1984 in basketball

Regular-season MVP

 * Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

NBA finals MVP

 * Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

Slam Dunk Contest

 * Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns

Collegiate awards

 * Men
 * John R. Wooden Award: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
 * Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Ricky Stokes, Virginia
 * Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina
 * NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Ed Pinckney, Villanova
 * Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Ray Meyer, DePaul
 * Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Ray Meyer
 * Women
 * Naismith College Player of the Year: Cheryl Miller, USC
 * Wade Trophy: Janice Lawrence Braxton, Louisiana Tech
 * Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Kim Mulkey, Louisiana Tech
 * NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Cheryl Miller, USC

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

 * Class of 1984:
 * Jack Gardner
 * John Havlicek
 * Sam Jones

Births

 * May 28 – Carmelo Anthony
 * December 30 – LeBron James

Deaths

 * January 30 – Lloyd Sharrar, All-American college player (West Virginia) (born 1936)
 * March 3 – Jack Moore, American college player (Nebraska) (born 1959)
 * May 30 – Tex Gibbons, American Olympic gold medalist (1936) (born 1907)
 * November 21 – Ben Wilson, American high school player (born 1967)
 * December 11 – Nate Bowman, American NBA/ABA player (born 1943)