The Nineties in America - Salem Press (2009)

National Basketball Association (NBA)

Championships
1990: Detroit Pistons 4, Portland Trail Blazers 1
1991: Chicago Bulls 4, Los Angeles Lakers 1
1992: Chicago Bulls 4, Portland Trail Blazers 2
1993: Chicago Bulls 4, Phoenix Suns 2
1994: Houston Rockets 4, New York Knicks 3
1995: Houston Rockets 4, Orlando Magic 0
1996: Chicago Bulls 4, Seattle SuperSonics 2
1997: Chicago Bulls 4, Utah Jazz 2
1998: Chicago Bulls 4, Utah Jazz 2
1999: San Antonio Spurs 4, New York Knicks 1

NBA Most Valuable Players
1990: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
1991: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1992: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1993: Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns
1994: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets

1995: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs

1996: Michael Jordan*, Chicago Bulls

1997: Karl Malone*, Utah Jazz

1998: Michael Jordan*, Chicago Bulls

1999: Karl Malone*, Utah Jazz

NBA Rookies of the Year

1990: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs

1991: Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets

1992: Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets

1993: Shaquille O’Neal*, Orlando Magic

1994: Chris Webber, Golden State Warriors

1995: Tie: Grant Hill, Detroit Pistons, and Jason

Kidd, Dallas Mavericks

1996: Damon Stoudamire, Toronto Raptors

1997: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers

1998: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs

1999: Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors

Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Championships
1997: Houston Comets 1, New York Liberty 0

1998: Houston Comets 2, Phoenix Mercury 1

1999: Houston Comets 2, New York Liberty 1

College Basketball

National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Championships
1990: UNLV 103, Duke, 73
1991: Duke 72, Kansas 65
1992: Duke 71, Michigan 51 (record later vacated)
1993: North Carolina 77, Michigan 71 (record
later vacated)
1994: Arkansas 76, Duke 72
1995: UCLA 89, Arkansas 78
1996: Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67
1997: Arizona 84, Kentucky 79 (overtime)
1998: Kentucky 78, Utah 69
1999: Connecticut 77, Duke 74

National Invitational Tournament (NIT)

1990: Vanderbilt 74, St. Louis 72

1991: Stanford 78, Oklahoma 72

1992: Virginia 81, Notre Dame 76

1993: Minnesota 62, Georgetown 61

1994: Villanova 80, Vanderbilt 73

1995: Virginia Tech 65, Marquette 64 (overtime)

1996: Nebraska 60, Saint Joseph’s 56

1997: Michigan 82, Florida State 73 (record later

vacated)

1998: Minnesota 79, Penn State 72

1999: California 61, Clemson 60

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Sports: Winners of Major Events The Nineties in America