The 1984–85 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the
University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the
Sun Belt Conference
The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participa ...
during the
1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1984 and ended with the Final Four in Lexington, Kentucky on April 1, 1985. The Villanova Wildcats won their first NCAA national championship with a 66–64 victory over th ...
. This was head coach
Gene Bartow's 7th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at
BJCC Coliseum. They finished the season 25–9, 11–3 in Sun Belt play and lost in the semifinals of the
Sun Belt tournament. They received an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. The Blazers defeated
Michigan State in the opening round before falling to No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant
Memphis State in the round of 32, 67–66.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Sun Belt tournament
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NCAA tournament
Rankings
Awards and honors
*Gene Bartow – Sun Belt Coach of the Year
References
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