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The following are the basketball events of the year 1992 throughout the world.
Championships [ edit ]
1992 Olympics [ edit ] Men: United States of America 117, Croatia 85
Women: Unified Team 76, China 66
Professional [ edit ] Men
1992 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls over the Portland Trail Blazers 4–2. MVP: Michael Jordan
1992 NBA Playoffs
1991–92 NBA season
1992 NBA draft
1992 NBA All-Star Game
Eurobasket: None.
Women
College [ edit ] Men
NCAA
Division I: Duke 71, Michigan 51
NIT: Virginia 81, Notre Dame 76
Division II: Virginia Union 100, Bridgeport 75
Division III: Calvin 62, Rochester 49
NAIA
Division I Oklahoma City 82, Central Arkansas 73 OT
Division II Grace 85, Northwestern (IA) 79 OT
NJCAA
Division I Three Rivers Community College (MO) 78, Butler Community College (KS) 77
Division II Owens Technical College (OH) 105, Iowa Lakes Community College (IA) 86
Division III Sullivan County Community College 101, Eastfield College 76
Women
NCAA
Division I: Stanford 78, Western Kentucky 62
Division II: Delta State 65, North Dakota State 63
Division III: Alma 79, Moravian 75
NAIA
Division I: Arkansas Tech 84, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 68
Division II: Northern State (S.D.) 73, Tarleton State 56
NJCAA
Division I Louisburg College 104, Central Florida Community College 89
Division II Illinois Central College 89, Lansing Community College 72
Division III Becker College, Mass. 87, Ocean County College 54
Awards and honors [ edit ]
Professional [ edit ] Men
NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Michael Jordan
NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
NBA Coach of the Year Award: Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors
Collegiate [ edit ] Men
John R. Wooden Award: Christian Laettner, Duke
Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Tony Bennett, Green Bay
Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Christian Laettner, Duke
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Donald Williams, North Carolina
USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Chris Webber, Michigan
Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Roy Williams, Kansas
Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: John McLendon
Women
Naismith College Player of the Year: Dawn Staley, Virginia
Naismith College Coach of the Year: Chris Weller, Maryland
Wade Trophy: Susan Robinson, Penn State
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Rosemary Kosiorek, West Virginia
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Molly Goodenbour, Stanford
Carol Eckman Award: Jill Hutchison, Illinois State University
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [ edit ] Class of 1992:[ 1] Sergei Belov
Lou Carnesecca
Lusia Harris-Stewart
Connie Hawkins
Bob Lanier
Al McGuire
Jack Ramsay
Nera White
Phil Woolpert
Movies [ edit ] Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
White Men Can't Jump
Births [ edit ]
Deaths [ edit ] February 5 — Bill Wheatley, 82, American Olympic gold medalist (1936).[ 2]
June 26 — Evan Male, 78, American college coach (Virginia).[ 3]
July 7 — Vernon Smith, 33, American CBA and Liga ACB player.[ 4]
August 3 — Eddie Riska, 72, American NBL player (Oshkosh All-Stars).[ 5]
August 19 — Stretch Murphy, 85, All-American college player (Purdue).[ 6]
December 11 — Moose Krause, 79, All-American college player and coach (Notre Dame).[ 7]
References [ edit ]
^ "Hall of Famers" . Basketball Hall of Fame . Retrieved 12 Oct 2014 .^ "Obituary for William Wheatley" . The Salina Journal . February 8, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Two noted UVa figures pass away" . Charlottesville Observer . July 2, 1992. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Ex-Aggie Smith Shot to Death" . Tulsa World . 9 July 1992. Retrieved 20 February 2020 .^ "Former Notre Dame Basketball Star Edward J. Riska Sr., 72" . tribunedigital-chicagotribune . Retrieved 27 March 2015 .^ " . Tampa Tribune . August 19, 1992. p. 11. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Ex-Irish A.D. 'Moose' Krause a 'true legend' . The Star Press . Muncie, Indiana. Associated Press. December 12, 1992. p. 16. Retrieved July 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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