| 1984–85Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 18–13 (11–7 SEC) |
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| Assistant coach | Jim Hatfield Leonard Hamilton Lake Kelly |
| Home arena | Rupp Arena |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20LSU | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19Georgia | 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 fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team representedUniversity of Kentucky in the1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coachJoe B. Hall[1] led his team to end his final coaching season with an overall record of 18–13.[2] In The 1985 NCAA Tournament the Wildcats were invited as a #12 seed. After wins vs Washington and UNLV the team advanced to the Sweet 16. Kentucky's run would come to an end against St. John's after dropping an 86–70 contest.
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| 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* LSN | 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 | |||||||
| Jan 31, 1985 | LSU | W 53–43 | 10–8 (5–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
| Feb 2, 1985 | at Auburn | W 49–47 OT | 11–8 (6–4) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
| Feb 7, 1985 | at Vanderbilt | W 68–62 | 12–8 (7–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
| Feb 9, 1985 | Ole Miss | W 67–52 | 13–8 (8–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
| Feb 13, 1985 | Alabama | W 51–48 | 14–8 (9–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
| Feb 16, 1985 | at Mississippi State | L 69–82 | 14–9 (9–5) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
| Feb 20, 1985 | at Florida | W 76–68 | 15–9 (10–5) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | |||||||
| Feb 24, 1985 | No. 18 Georgia | L 77–79 | 15–10 (10–6) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
| Feb 28, 1985 | Tennessee | W 92–67 | 16–10 (11–6) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
| Mar 2, 1985 | at LSU | L 61–67 | 16–11 (11–7) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 7, 1985* LSN | (4) | vs. (5) 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 Sweet Sixteen | L 70–86 | 18–13 | McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. | |||||||||||