1984–85 Chicago Bulls season

The 1984–85 Chicago Bulls season was the 19th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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 selected Sam Bowie, and the Bulls picked shooting guard Michael Jordan out of the University of North Carolina. The team, with new management in owner Jerry Reinsdorf and Jerry Krause in the front office, 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.

1984–85 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
General manager	Rod Thorn (through March 26, 1985) Jerry Krause (after March 26, 1985)
Owner(s)	Estate of Arthur Wirtz with other investors sold team to Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Bucks 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WGN-TV (Milo Hamilton, Johnny “Red” Kerr) Sportsvision (Bill Hazen, John Mengelt)
Radio	WIND (Jim Durham, Dave Baum)
< 1983–84 1985–86 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Michael Jordan	SG/SF	United States	North Carolina
2	37	Ben Coleman	PF	United States	Maryland
2	43	Greg Wiltjer	C	Canada
3	49	Tim Dillon		United States	Northern Illinois
4	72	Melvin Johnson		United States	North Carolina-Charlotte
4	77	Mark Halsel		United States	Northeastern
5	95	Lamont Robinson		United States	Lamar
6	118	Tim Tipton		United States	Morehead State
7	141	Butch Hays		United States	California
8	164	Brett Crawford		United States	Alliant International
9	186	Calvin Pierce		United States	Oklahoma
10	208	Carl Lewis		United States	Houston

Roster

1984–85 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 40 Corzine, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1956-04-25 DePaul G 44 Dailey, Quintin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961-01-22 San Francisco F 21 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961-01-04 UNLV F 10 Greenwood, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1957-05-27 UCLA F 22 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960-01-31 Fresno State C 32 Johnson, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1957-11-03 Oregon State C 27 Jones, Caldwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1950-08-04 Albany State F 13 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957-04-03 Albany State G 23 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963-02-17 North Carolina G 1 Matthews, Wes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1959-08-24 Wisconsin C 33 Oldham, Jawann 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957-07-04 Seattle G 3 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1962-08-11 Alabama F 0 Woolridge, Orlando 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959-12-16 Notre Dame

Head coach Kevin Loughery Assistant coach(es) Bill Blair Fred Carter Mike Thibault Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: January 14, 1985

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

Regular season

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–	36–5	23–18	20–10
x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	13	26–15	20–21	21–8
x-Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	21	26–15	12–29	13–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	36	46	.439	23	20–21	16–25	13–16
Atlanta Hawks	34	48	.415	25	19–22	15–26	15–15
Indiana Pacers	22	60	.268	37	16–25	6–35	7–23

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	4
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	17
5	x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	25
8	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	36	46	.439	27
9	Atlanta Hawks	34	48	.415	29
10	New York Knicks	24	58	.293	39
11	Indiana Pacers	22	60	.268	41

Record vs. opponents

1984-85 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–4	3–3	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	6–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–4	3–3	3–3	0–5	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3
Boston	4–1	—	4–2	6–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	5–1	6–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–3	2–4	—	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3	2–4	4–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–2
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–5	2–3	3–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
Dallas	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	2–4	0–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	5–1	3–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	4–1	4–2	5–0	1–5	1–1
Denver	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–2	—	0–2	5–0	2–4	2–0	4–2	2–3	2–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	3–3	3–2	4–2	2–0
Detroit	5–1	2–4	3–3	4–1	2–0	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	6–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–5	3–2	1–5	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3
Golden State	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	0–5	0–2	—	2–3	0–2	2–3	2–4	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	3–3	1–4	1–1
Houston	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	4–2	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	4–2	3–2	3–3	0–2
Indiana	0–6	1–5	4–2	2–4	0–2	0–2	0–6	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–3	2–4	1–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–4	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	—	3–2	0–5	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–4	3–2	2–4	1–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	1–1	4–2	3–2	2–0	2–3	—	0–6	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	1–5	2–3	2–4	3–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–1	3–2	1–1	5–1	4–1	1–1	5–0	6–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	4–2	4–1	3–3	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	5–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–2
New Jersey	3–3	1–5	4–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	—	6–0	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–2
New York	3–3	0–6	2–4	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	0–6	—	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–6
Philadelphia	5–0	3–3	5–0	2–4	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	5–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	4–2	4–2	—	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–4	2–0	3–2	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	—	3–3	1–4	5–1	3–2	1–1
Portland	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–4	1–1	4–2	2–3	2–0	2–3	5–1	1–5	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	—	3–2	4–2	3–2	1–1
San Antonio	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	2–4	1–1	4–2	3–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	—	4–1	1–5	0–2
Seattle	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	1–1	3–3	2–3	2–0	2–3	4–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–4	1–4	—	3–2	2–0
Utah	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–4	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	4–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	2–3	—	1–1
Washington	3–3	1–5	2–3	3–3	1–1	0–2	3–3	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–4	6–0	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1984–85 game log Total: 38–44 (home: 26–15; road: 12–29)
October: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 26, 1984 Washington W 109–93 Woolridge (28) Woolridge, Johnson (9) Whatley (10) Chicago Stadium 1–0 2 October 27, 1984 @ Milwaukee L 106–108 MECCA Arena 1–1 3 October 29, 1984 Milwaukee W 116–110 Jordan (37) Woolridge (12) Jordan (5) Chicago Stadium 2–1 4 October 30, 1984 @ Kansas City W 109–104 Kemper Arena 3–1
November: 6–8 (home: 1–3; road: 5–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 1, 1984 @ Denver L 113–129 McNichols Sports Arena 3–2 6 November 7, 1984 @ Detroit W 122–118 Pontiac Silverdome 4–2 7 November 8, 1984 @ New York W 121–106 Madison Square Garden 5–2 8 November 10, 1984 @ Indiana W 118–116 Market Square Arena 6–2 9 November 13, 1984 San Antonio W 120–117 Chicago Stadium 7–2 10 November 15, 1984 Boston L 105–125 Chicago Stadium 7–3 11 November 17, 1984 Philadelphia L 100–109 Chicago Stadium 7–4 12 November 19, 1984 Indiana L 120–137 Chicago Stadium 7–5 13 November 21, 1984 @ Milwaukee L 98–108 MECCA Arena 7–6 14 November 23, 1984 @ Seattle W 113–94 Kingdome 8–6 15 November 24, 1984 @ Portland L 131–141 Memorial Coliseum 8–7 16 November 27, 1984 @ Golden State L 103–109 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8–8 17 November 29, 1984 @ Phoenix L 95–100 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8–9 18 November 30, 1984 @ L.A. Clippers W 104–100 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 9–9
December: 7–6 (home: 5–4; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 2, 1984 @ L.A. Lakers W 113–112 Dailey (28) Greenwood (13) Corzine (7) The Forum 15,505 10–9 20 December 4, 1984 New Jersey W 112–97 Chicago Stadium 11–9 21 December 7, 1984 New York W 95–93 Chicago Stadium 12–9 22 December 8, 1984 Dallas W 99–97 Chicago Stadium 13–9 23 December 11, 1984 Detroit L 101–108 Chicago Stadium 13–10 24 December 12, 1984 @ Detroit L 95–102 Pontiac Silverdome 13–11 25 December 14, 1984 @ New Jersey L 109–111 Brendan Byrne Arena 13–12 26 December 15, 1984 Philadelphia L 102–114 Chicago Stadium 13–13 27 December 18, 1984 Houston L 96–104 Chicago Stadium 13–14 28 December 20, 1984 @ Atlanta (at New Orleans, LA) W 132–129 (2OT) The Omni 14–14 29 December 22, 1984 Boston W 110–85 Chicago Stadium 15–14 30 December 27, 1984 Cleveland W 112–108 Chicago Stadium 16–14 31 December 29, 1984 Atlanta L 101–104 Chicago Stadium 16–15
January: 8–7 (home: 8–0; road: 0–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 2, 1985 @ Atlanta L 107–121 The Omni 17–15 33 January 4, 1985 Milwaukee W 106–101 Chicago Stadium 17–16 34 January 5, 1985 @ New York L 113–119 Madison Square Garden 17–17 35 January 9, 1985 @ Boston L 108–111 Boston Garden 17–18 36 January 11, 1985 New York W 113–97 Chicago Stadium 18–18 37 January 12, 1985 @ Cleveland L 98–101 Richfield Coliseum 18–19 38 January 14, 1985 Denver W 122–113 Chicago Stadium 19–19 39 January 16, 1985 @ New Jersey L 94–100 Brendan Byrne Arena 19–20 40 January 17, 1985 Cleveland W 98–93 Chicago Stadium 20–20 41 January 19, 1985 @ Indiana L 107–110 Market Square Arena 20–21 42 January 22, 1985 Portland W 123–115 Chicago Stadium 21–21 43 January 25, 1985 Seattle W 93–76 Chicago Stadium 22–21 44 January 26, 1985 Atlanta W 117–104 Chicago Stadium 23–21 45 January 29, 1985 Kansas City W 103–97 Chicago Stadium 24–21 46 January 30, 1985 @ Washington L 95–106 Capital Centre 24–22
February: 2–9 (home: 2–4; road: 0–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 1, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 110–121 The Spectrum 24–23 48 February 5, 1985 Boston L 106–110 Chicago Stadium 24–24 49 February 7, 1985 @ Cleveland L 99–108 Richfield Coliseum 24–25 All-Star Break 50 February 12, 1985 Detroit W 139–126 (OT) Chicago Stadium 25–25 51 February 15, 1985 Indiana L 96–114 Chicago Stadium 25–26 52 February 17, 1985 @ Milwaukee L 105–125 MECCA Arena 25–27 53 February 19, 1985 L.A. Lakers L 117–127 Woolridge (30) Woolridge (6) Jordan, Matthews (8) Chicago Stadium 19,052 25–28 54 February 22, 1985 @ Boston (at Hartford, CT) L 105–115 Hartford Civic Center 25–29 55 February 23, 1985 Golden State W 140–125 Chicago Stadium 26–29 56 February 26, 1985 Cleveland L 118–123 (OT) Chicago Stadium 26–30 57 February 27, 1985 @ Detroit L 99–108 Pontiac Silverdome 26–31
March: 9–9 (home: 7–3; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 58 March 1, 1985 New York W 109–104 Chicago Stadium 27–31 59 March 3, 1985 New Jersey L 113–117 Chicago Stadium 27–32 60 March 5, 1985 Washington W 104–99 Chicago Stadium 28–32 61 March 6, 1985 @ Boston W 107–104 Boston Garden 29–32 62 March 8, 1985 L.A. Clippers W 117–101 Chicago Stadium 30–32 63 March 9, 1985 Utah L 105–111 Chicago Stadium 30–33 64 March 11, 1985 @ Washington L 112–119 Capital Centre 30–34 65 March 12, 1985 Detroit W 111–110 Chicago Stadium 31–34 66 March 14, 1985 @ New York L 97–106 Madison Square Garden 31–35 67 March 15, 1985 Phoenix W 103–97 Chicago Stadium 32–35 68 March 17, 1985 Milwaukee W 119–117 (OT) Chicago Stadium 33–35 69 March 19, 1985 @ Houston L 100–106 The Summit 33–36 70 March 20, 1985 @ San Antonio L 98–106 HemisFair Arena 33–37 71 March 23, 1985 @ Dallas W 107–97 Reunion Arena 34–37 72 March 24, 1985 @ Utah L 92–110 Salt Palace Acord Arena 34–38 73 March 26, 1985 Indiana W 120–119 Chicago Stadium 35–38 74 March 28, 1985 @ Cleveland L 114–122 Richfield Coliseum 35–39 75 March 30, 1985 Philadelphia L 117–122 Chicago Stadium 35–40
April: 3–4 (home: 1–1; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2, 1985 New Jersey W 108–94 Chicago Stadium 36–40 77 April 3, 1985 @ Washington W 100–91 Capital Centre 37–40 78 April 5, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 113–116 The Spectrum 37–41 79 April 6, 1985 @ Atlanta W 117–114 The Omni 38–41 80 April 8, 1985 @ Indiana L 103–107 Market Square Arena 38–42 81 April 12, 1985 Atlanta L 108–119 Chicago Stadium 38–43 82 April 13, 1985 @ New Jersey L 111–123 Brendan Byrne Arena 38–44
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 19, 1985 @ Milwaukee L 100–109 Dailey (25) Greenwood (13) Jordan (10) MECCA Arena 11,052 0–1 2 April 21, 1985 @ Milwaukee L 115–122 Jordan (30) Oldham (9) Jordan (12) MECCA Arena 11,052 0–2 3 April 24, 1985 Milwaukee W 109–107 Jordan (35) Green (9) Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium 17,225 1–2 4 April 26, 1985 Milwaukee L 97–105 Jordan (29) Corzine (9) Jordan (5) Chicago Stadium 17,787 1–3
1985 schedule

Awards and records

• Michael Jordan, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
• Michael Jordan, All-NBA Second Team
• Michael Jordan, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Michael Jordan, NBA All-Star Game

References

• Bulls on Database Basketball
• Bulls on Basketball Reference