1983 in basketball explained

Player awards (NBA)

• Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

NBA Finals MVP

• Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

Collegiate awards

• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award

Ralph Sampson, Virginia

• • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Ray McCallum, Ball State

• • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year

Ralph Sampson, Virginia

• • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

• • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year

Guy Lewis, Houston

• • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball

John Wooden

• Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year

Anne Donovan, Old Dominion

• • Wade Trophy

LaTaunya Pollard, Long Beach

• • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Cheryl Miller, USC

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

• Class of 1983:^[1]
  • Bill Bradley
  • Dave DeBusschere
  • Jack Twyman
  • Dean Smith

Births

• January 29 — Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player

Deaths

• May 20 — Clair Bee, American Hall of Fame college coach (Long Island) (born 1896)
• June 6 — Curly Armstrong, American NBA player (Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1918)
• June 19 — Dave Quabius, American NBL player (Sheboygan Red Skins, Oshkosh All-Stars) (born 1916)
• July 12 — Donald White, All-American player (Purdue) and college coach (Washington University, Connecticut, Rutgers) (born 1898)
• July 15 — Gary Bradds, American NBA/ABA player, college All-American at Ohio State (born 1942)
• December 4 — Bruce Drake, American Hall of Fame college coach (Oklahoma Sooners) (born 1905)
• December 21 — Mark Workman, All-American college player (West Virginia) and NBA player (born 1930)

See also

• 1983 in sports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hall of Famers. Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014.