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1989 in basketball
Summary
The following are the
basketball
events of the year
1989
throughout the world.
Winners of major team competitions 1988-1989
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Men
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Germany
:
BBC Bayreuth
Spain
:
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
France
:
Limoges CSP
Italy
:
Olimpia Milano
Philippines
:
San Miguel Beermen
Player awards (
NBA
)
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Regular Season
MVP
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Magic Johnson
,
Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Finals MVP
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Joe Dumars
,
Detroit Pistons
Slam Dunk Contest
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Kenny Walker
,
New York Knicks
Three-point Shootout
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Dale Ellis
,
Seattle SuperSonics
Collegiate awards
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Men
John R. Wooden Award
:
Sean Elliott
,
Arizona
Naismith College Coach of the Year
:
Mike Krzyzewski
,
Duke
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
:
Tim Hardaway
,
UTEP
Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
:
Sean Elliott
,
Arizona
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
:
Anderson Hunt
,
UNLV
USBWA National Freshman of the Year
:
Chris Jackson
,
LSU
Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
:
Bob Knight
,
Indiana
Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball:
Nat Holman
Women
Naismith College Player of the Year
:
Clarissa Davis
,
Texas
Naismith College Coach of the Year
:
Pat Summitt
,
Tennessee
Wade Trophy
:
Clarissa Davis
,
Texas
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
: Paulette Backstrom,
Bowling Green
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
:
Bridgette Gordon
,
Tennessee
Carol Eckman Award
:
Linda Hill-MacDonald
,
Minnesota
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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Class of 1989:
[1]
William Gates
K.C. Jones
Lenny Wilkens
Deaths
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April 8 —
Horia Demian
, Romanian club player (U Cluj) (born 1942)
April 16 —
Sam "Boom Boom" Wheeler
, American professional player (
Harlem Globetrotters
,
Harlem Magicians
) (born 1923)
April 23 —
Norm Baker
, Canadian
BBA
and
PCPBL
player (born 1923)
July 26 —
Bob Spessard
, All-American college player and coach (
Washington and Lee
) (born 1915)
August 14 —
Ricky Berry
, American NBA player (
Sacramento Kings
) (born 1964)
August 21 —
Scott Fenton
, Australian player (
Perth Wildcats
) (born 1964)
September 7 —
Valery Goborov
, Soviet player (born 1966)
September 22 —
Bob Calihan
, All-American college player and coach (
Detroit
),
NBL
player (born 1918)
October 7 —
Earl Thomas
, American NBL player (born 1915)
October 8 —
Oscar Moglia
, Uruguayan Olympic and club player (
Club Atlético Welcome
) (born 1935)
October 12 —
Rolando Bacigalupo
, Peruvian Olympic player (born 1914)
October 30 —
Douglas Legg
, British Olympic player (born 1914)
October 30 —
Raymond Offner
, French Olympic player (born 1927)
December 3 —
Fernando Martín Espina
, Spanish player (
Real Madrid
,
Portland Trail Blazers
) (born 1962)
Date unknown —
Liviu Naghy
, Romanian Olympic player (born 1929)
See also
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1989 in sports
Sports portal
References
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^
"Hall of Famers".
Basketball Hall of Fame
. Retrieved
12 Oct
2014
.