1978 in basketball

none September 2012 1978 National team competitions Men's Division 1978 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Quezon City and Manila: YUG (win world title via OT, 82–81) URS BRA 1968 1978 FIBA Oceania Championship in New Zealand: AUS (wins Best-of-3 series, 2–1) NZL AfroBasket 1978 in Dakar: SEN (Win African title, 103–72) CIV EGY 1972 Women's Division 1978 FIBA Asia Women's Cup in Kuala Lumpur: KOR CHN JPN Youth Division 1978 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Italy: 18 URS (Win European title, 104–100) 18 ESP civil 18 YUG Professional club seasons Country League Champion Runner-up Result Playoff format USA United States 1977–78 NBA season Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 4–3 Best-of-7 series Player awards (NBA) Regular season MVP Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers NBA Finals MVP Wes Unseld, Washington Wizards CSP Limoges were promoted to the first division of the French championship (future Pro A) Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1978:Hall of Famers http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers-index/ Basketball Hall of Fame 12 Oct 2014 25 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130325102924/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers-index/ dead Paul Arizin Joe Fulks Cliff Hagan Jim Pollard Births February 14 - Richard Hamilton, NBA player May 13 - Mike Bibby, NBA player June 19 — Dirk Nowitzki, NBA player August 23 — Kobe Bryant, NBA player (died 2020) September 9 - Shane Battier, NBA player December 2 - Jason Collins, NBA player Deaths May 8 — Chuck Hyatt, 70, American Hall of Fame college player (Pittsburgh). June 6 — Paul Lambert, 43, American college coach (Pittsburg State, Hardin–Simmons, Southern Illinois).Lambert dies in motel fire http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1978/06/07/page/69/article/lambert-dies-in-motel-fire Chicago Tribune June 7, 1978 March 25, 2017 June 30 — Bob Matheny, 49, All-American college player (California)Rites set for Matheny https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52239546/tucson-citizen/ Tucson Citizen March 25, 1955 38 Newspapers.com May 27, 2020 August 15 — Mike Novak, 63, American NBA, BAA and NBL player. September 11 — Omar Browning, 66, American AAU player and coach of the 1948 Olympic champions. September 24 — Bob Kramer, 56, American NBL player (Oshkosh All-Stars, Youngstown Bears). September 28 — Neil Johnston, 49, American Hall of Fame player (Philadelphia Warriors). November 11 — Bennie Borgmann, 77, American Hall of Fame player (Original Celtics). See also Sports 1978 in sports References