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1993 in basketball

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The following are the basketball events of the year 1993 throughout the world.

Contents

World Championship

  • None*

    • Professional

  • Men
  • 1993 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls over the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
  • 1993 NBA Playoffs
  • 1992-93 NBA season
  • 1993 NBA Draft
  • Eurobasket: Germany
  • Women
  • Eurobasket Women: Spain def. France

    • College

  • Men
  • NCAA
  • Division I: North Carolina 77, Michigan 71
  • NIT: University of Minnesota def. Georgetown University
  • Division II: California State University-Bakersfield 85, Troy State University 72
  • Division III: Ohio Northern University 71, Augustana College (Illinois) 68
  • NAIA
  • Division I Hawaii Pacific University 88, Oklahoma Baptist University 83
  • Division II Willamette University OR 63, Northern State University SD 56
  • NJCAA
  • Division I Pensacola Junior College 79, Butler Community College - Kansas 74
  • Division II Owens Technical College, OH 109, Northeastern Christian Junior College PA 85
  • Division III Onondaga Community College 84, Minneapolis CC MN 78
  • Women
  • NCAA
  • Division I: Texas Tech University 84, Ohio State University 74
  • Division II: North Dakota State 95, Delta State University 63
  • Division III: Central College Iowa 71, Capital 63
  • NAIA
  • Division I: Arkansas Tech University 76, Union University TN 75
  • Division II Montana State University - Northern 71, Northern State University (SD) 68
  • NJCAA
  • Division I Kilgore College 104, Louisburg College 99
  • Division II Illinois Central College 76, Kankakee Community College 71 OT
  • Division III Hudson Valley Community College 51, Quinsigamond Community College 50

    • Professional

  • Men
  • NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns
  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando Magic
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
  • NBA Coach of the Year Award: Pat Riley, New York Knicks

    • Collegiate

  • Men
  • John R. Wooden Award: Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year: Dean Smith, North Carolina
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Sam Crawford, New Mexico State
  • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Calbert Cheaney, Indiana
  • NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Corliss Williamson, Arkansas
  • USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Jason Kidd, California
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Dave Gavitt
  • Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year: Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year: C. Vivian Stringer, Iowa
  • Wade Trophy: Karen Jennings, Nebraska
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Dena Evans, Virginia
  • NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech
  • Carol Eckman Award: C. Vivian Stringer, Iowa

    • Deaths

  • January 3 — Johnny Most, Famed announcer for the Boston Celtics (born 1923)
  • January 15 — Henry "Hank" Iba, Hall of Fame coach of the two-time national champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies and three-time Olympic coach (born 1904)
  • January 19 — Chris Street, Iowa Hawkeyes forward (born 1972)
  • January 22 — Jim Pollard, Hall of Fame player for the Minneapolis Lakers (born 1922)
  • March 8 — Don Barksdale, College basketball's first African-American consensus All-American (UCLA) (born 1923)
  • March 9 — Vanya Voynova, Bulgarian women's player and FIBA Hall of Fame member (born 1934)
  • April 11 — Malcolm Wiseman, Canadian Olympic silver medalist (1936) (born 1913)
  • April 28 — Jim Valvano, Coach of the 1983 National Champion NC State Wolfpack (born 1946)
  • June 3 — Joe Fortenberry, member of 1936 US Olympic champion team (born 1911)
  • June 7 — Mike Bloom, All-American college player (Temple), ABL, BAA player (born 1915)
  • June 7 — Dražen Petrović, Croatian basketball star of the New Jersey Nets (born 1964)
  • June 16 — Arad McCutchan, Hall of Fame coach of the five-time NCAA College Division national champion Evansville Purple Aces (born 1912)
  • July 27 — Reggie Lewis, NBA All-Star from the Boston Celtics (born 1965)
  • October 17 — Bill Reigel, AAU player and college coach (McNeese State) (born 1932)
  • October 21 — Irv Torgoff, College All-American (Long Island), NBL, BAA player (born 1917)
  • October 26 — Everett Dean, Hall of Fame coach of the 1942 NCAA Champion Stanford Indians (born 1898)
  • November 26 — Tom Scott, American college coach (North Carolina, Davidson) (born 1908)
  • November 28 — Robert Hawkins, NBA player (born 1954)
  • December 9 — Matt Guokas, Sr., player for the Philadelphia Warriors and basketball announcer. Father of Matt Guokas, NBA head coach (born 1915)

    • References

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