Player awards (NBA)
Regular season MVP
Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Finals MVP
Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
Slam Dunk Contest
Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
Three-point Shootout
Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
Collegiate awards Men John R. Wooden Award: David Robinson, Navy Naismith College Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Muggsy Bogues, Wake Forest Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Danny Manning, Kansas Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Tom Davis, Iowa Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Pete Newell Women Naismith College Player of the Year: Clarissa Davis, Texas Naismith College Coach of the Year: Pat Summitt, Tennessee Wade Trophy: Shelly Pennefather, Villanova Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Rhonda Windham, USC NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Tonya Edwards, Tennessee Carol Eckman Award: Jody Conradt, Texas
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1987: Rick Barry Walt Frazier Bob Houbregs Pete Maravich Bobby Wanzer
Births March 18 - C. J. Miles, NBA player June 22 - Danny Green, NBA player October 5 - Brandon Wright, NBA player October 11 - Mike Conley Jr., NBA player November 3 - Ty Lawson, NBA player November 10 - D. J. Augustin, NBA player
Deaths April 7 — Pick Dehner, American NBL player (Hammond Ciesar All-Americans), college All-American (Illinois) and high school coach (born 1914) April 15 — Press Maravich, American college and professional player and coach (born 1915) May 7 — Phil Woolpert, American Hall of Fame college coach (San Francisco) (born 1915) June 5 — Joe Bradley, American NBA player (Chicago Stags) (born 1928) June 13 — Johnny High, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns) (born 1957) August 16 — Nick Vanos, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns) (born 1963)
See also 1987 in sports
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