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
1984–85 record23–10 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 LSU13–5 .722  19–10  .655
No. 19 Georgia12–6 .667  22–9  .710
Alabama11–7 .611  23–10  .697
Kentucky11–7 .611  18–13  .581
Florida9–9 .500  18–12  .600
Mississippi State9–9 .500  13–15  .464
Tennessee8–10 .444  22–15  .595
Auburn †8–10 .444  22–12  .647
Ole Miss5–13 .278  11–17  .393
Vanderbilt4–14 .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

1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
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)
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JrHayes 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)
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FrMeridian 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)
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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

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