1988 in basketball

none 1988 Player awards (NBA) Regular season MVP Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls NBA Finals MVP James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers Slam Dunk Contest Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls Three-point Shootout Larry Bird, Boston Celtics Collegiate awards Men John R. Wooden Award: Danny Manning, Kansas Naismith College Coach of the Year: Larry Brown (basketball), Kansas Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jerry Johnson (basketball player), Florida Southern Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Glen Rice, Michigan Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: John Chaney (basketball, born 1932), Temple Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Red Auerbach Women Naismith College Player of the Year: Sue Wicks, Rutgers Naismith College Coach of the Year: Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech Wade Trophy: Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Suzie McConnell, Penn State NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Erica Westbrooks, Louisiana Tech Carol Eckman Award: Kay Yow, NC State Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1988: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 Clyde Lovellette Bobby McDermott Ralph Miller Wes Unseld Births March 3 — Kaan Üner, Turkish professional basketball playerhttp://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=TUR&PlayerID=86316 KAAN UNER basketball profile eurobasket.com 2009-01-22 Deaths January 5 — Pete Maravich, American Hall of Fame NBA player (Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz) (born 1947) February 9 — Joe Reiff, All-American college player (Northwestern) (born 1911) March 8 — Gordon Carpenter, American AAU player and Olympic Gold medalist (1948) (born 1919) April 5 — Swede Halbrook, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) (born 1933) April 22 — Victor Holt, All-American college player (Oklahoma) (born 1908) July 4 — Ross McBurney, All-American college player (Wichita State) (born 1906) October 19 — Forrest Sprowl, 69, All-American college player (Purdue) and college coach (Lawrence).Forrest H. Sprowl https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78940531/journal-and-courier/ Journal & Courier October 22, 1988 10 Newspapers.com June 4, 2021 December 14 — Charlie T. Black, All-American college player (Kansas) and college coach (Nebraska) (born 1901) See also 1988 in sports Sports References