1982 in basketball
# 1982 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1982 throughout the world.

## Player awards (NBA)

### Regular Season MVP

* Moses Malone, Houston Rockets

### NBA Finals MVP

* Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

## 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
   * Wade Trophy: Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech

## Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

* Class of 1982:
   * Everett Case
   * Clarence Gaines
   * Slater Martin
   * Frank Ramsey
   * Willis Reed

## Births

* January 6 — Gilbert Arenas
* November 3 — Janel McCarville

## Deaths

* January 5 — Jack Kiley, American NBA player (born 1929)
* January 21 — Jules Bender, American college All-American (Long Island) and original ABL player (born 1914)
* January 21 — Ned Irish, American Hall of Fame president of the New York Knicks (born 1905)
* January 31 — Étienne Onimus, French Olympic player (born 1907)
* February 21 — Jim Bradley, American ABA and CBA player (born 1952)
* April 10 — Vic Hanson, Hall of Fame college player (Syracuse) (born 1903)
* April 27 — Herbert Niiler, Estonian Olympic player (born 1905)
* June 13 — Jim Montgomery, American NBL player (born 1915)
* June 21 — Fred Zollner, American Hall of Fame professional owner (Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1901)
* July 6 — Junior Saffer, American NBL player (born 1918)
* September 17 — Raúl Fernández, Mexican Olympic player (born 1905)
* October 21 — Stan Zadel, American NBL player (born 1916)
* October 23 — Gary Suiter, American NBA player (born 1942)
* November 8 — Roy Leenig, American NCAA player and coach (born 1920)
* December 9 — Janusz Patrzykont, Polish Olympic player (born 1912)
* December 17 — Franco Marquicias, Filipino Olympic player (born 1905)
