1987 in basketball explained

Player awards (NBA)

Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Finals MVP

Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

Collegiate awards

Men
- John R. Wooden Award

David Robinson, Navy

- Naismith College Coach of the Year

Bob Knight, Indiana

- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Muggsy Bogues, Wake Forest

- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year

David Robinson, Navy

- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Danny Manning, Kansas

- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year

Tom Davis, Iowa

- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball

Women
- Naismith College Player of the Year

Clarissa Davis, Texas

- Naismith College Coach of the Year

Pat Summitt, Tennessee

- Wade Trophy

Shelly Pennefather, Villanova

- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Rhonda Windham, USC

- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Tonya Edwards, Tennessee

- Carol Eckman Award

Jody Conradt, Texas

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 1987:^[1]

Births

March 18 - C. J. Miles, NBA player
June 22 - Danny Green, NBA player
October 5 - Brandon Wright, NBA player
October 11 - Mike Conley Jr., NBA player
November 3 - Ty Lawson, NBA player
November 10 - D. J. Augustin, NBA player

Deaths

April 7 — Pick Dehner, American NBL player (Hammond Ciesar All-Americans), college All-American (Illinois) and high school coach (born 1914)
April 15 — Press Maravich, American college and professional player and coach (born 1915)
May 7 — Phil Woolpert, American Hall of Fame college coach (San Francisco) (born 1915)
June 5 — Joe Bradley, American NBA player (Chicago Stags) (born 1928)
June 13 — Johnny High, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns) (born 1957)
August 16 — Nick Vanos, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns) (born 1963)

See also

1987 in sports

Notes and References

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