American college basketball season
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]
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
Roster
Schedule
Source:[5][6]
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the NBA
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
- ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Bennett, Bill (May 6, 2011). "Bruins In The Real World: Nigel Miguel". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Season-By-Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Media Guide. UCLA Athletics.
- ^ "Final 1985 Division Men's Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). ncaa.org.
- ^ "1985 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
