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The following are the basketball events of the year 1989 throughout the world.

Years in basketball
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2010s 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
2000s 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1990s 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1980s 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
1970s 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
1960s 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
1950s 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950
1940s 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940
1930s 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930
1920s 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920
1910s 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910
1900s 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900
1890s 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891
See also
Current basketball seasons 1989 in basketball 1989 in sports
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Winners of major team competitions 1988-1989

Player awards (NBA)

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)