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)
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
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1985: Harold Anderson Al Cervi Marv Harshman Nate Thurmond Margaret Wade
Deaths May 18 — Win Wilfong, 52, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, Cincinnati Royals) August 8 — Bobby Laughlin, 74, American college coach (Morehead State) 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)
See also 1985 in sports
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