# 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.

## 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* LSN | | 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 |
| Jan 31, 1985 | | LSU | W 53–43 | 10–8 (5–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 2, 1985 | | at Auburn | W 49–47 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (6–4) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 7, 1985 | | at Vanderbilt | W 68–62 | 12–8 (7–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | Ole Miss | W 67–52 | 13–8 (8–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 13, 1985 | | Alabama | W 51–48 | 14–8 (9–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 16, 1985 | | at Mississippi State | L 69–82 | 14–9 (9–5) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 20, 1985 | | at Florida | W 76–68 | 15–9 (10–5) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb 24, 1985 | | No. 18 Georgia | L 77–79 | 15–10 (10–6) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 28, 1985 | | Tennessee | W 92–67 | 16–10 (11–6) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 2, 1985 | | at LSU | L 61–67 | 16–11 (11–7) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1985* LSN | (4) | vs. (5) 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 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. ||||||