1982 in basketball
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The following are the basketball events of the year 1982 throughout the world.
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Regular season MVP
Collegiate awards
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jack Moore, Nebraska
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Akeem Olajuwon, Houston
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Ralph Miller, Oregon State
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Curt Gowdy
- Women
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 1982:[1]
Births
- January 6 — Gilbert Arenas
- November 3 — Janel McCarville
- December 6 — Mauro Liburdi
