1984–85 Chicago Bulls season

1984–85 Chicago Bulls season
Michael Jordan's Rookie Season
Head coach Kevin Loughery
Owner(s) Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena Chicago Stadium
Results
Record 38–44 (.463)
Place Division: 4th (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(Eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Sportsvision, WGN
Radio WIND
Chicago Bulls seasons
< 1983–84 1985–86 >

In the summer of 1984, the team's fortunes changed when it received the third pick of the NBA draft, after Houston and Portland. The Rockets selected Hakeem Olajuwon, the Blazers jumped on Sam Bowie, and the Bulls grabbed shooting guard Michael Jordan out of the University of North Carolina. The team, with new management in owner Jerry Reinsdorf and General Manager Jerry Krause, decided to rebuild around Jordan. Jordan set franchise records during his rookie campaign for scoring (3rd in the league) and steals (4th in the league), and led the Bulls back to the playoffs, for which he was rewarded with a berth on the All-NBA second team and NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

Contents

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 1984 NBA Draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players drafted by the franchise that played at least one NBA game.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 3 Michael Jordan G  United States North Carolina
2 37 Ben Coleman F  United States Maryland
2 43 Greg Wiltjer C  Canada Victoria (Canada)

Player stats

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dave Corzine 82 50 25.1 .486 .000 .745 5.1 1.7 .39 .78 8.5
Quintin Dailey 79 0 26.6 .473 .233 .817 2.6 2.4 .90 .06 16.0
Chris Engler 3 0 1.0 .500 .000 .000 .7 .0 .00 .00 .7
Sidney Green 48 1 15.4 .432 .000 .806 5.1 .6 .23 .29 6.1
Dave Greenwood 61 28 25.0 .458 .000 .713 6.4 1.3 .56 .30 6.1
Rod Higgins 68 5 13.9 .441 .270 .667 2.2 1.1 .31 .19 4.5
Steve Johnson 74 54 22.4 .545 .000 .718 5.9 .9 .50 .84 10.0
Caldwell Jones 42 32 21.1 .461 .000 .766 5.0 .8 .29 .74 3.4
Charles Jones 3 0 9.7 .500 .000 .667 2.0 .3 .00 1.67 2.7
Michael Jordan 82 82 38.3 .515 .173 .845 6.5 5.9 2.39 .84 28.2
Wes Matthews 78 38 19.5 .495 .125 .694 .9 4.5 .94 .15 5.7
Jawann Oldham 63 0 15.8 .464 .000 .680 3.7 .5 .17 2.02 3.4
Ennis Whatley 70 44 19.8 .447 .111 .791 1.4 5.4 .94 .14 5.0
Orlando Woolridge 77 76 36.6 .554 .000 .785 5.6 1.8 .75 .49 22.9

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dave Corzine 4 19.2 .667 .000 .833 5.5 .8 .50 .25 8.2
Quintin Dailey 4 32.2 .419 .143 .727 3.2 2.8 1.00 .00 15.2
Sidney Green 3 18.0 .500 .000 .636 5.0 .7 .00 .33 10.3
Dave Greenwood 4 34.8 .536 .000 .800 7.8 1.2 1.50 1.00 9.5
Rod Higgins 1 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .00 .00 .0
Steve Johnson 3 7.3 .286 .000 1.000 1.7 .7 .00 .00 2.0
Caldwell Jones 2 9.0 .833 .000 .000 2.5 .0 .00 .50 5.0
Michael Jordan 4 42.8 .436 .125 .828 5.8 8.5 2.75 1.00 29.2
Wes Matthews 4 22.8 .344 .000 .778 1.5 3.0 .75 .00 7.2
Jawann Oldham 4 22.8 .467 .000 .000 5.5 .8 1.50 1.75 3.5
Orlando Woolridge 4 41.8 .500 .000 .778 3.2 2.0 1.50 .25 20.5

Award winners

Roster

Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
C 40 Corzine, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) DePaul
G 44 Dailey, Quintin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Francisco
F/C 21 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UNLV
F/C 10 Greenwood, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) UCLA
F/C 22 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fresno State
F/C 32 Johnson, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oregon
F/C 27 Jones, Caldwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Albany State*
F/C 13 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Albany State*
G/F 23 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina
G 1 Matthews, Wes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Wisconsin
C 33 Oldham, Jawann 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Seattle*
G 3 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Alabama
F 0 Woolridge, Orlando 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

References

1984 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
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Retired Jerseys
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