1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

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.

1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record23–10 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
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

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

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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

References

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