1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruins received their first invitation to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in school history. The team went 5–0 and defeated the Indiana Hoosiers in the final; Reggie Miller was named the tournament's most valuable player.[2]

1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NIT, champions
ConferencePacific-10
Record21–12 (12–6, T-3rd Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
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

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

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Position Player Class
F Reggie Miller So.
F Gary Maloncon Sr.
C Brad Wright Sr.
G Nigel Miguel Sr.
G Montel Hatcher So.

Roster

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1985–86 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 42 Kelvin Butler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
G 4 Corey Gaines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Los Angeles, California
C 15 Jack Haley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So Long Beach, California
G 12 Montel Hatcher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
G 30 Dave Immel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F 52 Craig Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
F 22 Jerald Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
F 53 Gary Maloncon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
G 25 Nigel Miguel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
F 31 Reggie Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Riverside, California
C 32 Brad Wright 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Sr Hollywood, California
Head coach

Walt Hazzard (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 23, 1984*
Idaho W 87–58  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (6,584)
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 1984*
Santa Clara L 60–68  1–1
Pauley Pavilion (8,186)
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 1984*
at No. 2 DePaul L 61–80  1–2
Allstate Arena (17,269)
Chicago, IL
December 8, 1984*
at No. 5 Memphis State L 70–86  1–3
Mid-South Coliseum (11,200)
Memphis, TN
December 15, 1984*
U.S. International W 98–50  2–3
Pauley Pavilion (3,528)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1984*
at BYU L 81–89  2–4
Marriott Center (13,792)
Provo, UT
December 22, 1984*
at No. 8 St. John's L 69–88  2–5
Madison Square Garden (15,256)
New York, NY
December 29, 1984*
Oral Roberts W 69–61  3–5
Pauley Pavilion (5,841)
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1985
at Oregon State L 49–59  3–6
(0–1)
Gill Coliseum (10,400)
Corvallis, OR
January 5, 1985
Oregon W 67–59 2OT 4–6
(1–1)
Pauley Pavilion (6,322)
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1985
Washington State W 75–48  5–6
(2–1)
Pauley Pavilion (8,438)
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 1985
at Arizona State W 64–61  6–6
(3–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,520)
Tempe, AZ
January 19, 1985
at Arizona L 52–53  6–7
(3–2)
McKale Center (11,075)
Tucson, AZ
January 21, 1985
Washington W 63–51  7–7
(4–2)
Pauley Pavilion (10,322)
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1985
California W 80–69  8–7
(5–2)
Pauley Pavilion (8,264)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 1985
Stanford W 100–71  9–7
(6–2)
Pauley Pavilion (11,178)
Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 1985
at USC L 77–78 2OT 9–8
(6–3)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (13,640)
Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1985*
Notre Dame L 52–53  9–9
Pauley Pavilion (12,034)
Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 1985
at Washington State L 58–66 OT 9–10
(6–4)
Beasley Coliseum (2,600)
Pullman, WA
February 9, 1985
at Washington L 61–67  9–11
(6–5)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (6,808)
Seattle, WA
February 16, 1985
Arizona State W 69–65  10–11
(7–5)
Pauley Pavilion (7,883)
Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1985
at Stanford W 72–66  11–11
(8–5)
Maples Pavilion (6,177)
Stanford, CA
February 21, 1985
at California W 53–48  12–11
(9–5)
Harmon Gym (6,600)
Berkeley, CA
February 24, 1985*
Louisville W 75–65  13–11
Pauley Pavilion (9,231)
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 1985
USC L 78–80 4OT 13–12
(9–6)
Pauley Pavilion (12,572)
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 1985
No. 19 Arizona W 58–54  14–12
(10–6)
Pauley Pavilion (7,582)
Los Angeles, CA
March 7, 1985
Oregon State W 59–51  15–12
(11–6)
Pauley Pavilion (10,344)
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 1985
at Oregon W 72–69  16–12
(12–6)
McArthur Court (10,099)
Eugene, OR
NIT
March 13, 1985*
Montana W 78–47  17–12
Pauley Pavilion (4,820)
Los Angeles, CA
March 19, 1985*
Nebraska W 82–63  18–12
Pauley Pavilion (7,228)
Los Angeles, CA
March 23, 1985*
Fresno State W 53–43  19–12
Pauley Pavilion (12,577)
Los Angeles, CA
March 27, 1985*
vs. Louisville W 75–66  20–12
Madison Square Garden (9,474)
New York, NY
March 29, 1985*
vs. Indiana W 65–62  21–12
Madison Square Garden (12,454)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[5][6]

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Team
1985 3 48 Brad Wright[7] 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

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  • 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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  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. ^ a b McCarter, Andre (September 6, 2012). "Reggie Miller Overcame & Shot His Way to the Top". International Business Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b 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 June 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Season-By-Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Media Guide. UCLA Athletics.
  6. ^ "Final 1985 Division Men's Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). ncaa.org.
  7. ^ "1985 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009.