1974 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 1974 throughout the world.
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The following are the basketball events of the year 1974 throughout the world. Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
ABA
- Most Valuable Player: New York Nets
- Rookie of the Year: Swen Nater, San Antonio Spurs
- Coach of the Year: Joe Mullaney, Utah Stars
- ABA All-Star Game MVP:Artis Gilmore
- ABA Finals Most Valuable Player Award:Julius Erving
NAIA
- 1974 NAIA Basketball Tournament
NBA
- 1973-74 NBA season
- 1974 NBA Playoffs
- 1974 NBA draft
- 1974 NBA Finals, Celtics beat Bucks 4-3
- 1974 NBA All-Star Game
NBA awards
- NBA Finals MVP:John Havlicek, Boston Celtics
- Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- Rookie of the Year: Ernie DiGregorio, Buffalo Braves
- Coach of the Year: Ray Scott, Detroit Pistons
- NBA All-Star Game MVP: Bob Lanier
- All-NBA First Team:
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the history section on NBA.com[1]
EBA
- EBA Rookie of the Year: Dennis Bell, Allentown Jets[2]
- EBA Coach of the Year: Howie Landa, Allentown Jets[2]
FIBA
College
- Men
- 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 1974 National Invitation Tournament
- 1974 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
- Women
Women's tournaments
International Competition
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 1974:[3]
Births
- February 7 – Steve Nash, Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer
- March 27 – Marcus Camby, American Basketball player
- August 9 – Derek Fisher, American Basketball player
- September 7 – Antonio McDyess, American Basketball player
- September 10 – Ben Wallace, American Basketball Hall of Fame player
- September 17 – Rasheed Wallace, American Basketball player
- October 2 – Anthony Johnson, American Basketball player
- November 5 – Jerry Stackhouse, American Basketball player
- November 15 – Giovanna Granieri, Italian former basketball player[4]
- November 23 – Malik Rose, American Basketball player
Deaths
- March 21 – Bill Mokray, American Hall of Fame basketball historian (born 1907)
- April 16 – Everett Shelton, American Hall of Fame college coach (born 1898)
- September 16 – Phog Allen, American Hall of Fame college coach (born 1885)
- October 15 – Maury John, American college coach (Drake, Iowa State) (born 1919)
See also
References
- ^ NBA.com
- ^ a b c "Underdog Capitols Trek to Allentown For EBA Title Series". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. 20 April 1974. p. 55. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Profile". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.