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[]

1974 ABA All-Star Game 1974 ABA Playoffs 1973–74 ABA season

NBA[]

• 1973-74 NBA season
• 1974 NBA Playoffs
• 1974 NBA Draft
• 1974 NBA Finals, Celtics beat Bucks 4-3

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:
  • Walt Frazier, New York Knicks
  • Rick Barry, Golden State Warriors
  • Gail Goodrich, Los Angeles Lakers
  • John Havlicek, Boston Celtics
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the history section on NBA.com^[1]

FIBA[]

• 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup
• 1973–74 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

College[]

Men

• 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1974 National Invitation Tournament
• 1974 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

Women

• AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament

Women's tournaments[]

• 1973–74 FIBA Women's European Cup Winners' Cup
• 1974–75 Ronchetti Cup

International Competition[]

• Basketball at the 1974 Asian Games
• 1974 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[]

• Class of 1974:^[2]
  • Ernest Schmidt

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[]

• 1974 in sports

References[]

External links[]

• Basketball-Reference.com's 1974 NBA Playoffs page
• NBA History^{[permanent dead link]}