Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
National tournaments
FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers
FIBA World Championship for Women qualifiers
Other tournaments
Youth tournaments
2013 FIBA Europe youth championships
Club championships
Continental championships
Men:
Women:
Transnational championships
Men:
- NBA
- Season:
- Division champions: New York Knicks (Atlantic), Indiana Pacers (Central), Miami Heat (Southeast), Oklahoma City Thunder (Northwest), Los Angeles Clippers (Pacific), San Antonio Spurs (Southwest)
- Best regular-season record: Miami Heat (66âÂÂ16)
- Eastern Conference: Miami Heat
- Western Conference: San Antonio Spurs
- Finals: The Heat defend their title from last season, defeating the Spurs 4âÂÂ3 in the best-of-7 series. LeBron James repeats as Finals MVP.
- National Basketball League, 2012âÂÂ13 season:
- Premiers: New Zealand Breakers
- Champions: The Breakers win their third straight championship, sweeping the Perth Wildcats 2âÂÂ0 in the best-of-3 Grand Final.
- Adriatic League, 2012âÂÂ13: Partizan Belgrade defeat Red Star Belgrade 71âÂÂ63 in the one-off final.
- ASEAN Basketball League, 2013: San Miguel Beermen sweep the Indonesia Warriors 3âÂÂ0 in the best-of-5 finals.
- Balkan League, 2012âÂÂ13: Hapoel Gilboa Galil defeat Levski Sofia 87-79 in the one-off final.
- Baltic League: Ventspils defeat Prienai 161âÂÂ150 on aggregate (91âÂÂ69, 70âÂÂ71) in the two-legged final.
- Czech League: Nymburk sweep ProstÃÂjov 4âÂÂ0 in the best-of-7 final. This is Nymburk's 10th straight league title.
- VTB United League, 2012âÂÂ13: CSKA Moscow defeat Lokomotiv-Kuban 3âÂÂ1 in the best-of-5 final.
National championships
- Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2012âÂÂ13:
- Regular season championship Round: Regatas
- Playoffs: Regatas sweep the Lanús 4-0 in the best-of-7 final.
- Austrian Bundesliga: BC Vienna defeat Oberwart Gunners 3âÂÂ2 in the best-of-5 finals.
- Belaruisan Premier League:BC Tsmoki-Minsk sweep BK Grodno-93 3âÂÂ0 in the best-of-5 finals.
- Basketball League Belgium, 2012âÂÂ13: Telenet Oostende sweep Belfius Mons-Hainaut 3âÂÂ0 in the best-of-5 finals.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship, 2012âÂÂ13: KK Igokea defeat Ã
 iroki WWin 3âÂÂ2 in the best-of-5 finals.
- Novo Basquete Brasil, 2012âÂÂ13: Flamengo defeat Uberlândia 77âÂÂ70 in the final.
- Bulgarian National League: Lukoil Academic defeat Levski Sofia 3âÂÂ2 in the best-of-5 final, claiming their 11th straight league title.
- Chinese Basketball Association:
- Regular season: Guangdong Southern Tigers
- Playoffs: Guangdong Southern Tigers sweep the Shandong Lions 4âÂÂ0 in the best-of-7 final.
- Croatian League, 2012âÂÂ13: Cibona sweep Zadar 3âÂÂ0 in the best-of-5 final.
- Dutch Basketball League, 2012âÂÂ13: ZZ Leiden sweep Aris Leeuwarden 4âÂÂ0 in the best-of-7 final.
- Estonian League, 2012âÂÂ13: Kalev/Cramo sweep TÃÂ/Rock 4âÂÂ0 in the best-of-7 final.
- French Pro A League, 2012âÂÂ13: Nanterre defeat Strasbourg 3âÂÂ1 in the best-of-5 final.
- German Bundesliga, 2012âÂÂ13: Brose Baskets sweep EWE Baskets Oldenburg 3âÂÂ0 in the best-of-5 final, claiming their fourth consecutive title.
- Greek League, 2012âÂÂ13: Panathinaikos sweep Olympiacos 3âÂÂ0 in the best-of-5 final.
- National Basketball League (Indonesia), 2012âÂÂ13: Dell Aspac defeat Pelita Jaya Esia 63-50 in the one-off final.
- Iranian Super League, 2012âÂÂ13: Petrochimi defeat Mahram 3-2 in the best-of-5 final.
- Israeli Super League, 2012âÂÂ13: Maccabi Haifa defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 86âÂÂ79 in the one-off final.
- Italian Serie A, 2012âÂÂ13: Montepaschi Siena defeat Acea Roma 4âÂÂ1 in the best-of-7 final, claiming their seventh straight title.
- Japan Basketball League, 2012âÂÂ13: Toshiba Brave Thunders defeat the Aishin Sea Horses 3-2 in the best-of-5 final.
- Korean Basketball League, 2012âÂÂ13: Ulsan Mobis Phoebus sweep the Seoul SK Knights 4-0 in the best-of-7 final.
- Latvian League, 2012âÂÂ13: VEF Rëga defeat Ventspils 4âÂÂ1 in the best-of-7 final.
- Lithuanian LKL, 2012âÂÂ13: Ã
½algiris sweep Lietuvos rytas 4âÂÂ0 in the best-of-7 final.
- Mexican League, 2012âÂÂ13: Toros de Los Dos Laredos defeat Halcones UV Xalapa 4âÂÂ2 in the best-of-7 final.
- Montenegro League: BuduÃÂnost sweep the Sutjeska 3-0 in the best-of-5 final.
- Philippine Basketball Association, 2012âÂÂ13:
- Philippine Cup: The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters sweep the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4âÂÂ0 in the best-of-7 finals.
- Commissioner's Cup: The Alaska Aces sweep Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3âÂÂ0 in the best-of-5 finals.
- Governors' Cup: The San Mig Coffee Mixers defeat the Petron Blaze Boosters 4âÂÂ3 in the best-of-7 finals.
- Polish League, 2012âÂÂ13: Stelemet Zielona Góra sweep PGE Turów 4âÂÂ0 in the best-of-7 final.
- Portuguese League: Benfica defeat Académica de Coimbra 3-1 in the best-of-5 final.
- Divizia A: CSU Asesoft PloieÃÂti defeat Mureà4âÂÂ2 in the best-of-7 final.
- Russian PBL, 2012âÂÂ13: CSKA Moscow (regular-season play only; no playoffs)
- League of Serbia, 2012âÂÂ13: Partizan Belgrade defeat Red Star Belgrade 3âÂÂ1 in the best-of-5 final.
- Slovenian League: Krka Novo Mesto defeat Union Olimpija Ljubljana i3âÂÂ1 n the best-of-5 final.
- Spanish ACB:
- Season: Real Madrid
- Playoffs: Real Madrid defeat FC Barcelona Regal 3âÂÂ2 in the best-of-5 final.
- Super Basketball League: Pure Youth defeat Dacin Tigers
- Turkish League, 2012âÂÂ13: Galatasaray Medical Park defeat Banvit 4âÂÂ1 in the best-of-7 final.
- Ukrainian SuperLeague, 2012âÂÂ13: Budivelnyk Kyiv defeat Azovmash Mariupol 4âÂÂ3 in the best-of-7 final.
- British Basketball League, 2012âÂÂ13:
- Season: Leicester Riders
- Playoffs: The Riders defeat the Newcastle Eagles 68âÂÂ57 in the one-off final.
Women:
College seasons: Men's Division
Women:
- NCAA
- Division I: Connecticut 93, Louisville 60
- Most Outstanding Player: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
- WNIT: Drexel 46, Utah 43
- Women's Basketball Invitational: Detroit 73, McNeese State 62
- Division II: Ashland 71, Dowling 56
- Division III: DePauw 69, WisconsinâÂÂWhitewater 51
- NAIA
- NAIA Division I: Westmont College 71, Lee University 65
- NAIA Division II: Indiana Wesleyan 61, Davenport 43
- NJCAA
- Division I: Trinity Valley 83, Central Arizona 71
- Division II: Louisburg 75, Mesa 65
- Division III: Rock Valley 78, Mohawk Valley 60
- UAAP Women's: La Salle defeated NU 2âÂÂ1 in the best-of-3 finals.
Prep
Awards and honors
Professional
- Men
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award: LeBron James, Miami Heat
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies
- NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award: J. R. Smith, New York Knicks
- NBA Most Improved Player Award: Paul George, Indiana Pacers
- NBA Sportsmanship Award: Jason Kidd, New York Knicks
- NBA Coach of the Year Award: George Karl, Denver Nuggets
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets
- TwymanâÂÂStokes Teammate of the Year Award: Chauncey Billups, Los Angeles Clippers
- NBA Executive of the Year Award: Masai Ujiri, Denver Nuggets
- FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award:
- Euroscar Award:
- Mr. Europa:
- Women
- WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Elena Delle Donne, Chicago Sky
- WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award: Sylvia Fowles, Chicago Sky
- WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Shavonte Zellous, Indiana Fever
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Swin Cash, Chicago Sky & Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Mike Thibault, Washington Mystics
- WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
- FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
- WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx
Collegiate
- Combined
- Legends of Coaching Award: Bill Self, Kansas
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Trey Burke, Michigan
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jim Larrañaga, Miami (FL)
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Peyton Siva, Louisville
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Trey Burke, Michigan
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Jim Larrañaga, Miami
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Lute Olson
- Women
- John R. Wooden Award: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
- Wade Trophy: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Alex Bentley, Penn State
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Breanna Stewart, UConn
- Basketball Academic All-America Team: Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
- Kay Yow Award: Sue Semrau, Florida State
- Carol Eckman Award: Jan Ross, Oklahoma
- Maggie Dixon Award: Holly Warlick, Tennessee
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
- List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
- Nancy Lieberman Award: Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Pat Summitt
Events
- January 21 â The Maloof family announces that it has reached an agreement to sell the Sacramento Kings to a Seattle-based group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer that plans to move the team to Seattle for the and resurrect the SuperSonics name.
- April 15 â The 2013 WNBA draft is held at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut, with Baylor center Brittney Griner chosen first overall.
- April 29 â After Sacramento mayor and former NBA player Kevin Johnson recruits an ownership group to make a counter-offer to keep the Kings in Sacramento, a league committee unanimously recommends that owners reject the Seattle group's deal.
- May 31 â The sale of the Kings to the Sacramento-based group led by Vivek Ranadive is closed.
- June 27 â The 2013 NBA draft is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with Anthony Bennett, a power forward from UNLV, becoming the first Canadian to be chosen as the first overall pick.
- December 6 â In the highest-scoring game in NCAA Division I women's history, Kentucky defeats Baylor 133âÂÂ130 in four overtimes. The game, held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was the front end of a doubleheader that included the two schools' men's teams.
Movies
Deaths
- January 7 â Gonzalo Puyat II, former president of FIBA (born 1934)
- January 10 â Jay Handlan, College All-American (Washington and Lee) and AAU player (born 1928)
- January 12 â Chuck Dalton, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1927)
- January 15 â George Gund III, NBA owner (Cleveland Cavaliers) (born 1937)
- January 16 â Wayne D. Anderson, American college coach (Idaho) (born 1930)
- January 19 â Jim Marking, American college coach (South Dakota State) (born 1927)
- January 24 â Jim Line, two-time NCAA championship player at Kentucky (1948, 1949) (born 1926)
- January 31 â Larry Killick, 10th overall selection in the 1947 BAA draft (born 1922)
- February 3 â B. H. Born, 1953 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (Kansas), AAU player (born 1932)
- February 7 â Howard Lassoff, American player (Maccabi Tel Aviv) (born 1955)
- February 11 â Jim Boatwright, American player (Maccabi Tel Aviv) (born 1951)
- February 11 â Matthew White, American player known for his collegiate career (University of Pennsylvania) (born 1957)
- February 13 â Harry Miller, 86, American college coach (Fresno State, Eastern New Mexico, Wichita State, Stephen F. Austin).
- February 13 â Tibor ZsÃÂros, Hungarian Olympic player (1948, 1952) (born 1930)
- February 17 â Phil Henderson, three-time Final Four player at Duke (born 1968)
- February 18 â Jerry Buss, Los Angeles Lakers owner and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (born 1933)
- March 2 â Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek player (Panathinaikos B.C.) (born 1945)
- March 3 â Bart Quinn, American NBL player (Fort Wayne General Electrics) (born 1917)
- March 3 â George Wearring, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1928)
- March 4 â Chick Halbert, American BBA player (born 1919)
- March 5 â Calvin Fowler, ABA player (Carolina Cougars) and 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist (born 1940)
- March 7 â Harold Hunter, College coach (NC Central), first African-American to sign an NBA contract (born 1926)
- March 8 â Mickey Marty, 91, All-American college player (Loras).
- March 14 â Jack Curran, American high school coach (Archbishop Molloy High School) (born 1930)
- March 22 â Ray Williams, NBA player (New York Knicks, among others) (born 1954)
- March 26 â Tom Boerwinkle, NBA player (Chicago Bulls) (born 1945)
- March 30 â Bob Nichols, 82, American college coach (Toledo).
- March 30 â Bobby Parks, American player (San Miguel, Shell, Aspac Jakarta) (born 1962)
- April 1 â Greg Willard, NBA referee (born 1958)
- April 7 â Marty Blake, NBA GM (Atlanta Hawks and scout (born 1927)
- April 12 â Marv Harshman, Naismith Hall of Fame college coach (Washington State, Washington) (born 1917)
- April 24 â Murray Satterfield, 87, American college coach (Boise State, College of Idaho)
- May 5 â Jack Turner, NBA player (Chicago Packers) (born 1939)
- May 16 â Carl Bennett, NBA coach and GM (Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1915)
- May 23 â Flynn Robinson, NBA player (born 1941)
- May 29 â Cliff Meely, NBA player (Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers) (born 1947)
- June 4 â Monti Davis, NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks) (born 1958)
- June 7 â Charlie Coles, College coach (Central Michigan, Miami of Ohio) (born 1942)
- June 19 â ÃÂlafur Rafnsson, Icelandic president of FIBA Europe (born 1963)
- July 6 â Rudy Keeling, College coach (Maine, Northeastern) (born 1947)
- July 6 â Leland Mitchell, ABA player (New Orleans Buccaneers) (born 1941)
- July 14 â Simmie Hill, ABA player (born 1946)
- July 23 â Red McManus, college coach (Creighton) (born 1925)
- July 30 â Ossie Schectman, BAA player (New York Knicks) (born 1919)
- August 2 â George Hauptfuhrer, third overall pick in the 1948 BAA draft (born 1926)
- August 5 â Roy Rubin, NBA (Philadelphia 76ers) and college (Long Island) coach (born 1925)
- August 14 â Jack Garfinkel, BAA player (Boston Celtics) (born 1918)
- August 17 â Devin Gray, NBA player (Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets) (born 1972)
- August 23 â Dean Meminger, NBA player (New York Knicks) (born 1948)
- August 30 â Howie Crittenden, college (Murray State) and AAU (Peoria Cats) player (born 1933)
- September 3 â Don Meineke, NBA player (Fort Wayne Pistons, Cincinnati Royals) (born 1930)
- September 7 â Zelmo Beaty, NBA/ABA player (St. Louis Hawks, Utah Stars, Los Angeles Lakers) (born 1939)
- September 16 â Jim Palmer, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, New York Knicks) (born 1933)
- September 17 â Dick O'Neal, All-American college player (TCU) (born 1935)
- September 29 â Bob Kurland, Hall of Fame college (Oklahoma State) and AAU (Phillips 66ers) player (born 1924)
- October 3 â Sergei Belov, Russian Olympic gold medalist (1972) (born 1944)
- October 13 â Joe Meriweather, NBA player (Kansas City Kings, among others) (born 1953)
- October 23 â Wes Bialosuknia, ABA player (Oakland Oaks) (born 1945)
- October 25 â Bill Sharman, Hall of Fame player and coach (born 1926)
- October 25 â Chico Vaughn, NBA and ABA player (St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Pittsburgh Pipers) (born 1940)
- November 2 â Walt Bellamy, Hall of Fame player and 1960 Olympic Gold medalist (born 1939)
- November 7 â Ian Davies, Australian player (Sydney Kings) and Olympian (born 1956)
- November 7 â Lenny Rzeszewski, American college basketball player (Indiana State) (born 1923)
- November 17 â Joe Dean, Collegiate basketball Hall of Fame player, administrator (LSU) (born 1930)
- November 21 â Vern Mikkelsen, Hall of Fame player (Minneapolis Lakers) (born 1928)
- November 29 â Valdis MuiÃ
¾nieks, Latvian player who won three Olympic silver medals as a part of the Soviet Union national team (born 1935)
- December 6 â M. K. Turk, college coach (Southern Miss) (born 1942)
- December 15 â Dyron Nix, NBA player (Indiana Pacers) (born 1967)
- December 18 â Harry Boland, Irish Olympic player (born 1925)
- December 29 â Connie Dierking, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, Philadelphia 76ers) (born 1936)
- December 29 â Khushi Ram, Indian player (born 1936)
- December 31 â Johnny Orr, NBA player and college coach (Michigan, Iowa State) (born 1927)
- December 31 â Art Stolkey, BAA player (Detroit Falcons) (born 1920)
See also
References
External links