title: 1982 in basketball
text: # 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)
  