1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Joe B. Hall led his team to end his final coaching season with an overall record of 18–13.

1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–13 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (13th season)
Assistant coach	Jim Hatfield Leonard Hamilton Lake Kelly
Home arena	Rupp Arena

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

Roster

1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 34 Kenny Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Roberta, Georgia	Head coach Joe B. Hall Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1984*		Toledo	W 63–54	1–0	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 1, 1984*		at Purdue	L 56–66	1–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 4, 1984*  UKTV		No. 8 Southern Methodist	L 54–56	1–2	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 8, 1984*		at No. 11 Indiana	L 68–81	1–3	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 15, 1984*		at No. 14 Louisville	L 64–71	1–4	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1984*		East Tennessee State	W 69–54	2–4	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 22, 1984*		Cincinnati	W 66–55	3–4	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 31, 1984*		vs. No. 11 Kansas	W 92–89	4–4	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 2, 1985		Auburn	W 68–61	5–4 (1–0)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 5, 1985*  CBS		No. 17 NC State	W 78–62	6–4	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 7, 1985		Vanderbilt	W 75–58	7–4 (2–0)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 9, 1985		at Ole Miss	W 57–45	8–4 (3–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 12, 1985		at Alabama	L 58–60	8–5 (3–1)	Memorial Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 16, 1985		Mississippi State	W 58–57	9–5 (4–1)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 19, 1985		Florida	L 55–67	9–6 (4–2)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 23, 1985		at Georgia	L 73–81	9–7 (4–3)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 27, 1985		at Tennessee	L 65–81	9–8 (4–4)	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 2, 1985		at LSU	L 61–67	16–11 (11–7)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 1985*  LSN		vs. Florida Quarterfinals	L 55–58	16–12	BJCC Coliseum  Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1985*	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) Washington First round	W 66–58	17–12	Special Events Center (7,351) Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 16, 1985*	(12 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 9 Nevada-Las Vegas Second round	W 64–61	18–12	Special Events Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 22, 1985*  CBS	(12 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 St. John's West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 70–86	18–13	McNichols Sports Arena  Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.