1984–85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

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1984–85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ACC Tournament Champions
ACC Regular Season co-Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
1984–85 record27-8 (9-5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
 Conf Overall
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[]

1984–85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Craig Neal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Washington, Indiana
C 22 John Salley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York
F 24 Scott Petway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr
G 25 Mark Price 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Enid, Oklahoma
G 33 Duane Ferrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
G 45 Bruce Dalrymple 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Manhattan, New York
C 54 Yvon Joseph 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 24, 1984*
 No. 20 Charleston Southern W 79–66  1-0
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Dec 15, 1984
 No. 12 at No. 9 NC State W 66–64  4-1
(1-0) 		Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Jan 27, 1985
 No. 16 at No. 8 North Carolina W 66–62  14-4
(4-3) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 30, 1985
 No. 8 NC State L 53–61  15-4
(5-3) 		Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Feb 26, 1985
 No. 10 vs. No. 8 North Carolina W 57–54  20-6
(9-5) 		Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 2, 1985*
 No. 10 Saint Louis W 64–54  21-6
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 3, 1985*
 No. 10 at No. 6 Oklahoma L 80–87  21-7
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1985*
 No. 9 vs. Virginia
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 55–48  22-7
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 9, 1985*
 No. 9 vs. No. 7 Duke
ACC Tournament Semifinal 		W 75–64  23-7
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 10, 1985*
 No. 9 vs. No. 6 North Carolina
ACC Tournament Championship 		W 67–62[2]  24-7
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
 CBS 		(2) No. 6 vs. (15) Mercer
NCAA Tournament First Round 		W 65-58  25-7
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 17, 1985*
 CBS 		(2) No. 6 vs. (7) No. 15 Syracuse
NCAA Tournament Second Round 		W 70-53  26-7
 Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 21, 1985*
 CBS 		(2) No. 6 vs. (3) No. 12 Illinois
East Regional Semifinal 		W 61-53[3]  27-7
 Providence Civic Center (11,913)
Providence, RI
Mar 23, 1985*
 CBS 		(2) No. 6 vs. (1) No. 1 Georgetown
East Regional Final 		L 54-60[4]  27-8
 Providence Civic Center (11,913)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings[]

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
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 NR 14 14 13 13 7 10 15 17 9 7 5 9 13 11 6

References[]

  1. ^ "1984-85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech Climbs From Last to the Title in Just Four Seasons". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Price Is Right; Georgia Tech Beats Illinois". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Georgetown Wins as Price Is Wrong for Georgia Tech". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "1984-85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Retrieved March 2, 2019.
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