1986 in basketball

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "1986 in basketball" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

The following are the basketball events of the year 1986 throughout the world.

Years in basketball
2020s 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
2010s 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
2000s 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1990s 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1980s 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
1970s 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
1960s 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
1950s 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950
1940s 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940
1930s 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930
1920s 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920
1910s 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910
1900s 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900
1890s 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891
See also
Current basketball seasons 1986 in basketball 1986 in sports
v t e

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

• Spud Webb, Atlanta Hawks

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award: Walter Berry, St. John's
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jim Les, Bradley
  • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Walter Berry, St. John's
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Keith Smart, Indiana
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Eddie Sutton, Kentucky
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Adolph Rupp
• Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year: Cheryl Miller, USC
  • Wade Trophy: Kamie Ethridge, Texas
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Kamie Ethridge, Texas
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Clarissa Davis, Texas
  • Carol Eckman Award: Laura Mapp, Bridgewater

• Class of 1986:^[1]
  • Billy Cunningham
  • Tom Heinsohn
  • Red Holzman
  • Fred Taylor
  • Stan Watts

• May 7—Matee Ajavon American college basketball player (Rutgers) and the WNBA (Atlanta Dream)

• June 19 – Len Bias, American college player (Maryland) and Boston Celtics draft pick (born 1963)
• December 1 – Halbert Harvill, American college men's coach (Austin Peay) (born 1893)

• 1986 in sports