1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1984–85 UCLA Bruins UCLA Logo 1964-1995.jpeg Pacific-10 Pac-10 21–12 12–6, T-3rd Walt Hazzard Sidney Wicks Jack Hirsch Andre McCarter Pauley Pavilion NIT champions 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.McCarter Andre Reggie Miller Overcame & Shot His Way to the Top September 6, 2012 International Business Times http://www.ibtimes.com/sportsnet/reggie-miller-overcame-shot-his-way-top-781479 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006213751/http://www.ibtimes.com/sportsnet/reggie-miller-overcame-shot-his-way-top-781479 October 6, 2014 live Walt Hazzard began his first season as head coach of UCLA after replacing Larry Farmer.Bennett Bill Bruins In The Real World: Nigel Miguel May 6, 2011 UCLABruins.com http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207904391 October 1, 2014 March 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160310145505/http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207904391 dead The team included a core of seniors in center Brad Wright, power forward Gary Maloncon, and point guard Nigel Miguel. Miguel was a defensive stopper, and assigned to the opponents' best scorer.Thomas Pete For Nigel Miguel, a Season in CBA Has Not Dimmed the Dream June 5, 1986 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-05-sp-9476-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220610063228/http://articles.latimes.com/print/1986-06-05/sports/sp-9476_1_cba June 10, 2022 live 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. Starting lineup PositionPlayerClassFReggie MillerSo.FGary MalonconSr.CBrad WrightSr.GNigel MiguelSr.GMontel HatcherSo. Roster 1985 UCLA Bruins men's y Kelvin Butler 42 F 6 6 Fr Corey Gaines y 4 G 6 4 So Los Angeles, California Jack Haley basketball y 15 C 6 10 So Long Beach, California Montel Hatcher 12 G 6 1 So Dave Immel 30 G 6 4 So Craig Jackson 52 F 6 7 Fr Jerald Jones 22 F 6 5 Fr Gary Maloncon y 53 F 6 8 Sr Nigel Miguel y 25 G 6 6 Sr Reggie Miller y 31 F 6 7 So Riverside, California Brad Wright basketball y 32 C 6 11 Sr Hollywood, California http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1985_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf Walt Hazzard (UCLA) Sidney Wicks (UCLA) Jack Hirsch (UCLA) Andre McCarter (UCLA) Schedule yes 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1994 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 23, 1984 yes Idaho Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 87–58 6,584 1–0 November 24, 1984 yes 1984 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 60–68 8,186 1–1 December 1, 1984 yes yes DePaul 2 Allstate Arena Chicago, IL 61–80 17,269 1–2 December 8, 1984 yes yes Memphis State 5 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN 70–86 11,200 1–3 December 15, 1984 yes 1984 men U.S. International University U.S. International Gulls U.S. International Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 98–50 3,528 2–3 December 19, 1984 yes yes 1984 men BYU Cougars BYU Marriott Center Provo, UT 81–89 13,792 2–4 December 22, 1984 yes yes St. John's 8 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 69–88 15,256 2–5 December 29, 1984 yes 1984 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 69–61 5,841 3–5 January 3, 1985 yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 49–59 10,400 3–6 0–1 January 5, 1985 1984 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 67–59 2OT 6,322 4–6 1–1 January 10, 1985 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 75–48 8,438 5–6 2–1 January 17, 1985 yes 1984 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 64–61 6,520 6–6 3–1 January 19, 1985 yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 52–53 11,075 6–7 3–2 January 21, 1985 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 63–51 10,322 7–7 4–2 January 24, 1985 1984 men California Golden Bears California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 80–69 8,264 8–7 5–2 January 26, 1985 1984 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 100–71 11,178 9–7 6–2 February 1, 1985 yes USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 77–78 2OT 13,640 9–8 6–3 February 3, 1985 yes Notre Dame Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 52–53 12,034 9–9 February 7, 1985 yes Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 58–66 OT 2,600 9–10 6–4 February 9, 1985 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 61–67 6,808 9–11 6–5 February 16, 1985 Arizona State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 69–65 7,883 10–11 7–5 February 18, 1985 yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 72–66 6,177 11–11 8–5 February 21, 1985 yes California Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA 53–48 6,600 12–11 9–5 February 24, 1985 yes Louisville Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 75–65 9,231 13–11 February 28, 1985 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 78–80 4OT 12,572 13–12 9–6 March 2, 1985 Arizona 19 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 58–54 7,582 14–12 10–6 March 7, 1985 Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 59–51 10,344 15–12 11–6 March 9, 1985 yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 72–69 10,099 16–12 12–6 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NIT March 13, 1985 yes 1984 men Montana Grizzlies Montana Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 78–47 4,820 17–12 March 19, 1985 yes 1984 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 82–63 7,228 18–12 March 23, 1985 yes 1984 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 53–43 12,577 19–12 March 27, 1985 yes yes Louisville Madison Square Garden New York, NY 75–66 9,474 20–12 March 29, 1985 yes yes Indiana Madison Square Garden New York, NY 65–62 12,454 21–12 AP Poll Pacific Time Source:Season-By-Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=11 UCLA Media Guide UCLA Athletics December 29, 2020 October 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=11 deadFinal 1985 Division Men's Basketball Statistics Report http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1985_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf#page=2 ncaa.org Awards and honors Reggie Miller, Most Outstanding Player, NIT Team players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA Team1985 3 48 Brad Wrighthttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1985 1985 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-15 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100117115742/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1985&lg=n 2010-01-17 Golden State Warriors 3 62 Nigel Miguel New Jersey Nets 7 143 Gary Maloncon Los Angeles Clippers1987 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 30em Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons Ucla Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Ucla NCAA NCAA