1984 in basketball explained

Player awards (NBA)

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

NBA finals MVP

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

• Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns

Collegiate awards

• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award

Michael Jordan, North Carolina

• • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Ricky Stokes, Virginia

• • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year

Michael Jordan, North Carolina

• • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Ed Pinckney, Villanova

• • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year

Ray Meyer, DePaul

• • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball

Ray Meyer

• Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year

Cheryl Miller, USC

• • Wade Trophy

Janice Lawrence Braxton, Louisiana Tech

• • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Kim Mulkey, Louisiana Tech

• • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Cheryl Miller, USC

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

• Class of 1984:^[1]
  • Jack Gardner
  • John Havlicek
  • Sam Jones

Births

• May 28 – Carmelo Anthony
• December 30 – LeBron James

Deaths

• January 30 – Lloyd Sharrar, All-American college player (West Virginia) (born 1936)
• March 3 – Jack Moore, American college player (Nebraska) (born 1959)
• May 30 – Tex Gibbons, American Olympic gold medalist (1936) (born 1907)
• November 21 – Ben Wilson, American high school player (born 1967)
• December 11 – Nate Bowman, American NBA/ABA player (born 1943)

See also

• 1984 in sports

Notes and References

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