1988 in basketball explained
Player awards (NBA)
NBA Finals MVP
Collegiate awards
Danny Manning, Kansas
Larry Brown (basketball), Kansas
Jerry Johnson (basketball player), Florida Southern
Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
Glen Rice, Michigan
John Chaney (basketball, born 1932), Temple
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
Red Auerbach
Sue Wicks, Rutgers
Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech
Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech
Suzie McConnell, Penn State
Erica Westbrooks, Louisiana Tech
Kay Yow, NC State
Births
- March 3 — Kaan Üner, Turkish professional basketball player[2]
Deaths
- January 5 — Pete Maravich, American Hall of Fame NBA player (Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz) (born 1947)
- February 9 — Joe Reiff, All-American college player (Northwestern) (born 1911)
- March 8 — Gordon Carpenter, American AAU player and Olympic Gold medalist (1948) (born 1919)
- April 5 — Swede Halbrook, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) (born 1933)
- April 22 — Victor Holt, All-American college player (Oklahoma) (born 1908)
- July 4 — Ross McBurney, All-American college player (Wichita State) (born 1906)
- October 19 — Forrest Sprowl, 69, All-American college player (Purdue) and college coach (Lawrence).[3]
- December 14 — Charlie T. Black, All-American college player (Kansas) and college coach (Nebraska) (born 1901)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Hall of Famers. Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014.
- Web site: KAAN UNER basketball profile. eurobasket.com. 2009-01-22.
- News: Forrest H. Sprowl. Journal & Courier. October 22, 1988. 10. Newspapers.com. June 4, 2021.
