1998 in basketball

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Championships

World Championships

*Men Yugoslavia 64, Russia 62
*Women USA 71, Russia 65

Professional

*Men
**1998 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls over the Utah Jazz 4-2. MVP: Michael Jordan
*** 1998 NBA Playoffs, 1998-99 NBA season, 1998 NBA Draft
**Eurobasket: None.
**WNBA Finals: Houston Comets over the Phoenix Mercury 2-1. MVP: Cynthia Cooper
**Eurobasket Women None.

College

*Men
**NCAA Division I: University of Kentucky 78, University of Utah 69
**National Invitation Tournament: University of Minnesota def. Penn State University
**NCAA Division II: University of California-Davis 83, Kentucky Wesleyan College 77
**NCAA Division III: University of Wisconsin-Platteville 69, Hope College 53
**NAIA Division I: Georgetown College (KY) 83, Southern Nazarene University (OK) 69
**NAIA Division II: Bethel College (Indiana) (IN) 89, Oregon Institute of Technology 87
**NJCAA Division I: Indian Hills CC, Ottumwa, Iowa 83, Shelby State CC, Memphis, Tennessee 68
*Women
**NCAA Division I: Purdue University 62, Duke University 45
**NCAA Division II: North Dakota State University 92, Emporia State University 76
**NCAA Division III Washington (Mo.) 77, University of Southern Maine 69
**NAIA Division I: Union College (TN) 73-70 Southern Nazarene University (OK) 70
**NAIA Division II Walsh University (OH)) 73, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) 66

Preps

*USA Today Boys Basketball #1 Ranking: St. John's at Prospect Hall, Frederick, Maryland (25-0) Led by Jason Capel and Damien Wilkins.
*USA Today Girls Basketball #1 Ranking: Christ the King, Queens, New York (27-0) Won the New York Federation Class A title, led by Sue Bird.

Awards and Honors

Professional

*Men
**NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Michael Jordan
**NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Tim Duncan
**NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Dikembe Mutombo
**NBA Coach of the Year Award: Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers
*Women
**WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets
**WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Teresa Weatherspoon, New York Liberty
**WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Tracy Reid, Charlotte Sting
**WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Van Chancellor, Houston Comets

Collegiate

*Naismith College Player of the Year
** Men: Antawn Jamison North Carolina
** Women: Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee
*John R. Wooden Award: Antawn Jamison, North Carolina
*Wade Trophy: Ticha Penicheiro, Old Dominion
*Naismith College Coach of the Year
** Men: Bill Guthridge, North Carolina
** Women: Pat Summitt, Tennessee

Events

Movies

*BASEketball

Deaths

*March 17 — Cliff Barker (77), American basketball player (b. 1921)
*May 15 — Earl "Goat" Manigault, legendary street player
* Jack Hartman (73), American Kansas State University coach
* Red Holzman, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach who won two NBA championships with the New York Knicks