1981 in basketball

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The following are the basketball events of the year 1981 throughout the world.

Contents

Basketball competitions taking place in 1981

Winners of major team competitions 1980–1981

Men

Europe
Americas
Africa, Asia, Oceania

Women

Europe
Africa, Asia, Oceania

Player awards (NBA)

Regular Season MVP

NBA Finals MVP

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Deaths

See also

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