1985–86 Chicago Bulls season

1985–86 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Stan Albeck
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First round (Eliminated 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Sportsvision, WFLD
Radio	WMAQ

The Chicago Bulls qualified for the NBA Playoffs.

Offseason

NBA Draft

The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams did not have to intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	11	Keith Lee	Center	United States	Memphis State
2	28	Ken Johnson	Forward	United States	Michigan State
2	34	Aubrey Sherrod	Guard	United States	Wichita State
2	46	Adrian Branch	Forward	United States	Maryland

Roster

1985-86 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
4.0 !F	20	Banks, Gene	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1959-05-15	Duke
1.5 !G		Brewer, Ron	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1955-09-16	Arkansas
1.5 !G		Brown, Tony	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1960-07-29	Arkansas
6.0 !C	40	Corzine, Dave	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1956-04-25	DePaul
1.5 !G	44	Dailey, Quintin	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1961-01-22	San Francisco
1.5 !G	8	Gervin, George	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1952-04-27	Eastern Michigan
4.0 !F	21	Green, Sidney	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1961-01-04	UNLV
4.0 !F		Higgins, Rod	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1960-01-31	Fresno State
1.5 !G		Holton, Mike	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1961-08-04	UCLA
1.5 !G	23	Jordan, Michael	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1963-02-17	North Carolina
1.5 !G	24	Macy, Kyle	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1957-04-09	Kentucky
1.5 !G		McKinney, Billy	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1955-06-05	Northwestern
4.0 !F	34	Oakley, Charles	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1963-12-18	Virginia Union
6.0 !C	33	Oldham, Jawann	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1957-07-04	Seattle
1.5 !G	15	Paxson, John	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1960-09-29	Notre Dame
6.0 !C		Smrek, Mike (R)	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1962-08-31	Canisius
4.0 !F	0	Woolridge, Orlando	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1959-12-16	Notre Dame

Head coach

Stan Albeck

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2013-04-23

Regular season

Michael Jordan's second season was cut short by a broken foot which caused him to miss 64 games. Despite Jordan's injury and a 30–52 record,^[1] the Bulls made the playoffs.
C - Dave Corzine
PF - Charles Oakley
SF - Orlando Woolridge
SG - Michael Jordan
PG - Kyle Macy

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	–	33–8	24–17	21–9
x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	7	34–7	16–25	21–9
x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	11	31–10	15–26	18–12
x-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	27	22–19	8–33	10–20
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	28	16–25	13–28	10–19
Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	31	19–22	7–34	9–20

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	10
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	17
5	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28
7	x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28
8	x-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	37

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	38
10	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	41
11	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player stats

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Banks, Gene !Gene Banks	82	33	26.1	.517	.000	.718	4.4	3.1	.99	.12	10.9
Brewer, Ron !Ron Brewer	4	0	4.5	.333	.000	1.000	.0	.0	.00	.00	1.8
Brown, Tony !Tony Brown	10	0	13.2	.439	.000	.692	1.6	1.4	.50	.10	4.5
Corzine, Dave !Dave Corzine	67	4	25.5	.491	.250	.743	6.5	2.2	.42	.79	9.6
Dailey, Quintin !Quintin Dailey	35	0	20.7	.432	.000	.823	1.9	1.9	.63	.14	16.3
Gervin, George !George Gervin	82	75	25.2	.472	.211	.879	2.6	1.8	.60	.28	16.2
Green, Sidney !Sidney Green	80	68	28.8	.465	.000	.782	8.2	1.7	.88	.46	13.4
Higgins, Rod !Rod Higgins	5	0	16.2	.391	.000	.833	1.4	1.0	.80	.60	4.6
Holton, Mike !Mike Holton	24	0	18.6	.471	.100	.632	1.2	2.0	.96	.00	7.1
Jordan, Michael !Michael Jordan	18	7	25.1	.457	.167	.840	3.6	2.9	2.06	1.17	22.7
Macy, Kyle !Kyle Macy	82	79	29.6	.483	.411	.811	2.2	5.4	.99	.13	8.6
McKinney, Billy !Billy McKinney	9	0	9.2	.435	.000	1.000	.6	1.4	.33	.00	2.4
Oakley, Charles !Charles Oakley	77	30	23.0	.519	.000	.662	8.6	1.7	.88	.39	9.6
Oldham, Jawann !Jawann Oldham	52	47	24.5	.517	.000	.582	5.9	.7	.54	2.58	7.4
Paxson, John !John Paxson	75	3	20.9	.466	.300	.804	1.3	3.7	.73	.03	5.3
Smrek, Mike !Mike Smrek	38	5	10.7	.377	.000	.552	2.9	.5	.16	.61	2.8
Woolridge, Orlando !Orlando Woolridge	70	59	32.1	.495	.174	.788	5.0	3.0	.70	.67	20.7

Playoffs

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Banks, Gene !Gene Banks	3	23.0	.556	.000	.500	3.3	1.7	.33	.00	7.3
Corzine, Dave !Dave Corzine	3	34.3	.552	.000	1.000	9.0	2.0	.33	.67	12.0
Gervin, George !George Gervin	2	5.5	.000	.000	.000	.5	.5	.00	.00	.0
Green, Sidney !Sidney Green	3	17.7	.300	.000	.500	4.0	.0	.33	.33	6.0
Jordan, Michael !Michael Jordan	3	45.0	.505	1.000	.872	6.3	5.7	2.33	1.33	43.7
Macy, Kyle !Kyle Macy	3	29.0	.357	.250	1.000	1.3	3.3	.67	.00	4.0
Oakley, Charles !Charles Oakley	3	29.3	.524	.000	.615	10.0	1.0	2.00	.67	10.0
Oldham, Jawann !Jawann Oldham	1	4.0	.000	.000	.000	2.0	.0	.00	.00	.0
Paxson, John !John Paxson	3	26.7	.467	.000	.765	.0	1.7	1.00	.00	9.0
Smrek, Mike !Mike Smrek	3	1.7	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.00	.33	.0
Woolridge, Orlando !Orlando Woolridge	3	45.0	.403	.000	.867	4.7	1.3	1.00	.33	21.0

Playoffs

At the time, the Bulls had the fifth worst record of any team to qualify for the playoffs in NBA history.^[2] Michael Jordan recovered in time to participate in the playoffs and performed well upon his return. Against a 1985–86 Boston Celtics team that is often considered one of the greatest in NBA history,^[3] Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in game 2.^[4] The Celtics, however, managed to sweep the series.^[5]

East First Round

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Chicago Bulls: Celtics win series 3–0

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 17): Boston 123, Chicago 104
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 20): Boston 135, Chicago 131 (2OT)
Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 22): Boston 122, Chicago 104

Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Boston won 4–0)

Awards and honors

Charles Oakley, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Michael Jordan, NBA All-Star Game

References

↑ Chicago Bulls, databasebasketball.com, accessed January 16, 2007.
↑ "Worst Records of Playoff Teams". The Sporting News. April 28, 1986. p. 46.
↑ Top 10 Teams in NBA History, nba.com/history, accessed January 16, 2007.
↑ God Disguised as Michael Jordan, nba.com/history, accessed January 17, 2007.
↑ BULLS: History of the Chicago Bulls

1985–86 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Sacramento San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Seattle

Chicago Bulls

Founded in 1966 Based in Chicago, Illinois

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

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Stadium United Center

Personnel	Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf Vice President of Basketball Operations: John Paxson General Manager: Gar Forman Coach: Fred Hoiberg

NBA Championships (6)	1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998

Conference Championships (6)	1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998

Retired numbers	4 10 23 33 Coach General Manager

Hall of Famers	George Gervin Artis Gilmore Phil Jackson Michael Jordan Robert Parish Scottie Pippen Dennis Rodman Jerry Sloan Nate Thurmond Tex Winter

D-League affiliate	Dakota Wizards (2006–07) Iowa Energy (2007–14) Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2014–15) Chicago (beginning in 2016–17)

Rivals	Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Miami Heat New York Knicks

Culture and lore	Phantom Buzzer Game The Shot Air Jordan Jumpman Tommy Edwards Benny the Bull "Sirius" Ray Clay 72–10 Michael Jordan's last shot Jordan Rules Triangle offense Ashland Green/Pink Line Station Tex Winter The Spirit

Media	TV WGN9 (through WGN Sports) WGN America My50 Comcast SportsNet Chicago CN100 Radio ESPN Chicago Announcers Neil Funk Stacey King Chuck Swirsky Bill Wennington

Chicago Bulls seasons

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

1990–91

1991–92

1992–93

1993–94

1994–95

1995–96

1996–97

1997–98

2000s

2010s

2014–15

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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