1989 in basketball

Men

 * Germany : BBC Bayreuth
 * Spain : FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 * France : Limoges CSP
 * Italy : Olimpia Milano
 * Philippines : San Miguel Beermen

Regular Season MVP

 * Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Finals MVP

 * Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons

Slam Dunk Contest

 * Kenny Walker, New York Knicks

Three-point Shootout

 * Dale Ellis, Seattle SuperSonics

Collegiate awards

 * Men
 * John R. Wooden Award: Sean Elliott, Arizona
 * Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
 * Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Tim Hardaway, UTEP
 * Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Sean Elliott, Arizona
 * NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Anderson Hunt, UNLV
 * USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Chris Jackson, LSU
 * Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana
 * Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Nat Holman
 * Women
 * Naismith College Player of the Year: Clarissa Davis, Texas
 * Naismith College Coach of the Year: Pat Summitt, Tennessee
 * Wade Trophy: Clarissa Davis, Texas
 * Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Paulette Backstrom, Bowling Green
 * NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee
 * Carol Eckman Award: Linda Hill-MacDonald, Minnesota

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

 * Class of 1989:
 * William Gates
 * K.C. Jones
 * Lenny Wilkens

Deaths

 * April 8 — Horia Demian, Romanian club player (U Cluj) (born 1942)
 * April 16 — Sam "Boom Boom" Wheeler, American professional player (Harlem Globetrotters, Harlem Magicians) (born 1923)
 * April 23 — Norm Baker, Canadian BBA and PCPBL player (born 1923)
 * July 26 — Bob Spessard, All-American college player and coach (Washington and Lee) (born 1915)
 * August 14 — Ricky Berry, American NBA player (Sacramento Kings) (born 1964)
 * August 21 — Scott Fenton, Australian player (Perth Wildcats) (born 1964)
 * September 7 — Valery Goborov, Soviet player (born 1966)
 * September 22 — Bob Calihan, All-American college player and coach (Detroit), NBL player (born 1918)
 * October 7 — Earl Thomas, American NBL player (born 1915)
 * October 8 — Oscar Moglia, Uruguayan Olympic and club player (Club Atlético Welcome) (born 1935)
 * October 12 — Rolando Bacigalupo, Peruvian Olympic player (born 1914)
 * October 30 — Douglas Legg, British Olympic player (born 1914)
 * October 30 — Raymond Offner, French Olympic player (born 1927)
 * December 3 — Fernando Martín Espina, Spanish player (Real Madrid, Portland Trail Blazers) (born 1962)
 * Date unknown — Liviu Naghy, Romanian Olympic player (born 1929)