1986 in basketball
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The following are the basketball events of the year 1986 throughout the world.
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Regular season MVP
NBA Finals MVP
Slam Dunk Contest
Three-point Shootout
Collegiate awards
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Walter Berry, St. John's
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jim Les, Bradley
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Walter Berry, St. John's
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Keith Smart, Indiana
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Eddie Sutton, Kentucky
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Adolph Rupp
- Women
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 1986:[1]
Births
- May 7—Matee Ajavon American college basketball player (Rutgers) and the WNBA (Atlanta Dream)