2009 in basketball

Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.

Events

Tournaments

Men's tournaments

Other tournaments

• All-Africa Games at
• Pan American Games at
• Southeast Asian Games at
• Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship 2009 at

Women's tournaments

Olympic qualifiers

• FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2009 at
• FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2009 at
• FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2009 at
• EuroBasket Women 2009 at
• FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 2009 at

Other tournaments

• Pan American Games at
• Southeast Asian Games at
• Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship for Women 2009 at

Youth tournaments

• FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand
• All-tournament team:
• Mario DelaÅ¡
• Gordon Hayward
• Nikolaos Pappas
• Tyshawn Taylor
• Toni Prostran
• FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women in Thailand
• FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women at

Club championships

Intercontinental championships

• Euroleague: Panathinaikos
• Eurocup: Lietuvos Rytas
• EuroChallenge: Virtus Bologna
• Asia Champions Cup: Mahram Tehran
• Liga Sudamericana: Flamengo

National championships

Men:

• NBA
• Season:
• Division champions: Boston Celtics (Atlantic), Cleveland Cavaliers (Central), Orlando Magic (Southeast), Denver Nuggets (Northwest), Los Angeles Lakers (Pacific), San Antonio Spurs (Southwest)
• Best regular-season record: Cleveland Cavaliers (66–16)
• Eastern Conference: Orlando Magic
• Western Conference: Los Angeles Lakers
• Finals: The Lakers defeat the Magic 4–1, giving Phil Jackson a record 10th NBA title as a head coach. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant is named Finals MVP.
• Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2008–09 season:
• Regular season: Atenas
• Playoffs: Atenas defeat Peñarol 4–2 in the best-of-seven final.
• National Basketball League, 2008–09 season:
• Premiers: South Dragons
• Champions: South Dragons defeat Melbourne Tigers 3–2 in the best-of-five Grand Final.
• Basketball League Belgium: Spirou Charleroi defeat Dexia Mons-Hainaut 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
• Chinese Basketball Association, 2008–09 season: Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat the Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
• Croatian League: Cibona defeat Zadar 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
• Czech League: ČEZ Nymburk defeat Geofin Nový Jičín 4–0 in the best-of-seven final.
• Dutch Eredivisie: MyGuide Amsterdam defeat EiffelTowers Den Bosch 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
• Estonian League, 2008–09: Kalev/Cramo defeat TÜ/Rock 4–2 in the best-of-7 final.
• French Pro A League: ASVEL Basket defeat Orléans 55–41 in the one-off final.
• German Bundesliga: EWE Baskets Oldenburg defeat Telekom Baskets Bonn 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
• Greek League, 2008–09 season: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
• Iranian Super League, 2008–09 season: Mahram defeat Zob Ahan 2–0 in the best-of-three final.
• Israeli Super League, 2008–09 season: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeat Maccabi Haifa 85–72 in the one-off final.
• Italian Serie A, 2008–09 season: Montepaschi Siena defeat Armani Jeans Milano 4–0 in the best-of-seven final. Montepaschi complete a treble of trophies, having also won the Italian Supercup and Italian Cup; they lost only one out of 44 matches across all domestic competitions this season.
• Lithuanian LKL: Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius defeat Žalgiris Kaunas 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
• Montenegro League: Budućnost Podgorica defeat Primorje 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
• Philippine Basketball Association, 2008–09 season:
• Philippine Cup: The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeat the Alaska Aces 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
• Fiesta Conference: The San Miguel Beermen defeat the Barangay Ginebra Kings 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
• Polish League: Asseco Prokom Sopot defeat Turów Zgorzelec 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
• Russian Super League: CSKA Moscow defeat Khimki Moscow Region 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
• Serbia Super League: Partizan Belgrade defeat Red Star Belgrade 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
• Slovenian League: Union Olimpija defeat Helios Domžale 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
• Spanish ACB:
• Season: TAU Cerámica
• Playoffs: Regal FC Barcelona defeat TAU Cerámica 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
• Turkish Basketball League: Efes Pilsen defeat Fenerbahçe Ülker 4–2 in the best-of-seven final.
• Ukrainian Super League: Azovmash Mariupol defeat BC Donetsk 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
• British Basketball League, 2008–09:
• Season: Newcastle Eagles
• Playoffs: Newcastle Eagles defeat Everton Tigers 87–84 in the one-off final.
• Adriatic League: Partizan Belgrade defeat Cibona Zagreb 63–49 in the one-off final.
• Baltic League: Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius defeat Žalgiris Kaunas 97–74 in the one-off final.

Women:

• WNBA
• Season:
• Eastern Conference: Indiana Fever
• Western Conference and best regular-season record: Phoenix Mercury
• Finals: The Mercury defeat the Fever 3–2 for their second title in three years. The Mercury's Diana Taurasi is named Finals MVP.
• 2008–09 EuroLeague Women: Spartak Moscow

College

Men:

Women:

• NCAA
• Division I: Connecticut 76, Louisville 54
• Most Outstanding Player: Tina Charles, UConn
• WNIT: South Florida 75, Kansas 71
• Division II: Minnesota State-Mankato 103, Franklin Pierce 94
• Division III: George Fox 60, Washington (MO) 53
• NAIA
• NAIA Division I: Union College (TN) 73, Lambuth University (TN) 63
• NAIA Division II: Morningside College (IA) 68, Hastings College (NE) 63
• NJCAA
• Division I: Central Arizona College 78, Jefferson College 71
• Division II: Kirkwood Community College 62, Schoolcraft College 38
• Division III: Rochester Community & Technical College 87, Madison Area Technical College 63
• UAAP Women's: Adamson defeats FEU in the best of three finals 2–0

Prep

• USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1:
• USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1:
• NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:
• UAAP Juniors: Ateneo defeats DLSZ in the best of three finals 2–1

Awards and honors

Basketball Hall of Fame

• Class of 2009:
• Players: Michael Jordan, David Robinson, John Stockton
• Coaches: Jerry Sloan, C. Vivian Stringer

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

• Class of 2009
• Jennifer Azzi
• Cynthia Cooper
• Jennifer Gillom
• Sonja Hogg
• Jill Hutchison
• Ora Washington

FIBA Hall of Fame

• Class of 2009
• Players
• Jacky Chazalon

:* Oscar Robertson

:* Ricardo González

:* Ubiratan Pereira

*Coaches

:* Kay Yow

:* Pedro Ferrándiz

:* Pete Newell

*Referees

:* Artenik Arabadjian

:* Marcel Pfeuti

*Contributors

:* Al Ramsay

Professional

• Men
• NBA Most Valuable Player Award: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
• NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
• NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
• NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award: Jason Terry, Dallas Mavericks
• NBA Most Improved Player Award: Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers
• NBA Coach of the Year Award: Mike Brown, Cleveland Cavaliers
• FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Pau Gasol, and Los Angeles Lakers
• Euroscar Award: Pau Gasol, and Los Angeles Lakers
• Mr. Europa: Pau Gasol, and Los Angeles Lakers
• Women
• WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
• WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
• WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream
• WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award: DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix Mercury
• WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Crystal Langhorne, Washington Mystics
• Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Kara Lawson, Sacramento Monarchs
• WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Marynell Meadors, Atlanta Dream
• WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Swin Cash, Seattle Storm
• WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
• FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Sandrine Gruda, , UMMC Ekaterinburg, and Connecticut Sun

Collegiate

• Combined
• Legends of Coaching Award: Rick Barnes, Texas
• Men
• John R. Wooden Award: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Darren Collison, UCLA
• Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
• NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Kyle Singler, Duke
• USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Tyreke Evans, Memphis
• Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Bill Self, Kansas
• Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Billy Packer
• Women
• John R. Wooden Award: Maya Moore, Connecticut
• Naismith College Player of the Year: Maya Moore, Connecticut
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
• Wade Trophy: Maya Moore, Connecticut
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Renee Montgomery, Connecticut
• Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Maya Moore, Connecticut
• NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Tina Charles, UConn
• Basketball Academic All-America Team: Amber Guffey, Murray State
• Carol Eckman Award: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
• Maggie Dixon Award: Kelly Packard, Ball State
• USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee
• Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
• List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
• Nancy Lieberman Award: Renee Montgomery, Connecticut
• Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Anne Donovan

Events

• The Italian club Nuova Sebastiani Basket moves from the central Italian city of Rieti to the major southern city of Naples, effective with the 2009–10 season.
• October 20 – The WNBA announces that the Detroit Shock has been purchased by a group of investors from Tulsa, Oklahoma and will move to that city for the 2010 season. In January 2010, the team would be unveiled as the Tulsa Shock.

Movies

• Hurricane Season
• The Mighty Macs
• Streetballers
• The Winning Season

Deaths

• January 29 — Kay Yow, Hall of Fame coach of the NC State Lady Wolfpack (born 1942)
• February 5 — Mel Thompson, American college coach (The Citadel) (born 1932)
• February 20 — Larry H. Miller, American businessman, owner of the Utah Jazz (born 1944)
• February 26 — Johnny Kerr, Former NBA player, coach and Chicago Bulls announcer (born 1932)
• February 26 — Norm Van Lier, Former NBA player and announcer (born 1947)
• March 13 — William Davidson, American businessman, owner of the Detroit Pistons and Hall of Famer (born 1923)
• April 4 — Marvin Webster, The "Human Eraser" was a 10-year NBA vet and Division II National Champion at Morgan State University (born 1952)
• April 16 — Reggie Royals, ABA player (San Diego Conquistadors) (born 1950)
• April 27 — Glen Gondrezick, Former NBA and UNLV guard (born 1955)
• April 29 — Alexander Athas, American basketball player and sports celebrity (born 1922)
• April 30 — Hal Perry, Starting guard on San Francisco's back to back national championship teams (1955 & 1956) (born 1933)
• May 9 — Chuck Daly, Two-time NBA Champion coach of the Detroit Pistons and coach of the 1992 US Olympic team (born 1930)
• May 15 — Wayman Tisdale, American player, member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame and 12-year NBA veteran; also a renowned jazz bass guitarist (born 1964)
• May 21 — DeWitt Menyard, American ABA player (Houston Mavericks) (born 1944)
• June 4 — Randy Smith, Former All-Star guard for the Buffalo Braves (born 1948)
• July 27 — Dick Holub, Former Fairleigh Dickinson coach and All-American player at LIU (born 1921)
• August 11 — Kirby Minter, American basketball player, MVP of the 1954 FIBA World Championship (born 1929)
• August 13 — Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (born 1980)
• August 17 — Paul Hogue, All-American and 1962 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player at Cincinnati (born 1940)
• August 19 — Harry Kermode, Canadian Olympic player (1948) (born 1922)
• September 29 — Ebony Dickinson, American basketball player (born 1977)
• October 19 — Joe Hutton, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers) (born 1928)
• October 19 — Angelo Musi, NBA (Philadelphia Warriors) and ABL player (born 1918)
• October 23 — Ron Sobieszczyk, former member of the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers (born 1934)
• October 30 — Howie Schultz, member of two NBA championship teams with the Minneapolis Lakers (born 1922)
• November 1 — Jonathan Bourhis, French player (JDA Dijon Basket) (born 1990)
• November 1 — Alan Ogg, former UAB and Miami Heat center (born 1967)
• November 9 — Al Cervi, Hall of Fame player and coach of the 1955 NBA Champion Syracuse Nationals (born 1917)
• November 18 — Red Robbins, Tennessee standout and ABA player (born 1944)
• November 22 — Bob Armstrong, American NBL player (Youngstown Bears) (born 1920)
• November 24 — Abe Pollin, Owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics (born 1923)
• December 8 — Fred Sheffield, BAA player (Philadelphia Warriors) (born 1923)
• December 28 — Zoltán Horváth, Hungarian player (born 1979)

See also

• Timeline of women's basketball

References

External links