1978 in basketball

National team competitions

Men's Division

• 1978 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Quezon City and Manila:
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• 1978 FIBA Oceania Championship in New Zealand:
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• AfroBasket 1978 in Dakar:
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Women's Division

• 1978 FIBA Asia Women's Cup in Kuala Lumpur:
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Youth Division

• 1978 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Italy:
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Player awards (NBA">National Basketball Association">NBA)

Regular Season MVP">Most valuable player">MVP

NBA Finals MVP

• CSP Limoges were promoted to the first division of the French championship

[Naismith Memorial [Basketball Hall of Fame]]

• Class of 1978:
• *Paul Arizin
• *Joe Fulks
• *Cliff Hagan
• *Jim Pollard

Births

• February 14 - Richard Hamilton, NBA player
• May 13 - Mike Bibby, NBA player
• June 19 — Dirk Nowitzki, NBA player
• August 23 — Kobe Bryant, NBA player
• September 9 - Shane Battier, NBA player
• December 2 - Jason Collins, NBA player

Deaths

• May 8 — Chuck Hyatt, 70, American Hall of Fame college player.
• June 6 — Paul Lambert, 43, American college coach.
• June 30 — Bob Matheny, 49, All-American college player
• August 15 — Mike Novak, 63, American NBA, BAA and NBL player.
• September 11 — Omar Browning, 66, American AAU player and coach of the 1948 Olympic champions.
• September 24 — Bob Kramer, 56, American NBL player.
• September 28 — Neil Johnston, 49, American Hall of Fame player.
• November 11 — Bennie Borgmann, 77, American Hall of Fame player.