1984–85 Phoenix Suns season

The 1984–85 Phoenix Suns season was the 17th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns were without All-Star Walter Davis for much of the season due to injury. They would be without him in the playoffs, extending a then-franchise record to eight consecutive seasons even though the Suns finished the regular season with the team's first losing record since the 1976–77 season. The Suns' playoff run would not last long, being swept in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs by the eventual league champions, the Los Angeles Lakers. The team was led by head coach John MacLeod, in his 12th year with the Suns, and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

1984–85 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachJohn MacLeod
General managerJerry Colangelo
OwnersRichard Bloch
ArenaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishLost in first round to L.A. Lakers (0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKNXV-TV
RadioKTAR

Larry Nance would earn his first career All-Star selection, and led the Suns in scoring for the first time, averaging 20 points per game. He also tied with Maurice Lucas for team leader in rebounds, each averaging 8.8 on the season. Walter Davis was hampered by an injury, starting just nine games on the season and averaging only 15.0 points, while 7-footer James Edwards brought in 14.9 points per game.

Offseason

NBA Draft
Main article: 1984 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 13 Jay Humphries Guard  United States Colorado
2 36 Charles Jones Forward  United States Louisville
3 59 Murray Jarman Forward  United States Clemson
4 82 Jeff Collins Guard  United States UNLV
5 105 Bill Flye Center  United States Richmond
6 128 Herman Veal Forward  United States Maryland
7 151 Raymond Crenshaw Forward  United States Oklahoma State
8 174 Mark Fothergill Forward  United States Maryland
9 196 Buddy Cox Forward  United States Bellarmine
10 218 Ezra Hill Guard  United States Liberty Baptist

Roster
Phoenix Suns roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOB (Y-M-D)From
F/C 33 Adams, Alvan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1954-07-19 Oklahoma
G 6 Davis, Walter  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1954-09-09 North Carolina
C 53 Edwards, James  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955-11-22 Washington
G 10 Foster, Rod 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1960-10-10 UCLA
G 15 Holton, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961-08-04 UCLA
G 24 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962-10-17 Colorado
F 34 Jones, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962-01-12 Louisville
F/C 20 Lucas, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-02-18 Marquette
G 4 Macy, Kyle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1957-04-09 Kentucky
F 22 Nance, Larry  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959-02-12 Clemson
F 32 Pittman, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1958-03-23 Maryland
C 8 Robey, Rick  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956-01-30 Kentucky
F 11 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960-05-07 UCLA
F 14 Scott, Alvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1955-09-14 Oral Roberts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6220.756–36–526–1518–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4240.5122033–815–2617–13
x-Phoenix Suns 3646.4392632–910–3114–16
Seattle SuperSonics 3151.3783131–1010–3116–14
Los Angeles Clippers 3151.3783127–1410–3113–17
Golden State Warriors 2260.2684025–165–3612–18
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5230.63410
3 x-Houston Rockets4834.58514
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4438.53718
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers4240.51220
6 x-Utah Jazz4141.50021
7 x-San Antonio Spurs4141.50021
8 x-Phoenix Suns3646.43926
9 Seattle SuperSonics3151.37831
10 Los Angeles Clippers3151.37831
11 Kansas City Kings3151.37831
12 Golden State Warriors2260.26840


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 —1–43–33–30–20–21–52–00–26–00–22–00–22–43–33–30–52–00–20–21–12–03–3
Boston 4–1—4–26–02–01–14–22–02–05–12–02–01–11–45–16–03–32–01–12–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–32–4—2–42–01–13–31–10–22–42–02–01–13–32–44–20–51–11–11–12–00–23–2
Cleveland 3–30–64–2—1–10–21–41–10–24–22–02–00–21–52–33–34–21–11–11–11–11–13–3
Dallas 2–00–20–21–1—2–40–24–12–42–05–13–21–41–11–12–01–12–34–14–25–01–51–1
Denver 2–01–11–12–04–2—0–25–02–42–04–22–32–31–12–01–11–14–14–13–33–24–22–0
Detroit 5–12–43–34–12–02–0—2–01–16–01–11–11–13–31–53–21–52–01–11–11–10–23–3
Golden State 0–20–21–11–11–40–50–2—2–30–22–32–41–50–21–11–10–22–42–41–43–31–41–1
Houston 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–13–2—1–15–12–31–40–21–12–01–14–13–24–23–23–30–2
Indiana 0–61–54–22–40–20–20–62–01–1—1–10–21–11–52–32–41–50–20–21–10–22–01–4
Kansas City 2–00–20–20–21–52–41–13–21–51–1—3–20–50–22–01–11–12–33–22–43–22–41–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–22–33–21–14–23–22–02–3—0–60–20–21–10–24–21–52–32–43–21–1
L.A. Lakers 2–01–11–12–04–13–21–15–14–11–15–06–0—1–12–02–01–15–15–13–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 4–24–13–35–11–11–13–32–02–05–12–02–01–1—3–35–03–31–12–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 3–31–54–23–21–10–25–11–11–13–20–22–00–23–3—6–02–41–10–20–22–00–24–2
New York 3–30–62–43–30–21–12–31–10–24–21–11–10–20–50–6—2–40–20–21–12–01–10–6
Philadelphia 5–03–35–02–41–11–15–12–01–15–11–12–01–13–34–24–2—2–02–01–12–02–04–2
Phoenix 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–24–21–42–03–22–41–51–11–12–00–2—3–31–45–13–21–1
Portland 2–01–11–11–11–41–41–14–22–32–02–35–11–50–22–02–00–23–3—3–24–23–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–21–11–12–43–31–14–12–41–14–23–22–30–22–01–11–14–12–3—4–11–50–2
Seattle 1–11–10–21–10–52–31–13–32–32–02–34–23–30–20–20–20–21–52–41–4—3–22–0
Utah 0–20–22–01–15–12–42–04–13–30–24–22–31–40–22–01–10–22–32–35–12–3—1–1
Washington 3–31–52–33–31–10–23–31–12–04–11–11–11–12–42–46–02–41–11–12–00–21–1—

Playoffs

Game log
1985 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
1985 playoff schedule

Awards and honors

Week/Month
  • Larry Nance was named Player of the Week for games played October 26 through November 4.

All-Star
  • Larry Nance was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. Nance finished fifth in voting among Western Conference forwards with 287,665 votes.
  • Larry Nance competed in the Slam Dunk Contest. Nance, the 1984 Dunk champion, was eliminated in the semifinals.

Season

Player statistics
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

Season
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alvan Adams826926.0.520..8836.13.81.4.614.7
Walter Davis23924.8.450.300.8771.54.3.8.015.0
James Edwards705825.5.501.000.7465.52.2.4.714.9
Rod Foster79116.7.450.325†.7551.02.4.8.08.8
Mike Holton745923.8.446.311.8141.82.7.8.18.4
Jay Humphries803925.8.446.200.8292.14.41.3.18.8
Charles Jones781420.1.520.000.6485.11.6.6.88.4
Maurice Lucas632226.5.476.000.7508.82.3.6.313.4
Kyle Macy655231.0.485.271.9072.85.81.3.011.0
Larry Nance615536.1.587.500†.7098.82.61.41.719.9
Charles Pittman68314.7.471.000.7473.31.0.3.34.8
Rick Robey4012.0.222..5002.01.3.5.01.3
Mike Sanders211119.9.486..7634.21.41.1.210.2
Alvin Scott771816.1.429.200.7162.11.6.5.33.6
Michael Young205.5.333.000.1.00.0.0.02.0

† – Minimum 25 three-pointers made.

Playoffs
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alvan Adams3326.3.500..8335.73.72.3.317.0
Rod Foster3018.7.280.000.7501.02.31.7.06.7
Mike Holton3018.3.474.0001.0000.73.0.0.07.3
Jay Humphries3330.0.645..7501.75.3.7.016.3
Charles Jones2017.0.600.1.0001.51.5.01.56.0
Maurice Lucas3028.0.468..78911.03.3.7.719.7
Kyle Macy3328.3.500.250.8002.73.02.0.010.3
Charles Pittman3327.3.609..7066.33.0.01.013.3
Mike Sanders3330.3.595..8005.03.31.7.017.3
Alvin Scott3021.3.250.000.8332.73.3.31.33.7

Transactions

Free agents

Additions
Date Player Contract Old Team
September 24, 1984 Michael Holton Undisclosed Puerto Rico Coquis (CBA)
November 27, 1984 Michael Young Undisclosed

Subtractions
Date Player Reason Left New Team
October 12, 1984 Paul Westphal Waived
December 10, 1984 Michael Young Waived Detroit Spirits (CBA)

References
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