1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	22–9 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	Hugh Durham (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Don Beasley; Larry Gay; Joe Cunningham;
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Hugh Durham, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished second in the SEC regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. They defeated No. 11 seed Wichita State in the opening round^[1] before losing to No. 3 seed Illinois in the round of 32^[2] to finish the season at 22–9 (12–6 SEC).

1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Roster

1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Cedric Henderson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Marietta, Georgia
F	32	Joe Ward	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Barnesville, Georgia
F	40	Willie Anderson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Hugh Durham (Florida State)

Assistant coach(es)

Don Beasley (Northwestern State)
Larry Gay (Florida State)
Joe Cunningham

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Dec 1, 1984*		at Michigan	L 57–63	0–1	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 11, 1984*		at No. 12 Georgia Tech	W 60–59	1–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 15, 1984*		Georgia State	W 89–53	2–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 17, 1984*		Charleston Southern	W 85–48	3–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 22, 1984*		Robert Morris	W 99–62	4–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 28, 1984*		vs. Yale Cotton State-Kiwanis Classic	W 105–65	5–1	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. Villanova Cotton State-Kiwanis Classic	W 75–68	6–1	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
SEC Regular season
Jan 2, 1985		No. 14 LSU	L 74–79	6–2 (0–1)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 5, 1985		at Alabama	L 74–87	6–3 (0–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 9, 1985		at Mississippi State	L 64–65	6–4 (0–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 12, 1985		Vanderbilt	W 80–73	7–4 (1–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 16, 1985		at Florida	W 71–60	8–4 (2–3)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 19, 1985		Auburn	W 97–80	9–4 (3–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 23, 1985		Kentucky	W 81–73	10–4 (4–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Mar 2, 1985	No. 17	at Tennessee	L 85–86	20–7 (12–6)	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*	No. 17	vs. Tennessee Quarterfinals	W 67–61	21–7	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 8, 1985*	No. 17	at Alabama Semifinals	L 53–74	21–8	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(6 E) No. 19	vs. (11 E) Wichita State First round	W 67–59	22–8	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 17, 1985*	(6 E) No. 19	vs. (3 E) No. 12 Illinois Second round	L 58–74	22–9	The Omni (16,723) Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "NCAA Tournament Roundup -- Atlanta". UPI Archives. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
^ "Ga. Tech, Illinois Rise To the Defense in East". The Washington Post. March 18, 1985. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "1984–85 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "NCAA Tournament Roundup -- Atlanta". UPI Archives. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[2] "Ga. Tech, Illinois Rise To the Defense in East". The Washington Post. March 18, 1985. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[3] "1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[4] "1984–85 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[5] "1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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