- Source: 1988 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 1988 throughout the world.
Player awards (NBA)
= Regular Season MVP
=Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
= NBA Finals MVP
=James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers
= Slam Dunk Contest
=Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
= Three-point Shootout
=Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
Collegiate awards
Men
John R. Wooden Award: Danny Manning, Kansas
Naismith College Coach of the Year: Larry Brown (basketball), Kansas
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jerry Johnson (basketball player), Florida Southern
Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Glen Rice, Michigan
Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: John Chaney (basketball, born 1932), Temple
Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Red Auerbach
Women
Naismith College Player of the Year: Sue Wicks, Rutgers
Naismith College Coach of the Year: Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech
Wade Trophy: Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Suzie McConnell, Penn State
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Erica Westbrooks, Louisiana Tech
Carol Eckman Award: Kay Yow, NC State
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Class of 1988:
Clyde Lovellette
Bobby McDermott
Ralph Miller
Wes Unseld
Births
March 3 — Kaan Üner, Turkish professional basketball player
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).
December 14 — Charlie T. Black, All-American college player (Kansas) and college coach (Nebraska) (born 1901)
See also
1988 in sports
References
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- Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 1988 NBA draft
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- Kenny Atkinson
- 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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