1986 in basketball explained

Player awards (NBA)

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

NBA Finals MVP

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

• Spud Webb, Atlanta Hawks

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

Collegiate awards

• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award

Walter Berry, St. John's

• • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Jim Les, Bradley

• • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year

Walter Berry, St. John's

• • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Keith Smart, Indiana

• • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year

Eddie Sutton, Kentucky

• • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball

Adolph Rupp

• Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year

Cheryl Miller, USC

• • Wade Trophy

Kamie Ethridge, Texas

• • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Kamie Ethridge, Texas

• • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Clarissa Davis, Texas

• • Carol Eckman Award

Laura Mapp, Bridgewater

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

• Class of 1986:^[1]
  • Billy Cunningham
  • Tom Heinsohn
  • Red Holzman
  • Fred Taylor
  • Stan Watts

Births

• May 7—Matee Ajavon American college basketball player (Rutgers) and the WNBA (Atlanta Dream)

Deaths

• June 19 – Len Bias, American college player (Maryland) and Boston Celtics draft pick (born 1963)
• December 1 – Halbert Harvill, American college men's coach (Austin Peay) (born 1893)

See also

• 1986 in sports

Notes and References

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