2001 in basketball
Championships
Professional
College
- Men
- NCAA Division I: Duke University 82, Arizona 72
- National Invitation Tournament: University of Tulsa 79, University of Alabama 60
- NCAA Division II: Kentucky Wesleyan College 72, Washburn University 63
- NCAA Division III: Catholic 76, William Paterson College 62
- NAIA Division I: Faulkner University 63, Oklahoma Science & Arts 59
- NAIA Division II: Northwestern (Iowa) 82, MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) 78
- Women
- NCAA Division I: University of Notre Dame 68, Purdue University 66
- NCAA Division II: Cal Poly Pomona 87, North Dakota State University 80 (OT)
- NCAA Division III Washington (Mo.) 67, Messiah College 45
- NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City University 69, Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) 52
- NAIA Division II Hastings College (Neb.) 73, Cornerstone University (Mich.) 69
Awards and honors
Professional
- Men
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Allen Iverson
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Mike Miller
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ben Wallace
- NBA Coach of the Year Award: Larry Brown, Philadelphia 76ers
- Euroscar Award: Peja StojakoviÃÂ, Sacramento Kings and FR Yugoslavia
- Mr. Europa: Peja StojakoviÃÂ, Sacramento Kings and FR Yugoslavia
- Women
- WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Debbie Black, Miami Sol
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Jackie Stiles, Portland Fire
- WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Janeth Arcain, Houston Comets
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Sue Wicks, New York Liberty
- WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Dan Hughes, Cleveland Rockers
- WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
- WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
Collegiate
- Combined
- Legends of Coaching Award: Lute Olson, Arizona
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Shane Battier, Duke
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Rod Barnes, Mississippi
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Rashad Phillips, Detroit
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Duke
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Juan Dixon, Maryland
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Matt Doherty, North Carolina
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Tex Winter
- Women
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
- Wade Trophy: Jackie Stiles, Missouri State
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Niele Ivey, Notre Dame
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
- Basketball Academic All-America Team: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
- Carol Eckman Award: Juliene B. Simpson, East Stroudsburg University
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
- Nancy Lieberman Award: Sue Bird, Connecticut
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Cathy Rush
* Van Chancellor
* Theresa Grentz
* Phyllis Holmes
* LaTaunya Pollard
* Linda K. Sharp
* C. Vivian Stringer
* Vanya Voynova
* Hazel Walker
* Rosie Walker
* Holly Warlick
Movies
Deaths
- January 7 â Ken Durrett, American NBA player and All-American at La Salle University (born 1948)
- January 17 â Garland O'Shields, American NBA player (Chicago Stags, Syracuse Nationals) (born 1921)
- January 26 â Al McGuire, Hall of Fame coach at Marquette and famed college basketball announcer (born 1928)
- February 3 â Bobby Colburn, American NBL player for the Dayton Metropolitans (born 1911)
- February 19 â Guy Rodgers, Hall of Fame player for the Philadelphia and San Francisco Warriors (born 1935)
- February 20 â Harry Boykoff, former St. John's and early NBA player (born 1922)
- April 25 â Clovis Stark, American NBL for the Dayton Metropolitans (born 1914)
- April 29 â Andy Phillip, Hall of Fame NBA player (born 1922)
- May 15 â Ralph Miller, Hall of Fame college coach at Wichita State, Iowa and Oregon State (born 1919)
- June 26 â George Senesky, NBA player and coach for the Philadelphia Warriors (born 1922)
- August 1 â Dwight Eddleman, All-American at Illinois and two-time NBA All-Star (born 1922)
- September 5 â Cawood Ledford, American radio announcer (Kentucky Wildcats) (born 1926)
- September 14 â George Ireland, coach of the 1963 NCAA national champion Loyola Ramblers (born 1913)
- October 13 â B. L. Graham, All-American college player and head coach (Ole Miss Rebels) (born 1914)
- October 20 â NebojÃ
¡a PopoviÃÂ, Serbian player, coach and administrator and FIBA Hall of Fame member (born 1923)
- November 18 â Renato Righetto, Brazilian referee and FIBA Hall of Fame member (born 1921)
- November 23 â Gus Broberg, two-time All-American forward at Dartmouth College (born 1920)
- November 28 â Bob Cope, American college coach (Montana) (born 1928)
- December 8 â Mirza DelibaÃ
¡iÃÂ, FIBA Hall of Fame player from Bosnia and 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist (born 1954)
- December 10 â Gus Doerner, American NBL player (Fort Wayne Pistons, Indianapolis Kautskys) (born 1922)
- December 13 â Larry Costello, American All-Star NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers) (born 1931)
References