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 coachWimp Sanderson (5th season)
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 LSU135 .722  1910  .655
No. 19 Georgia126 .667  229  .710
Alabama117 .611  2310  .697
Kentucky117 .611  1813  .581
Florida99 .500  1812  .600
Mississippi State99 .500  1315  .464
Tennessee810 .444  2215  .595
Auburn810 .444  2212  .647
Ole Miss513 .278  1117  .393
Vanderbilt414 .222  1117  .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)
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)
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)
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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