = 50–41
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 17, 1985
| nonconf = yes
| seed = 7 W
| opponent = VCU
| opprank = 11
| oppseed = 2 W
| site_stadium = University Arena
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, New Mexico
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 63–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 22, 1985
| nonconf = yes
| seed = 7 W
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 16
| oppseed = 3 W
| site_stadium = McNichols Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, Colorado
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| score = 55–61
| record = 23–10
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone =
| region = SE
| regionname = Southeast
| notes =
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References
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