1985 in basketball

none February 2018 1985 National team competitions 1986 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers 1985 FIBA Asia Cup* at Malaysia: PHI 1985 (5th title) KOR CHN EuroBasket 1985 at West Germany: URS (14th title) TCH ITA AfroBasket 1985 at Ivory Coast: CIV (2nd title) ANG EGY Notes: (*) — The remaining four teams vied for the championship. Nevertheless, the Philippines clinch the title with a 3-0 win–loss record in the championship round as opposed to the 2-1 of South Korea and 1-2 record of China. Player awards (NBA) Regular season MVP Larry Bird, Boston Celtics NBA Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers Slam Dunk Contest Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks Collegiate awards Men John R. Wooden Award: Chris Mullin, St. John's Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Bubba Jennings, Texas Tech Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Pervis Ellison, Louisville Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Bill Frieder, Michigan Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Hank Iba Women Naismith College Player of the Year: Cheryl Miller, USC Wade Trophy: Cheryl Miller, USC Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Maria Stack, Gonzaga NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Tracy Claxton, Old Dominion Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1985:Hall of Famers http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers-index/ Basketball Hall of Fame 12 Oct 2014 25 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130325102924/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers-index/ dead Harold Anderson Al Cervi Marv Harshman Nate Thurmond Margaret Wade Deaths May 18 — Win Wilfong, 52, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, Cincinnati Royals) August 8 — Bobby Laughlin, 74, American college coach (Morehead State) Bobby Laughlin, former coach at Morehead State, dies at 74 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50097870/the-courier-journal/ The Courier-Journal August 9, 1985 32 Newspapers.com May 2, 2020 September — Louie Sauer, American NBL player (Kankakee Gallagher Trojans) September 2 — Bob Kinney, 64, American NBA player (Fort Wayne Pistons) November 6 — Harold Bradley, 73, American college coach (Duke, Texas) See also 1985 in sports Sports References