1982 in basketball

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The following are the basketball events of the year 1982 throughout the world.

Player awards (NBA)

Regular Season MVP

Moses Malone, Houston Rockets

NBA Finals MVP

Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 1982:^[1]

Births

January 6 — Gilbert Arenas
November 3 — Janel McCarville
December 6 — Mauro Liburdi

Deaths

January 5 — Jack Kiley, American NBA player (born 1929)
January 21 — Jules Bender, American college All-American (Long Island) and original ABL player (born 1914)
January 21 — Ned Irish, American Hall of Fame president of the New York Knicks (born 1905)
January 31 — Étienne Onimus, French Olympic player (born 1907)
February 21 — Jim Bradley, American ABA and CBA player (born 1952)
April 10 — Vic Hanson, Hall of Fame college player (Syracuse) (born 1903)
April 27 — Herbert Niiler, Estonian Olympic player (born 1905)
June 13 — Jim Montgomery, American NBL player (born 1915)
June 21 — Fred Zollner, American Hall of Fame professional owner (Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1901)
July 6 — Junior Saffer, American NBL player (born 1918)
September 17 — Raúl Fernández, Mexican Olympic player (born 1905)
October 21 — Stan Zadel, American NBL player (born 1916)
October 23 — Gary Suiter, American NBA player (born 1942)
November 8 — Roy Leenig, American NCAA player and coach (born 1920)
December 9 — Janusz Patrzykont, Polish Olympic player (born 1912)
December 17 — Franco Marquicias, Filipino Olympic player (born 1905)

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References

↑ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.

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