1984 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1984 throughout the world.

Player awards (NBA)

Regular Season MVP

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

NBA Finals MVP

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

Slam Dunk Contest

• Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns

Collegiate awards

• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Ricky Stokes, Virginia
  • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
  • NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Ed Pinckney, Villanova
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Ray Meyer, DePaul
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Ray Meyer

• Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year: Cheryl Miller, USC
  • Wade Trophy: Janice Lawrence Braxton, Louisiana Tech
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Kim Mulkey, Louisiana Tech
  • NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Cheryl Miller, USC

Births

• May 28 — Carmelo Anthony

Deaths

• March 3 — Jack Moore, American college player (Nebraska) (born 1959)
• November 21 — Ben Wilson, American high school player (born 1967)

See also

• 1984 in sports