The 1985 National Invitation Tournament was the 1985 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 12, 1985, and ended when the UCLA Bruins defeated Indiana Hoosiers in the NIT championship game on Friday, March 29, 1985, at Madison Square Garden. The Bruins were led by first-year head coach Walt Hazzard.[1]
Season | 1984–85 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | UCLA Bruins (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Indiana Hoosiers (2nd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Walt Hazzard (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Reggie Miller (UCLA) | ||||
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Selected teams edit
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[2]
- Alcorn State
- Bradley
- Butler
- Canisius
- Chattanooga
- Cincinnati
- Clemson
- Florida
- Fordham
- Fresno State
- Houston
- Indiana
- Kent State
- Lamar
- Louisville
- Marquette
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Richmond
- Southwestern Louisiana
- Saint Joseph's
- Santa Clara
- South Florida
- Tennessee
- Tennessee Tech
- Texas A&M
- UCLA
- Virginia
- Wake Forest
- West Virginia
Bracket edit
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[2]
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Tennessee | 65 | |||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 62 | |||||||||||||
Tennessee | 73 | |||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 72 | |||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 65 | |||||||||||||
Florida | 64 | |||||||||||||
Tennessee | 61 | |||||||||||||
Virginia | 54 | |||||||||||||
Virginia | 56 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 55 | |||||||||||||
Virginia | 68 | |||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 61 | |||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 68 | |||||||||||||
Missouri | 67 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Indiana | 79 | |||||||||||||
Butler | 57 | |||||||||||||
Indiana | 75 | |||||||||||||
Richmond | 53 | |||||||||||||
Richmond | 59 | |||||||||||||
Fordham | 57 | |||||||||||||
Indiana | 94 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 82 | |||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 77 | |||||||||||||
Kent State | 61 | |||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 54 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 56 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 77 | |||||||||||||
Bradley | 64 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
UCLA | 78 | |||||||||||||
Montana | 47 | |||||||||||||
UCLA | 82 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 63 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 79 | |||||||||||||
Canisius | 66 | |||||||||||||
UCLA | 53 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 43 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 79 | |||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 76 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 66 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 55 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 80 | |||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 67 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Louisville | 77 | |||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 75 | |||||||||||||
Louisville | 68 | |||||||||||||
South Florida | 61 | |||||||||||||
South Florida | 77 | |||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 66 | |||||||||||||
Louisville | 71 | |||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 66 | |||||||||||||
Lamar | 78 | |||||||||||||
Houston | 71 | |||||||||||||
Lamar | 84 | |||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 85 | |||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 67 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 65 |
Semifinals & finals edit
Semifinals (March 27) | Finals (March 29) | ||||||||
Tennessee | 67 | ||||||||
Indiana | 74 | ||||||||
Indiana | 62 | ||||||||
UCLA | 65 | ||||||||
UCLA | 75 | ||||||||
Louisville | 66 |
Third place game | ||||
Tennessee | 100 | |||
Louisville | 84 |
All-tournament team edit
- Nigel Miguel, UCLA
- Steve Alford, Indiana
- Uwe Blab, Indiana
- Anthony Richardson, Tennessee
- Billy Thompson, Louisville
Source:[3]
See also edit
- 1985 National Women's Invitational Tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1985 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1985 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1985 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
References edit
- ^ Yannis, Alex (March 30, 1985). "Hazzard ends up a big winner". The Miami News. New York Times News Service. p. 5B. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09
- ^ "Miller Convincing, Leads UCLA Past IU". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. UPI. March 30, 1985. p. A8. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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