1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 23–10 11–7 Wimp Sanderson 5th Coleman Coliseum NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama/1985.html 1984-85 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Roster 1984 Alabama Crimson Tide y yes Bobby Lee Hurt 34 F-C 6 9 240 Sr y Huntsville, Alabama Buck Johnson basketball 24 F 6 7 Jr y Birmingham, Alabama Hayes High School Mark Gottfried 23 G 6 4 So y Derrick McKey 31 F/C 6 9 Fr y Meridian, MS Meridian High School Terry Coner 30 G 6 3 So y Craig Dudley basketball 24 G 6 4 So Y y Darrell Neal F 6 8 y Mark Farmer basketball 51 C 6 11 Sr y Jim Farmer 21 F 6 4 So y Wimp Sanderson Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| Regular Season November 26, 1984 yes 1984 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 81–56 1–0 November 30, 1984 yes 1984 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 65–64 2–0 December 3, 1984 yes 1984 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 100–76 3–0 December 8, 1984 yes Maryland Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 56–59 3–1 December 10, 1984 yes 1984 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 68–48 4–1 December 17, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Utah Utes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 73–57 5–1 December 20, 1984 yes 1984 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 88–69 6–1 December 27, 1984 yes yes 1984 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 73–55 7–1 December 28, 1984 yes 1984 men Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 54–48 8–1 December 30, 1984 yes 1984 men LSU Tigers LSU 18 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 61–63 8–2 0–1 January 3, 1985 1984 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 67–71 8–3 0–2 January 5, 1985 1984 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 87–74 9–3 1–2 January 9, 1985 LSU Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 79–67 10–3 2–2 January 12, 1985 Kentucky Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 60–58 11–3 3–2 January 16, 1985 yes Auburn Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 60–55 12–3 4–2 January 19, 1985 yes 1984 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee 67–79 12–4 4–3 January 23, 1985 Vanderbilt Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 79–77 13–4 5–3 January 26, 1985 yes 1984 men Florida Gators Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 77–86 13–5 5–4 January 30, 1985 1984 male Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 54–47 14–5 6–4 February 2, 1985 yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 46–48 14–6 6–5 February 6, 1985 yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 70–74 14–7 6–6 February 13, 1985 yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 48–51 14–8 6–7 February 16, 1985 Auburn Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 74–72 15–8 7–7 February 20, 1985 Tennessee Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 80–59 16–8 8–7 February 23, 1985 yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 81–56 17–8 9–7 February 27, 1985 Florida Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 81–66 18–8 10–7 March 2, 1985 yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 61–49 19–8 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| SEC Tournament March 7, 1985 3 Mississippi State 6 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Second Round 42–31 20–8 March 8, 1985 3 Georgia 17 2 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Semifinals 74–53 21–8 March 9, 1985 3 Auburn 8 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama SEC Championship 49–53 21–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| NCAA Tournament March 15, 1985 yes 7 W Arizona 10 W University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico First Round 50–41 22–9 March 17, 1985 yes 7 W VCU 11 2 W University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico Second Round 63–59 23–9 March 22, 1985 yes 7 W NC State 16 3 W McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado Sweet Sixteen 55–61 23–10 AP poll SE Southeast References Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons Alabama Alabama Category:1984 in sports in Alabama Category:1985 in sports in Alabama