1984–85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1984–85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 27–8 (9–5 ACC) |
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Home arena | Alexander Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Georgia Tech † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 North Carolina | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 NC State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Duke | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1985 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1984-85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bobby Cremins, the team finished the season with an overall record of 27-8 (9-5 ACC). The team earned a share of the ACC regular season title, won the ACC tournament, and reached the East Regional final of the NCAA tournament before falling to Georgetown, 60–54.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 24, 1984* | No. 20 | Charleston Southern | W 79–66 | 1–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Nov 27, 1984* | No. 18 | Chattanooga | W 74–58 | 2–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Nov 30, 1984* | No. 18 | Tennessee Tech | W 96–78 | 3–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Dec 11, 1984* | No. 12 | Georgia | L 59–60 | 3–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Dec 15, 1984 | No. 12 | at No. 9 NC State | W 66–64 | 4–1 (1–0) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||
Dec 18, 1984* | No. 13 | North Carolina A&T | W 81–43 | 5–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Dec 21, 1984* | No. 13 | Augusta State | W 84–53 | 6–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Dec 25, 1984* | No. 10 | vs. Arkansas Rainbow Classic | W 72–52 | 7–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 26, 1984* | No. 10 | vs. No. 11 Washington Rainbow Classic | W 65–58 | 8–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 27, 1984* | No. 10 | vs. Maryland Rainbow Classic | W 70–69 | 9–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Jan 3, 1985* | No. 8 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 93–40 | 10–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Jan 5, 1985 | No. 8 | at Wake Forest | L 54–68 | 10–2 (1–1) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||
Jan 8, 1985 | No. 9 | Clemson | L 81–90 | 10–3 (1–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Jan 14, 1985* | No. 17 | at UNC Charlotte | W 86–68 | 11–3 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Jan 17, 1985* | No. 17 | Monmouth | W 96–66 | 12–3 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Jan 21, 1985 | No. 16 | Virginia | W 49–46 | 13–3 (2–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Jan 23, 1985 | No. 16 | at Clemson | W 64–59 | 14–3 (3–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina | ||||||
Jan 27, 1985 | No. 16 | at No. 8 North Carolina | W 66–62 | 15–3 (4–2) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Jan 30, 1985 | No. 8 | NC State | L 53–61 | 15–4 (5–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Feb 2, 1985 | No. 8 | at No. 17 Maryland | W 72–60 | 16–4 (6–2) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland | ||||||
Feb 6, 1985 7:30 p.m. | No. 10 | No. 5 Duke | W 81–71 | 17–4 (7–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,366) Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Feb 10, 1985 | No. 10 | Wake Forest | W 94–75 | 18–4 (8–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Feb 16, 1985 | No. 6 | at Virginia | L 55–62 | 18–5 (8–3) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Feb 19, 1985 | No. 8 | No. 20 Maryland | W 48–43 | 19–5 (9–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Feb 23, 1985 1:30 p.m. | No. 8 | at No. 6 Duke | L 62–67 | 19–6 (9–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina | ||||||
Feb 26, 1985 | No. 10 | vs. No. 8 North Carolina | W 57–54 | 20–6 (9–5) | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Mar 2, 1985* | No. 10 | Saint Louis | W 64–54 | 21–6 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Mar 3, 1985* | No. 10 | at No. 6 Oklahoma | L 80–87 | 21–7 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1985* | (1) No. 9 | vs. (8) Virginia Quarterfinals | W 55–48 | 22–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Mar 9, 1985* | (1) No. 9 | vs. (4) No. 7 Duke Semifinals | W 75–64 | 23–7 | Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Mar 10, 1985* | (1) No. 9 | vs. (2) No. 6 North Carolina Championship Game | W 67–62[2] | 24–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
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Mar 15, 1985* CBS | (2 E) No. 6 | vs. (15 E) Mercer First Round | W 65–58 | 25–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Mar 17, 1985* CBS | (2 E) No. 6 | vs. (7 E) No. 15 Syracuse Second Round | W 70–53[3] | 26–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Mar 21, 1985* CBS | (2 E) No. 6 | vs. (3 E) No. 12 Illinois East Regional semifinal | W 61–53[4] | 27–7 | Providence Civic Center (11,913) Providence, RI | ||||||
Mar 23, 1985* CBS | (2 E) No. 6 | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown East Regional final | L 54–60[5] | 27–8 | Providence Civic Center (11,913) Providence, RI | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Coaches | Not released | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
References
- ^ "1984-85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Climbs From Last to the Title in Just Four Seasons". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "VILLANOVA UPSETS NO. 2 MICHIGAN; SYRACUSE FALLS". The New York Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "Price Is Right; Georgia Tech Beats Illinois". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Georgetown Wins as Price Is Wrong for Georgia Tech". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "1984-85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Retrieved March 2, 2019.