1985 in basketball

Updated on Sep 25, 2024

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The following are the basketball events of the year 1985 throughout the world.

Regular Season MVP

Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers

Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks

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

May 18 — Win Wilfong, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, Cincinnati Royals) (born 1933)

September ? — Louie Sauer, American NBL player (Kankakee Gallagher Trojans) (born 1915)

September 2 — Bob Kinney, American NBA player (Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1920)

November 6 — Harold Bradley, American college coach (Duke, Texas) (born 1911)

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