1987 in basketball
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The following are the basketball events of the year 1987 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: David Robinson, Navy
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Muggsy Bogues, Wake Forest
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Danny Manning, Kansas
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Tom Davis, Iowa
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Pete Newell
- Women
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Clarissa Davis, Texas
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Pat Summitt, Tennessee
- Wade Trophy: Shelly Pennefather, Villanova
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Rhonda Windham, USC
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Tonya Edwards, Tennessee
- Carol Eckman Award: Jody Conradt, Texas
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 1987:[1]
Births
- March 18 - C. J. Miles, NBA player
- June 22 - Danny Green, NBA player
- October 5 - Brandon Wright, NBA player
- October 11 - Mike Conley Jr., NBA player
- November 3 - Ty Lawson, NBA player
- November 10 - D. J. Augustin, NBA player
