Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Rosters

1984-1985 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
31 Sam Bowie C 7-1 235 0 Kentucky 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
34 Kenny Carr GF 6-7 220 7 NC State 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
20 Steve Colter G 6-3 165 0 New Mexico State 1984 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
22 Clyde Drexler SG 6-7 210 1 Houston 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
25 Jerome Kersey PF 6-7 215 0 Longwood 1984 Rnd 2 Pick 22 United States
24 Audie Norris C 6-9 230 2 Jackson State 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
4 Jim Paxson SG 6-6 200 5 Dayton 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
50 Tom Scheffler C 6-11 240 0 Purdue 1977 Rnd 6 Pick 7 United States
33 Bernard Thompson GF 6-6 210 0 Fresno State 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
43 Mychal Thompson FC 6-10 226 6 Minnesota 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 1 Bahamas
14 Darnell Valentine G 6-1 183 3 Kansas 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
55 Kiki Vandeweghe SF 6-8 220 4 UCLA 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States

1984-1985 Portland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Valentine C. Drexler K. Carr K. Vandeweghe S. Bowie
Rotation   J. Paxson B. Thompson M. Thompson A. Norris
Rotation   S. Colter   J. Kersey T. Scheffler

1984-1985 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers62-20-
2Portland Trail Blazers42-4020
3Phoenix Suns36-4626
4Seattle SuperSonics31-5131
5Los Angeles Clippers31-5131
6Golden State Warriors22-6040

1984-1985 Portland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Sam Bowie All-Rookie First Team (1985)
Clyde Drexler Slam Dunk Contest Participant (1985)

1984-1985 Portland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kiki Vandeweghe 72 34.8 22.4 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.6
Mychal Thompson 79 33.1 18.4 7.8 2.6 1.0 1.3 2.9
Clyde Drexler 80 31.9 17.2 6.0 5.5 2.2 0.8 2.8
Jim Paxson 68 33.1 17.9 3.3 3.9 1.5 0.1 1.6
Darnell Valentine 75 30.4 11.6 2.9 7.0 1.9 0.1 2.6
Sam Bowie 76 29.2 10.0 8.6 2.8 0.7 2.7 2.3
Steve Colter 78 18.7 7.1 1.9 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.4
Kenny Carr 48 23.3 10.4 6.7 1.2 0.5 0.4 2.1
Jerome Kersey 77 12.4 6.1 2.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.9
Audie Norris 78 14.3 5.1 3.2 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.3
Bernard Thompson 59 9.1 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.6
Tom Scheffler 39 6.9 1.3 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4

1984-1985 Portland Trail Blazers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Sam Bowie was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Sam Bowie signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 26, 1984.

Steve Colter was selected as the #9 pick in the Second Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Steve Colter signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1984.

Clyde Drexler was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Clyde Drexler signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 22, 1983.

Jerome Kersey was selected as the #22 pick in the Second Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Jerome Kersey signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1984.

Audie Norris was selected as the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Audie Norris signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1982.

Jim Paxson was selected as the #12 pick in the First Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Jim Paxson signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 13, 1979. Jim Paxson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 15, 1984.

Bernard Thompson was selected as the #19 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Bernard Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 20, 1984.

Mychal Thompson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Mychal Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 13, 1978. Mychal Thompson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 1, 1983.

Darnell Valentine was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Darnell Valentine signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 22, 1981.

Acquired via Trade

Kenny Carr was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Detroit Pistons on June 23, 1982. Kenny Carr signed a multi-year extension with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 28, 1984.

Kiki Vandeweghe was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Denver Nuggets on June 7, 1984.

Acquired via Free Agency

Tom Scheffler signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 25, 1984.

1984-1985 Portland Trail Blazers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Larry Weinberg Owner 1970-1971 N/A
Jack Ramsay Head Coach 1976-1977 Head Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 1972 to 1976)
Rick Adelman Assistant Coach 1983-1984 N/A
Harry Glickman Owner, General Manager 1970-1971 N/A
Stu Inman General Manager 1981-1982 Head Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 1971 to 1972)
Bill Schonely Television Play-By-Play 1970-1971 N/A