1984–85 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1984–85 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1984–85 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	22–12 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Sonny Smith (7th season);
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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	Fredrick 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

Sonny Smith (Milligan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Dec 21, 1984*	vs. VCU Krystal Classic	L 59–78		McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
SEC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 22, 1985*	vs. No. 7 North Carolina Southeast Regional Semifinal	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

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

[1] "1984-85 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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