Conference Pacific-10 Assistant coach Sidney Wicks Assistant coach Andre McCarter | Head coach Walt Hazzard Assistant coach Jack Hirsch | |
1984–85 record 21–12 (12–6, T-3rd Pac-10) | ||
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.
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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. Miguel was a defensive stopper, and assigned to the opponents' best scorer. 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.
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The Bruins defeated the Indiana Hoosiers to win the 1985 National Invitation Tournament.