1992 in basketball

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

Years in basketball
2010s 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
2000s 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1990s 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1980s 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
1970s 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
1960s 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
1950s 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950
1940s 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940
1930s 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930
1920s 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920
1910s 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910
1900s 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900
1890s 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891
See also
Basketball National Basketball Association Euroleague College basketball American Basketball Association 1967–76 2000– Women's National Basketball Association EuroBasket Women 1992 in sports

Championships

1992 Olympics

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

Professional

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
- Eurobasket: None.
Women
- Eurobasket Women: None

College

Men
- NCAA
  - Division I: Duke 71, University of 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 College (Ind.) 85, Northwestern (Iowa) 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 (Texas) 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

Professional

Men

Collegiate

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 Hutchinson, Illinois State University

Movies

Deaths

August 3 — Eddie Riska, American NBL player (Oshkosh All-Stars) (born 1919)
December 11 — Moose Krause, All-American college player and coach (Notre Dame Fighting Irish) (born 1913)