1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1984–85 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Reggie Miller, Most Outstanding Player, NIT

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

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 4, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^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 October 3, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2012-02-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1985

[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 25, 2011.

[mccarter-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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[bennett-3] Bennett, Bill (May 6, 2011). "Bruins In The Real World: Nigel Miguel". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved October 1, 2014.

[thomas-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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2012-02-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1985

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