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1984–85 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1984–85
team	UCLA Bruins
conference	Pacific-10
short_conf	Pac-10
record	21–12
conf_record	12–6, T-3rd
head_coach	Walt Hazzard
asst_coach1	Sidney Wicks
asst_coach2	Jack Hirsch
asst_coach3	Andre McCarter
stadium	Pauley Pavilion
bowl	[NIT](1985-national-invitation-tournament)
bowl_result	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.

Walt Hazzard began his first season as head coach of UCLA after replacing Larry Farmer. The team included a core of seniors in center Brad Wright, power forward Gary Maloncon, and point guard Nigel Miguel. 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

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

Roster

Sidney Wicks (UCLA)
Jack Hirsch (UCLA)
Andre McCarter (UCLA)}}

Schedule

|- !colspan=9 style=|Regular Season |- !colspan=12 style="background:#;"| NIT Source:

Awards and honors

Reggie Miller, Most Outstanding Player, NIT

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
[1985](1985-nba-draft)	3	48	Brad Wright	Golden State Warriors
3	62	Nigel Miguel	New Jersey Nets
7	143	Gary Maloncon	Los Angeles Clippers
[1987](1987-nba-draft)	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

McCarter, Andre. (September 6, 2012). "Reggie Miller Overcame & Shot His Way to the Top". International Business Times.
Bennett, Bill. (May 6, 2011). "Bruins In The Real World: Nigel Miguel". UCLABruins.com.
Thomas, Pete. (June 5, 1986). "For Nigel Miguel, a Season in CBA Has Not Dimmed the Dream". Los Angeles Times.
"Season-By-Season Records". UCLA Media Guide.
"Final 1985 Division Men's Basketball Statistics Report".
"1985 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".

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