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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 Rainbow Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	27–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Cremins (4th season)
Assistant coaches	George Felton (4th season) Perry Clark (3rd season) Jimmy Hebron (4th season) Rich Brown (1st season)
Home arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.6Georgia Tech †	9	–	5	.643	27	–	8	.771
No.7North Carolina	9	–	5	.643	27	–	9	.750
No.16NC State	9	–	5	.643	23	–	10	.697
No.10Duke	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[edit]

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Craig Neal	6ft4in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Washington, Indiana
C	22	John Salley	6ft11in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	24	Scott Petway	6ft6in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G	25	Mark Price	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Enid, Oklahoma
G	33	Duane Ferrell	6ft7in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	45	Bruce Dalrymple	6ft4in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Manhattan, New York
C	54	Yvon Joseph	6ft11in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Cap-Haïtien, Haiti

Head coach

Bobby Cremins (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

George Felton
Perry Clark
Jimmy Hebron
Rich Brown

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984*	No. 20	Charleston Southern	W 79–66	1–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 27, 1984*	No. 18	Chattanooga	W 74–58	2–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 30, 1984*	No. 18	Tennessee Tech	W 96–78	3–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 11, 1984*	No. 12	Georgia	L 59–60	3–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 15, 1984	No. 12	at No. 9 NC State	W 66–64	4–1 (1–0)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1984*	No. 13	North Carolina A&T	W 81–43	5–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 21, 1984*	No. 13	Augusta State	W 84–53	6–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 25, 1984*	No. 10	vs. Arkansas Rainbow Classic	W 72–52	7–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 26, 1984*	No. 10	vs. No. 11 Washington Rainbow Classic	W 65–58	8–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 27, 1984*	No. 10	vs. Maryland Rainbow Classic	W 70–69	9–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 3, 1985*	No. 8	Maryland-Eastern Shore	W 93–40	10–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 5, 1985	No. 8	at Wake Forest	L 54–68	10–2 (1–1)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1985	No. 9	Clemson	L 81–90	10–3 (1–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 14, 1985*	No. 17	at UNC Charlotte	W 86–68	11–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 17, 1985*	No. 17	Monmouth	W 96–66	12–3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 21, 1985	No. 16	Virginia	W 49–46	13–3 (2–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 23, 1985	No. 16	at Clemson	W 64–59	14–3 (3–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 27, 1985	No. 16	at No. 8 North Carolina	W 66–62	15–3 (4–2)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 30, 1985	No. 8	NC State	L 53–61	15–4 (5–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 2, 1985	No. 8	at No. 17 Maryland	W 72–60	16–4 (6–2)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 6, 1985 7:30 p.m.	No. 10	No. 5 Duke	W 81–71	17–4 (7–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,366) Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 10, 1985	No. 10	Wake Forest	W 94–75	18–4 (8–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 16, 1985	No. 6	at Virginia	L 55–62	18–5 (8–3)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 19, 1985	No. 8	No. 20 Maryland	W 48–43	19–5 (9–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 23, 1985 1:30 p.m.	No. 8	at No. 6 Duke	L 62–67	19–6 (9–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina
Feb 26, 1985	No. 10	vs. No. 8 North Carolina	W 57–54	20–6 (9–5)	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 2, 1985*	No. 10	Saint Louis	W 64–54	21–6	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 3, 1985*	No. 10	at No. 6 Oklahoma	L 80–87	21–7	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 1985*	(1) No. 9	vs. (8) Virginia Quarterfinals	W 55–48	22–7	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 9, 1985*	(1) No. 9	vs. (4) No. 7 Duke Semifinals	W 75–64	23–7	Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 10, 1985*	(1) No. 9	vs. (2) No. 6 North Carolina Championship Game	W 67–62^[2]	24–7	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985* CBS	(2 E) No. 6	vs. (15 E) Mercer First Round	W 65–58	25–7	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 17, 1985* CBS	(2 E) No. 6	vs. (7 E) No. 15 Syracuse Second Round	W 70–53^[3]	26–7	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 21, 1985* CBS	(2 E) No. 6	vs. (3 E) No. 12 Illinois East Regional semifinal	W 61–53^[4]	27–7	Providence Civic Center (11,913) Providence, RI
Mar 23, 1985* CBS	(2 E) No. 6	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown East Regional final	L 54–60^[5]	27–8	Providence Civic Center (11,913) Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	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	—	14	14	13	13	7	10	15	17	9	7	5	9	13	11	6

References[edit]

^ "1984-85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 2, 2019.

^ "Georgia Tech Climbs From Last to the Title in Just Four Seasons". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.

^ "VILLANOVA UPSETS NO. 2 MICHIGAN; SYRACUSE FALLS". The New York Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

^ "Price Is Right; Georgia Tech Beats Illinois". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.

^ "Georgetown Wins as Price Is Wrong for Georgia Tech". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.

^ "1984-85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Retrieved March 2, 2019.

v t e Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Venues	Heisman Gym (1938–1956) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2011) Philips Arena & Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" Georgia Tech Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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