1989 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1989 throughout the world.

Winners of major team competitions 1988-1989

Men

• Germany : BBC Bayreuth
• Spain : FC Barcelona Bàsquet
• France : Limoges CSP
• Italy : Olimpia Milano
• Philippines : San Miguel Beermen

Player awards (NBA)

Regular season MVP

• Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Finals MVP

• Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons

Slam Dunk Contest

• Kenny Walker, New York Knicks

Three-point Shootout

• Dale Ellis, Seattle SuperSonics

Collegiate awards

• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award: Sean Elliott, Arizona
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Tim Hardaway, UTEP
  • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Sean Elliott, Arizona
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Anderson Hunt, UNLV
  • USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Chris Jackson, LSU
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Nat Holman
• Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year: Clarissa Davis, Texas
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year: Pat Summitt, Tennessee
  • Wade Trophy: Clarissa Davis, Texas
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Paulette Backstrom, Bowling Green
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee
  • Carol Eckman Award: Linda Hill-MacDonald, Minnesota

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

• Class of 1989:
  • William Gates
  • K.C. Jones
  • Lenny Wilkens

Deaths

• April 8 — Horia Demian, Romanian club player (U Cluj) (born 1942)
• April 16 — Sam "Boom Boom" Wheeler, American professional player (Harlem Globetrotters, Harlem Magicians) (born 1923)
• April 23 — Norm Baker, Canadian BBA and PCPBL player (born 1923)
• July 26 — Bob Spessard, All-American college player and coach (Washington and Lee) (born 1915)
• August 14 — Ricky Berry, American NBA player (Sacramento Kings) (born 1964)
• August 21 — Scott Fenton, Australian player (Perth Wildcats) (born 1964)
• September 7 — Valery Goborov, Soviet player (born 1966)
• September 22 — Bob Calihan, All-American college player and coach (Detroit), NBL player (born 1918)
• October 7 — Earl Thomas, American NBL player (born 1915)
• October 8 — Oscar Moglia, Uruguayan Olympic and club player (Club Atlético Welcome) (born 1935)
• October 12 — Rolando Bacigalupo, Peruvian Olympic player (born 1914)
• October 30 — Douglas Legg, British Olympic player (born 1914)
• October 30 — Raymond Offner, French Olympic player (born 1927)
• December 3 — Fernando Martín Espina, Spanish player (Real Madrid, Portland Trail Blazers) (born 1962)
• Date unknown — Liviu Naghy, Romanian Olympic player (born 1929)

See also

• 1989 in sports