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
Rainbow Classic Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record27–8 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech 9 5   .643 27 8   .771
No. 7 North Carolina 9 5   .643 27 9   .750
No. 16 NC State 9 5   .643 23 10   .697
No. 10 Duke 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

Roster

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1984–85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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References

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  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. ^ "VILLANOVA UPSETS NO. 2 MICHIGAN; SYRACUSE FALLS". The New York Times. March 18, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Price Is Right; Georgia Tech Beats Illinois". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Georgetown Wins as Price Is Wrong for Georgia Tech". Los Angeles Times. March 24, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "1984-85 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Retrieved March 2, 2019.