1983 in basketball

Regular Season MVP

 * Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

NBA Finals MVP

 * Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

Collegiate awards

 * Men
 * John R. Wooden Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
 * Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Ray McCallum, Ball State
 * Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
 * NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
 * Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Guy Lewis, Houston
 * Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: John Wooden
 * Women
 * Naismith College Player of the Year: Anne Donovan, Old Dominion
 * Wade Trophy: LaTaunya Pollard, Long Beach
 * NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Cheryl Miller, USC

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

 * Class of 1983:
 * Bill Bradley
 * Dave DeBusschere
 * Jack Twyman
 * Dean Smith

Births

 * January 29 — Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player

Deaths

 * May 20 — Clair Bee, American Hall of Fame college coach (Long Island) (born 1896)
 * June 6 — Curly Armstrong, American NBA player (Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1918)
 * June 19 — Dave Quabius, American NBL player (Sheboygan Red Skins, Oshkosh All-Stars) (born 1916)
 * July 12 — Donald White, All-American player (Purdue) and college coach (Washington University, Connecticut, Rutgers) (born 1898)
 * July 15 — Gary Bradds, American NBA/ABA player, college All-American at Ohio State (born 1942)
 * December 4 — Bruce Drake, American Hall of Fame college coach (Oklahoma Sooners) (born 1905)
 * December 21 — Mark Workman, All-American college player (West Virginia) and NBA player (born 1930)