1986 in basketball

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The following are the basketball events of the year 1986 throughout the world.

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

• Spud Webb, Atlanta Hawks

• Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award: Walter Berry, St. John's
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jim Les, Bradley
  • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Walter Berry, St. John's
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Keith Smart, Indiana
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Eddie Sutton, Kentucky
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Adolph Rupp
• Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year: Cheryl Miller, USC
  • Wade Trophy: Kamie Ethridge, Texas
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Kamie Ethridge, Texas
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Clarissa Davis, Texas
  • Carol Eckman Award: Laura Mapp, Bridgewater

• Class of 1986:^[1]
  • Billy Cunningham
  • Tom Heinsohn
  • Red Holzman
  • Fred Taylor
  • Stan Watts

• May 7—Matee Ajavon American college basketball player (Rutgers) and the WNBA (Atlanta Dream)

• June 19 – Len Bias, American college player (Maryland) and Boston Celtics draft pick (born 1963)
• December 1 – Halbert Harvill, American college men's coach (Austin Peay) (born 1893)

• 1986 in sports

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