1992 in basketball

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

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
    • 1992 NBA All-Star Game
  • Eurobasket: None.
• Women
  • Eurobasket Women: None

College

• Men
  • NCAA
    • Division I: Duke 71, 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 85, Northwestern (IA) 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 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
  • NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Michael Jordan
  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
  • NBA Coach of the Year Award: Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors

Collegiate

• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award: Christian Laettner, Duke
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Tony Bennett, Green Bay
  • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Christian Laettner, Duke
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Donald Williams, North Carolina
  • USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Chris Webber, Michigan
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Roy Williams, Kansas
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: John McLendon
• 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 Hutchison, Illinois State University

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

• Class of 1992: ^[1]
  • Sergei Belov
  • Lou Carnesecca
  • Lusia Harris-Stewart
  • Connie Hawkins
  • Bob Lanier
  • Al McGuire
  • Jack Ramsay
  • Nera White
  • Phil Woolpert

Movies

• Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
• White Men Can't Jump

Deaths

• February 5 — Bill Wheatley, 82, American Olympic gold medalist (1936). ^[2]
• June 26 — Evan Male, 78, American college coach (Virginia). ^[3]
• July 7 — Vernon Smith, 33, American CBA and Liga ACB player. ^[4]
• August 3 — Eddie Riska, 72, American NBL player (Oshkosh All-Stars). ^[5]
• August 19 — Stretch Murphy, 85, All-American college player (Purdue). ^[6]
• December 11 — Moose Krause, 79, All-American college player and coach (Notre Dame). ^[7]

References

1. "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
2. "Obituary for William Wheatley". The Salina Journal . February 8, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved August 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Two noted UVa figures pass away". Charlottesville Observer. July 2, 1992. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ex-Aggie Smith Shot to Death". Tulsa World. 9 July 1992. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
5. "Former Notre Dame Basketball Star Edward J. Riska Sr., 72". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
6. "'Stretch' Murphy, Hall of Fame basketball star, dies at age 85". Tampa Tribune . August 19, 1992. p. 11. Retrieved August 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ex-Irish A.D. 'Moose' Krause a 'true legend'". The Star Press . Muncie, Indiana. Associated Press. December 12, 1992. p. 16. Retrieved July 26, 2020– via Newspapers.com .