1984 in basketball

Updated on Sep 25, 2024

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The following are the basketball events of the year 1984 throughout the world.

Regular Season MVP

Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns

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

May 28 — Carmelo Anthony

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)

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