1992 in basketball

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

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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
  • Eurobasket: None.
• Women
  • Eurobasket Women: None

College

• Men
  • NCAA
    • Division I: Duke 71, University of 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 College (Ind.) 85, Northwestern (Iowa) 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 (Texas) 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

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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 Hutchinson, Illinois State University

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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

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Movies

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

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Deaths

• February 5 -- Bill Wheatley, American Olympic gold medalist (1936) (born 1909)
• August 3 -- Eddie Riska, American NBL player (Oshkosh All-Stars) (born 1919)
• August 19 -- Stretch Murphy, All-American college player (Purdue) (born 1907)
• December 11 -- Moose Krause, All-American college player and coach (Notre Dame) (born 1913)

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References

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