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HOW IT WORKS
1987 in basketball
Summary
The following are the
basketball
events of the year
1987
throughout the world.
Player awards (
NBA
)
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Regular Season
MVP
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Magic Johnson
,
Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Finals MVP
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Magic Johnson
,
Los Angeles Lakers
Slam Dunk Contest
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Michael Jordan
,
Chicago Bulls
Three-point Shootout
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Larry Bird
,
Boston Celtics
Collegiate awards
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Men
John R. Wooden Award
:
David Robinson
,
Navy
Naismith College Coach of the Year
:
Bob Knight
,
Indiana
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
:
Muggsy Bogues
,
Wake Forest
Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
:
David Robinson
,
Navy
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
:
Danny Manning
,
Kansas
Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
:
Tom Davis
,
Iowa
Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball:
Pete Newell
Women
Naismith College Player of the Year
:
Clarissa Davis
,
Texas
Naismith College Coach of the Year
:
Pat Summitt
,
Tennessee
Wade Trophy
:
Shelly Pennefather
,
Villanova
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
:
Rhonda Windham
,
USC
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
:
Tonya Edwards
,
Tennessee
Carol Eckman Award
:
Jody Conradt
,
Texas
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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Class of 1987:
[1]
Rick Barry
Walt Frazier
Bob Houbregs
Pete Maravich
Bobby Wanzer
Births
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March 18 -
C. J. Miles
, NBA player
June 22 -
Danny Green
, NBA player
October 5 -
Brandon Wright
, NBA player
October 11 -
Mike Conley Jr.
, NBA player
November 3 -
Ty Lawson
, NBA player
November 10 -
D. J. Augustin
, NBA player
Deaths
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April 7 —
Pick Dehner
, American NBL player (
Hammond Ciesar All-Americans
), college All-American (
Illinois
) and high school coach (born 1914)
April 15 —
Press Maravich
, American college and professional player and coach (born 1915)
May 7 —
Phil Woolpert
, American Hall of Fame college coach (
San Francisco
) (born 1915)
June 5 —
Joe Bradley
, American NBA player (
Chicago Stags
) (born 1928)
June 13 —
Johnny High
, American NBA player (
Phoenix Suns
) (born 1957)
August 16 —
Nick Vanos
, American
NBA
player (
Phoenix Suns
) (born 1963)
See also
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1987 in sports
Sports portal
References
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^
"Hall of Famers".
Basketball Hall of Fame
. Retrieved
12 Oct
2014
.