1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–13 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (13th season);
Assistant coach	Jim Hatfield; Leonard Hamilton; Lake Kelly
Home arena	Rupp Arena

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
	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 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Joe 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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	34	Kenny Walker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Roberta, Georgia

Head coach

Joe B. Hall

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
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 from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

References

^ "1984-1985 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 6, 2013.
^ "1984-1985 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 6, 2013.

[1] "1984-1985 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 6, 2013.

[2] "1984-1985 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 6, 2013.

[1]

[2]

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Arkansas Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics