1984–85 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

1984–85 UAB Blazers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record25–9 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaBJCC Coliseum
1984–85 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 VCU 12 2   .857 26 6   .813
UAB 11 3   .786 25 9   .735
Old Dominion 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
South Florida 6 8   .429 18 12   .600
Jacksonville 6 8   .429 15 14   .517
South Alabama 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Western Kentucky 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
UNC Charlotte 1 13   .071 5 23   .179
1985 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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.