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[1] led his team to end his final coaching season with an overall record of 18–13.[2]

1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–13 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Hatfield
Leonard Hamilton
Lake Kelly
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
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

Roster

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1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 34 Kenny Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Roberta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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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*
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
Mar 2, 1985
at LSU L 61–67  16–11
(11–7)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 1985*
 LSN
vs. 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
West Regional Semifinal – 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.

References

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  1. ^ "1984-1985 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "1984-1985 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 6, 2013.