1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	23–10 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (5th season);
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

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

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.

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

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

Wimp Sanderson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

References

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

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

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Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
Venues	Little Hall (1915–1939) Foster Auditorium (1939–1968) Coleman Coliseum (1968–present)
Rivalries	Auburn
Culture & lore	Traditions Big Al Gambling scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Fahrer / Team für die Suche eingeben:

Fahrer / Team für die Suche eingeben:

Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

1984–85 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Roster

References