1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Hugh Durham, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished second in the SEC regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. They defeated No. 11 seed Wichita State in the opening round^[1] before losing to No. 3 seed Illinois in the round of 32^[2] to finish the season at 22–9 (12–6 SEC).

1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	22–9 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	Hugh Durham (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Don Beasley Larry Gay Joe Cunningham
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Cedric Henderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Marietta, Georgia F 32 Joe Ward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Barnesville, Georgia F 40 Willie Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia	Head coach Hugh Durham (Florida State) Assistant coach(es) Don Beasley (Northwestern State) Larry Gay (Florida State) Joe Cunningham Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Dec 1, 1984*		at Michigan	L 57–63	0–1	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 11, 1984*		at No. 12 Georgia Tech	W 60–59	1–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 15, 1984*		Georgia State	W 89–53	2–1	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 17, 1984*		Charleston Southern	W 85–48	3–1	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 22, 1984*		Robert Morris	W 99–62	4–1	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 28, 1984*		vs. Yale Cotton State-Kiwanis Classic	W 105–65	5–1	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 29, 1984*		vs. Villanova Cotton State-Kiwanis Classic	W 75–68	6–1	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
SEC Regular season
Jan 2, 1985		No. 14 LSU	L 74–79	6–2 (0–1)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 5, 1985		at Alabama	L 74–87	6–3 (0–2)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 9, 1985		at Mississippi State	L 64–65	6–4 (0–3)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 12, 1985		Vanderbilt	W 80–73	7–4 (1–3)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 16, 1985		at Florida	W 71–60	8–4 (2–3)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Jan 19, 1985		Auburn	W 97–80	9–4 (3–3)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 23, 1985		Kentucky	W 81–73	10–4 (4–3)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Mar 2, 1985	No. 17	at Tennessee	L 85–86	20–7 (12–6)	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 7, 1985*	No. 17	vs. Tennessee Quarterfinals	W 67–61	21–7	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 8, 1985*	No. 17	at Alabama Semifinals	L 53–74	21–8	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(6 E) No. 19	vs. (11 E) Wichita State First round	W 67–59	22–8	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 17, 1985*	(6 E) No. 19	vs. (3 E) No. 12 Illinois Second round	L 58–74	22–9	The Omni (16,723) Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "NCAA Tournament Roundup -- Atlanta". UPI Archives. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
2. "Ga. Tech, Illinois Rise To the Defense in East". The Washington Post. March 18, 1985. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
3. "1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
4. "1984–85 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
5. "1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
6. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 921–922. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.