1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
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
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]

Starting lineup

Position Player Class
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

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Team
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

References

  1. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. 1 2 McCarter, Andre (September 6, 2012). "Reggie Miller Overcame & Shot His Way to the Top". International Business Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Bennett, Bill (May 6, 2011). "Bruins In The Real World: Nigel Miguel". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. Thomas, Pete (June 5, 1986). "For Nigel Miguel, a Season in CBA Has Not Dimmed the Dream". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014.
  5. http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html
  6. http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1985
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