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
References