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

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.

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 coachBobby Cremins (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech †9–5 .643  27–8  .771
No. 7 North Carolina9–5 .643  27–9  .750
No. 16 NC State9–5 .643  23–10  .697
No. 10 Duke8–6 .571  23–8  .742
Maryland8–6 .571  25–12  .676
Clemson5–9 .357  16–13  .552
Wake Forest5–9 .357  15–14  .517
Virginia3–11 .214  17–16  .515
† 1985 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1984–85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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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