1983 in basketball
Player awards ([National [Basketball Association|NBA]])
Regular Season [Most [valuable player|MVP]]
NBA Finals MVP
Collegiate awards
- Men
- *John R. Wooden Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
- *Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Ray McCallum, Ball State
- *Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
- *NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
- *Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Guy Lewis, Houston
- *Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: John Wooden
- Women
- *Naismith College Player of the Year: Anne Donovan, Old Dominion
- *Wade Trophy: LaTaunya Pollard, Long Beach
- *NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Cheryl Miller, USC
[Naismith [Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]
- Class of 1983:
- *Bill Bradley
- *Dave DeBusschere
- *Jack Twyman
- *Dean Smith
Births
- January 29 — Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player
Deaths
- May 20 — Clair Bee, American Hall of Fame college coach
- June 6 — Curly Armstrong, American NBA player
- June 19 — Dave Quabius, American NBL player
- July 12 — Donald White, All-American player and college coach
- July 15 — Gary Bradds, American NBA/ABA player, college All-American at Ohio State
- December 4 — Bruce Drake, American Hall of Fame college coach
- December 21 — Mark Workman, All-American college player and NBA player