# 1984–85 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 7th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 25–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. The Blazers defeated Michigan State in the opening round before falling to No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Memphis State in the round of 32, 67–66.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1984* | | vs. Tennessee Great Alaska Shootout | W 70–65 | 1–0 | Sullivan Arena (2,863) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 24, 1984* | | vs. No. 2 Illinois Great Alaska Shootout | W 59–52 | 2–0 | Sullivan Arena (4,762) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 25, 1984* | | vs. No. 19 Kansas Great Alaska Shootout | W 50–46 | 3–0 | Sullivan Arena (4,286) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 30, 1984* | No. 13 | Auburn | L 59–61 | 3–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,025) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 1, 1984* | No. 13 | Rhodes College | W 95–72 | 4–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (3,211) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 5, 1984* | No. 18 | South Carolina State | W 73–56 | 5–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (3,556) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 12, 1984* | No. 17 | at Cincinnati | L 67–69 | 5–2 | Riverfront Coliseum (5,080) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 15, 1984* | No. 17 | East Tennessee State | W 72–57 | 6–2 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,889) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 17, 1984* | | Mississippi State | W 65–63 | 7–2 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,595) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 21, 1984* | | Austin Peay UAB Classic | W 80–68 | 8–2 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (3,391) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | George Mason UAB Classic | L 60–61 | 8–3 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,710) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | vs. No. 2 Duke Trojan-Bud Light Classic | L 62–76 | 8–4 | L.A. Sports Arena (5,047) Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 29, 1984* | | vs. The Citadel Trojan-Bud Light Classic | W 79–64 | 9–4 | L.A. Sports Arena (5,776) Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 3, 1985* | | Wisconsin-Parkside | W 89–65 | 10–4 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (2,896) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 4, 1985* | | No. 10 DePaul | W 66–59 | 11–4 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (17,222) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 10, 1985 | | Jacksonville | W 67–55 | 12–4 (1–0) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,785) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | at South Florida | W 58–52 | 13–4 (2–0) | Sun Dome (6,367) Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 16, 1985 | | at Jacksonville | W 69–64 | 14–4 (3–0) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum (4,593) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | at Western Kentucky | W 68–66 | 15–4 (4–0) | E.A. Diddle Arena (9,800) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Jan 22, 1985 | | UNC Charlotte | W 65–62 | 16–4 (5–0) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,912) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 24, 1985 | | at Old Dominion | W 56–55 | 17–4 (6–0) | Norfolk Scope (5,021) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | No. 19 VCU | W 66–62 | 18–4 (7–0) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (16,866) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 31, 1985 | No. 20 | Old Dominion | L 58–59 | 18–5 (7–1) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (12,032) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 2, 1985 | | South Alabama | W 81–73 $^{OT}$ | 19–5 (8–1) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (6,883) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 7, 1985* | | Jackson State | W 80–57 | 20–5 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (4,478) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | Western Kentucky | W 77–62 | 21–5 (9–1) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (13,864) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 13, 1985 | No. 19 | VCU | L 53–67 | 21–6 (9–2) | Richmond Coliseum (10,058) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 19, 1985 | | South Florida | W 62–61 | 22–6 (10–2) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (16,781) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 21, 1985 | | at UNC Charlotte | W 60–55 | 23–6 (11–2) | Charlotte Coliseum (2,140) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | at South Alabama | L 68–80 | 23–7 (11–3) | Jaguar Gym (6,581) Mobile, Alabama |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 1985* | (2) | vs. (7) Western Kentucky Quarterfinals | W 64–56 | 24–7 | Hampton Coliseum (3,010) Hampton, Virginia |
| Mar 2, 1985* | (2) | vs. (3) Old Dominion Semifinals | L 67–68 | 24–8 | Hampton Coliseum (9,558) Hampton, Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | (7 MW) | vs. (10 MW) Michigan State First round | W 70–68 | 25–8 | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000) Houston, Texas |
| Mar 17, 1985* | (7 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Memphis State Second round | L 66–67 $^{OT}$ | 25–9 | Hofheinz Pavilion (6,800) Houston, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Gene Bartow – Sun Belt Coach of the Year