1985 in basketball explained

National team competitions

1986 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

1985 FIBA Asia Cup

at Malaysia:

(5th title)

EuroBasket 1985 at West Germany:

(14th title)

AfroBasket 1985 at Ivory Coast:

(2nd title)

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)

Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

NBA Finals MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers

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:^[1]

Deaths

May 18 — Win Wilfong, 52, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, Cincinnati Royals)
August 8 — Bobby Laughlin, 74, American college coach (Morehead State)^[2]
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)

Notes and References

Web site: Hall of Famers. Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014.
News: Bobby Laughlin, former coach at Morehead State, dies at 74. The Courier-Journal. August 9, 1985. 32. Newspapers.com. May 2, 2020.