1974 in basketball

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


 * Most Valuable Player: Julius Erving, New York Nets
 * Rookie of the Year: Swen Nater, San Antonio Spurs
 * Coach of the Year: Joe Mullaney, Utah Stars
 * ABA All-Star Game MVP:Artis Gilmore
 * ABA Finals Most Valuable Player Award:Julius Erving

NAIA

 * 1974 NAIA Basketball Tournament

NBA

 * 1973-74 NBA season
 * 1974 NBA Playoffs
 * 1974 NBA draft
 * 1974 NBA Finals, Celtics beat Bucks 4-3
 * 1974 NBA All-Star Game

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 

EBA

 * EBA Most Valuable Player: Ken Wilburn, Allentown Jets
 * EBA Rookie of the Year: Dennis Bell, Allentown Jets
 * EBA Coach of the Year: Howie Landa, Allentown Jets

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:
 * Ernest Schmidt

Births

 * February 7 – Steve Nash, Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer
 * March 27 – Marcus Camby, American Basketball player
 * August 9 – Derek Fisher, American Basketball player
 * September 7 – Antonio McDyess, American Basketball player
 * September 10 – Ben Wallace, American Basketball Hall of Fame player
 * September 17 – Rasheed Wallace, American Basketball player
 * October 2 – Anthony Johnson, American Basketball player
 * November 5 – Jerry Stackhouse, American Basketball player
 * November 15 – Giovanna Granieri, Italian former basketball player
 * November 23 – Malik Rose, American Basketball player

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)