1978 in basketball

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The following are the basketball events of the year 1978 throughout the world.

Contents

National team competitions

Youth Division

Professional club seasons

CountryLeagueChampionRunner-upResult Playoff format
Flag of the United States.svg United States 1977–78 NBA season Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 4–3Best-of-7 series

Player awards (NBA)

Regular Season MVP

Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers

NBA Finals MVP

Wes Unseld, Washington Wizards

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Births

Deaths

See also

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References

  1. "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
  2. "Lambert dies in motel fire". Chicago Tribune . June 7, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. "Rites set for Matheny". Tucson Citizen . March 25, 1955. p. 38. Retrieved May 27, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg