1984–85 Washington Bullets season

1984–85 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Gene Shue
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1984-85 NBA season was the Bullets 24th season in the NBA and their 12th season in the city of Washington, D.C..^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Melvin Turpin	C	United States	Kentucky
2	34	Tony Costner		United States	St. Joseph's
2	44	Fred Reynolds		United States	Texas El-Paso
3	53	Ricky Ross		United States	Tulsa
4	76	Jim Grandholm	PF	United States	South Florida
5	99	Cohn Irish		United States	Bowling Green State
6	122	Blaise Bugajeski		United States	Illinois Wesleyan
7	145	Tim Garrett		United States	New Mexico
8	168	Darryl Odom		United States	West Virginia Wesleyan
9	190	Mike Emanuel		United States	North Carolina-Pembroke
10	212	Glynn Myrick		United States	Stetson

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1984-85 NBA Atlantic standings Template:1984-85 NBA East standings Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Washington Bullets: 76ers win series 3-1

Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 17): Philadelphia 104, Washington 97
Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 21): Philadelphia 113, Washington 94
Game 3 @ Capital Centre, Landover (April 24): Washington 118, Philadelphia 100
Game 4 @ Capital Centre, Landover (April 26): Philadelphia 106, Washington 98

Last Playoff Meeting: 1980 Eastern Conference First Round (Philadelphia won 2-0)

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

References

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Washington Wizards

Formerly the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), the Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), the Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), the Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997) Founded in 1961 Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Coliseum Baltimore Civic Center Cole Field House Capital Centre/US Airways Arena Verizon Center

General Managers	Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) Randy Wittman (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 11 25 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Conference Championships (4)	1971 1975 1978 1979

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Washington Bullets Earl the Pearl The Phone Booth Agent Zero Robin Ficker

Media	TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic The Comcast Network Radio WJFK-FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor

Chicago Packers/Zephyrs / Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets / Washington Wizards seasons

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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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