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1984–85 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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1984–85 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record22–12 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
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

The 1984–85 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1984–85 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his seventh season at Auburn.

Smith and the Tigers had to deal with the losses of center Charles Barkley (left for NBA) and forward Greg Turner (graduated). However, a stellar recruiting class of five freshman, including forward Chris Morris, centers Jeff Moore and Darren Guest, and guards Johnny Lynn and Terrence Howard joined holdovers Chuck Person, Gerald White, and Frank Ford and matured and improved as the season progressed. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama.

The Tigers finished the season 22–12, 8–10 in SEC play. They defeated Ole Miss, LSU, Florida, and Alabama to win the SEC tournament championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Purdue and Kansas to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to North Carolina.[1]

Roster

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1984–85 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 45 Chuck Person 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Brantley High School Brantley, AL
G 15 Frank Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Osceola High School Kissimmee, Florida
F 34 Chris Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta, Georgia
C 40 Jeff Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Midfield High School Midfield, Alabama
G 12 Gerald White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Richmond Academy Augusta, Georgia
C 33 Carey Holland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Baldwin High School Baldwin, Florida
G 10 Terrence Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Southwest, Alabama Southwest, Alabama
C 32 Darren Guest 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Thornton Township Harvey, Illinois
G 14 Johnny Lynn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Beech High School Hendersonville, Tennessee
F 25 Gary Godfrey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr North Shore High School North Palm Beach, Florida
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 (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984*
Stetson W 92-50  1-0
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Nov ?, 1984*
Columbus College W 91-56  2-0
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Nov 30, 1984*
 ESPN
at No. 13 UAB W 61-59  3-0
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
Dec ?, 1984*
Armstrong State W 80-47  4-0
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 8, 1984*
Mercer W 70-69  5-0
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 12, 1984*
Radford W 79-57  6-0
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 21, 1984*
vs. VCU
Krystal Classic
L 59–78  6-1
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
Dec 22, 1984*
vs. Delaware
Krystal Classic
W 95-63  7-1
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
Dec 29, 1984*
at West Virginia W 59-58  8-1
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Jan 2, 1985
, WTBS
at Kentucky L 61-68  8-2 (0-1)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Jan 5, 1985
Florida W 80-74  9-2 (1-1)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 9, 1985
at Tennessee L 74-86  9-3 (1-2)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, TN
Jan 12, 1985
Mississippi State W 62-53  10-3 (2-2)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 16, 1985
Alabama L 55-60  10-4 (2-3)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 19, 1985
at Georgia L 80-97  10-5 (2-4)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Jan 24, 1985
, USA
Mississippi W 93-73  11-5 (3-4)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 26, 1985
at LSU L 62-80  11-6 (3-5)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 30, 1985
at Vanderbilt W 86-80  12-6 (4-5)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Feb 2, 1985
Kentucky L 47-49 OT 12-7 (4-6)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 6, 1985
at Florida W 81-78  13-7 (5-6)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Feb 9, 1985
Tennessee W 75-60  14-7 (6-6)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 13, 1985
at Mississippi State L 65-82  14-8 (6-7)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Feb 16, 1985
at Alabama L 72-74  14-9 (6-8)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 21, 1985
, USA
No. 18 Georgia L 84-86  14-10 (6-9)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 23, 1985
at Mississippi W 69-57  15-10 (7-9)
C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
Feb 27, 1985
LSU L 73-78  15-11 (7-10)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
March 2, 1985
Vanderbilt W 84-58  16-11 (8-10)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 6, 1985
, LSN
(8) vs. (9) Mississippi
First round
W 68-60  17-11
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
March 7, 1985
, LSN
(8) vs. (1) No. 19 LSU
Second Round
W 58-55  18-11
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
March 8, 1985
, LSN
(8) vs. (5) Florida
Semifinals
W 43-42  19-11
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
March 9, 1985
, LSN
(8) vs. (3) Alabama
Finals
W 53-49 OT 20-11
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1985*
(11 SE) vs. (6 SE) Purdue
First round
W 59-58  21-11
Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 16, 1985*
(11 SE) vs. (3 SE) No. 13 Kansas
Second Round
W 66-64  22-11
Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
Mar 22, 1985*
 CBS
(11 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 7 North Carolina
Southeast Regional semifinal - Sweet 16
L 56–62  22–12
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources [1]

References

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  1. ^ "1984-85 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 9, 2016.