# 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.
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.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 26, 1984* | | Bucknell | W 81–56 | 1–0 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| November 30, 1984* | | Kent State | W 65–64 | 2–0 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 3, 1984* | | East Tennessee State | W 100–76 | 3–0 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 8, 1984* | | Maryland | L 56–59 | 3–1 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 10, 1984* | | Austin Peay | W 68–48 | 4–1 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 17, 1984* | | at Utah | W 73–57 | 5–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| December 20, 1984* | | Youngstown State | W 88–69 | 6–1 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 27, 1984* | | at New Orleans | W 73–55 | 7–1 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| December 28, 1984* | | Virginia | W 54–48 | 8–1 | |
| December 30, 1984 | | at No. 18 LSU | L 61–63 | 8–2 (0–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 3, 1985 | | Mississippi State | L 67–71 | 8–3 (0–2) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 5, 1985 | | Georgia | W 87–74 | 9–3 (1–2) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 9, 1985 | | LSU | W 79–67 | 10–3 (2–2) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 12, 1985 | | Kentucky | W 60–58 | 11–3 (3–2) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 16, 1985 | | at Auburn | W 60–55 | 12–3 (4–2) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| January 19, 1985 | | at Tennessee | L 67–79 | 12–4 (4–3) | Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| January 23, 1985 | | Vanderbilt | W 79–77 | 13–4 (5–3) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 26, 1985 | | at Florida | L 77–86 | 13–5 (5–4) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| January 30, 1985 | | Ole Miss | W 54–47 | 14–5 (6–4) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 2, 1985 | | at Mississippi State | L 46–48 | 14–6 (6–5) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| February 6, 1985 | | at Georgia | L 70–74 | 14–7 (6–6) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| February 13, 1985 | | at Kentucky | L 48–51 | 14–8 (6–7) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 16, 1985 | | Auburn | W 74–72 | 15–8 (7–7) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 20, 1985 | | Tennessee | W 80–59 | 16–8 (8–7) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 23, 1985 | | at Vanderbilt | W 81–56 | 17–8 (9–7) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 27, 1985 | | Florida | W 81–66 | 18–8 (10–7) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| March 2, 1985 | | at Ole Miss | W 61–49 | 19–8 (11–7) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 1985 | (3) | (6) Mississippi State Second Round | W 42–31 | 20–8 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 8, 1985 | (3) | (2) No. 17 Georgia Semifinals | W 74–53 | 21–8 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 9, 1985 | (3) | (8) Auburn SEC Championship | L 49–53 | 21–9 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 1985* | (7 W) | (10 W) Arizona First Round | W 50–41 | 22–9 | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| March 17, 1985* | (7 W) | (2 W) No. 11 VCU Second Round | W 63–59 | 23–9 | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| March 22, 1985* | (7 W) | (3 W) No. 16 NC State Sweet Sixteen | L 55–61 | 23–10 | McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||