1985 in basketball

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

Player awards (NBA)

Regular Season MVP

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

NBA Finals MVP

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers

Slam Dunk Contest

• 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

Deaths

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

See also

• 1985 in sports