1982 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1982 throughout the world.

Player awards (NBA)

Regular season MVP

• Moses Malone, Houston Rockets

NBA Finals MVP

• Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

Collegiate awards

• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jack Moore, Nebraska
  • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Akeem Olajuwon, Houston
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Ralph Miller, Oregon State
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Curt Gowdy
• Women
  • Wade Trophy: Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

• Class of 1982:
  • Everett Case
  • Clarence Gaines
  • Slater Martin
  • Frank Ramsey
  • Willis Reed

Births

• January 6 — Gilbert Arenas
• November 3 — Janel McCarville
• December 6 — Mauro Liburdi

Deaths

• January 5 — Jack Kiley, American NBA player (born 1929)
• January 21 — Jules Bender, American college All-American (Long Island) and original ABL player (born 1914)
• January 21 — Ned Irish, American Hall of Fame president of the New York Knicks (born 1905)
• January 31 — Étienne Onimus, French Olympic player (born 1907)
• February 21 — Jim Bradley, American ABA and CBA player (born 1952)
• April 10 — Vic Hanson, Hall of Fame college player (Syracuse) (born 1903)
• April 27 — Herbert Niiler, Estonian Olympic player (born 1905)
• June 13 — Jim Montgomery, American NBL player (born 1915)
• June 21 — Fred Zollner, American Hall of Fame professional owner (Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1901)
• July 6 — Junior Saffer, American NBL player (born 1918)
• September 17 — Raúl Fernández, Mexican Olympic player (born 1905)
• October 21 — Stan Zadel, American NBL player (born 1916)
• October 23 — Gary Suiter, American NBA player (born 1942)
• November 8 — Roy Leenig, American NCAA player and coach (born 1920)
• December 9 — Janusz Patrzykont, Polish Olympic player (born 1912)
• December 17 — Franco Marquicias, Filipino Olympic player (born 1905)

See also

• 1982 in sports