# 1992 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1992 throughout the world.

## Championships
### 1992 Olympics

* Men: United States of America 117, Croatia 85
* Women: Unified Team 76, China 66

### Professional

* Men
** 1992 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls over the Portland Trail Blazers 4–2. MVP: Michael Jordan
*** 1992 NBA Playoffs
*** 1991–92 NBA season
*** 1992 NBA draft
*** 1992 NBA All-Star Game
** Eurobasket: None.
* Women
** Eurobasket Women: None

### College

* Men
** NCAA
*** Division I: Duke 71, Michigan 51
*** NIT: Virginia 81, Notre Dame 76
*** Division II: Virginia Union 100, Bridgeport 75
*** Division III: Calvin 62, Rochester 49
** NAIA
*** Division I Oklahoma City 82, Central Arkansas 73 OT
*** Division II Grace 85, Northwestern (IA) 79 OT
** NJCAA
*** Division I Three Rivers Community College (MO) 78, Butler Community College (KS) 77
*** Division II Owens Technical College (OH) 105, Iowa Lakes Community College (IA) 86
*** Division III Sullivan County Community College 101, Eastfield College 76
* Women
** NCAA
*** Division I: Stanford 78, Western Kentucky 62
*** Division II: Delta State 65, North Dakota State 63
*** Division III: Alma 79, Moravian 75
** NAIA
*** Division I: Arkansas Tech 84, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 68
*** Division II: Northern State (S.D.) 73, Tarleton State 56
** NJCAA
*** Division I Louisburg College 104, Central Florida Community College 89
*** Division II Illinois Central College 89, Lansing Community College 72
*** Division III Becker College, Mass. 87, Ocean County College 54

## Awards and honors
### Professional

* Men
** NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Michael Jordan
** NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets
** NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
** NBA Coach of the Year Award: Don Nelson, Golden State Warriors

### Collegiate

* Men
** John R. Wooden Award: Christian Laettner, Duke
** Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
** Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Tony Bennett, Green Bay
** Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Christian Laettner, Duke
** NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Donald Williams, North Carolina
** USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Chris Webber, Michigan
** Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Roy Williams, Kansas
** Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: John McLendon
* Women
** Naismith College Player of the Year: Dawn Staley, Virginia
** Naismith College Coach of the Year: Chris Weller, Maryland
** Wade Trophy: Susan Robinson, Penn State
** Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Rosemary Kosiorek, West Virginia
** NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Molly Goodenbour, Stanford
** Carol Eckman Award: Jill Hutchison, Illinois State University

### Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

* Class of 1992:
** Sergei Belov
** Lou Carnesecca
** Lusia Harris-Stewart
** Connie Hawkins
** Bob Lanier
** Al McGuire
** Jack Ramsay
** Nera White
** Phil Woolpert

## Movies

* Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
* White Men Can't Jump

## Deaths

* February 5 — Bill Wheatley, 82, American Olympic gold medalist (1936).
* June 26 — Evan Male, 78, American college coach (Virginia).
* July 7 — Vernon Smith, 33, American CBA and Liga ACB player.
* August 3 — Eddie Riska, 72, American NBL player (Oshkosh All-Stars).
* August 19 — Stretch Murphy, 85, All-American college player (Purdue).
* December 11 — Moose Krause, 79, All-American college player and coach (Notre Dame).