1978 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1978 throughout the world.

National team competitions

Youth Division

Professional club seasons

CountryLeagueChampionRunner-upResultPlayoff format
United States United States1977–78 NBA seasonWashington BulletsSeattle SuperSonics4–3Best-of-7 series

Player awards (NBA)

Regular Season MVP

Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers

NBA Finals MVP

Wes Unseld, Washington Wizards

  • CSP Limoges were promoted to the first division of the French championship (future Pro A)

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
  2. "Lambert dies in motel fire". Chicago Tribune. June 7, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. "Rites set for Matheny". Tucson Citizen. March 25, 1955. p. 38. Retrieved May 27, 2020 via Newspapers.com. open access


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