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The following are the basketball events of the year 1992 throughout the world.

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* Current basketball seasons
* 1992 in basketball
* 1992 in sports

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## Championships

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### 1992 Olympics

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* Men: United States of America 117, Croatia 85
* Women: Unified Team 76, China 66

### Professional

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* 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
* Eurobasket Women: None

### College

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* 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

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### Professional

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* 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

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* 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

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* Class of 1992:[1]
* Sergei Belov
* Lou Carnesecca
* Lusia Harris-Stewart
* Connie Hawkins
* Bob Lanier
* Al McGuire
* Jack Ramsay
* Nera White
* Phil Woolpert

## Movies

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* Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
* White Men Can't Jump

## Births

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## Deaths

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* 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

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1. ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
2. ^ "Obituary for William Wheatley". The Salina Journal. February 8, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved August 17, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Two noted UVa figures pass away". Charlottesville Observer. July 2, 1992. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Ex-Aggie Smith Shot to Death". Tulsa World. 9 July 1992. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
5. ^ "Former Notre Dame Basketball Star Edward J. Riska Sr., 72". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
6. ^ "'Stretch' Murphy, Hall of Fame basketball star, dies at age 85". Tampa Tribune. August 19, 1992. p. 11. Retrieved August 17, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "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 .

Basketball navigational boxes from 1992

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1992 NBA draft

First round|

* Shaquille O'Neal
* Alonzo Mourning
* Christian Laettner
* Jim Jackson
* LaPhonso Ellis
* Tom Gugliotta
* Walt Williams
* Todd Day
* Clarence Weatherspoon
* Adam Keefe
* Robert Horry
* Harold Miner
* Bryant Stith
* Malik Sealy
* Anthony Peeler
* Randy Woods
* Doug Christie
* Tracy Murray
* Don MacLean
* Hubert Davis
* Jon Barry
* Oliver Miller
* Lee Mayberry
* Latrell Sprewell
* Elmore Spencer
* Dave Johnson
* Byron Houston

Second round|

* Marlon Maxey
* P. J. Brown
* Sean Rooks
* Reggie Smith
* Brent Price
* Corey Williams
* Chris Smith
* Tony Bennett
* Duane Cooper
* Isaiah Morris
* Elmer Bennett
* Litterial Green
* Steve Rogers
* Popeye Jones
* Matt Geiger
* Predrag Danilović
* Henry Williams
* Chris King
* Robert Werdann
* Darren Morningstar
* Brian Davis
* Ron Ellis
* Matt Fish
* Tim Burroughs
* Matt Steigenga
* Curtis Blair
* Brett Roberts

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1992

Players|

* Sergei Belov
* Lusia Harris-Stewart
* Connie Hawkins
* Bob Lanier
* Nera White

Coaches|

* Lou Carnesecca
* Al McGuire
* Jack Ramsay
* Phil Woolpert

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1992 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team|

* Jim Jackson
* Christian Laettner
* Harold Miner
* Alonzo Mourning
* Shaquille O'Neal

Second Team|

* Byron Houston
* Don MacLean
* Anthony Peeler
* Malik Sealy
* Walt Williams

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Duke Blue Devils men's basketball 1991–92 NCAA champions

* 4 Kenny Blakeney
* 11 Bobby Hurley (MOP)
* 12 Thomas Hill
* 21 Antonio Lang
* 23 Brian Davis
* 32 Christian Laettner
* 33 Grant Hill
* 44 Cherokee Parks
* 52 Erik Meek

Head coach
Mike Krzyzewski

Assistant coaches
Tommy Amaker
Jay Bilas
Mike Brey

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Stanford Cardinal women's basketball 1991–92 NCAA champions

* 3 Kate Paye
* 15 Molly Goodenbour (MOP)
* 22 Angela Taylor
* 23 Bobbie Kelsey
* 52 Val Whiting

* Head coach: Tara VanDerveer

* Assistant coaches: Amy Tucker
* Reneé Brown

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South East Melbourne Magic 1992 NBL Champions

* Andrej Lemanis
* Andrew Howey
* Andrew Parkinson
* Bruce Bolden (Grand Final MVP)
* Darren Lucas
* Darren Perry
* John Dorge
* Lucas Agrums
* Matt Shanahan
* Milt Newton
* Robert Rose
* Scott Ninnis
* Tony Ronaldson

* Head coach Brian Goorjian
* Assistant coach Ian Stacker

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Partizan 1991–92 FIBA European League champions

* 4 Đorđević
* 5 Danilović (Final Four MVP)
* 6 Lončar
* 7 Perović
* 8 Stevanović
* 9 Mihajlovski
* 10 Šarić
* 11 Rebrača
* 12 Šilobad
* 13 Koprivica
* 14 Dragutinović
* 15 Nakić

* Head coach Obradović
* Assistant coach Gašić

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Chicago Bulls 1991–92 NBA champions

* 5 Paxson
* 10 Armstrong
* 14 Hodges
* 20 Hansen
* 21 King
* 23 Jordan (Finals MVP)
* 24 Cartwright
* 32 Perdue
* 33 Pippen
* 42 Williams
* 53 Levingston
* 54 Grant

* Head coach: Jackson

* Assistant coaches: Bach
* Cleamons
* Winter

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* Playoffs

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China squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

* 4 Cong X.D.
* 5 Li X.
* 6 Liu J.
* 7 Wang F.
* 8 Zheng D.M.
* 9 He J.
* 10 Peng P.
* 11 Zheng H.X.
* 12 Zheng X.L.
* 13 Li D.M.
* 14 Liu Q.
* 15 Zhan S.P.
* Coach: Li Y.G.

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Unified Team squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold medal

* 4 Zhyrko
* 5 Baranova
* 6 Gerlits
* 7 Tornikidou
* 8 Shvaybovich
* 9 Tkachenko
* 10 Minkh
* 11 Khudashova
* 12 Sumnikova
* 13 Bounatiants
* 14 Zasulskaya
* 15 Zaboluyeva
* Coach: Gomelsky

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United States women's basketball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

* 4 Edwards
* 5 Charles
* 6 Davis
* 7 Jackson
* 8 Weatherspoon
* 9 Orr
* 10 Bullett
* 11 Jones
* 12 McClain
* 13 Dixon
* 14 Cooper
* 15 McConnell
* Coach: Grentz

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Croatia men's basketball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

* 4 Petrović
* 5 Perasović
* 6 Cvjetićanin
* 7 Kukoč
* 8 Alanović
* 9 Arapović
* 10 Tabak
* 11 Vranković
* 12 Gregov
* 13 Komazec
* 14 Rađa
* 15 Naglić
* Coach: Skansi

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Lithuania men's basketball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

* 4 Chomičius
* 5 Pazdrazdis
* 6 Visockas
* 7 Dimavičius
* 8 Brazdauskis
* 9 Krapikas
* 10 Kurtinaitis
* 11 Sabonis
* 12 Karnišovas
* 13 Marčiulionis
* 14 Einikis
* 15 Jovaiša
* Coach: Garastas

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United States men's basketball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold medal

* 4 Laettner
* 5 Robinson
* 6 Ewing
* 7 Bird
* 8 Pippen
* 9 Jordan
* 10 Drexler
* 11 Malone
* 12 Stockton
* 13 Mullin
* 14 Barkley
* 15 Johnson
* Coach: Daly

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