Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
Championships
International
Professional
Men
Women
College
- Men
- NCAA
- Division I: Florida 73, UCLA 57
- National Invitation Tournament: South Carolina 76, Michigan 64
- Division II: Winona State 73, Virginia Union 61
- Division III: Virginia Wesleyan 59, Wittenberg 56
- NAIA
- NAIA Division I: Texas Wesleyan 67, Oklahoma City 65
- NAIA Division II: College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 74, Huntington (Ind.) 56
- NJCAA
- Division I: Arkansas-Ft. Smith 68, Tallahassee CC (FL) 59
- Division II: Cecil CC 9 (MD) 64, Kirkwood CC (IA) 63
- Division III: North Lake College (TX) 78, Gloucester County College (N.J.) 65
- UAAP Men's: University of Santo Tomas over Ateneo de Manila University, 2 games to 1
- NCAA (Philippines) Seniors': San Beda College over Philippine Christian University, 2 games to 1
- Women
- NCAA
- Division I: Maryland 78, Duke 75 OT
- WNIT: Kansas State 77, Marquette 65
- Division II: Grand Valley State 58, American International 52
- Division III Hope 69, Southern Maine 56
- NAIA
- NAIA Division I: Union (TN) 79, Lubbock Christian (TX) 62
- NAIA Division II Hastings (Neb.) 58, College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 39
- NJCAA
- Division I: Monroe CC (Rochester, New York) 76, Odessa College (TX) 64
- Division II: Illinois Central College 71, Kirkwood CC (IA) 54
- Division III: Monroe College (Bronx, New York) 100, Mohawk Valley CC (NY) 70
- UAAP Women's: University of Santo Tomas over Far Eastern University, 2 games to 1
Prep
Awards and honors
Professional
- Men
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Steve Nash
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Chris Paul
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ben Wallace
- NBA Coach of the Year Award: Avery Johnson
- FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Theodoros Papaloukas, CSKA Moscow and
- Euroscar Award: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and
- Mr. Europa: Jorge Garbajosa, Toronto Raptors and (also Unicaja Málaga)
- Women
- WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx
- WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Erin Buescher, Sacramento Monarchs
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Dawn Staley, Houston Comets
- WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Mike Thibault, Connecticut Sun
- WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Deanna Nolan, Detroit Shock
- FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Maria Stepanova, CSKA Samara and
Collegiate
- Combined
- Legends of Coaching Award: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: J. J. Redick, Duke
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Dee Brown, Illinois
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: J. J. Redick, Duke
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Corey Brewer, Florida
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Roy Williams (coach), North Carolina
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Jerry Colangelo
- Women
- John R. Wooden Award: Seimone Augustus, LSU
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Seimone Augustus, LSU
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina
- Wade Trophy: Seimone Augustus, LSU
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Megan Duffy, Notre Dame
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Seimone Augustus, LSU
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Laura Harper, Maryland
- Basketball Academic All-America Team: Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
- Carol Eckman Award: Gail Goestenkors, Duke
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina
- List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Seimone Augustus, LSU
- Nancy Lieberman Award: Ivory Latta, North Carolina
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Val Ackerman
Events
Movies
Deaths
- February 11 â Harry Vines, American wheelchair basketball coach (born 1938)
- March 17 â Ray Meyer, American Hall of Fame coach of the DePaul University men's team (born 1913)
- April 6 â Maggie Dixon, women's coach at Army (born 1977)
- April 6 â Price Brookfield, American NBA player (born 1920)
- April 19 â Gene Rosenthal, American NBL player (Pittsburgh Pirates) (born 1914)
- May 6 â Bob Dro, national champion at Indiana and Indianapolis Kautskys player (born 1918)
- May 9 â Grady Wallace, All-American and national scoring champion at South Carolina
- May 18 â Irving Meretsky, Canadian Olympic silver medalist (1936) (born 1912)
- July 3 â Dick Dickey, NBA player and All-American at NC State (born 1926)
- July 4 â Bobby Joe Mason, Harlem Globetrotters player and college All-American at Bradley (born 1936)
- July 21 â Alexander Petrenko, Russian player (BC Khimki) (born 1976)
- August 18 â Dick Hickox, American college All-American (Miami Hurricanes) (born 1938)
- September 7 â Ozell Jones, American NBA player (San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers) (born 1960)
- October 5 â Cleveland Buckner, American NBA player (New York Knicks) (born 1938)
- October 5 â George King, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals, Cincinnati Royals) and college coach (West Virginia, Purdue) (born 1928)
- October 25 â Johnny Hoekstra, American NBL player (Kankakee Gallagher Trojans) (born 1917)
- October 28 â Arnold "Red" Auerbach, Hall of Fame coach and president of the Boston Celtics (born 1917)
- November 9 â Mikhail Semyonov, Russian (Soviet) Olympic Silver medalist (1956, 1960) (born 1933)
- November 29 â Gary Alcorn, American NBA player (Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers) (born 1936)
- December 12 â Paul Arizin, Hall of Famer for the Philadelphia Warriors who twice led the NBA in scoring (born 1928)
- December 13 â Lamar Hunt, original ownership partner of the Chicago Bulls (born 1932)
- December 21 â Warren Hair, American NBL player (Kankakee Gallagher Trojans) (born 1918)
- December 29 â Charlie Tyra, All-American college (Louisville) and NBA player (New York Knicks, Chicago Packers) (born 1935)
See also
References
External links