1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
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National Invitation Tournament, Champions
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| Conference | Pacific-10 |
| 1984–85 record | 21–12 (12–6, T-3rd Pac-10) |
| Head coach | Walt Hazzard |
| Assistant coach | Sidney Wicks |
| Assistant coach | Jack Hirsch |
| Assistant coach | Andre McCarter |
| Home arena | Pauley Pavilion |
| 1984–85 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of November 25, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins received their first invitation to the NIT in school history. The team went 5-0 and defeated the Indiana Hoosiers in the final, to win the 1985 National Invitation Tournament. Reggie Miller was named the tournament's most valuable player.[2]
Walt Hazzard began his first season as head coach of UCLA after replacing Larry Farmer.[3] The team included a core of seniors in center Brad Wright, power forward Gary Maloncon, and point guard Nigel Miguel.[2] Miguel was a defensive stopper, and assigned to the opponents' best scorer.[4] He was the only Bruin named to the all-conference team in the Pacific-10, and he was also the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year.[3]
Contents
Starting lineup
| Position | Player | Class |
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| F | Reggie Miller | So. |
| F | Gary Maloncon | Sr. |
| C | Brad Wright | Sr. |
| G | Nigel Miguel | Sr. |
| G | Montel Hatcher | So. |
Schedule and results
The Bruins defeated the Indiana Hoosiers to win the 1985 National Invitation Tournament.[5]
Awards and honors
- Reggie Miller, Most Outstanding Player, NIT
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
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| 1985 | 3 | 48 | Brad Wright[6] | Golden State Warriors |
| 3 | 62 | Nigel Miguel | New Jersey Nets | |
| 7 | 143 | Gary Maloncon | Los Angeles Clippers | |
| 1987 | 1 | 11 | Reggie Miller | Indiana Pacers |
| 4 | 79 | Jack Haley | Chicago Bulls | |
| 7 | 149 | Montel Hatcher | Indiana Pacers |
Notes
- The Bruins finished tied for 3rd in the Pacific-10.
- The team played in 4 OT games, 2 double-OT and 1 4-OT vs. USC.
- Cross town USC managed to pull a rare sweep of UCLA, the first since the 1941-42 season.
References
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- ↑ http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html
- ↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1985
