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HOW IT WORKS
1988 in basketball
Summary
The following are the
basketball
events of the year
1988
throughout the world.
Player awards (
NBA
)
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Regular Season
MVP
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Michael Jordan
,
Chicago Bulls
NBA Finals MVP
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James Worthy
,
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
:
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
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Class of 1988:
[1]
Clyde Lovellette
Bobby McDermott
Ralph Miller
Wes Unseld
Births
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March 3 —
Kaan Üner
, Turkish professional basketball player
[2]
Deaths
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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
).
[3]
December 14 —
Charlie T. Black
, All-American college player (
Kansas
) and college coach (
Nebraska
) (born 1901)
See also
edit
1988 in sports
Sports portal
References
edit
^
"Hall of Famers".
Basketball Hall of Fame
. Retrieved
12 Oct
2014
.
^
"KAAN UNER basketball profile".
eurobasket.com
. Retrieved
2009-01-22
.
^
"Forrest H. Sprowl".
Journal & Courier
. October 22, 1988. p. 10
. Retrieved
June 4,
2021
– via
Newspapers.com
.