1983 in basketball

Player awards (NBA">National Basketball Association">NBA)

Regular Season [MVP]

• Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

  NBA Finals MVP

• Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

  Collegiate awards

• Men
• *John R. Wooden Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• *Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Ray McCallum, Ball State
• *Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• *NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
• *Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Guy Lewis, Houston
• *Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: John Wooden
• Women
• *Naismith College Player of the Year: Anne Donovan, Old Dominion
• *Wade Trophy: LaTaunya Pollard, Long Beach
• *NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Cheryl Miller, USC

  [Naismith Memorial [Basketball Hall of Fame]]

• Class of 1983:
• *Bill Bradley
• *Dave DeBusschere
• *Jack Twyman
• *Dean Smith

  Births

• January 29 — Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player

  Deaths

• May 20 — Clair Bee, American Hall of Fame college coach
• June 6 — Curly Armstrong, American NBA player
• June 19 — Dave Quabius, American NBL player
• July 12 — Donald White, All-American player and college coach
• July 15 — Gary Bradds, American NBA/ABA player, college All-American at Ohio State
• December 4 — Bruce Drake, American Hall of Fame college coach
• December 21 — Mark Workman, All-American college player and NBA player