1970 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1970 throughout the world.

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1960s 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
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The following are the basketball events of the year 1970 throughout the world. Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.

Player awards

American Basketball Association

Spencer Haywood was named the Most Valuable Player for the 1969–70 ABA season and the Most Valuable Player for the 1970 ABA All-Star Game.

ABA Most Valuable Player Award

Spencer Haywood (Denver Rockets)

ABA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

Spencer Haywood (Denver Rockets)

ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award

Roger Brown (Indiana Pacers)

ABA Rookie of the Year Award

Spencer Haywood (Denver Rockets)

National Basketball Association

Willis Reed was named the NBA Most Valuable Player, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 1970.

NBA Most Valuable Player Award

Willis Reed (New York Knicks)

NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

Willis Reed (New York Knicks)

NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

Willis Reed (New York Knicks)

NBA Rookie of the Year Award

Lew Alcindor (Milwaukee Bucks)

NAIA

NAIA Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player

Greg Hyder (Eastern New Mexico)

NCAA

Naismith College Player of the Year

Pete Maravich (LSU)

Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year

Pete Maravich (LSU)
Sidney Wicks (UCLA)

Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year

Pete Maravich (LSU)

UPI College Basketball Player of the Year

Pete Maravich (LSU)

USBWA College Player of the Year

Pete Maravich (LSU)

Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year

Pete Maravich (LSU)

Haggerty Award

Charlie Yelverton (Fordham)

Robert V. Geasey Trophy

Ken Durrett (La Salle)

NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Sidney Wicks (UCLA)

Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

John Roche (South Carolina)

Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Dave Robisch (Kansas)

Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Ken Kowall (Ohio)

Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Jim Ard (Cincinnati)

Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Jim McDaniels (Western Kentucky)

Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year

George Trapp (Long Beach State)

Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Pete Maravich (LSU)

Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Kenny Haynes (Lamar)

Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Mike Maloy (Davidson)

Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Gene Phillips (SMU)

West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Dennis Awtrey (Santa Clara)

NCAA College Division

NCAA College Division basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Ted McClain (Tennessee State)

Eastern Professional Basketball League

EPBL Most Valuable Player

Waite Bellamy (Wilmington Blue Bombers)

ABA

NBA

FIBA

NAIA

1970 NAIA Basketball Tournament

NCAA

Women's tournaments

International Competition

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 1970:^[1]
- Ben Carnevale
- Bob Davies

Deaths

January 2 — Edgar Diddle, American college coach (Western Kentucky) (born 1895)
April 6 — Maurice Stokes, American NBA player (Cincinnati Royals) (born 1933)
April 29 — Forrest DeBernardi, American Hall of Fame player (born 1899)
May 27 — Trajko Rajković, Yugoslav professional and Olympic player (born 1937)
June 4 — Branch McCracken, American Hall of Fame college coach (Indiana Hoosiers) (born 1908)
August 10 — Joe Lapchick, American Hall of Fame player (Original Celtics) and coach (St. John's, New York Knicks) (born 1900)

Births

February 8 - Alonzo Mourning, American NBA player and a Hall of Famer
May 9 - Doug Christie, American NBA player
September 3 - George Lynch, American NBA player
September 8 - Latrell Sprewell, American NBA player
October 9 - Kenny Anderson, American NBA player
November 14 - David Wesley, American NBA player

References

^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.

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