The following are the basketball events of the year 1983 throughout the world.

• Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

• Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

• 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

• Class of 1983:^[1]
  • Bill Bradley
  • Dave DeBusschere
  • Jack Twyman
  • Dean Smith

• January 29 — Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player

• 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)

• 1983 in sports