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

Other tournaments

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

Olympic qualifiers

• FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2009
  FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2009
  The 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Women is the 21st continental championships held by FIBA Africa. The championship will serve as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic. The tournament was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar from October 9 to...
  
   at
• FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2009
  FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2009
  -Group B:---------------------Championship Bracket:5th place bracket-Classification 5–8:-----Semi finals:-----Seventh place game:-Fifth place game:-Third place game:-Final:-Final standings:-External links:*...
  
   at
• FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2009
  FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2009
  The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the World Championship 2010 at Czech Republic. The tournament will be held on Chennai, India from September 17 to September 24....
  
   at
• EuroBasket Women 2009
  EuroBasket Women 2009
  The 2009 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2009, was the 32nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Latvia from June 7 to June 20, 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
  FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2009
  The 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship was an international basketball competition held in Auckland, New Zealand from July 2, 2009 until July 12.-Qualification:*FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship 2008*#*#*FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 2008*#*#*#...
  
   in Auckland
  Auckland
  The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
  
  , New Zealand
  New Zealand
  New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
  
  
  • All-tournament team:

} Mario Delaš

Mario Delaš

Mario Delaš is a Croatian professional basketball player, currently playing for BC Šiauliai.- Biography :Mario Delaš made his professional debut in KK Split during the 2006-07 season. In January 2010, he signed a contract with BC Žalgiris for the next three-and-half seasons...

} Gordon Hayward

Gordon Hayward

Gordon Daniel Hayward , is an American basketball player for the Utah Jazz. He played college basketball at Butler University in Indianapolis for two seasons before leaving for the NBA. Hayward emerged as a superstar in his sophomore year, leading his team to a runner-up finish in the 2010 NCAA...

} Nikolaos Pappas

Nikolaos Pappas

Nikolaos "Nikos" Pappas is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.95 m tall...

} Tyshawn Taylor

Tyshawn Taylor

Tyshawn Jamar Taylor is a 6'3" American basketball player who currently plays for University of Kansas in the Big 12 of the NCAA.-High school:...

} Toni Prostran

• FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women in Thailand
  Thailand
  Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
  
  
• FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women at

Intercontinental championships

• Euroleague:   Panathinaikos
• Eurocup:   Lietuvos Rytas
  BC Lietuvos Rytas
  BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...
  
  
• EuroChallenge:   Virtus Bologna
  Virtus Bologna
  -Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...
  
  
• Asia Champions Cup
  FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2009
  The FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2009 was the 20th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia between May 12, 2009 and May 20.-Group A:-Group B:...
  
  :   Mahram Tehran
  Mahram Tehran BC
  Mahram Tehran Basketball Club is an Iranian basketball club based in Tehran, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League. they are Champions of Asia in 2009 and 2010.They are owned and sponsored by Mahram Food Company.-Iranian Super League:...
  
  
• Liga Sudamericana
  Liga Sudamericana
  The Liga Sudamericana is the second most important South American basketball tournament at club level, the first being the FIBA Americas League. It is organized by the South American Basketball Confederation.The league usually includes domestic champions, and some runner-ups, from the leading...
  
  :   Flamengo
  Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
  Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
  
  

National championships

Men:  NBA

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

• • Season:
    • Division champions: Boston Celtics
      2008–09 Boston Celtics season
      The 2008–09 Boston Celtics season was the 63rd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.*July 1: The free agency period started....
      
       (Atlantic
      Atlantic Division (NBA)
      The Atlantic Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Boston Celtics, the New Jersey Nets, the New York Knicks, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors...
      
      ), Cleveland Cavaliers
      2008–09 Cleveland Cavaliers season
      The 2008–09 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.*July 1: The free agency period started....
      
       (Central
      Central Division (NBA)
      The Central Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Pistons, the Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks...
      
      ), Orlando Magic
      2008–09 Orlando Magic season
      The 2008–09 Orlando Magic season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.*July 1: The free agency period started....
      
       (Southeast
      Southeast Division (NBA)
      The Southeast Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Atlanta Hawks, the Charlotte Bobcats, the Miami Heat, the Orlando Magic and the Washington WizardsThe division was created at the start of...
      
      ), Denver Nuggets
      2008–09 Denver Nuggets season
      The 2008-09 Denver Nuggets season was the 42nd season of the franchise, 33rd in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.*July 1: The free agency period started....
      
       (Northwest
      Northwest Division (NBA)
      The Northwest Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah JazzThe division was...
      
      ), Los Angeles Lakers
      2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season
      The 2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 61st in the National Basketball Association and 49th in Los Angeles. The Lakers won their division for the 31st time and appeared in the Western Conference Finals for the 39th time...
      
       (Pacific
      Pacific Division (NBA)
      The Pacific Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Phoenix Suns and the Sacramento Kings...
      
      ), San Antonio Spurs
      2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season
      The 2008–09 San Antonio Spurs season was the 42nd season of the franchise and the 33rd in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York....
      
       (Southwest
      Southwest Division (NBA)
      The Southwest Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Dallas Mavericks, the Houston Rockets, the Memphis Grizzlies, the New Orleans Hornets and the San Antonio Spurs...
      
      )
    • Best regular-season record: Cleveland Cavaliers (66–16)
    • Eastern Conference: Orlando Magic
    • Western Conference: Los Angeles Lakers
  • Finals
    2009 NBA Finals
    The 2009 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association championship series for the 2008-09 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Los Angeles Lakers, champions of the Western Conference and defending Western Conference champions, and the Orlando Magic, champions of the...
    
    : The Lakers defeat the Magic 4–1, giving Phil Jackson
    Phil Jackson
    Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a retired American professional basketball coach and player. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association . His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998;...
    
     a record 10th NBA title as a head coach. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant
    Kobe Bryant
    Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
    
     is named Finals MVP. Liga Nacional de Básquet, 20008–09 season:
  • Regular season: Atenas
    Asociación Deportiva Atenas
    Asociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball...
    
    
  • Playoffs: Atenas
    Asociación Deportiva Atenas
    Asociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball...
    
     defeat Peñarol 4–2 in the best-of-seven final. National Basketball League
    National Basketball League (Australia)
    The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
    
    , 2008-09 season
    2008-09 NBL Season
    -2008-09 league participants:* On 30 June 2008 the Brisbane Bullets confirmed they would be handing back the team's license to the NBL. The NBL confirmed there will be no Brisbane team participating in the 2008/09 season....
    
    :
  • Premiers: South Dragons
    South Dragons
    The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
    
    
  • Champions: South Dragons
    South Dragons
    The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
    
     defeat Melbourne Tigers
    Melbourne Tigers
    The Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...
    
     3–2 in the best-of-five Grand Final. Basketball League Belgium
    Basketball League Belgium
    The Basketball League Belgium , also known as the Ligue Ethias or Ethias League, is the highest professional basketball league in Belgium.-Teams:* Antwerp Giants* Belgacom Liège Basket* Dexia Mons-Hainaut* Generali Okapi Aalstar...
    
    : Spirou Charleroi
    Spirou Charleroi
    Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League...
    
     defeat Dexia Mons-Hainaut
    Dexia Mons-Hainaut
    Dexia Mons-Hainaut is a Belgian professional basketball club that is based in Mons, Wallonia. The club competes in the highest division of the Belgian League. The club's home arena is Mons Arena.-History:...
    
     3–0 in the best-of-five final. Chinese Basketball Association
    Chinese Basketball Association
    The Chinese Basketball Association , often abbreviated to the CBA, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in China.The league is commonly known as the CBA, and this acronym is often used even in Chinese...
    
    , 2008-09 season: Guangdong Southern Tigers
    Guangdong Southern Tigers
    Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...
    
     defeat the Xinjiang Flying Tigers
    Xinjiang Flying Tigers
    Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Guanghui are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. Its corporate sponsor is Xinjiang Guanghui Group, Ltd...
    
     4–1 in the best-of-seven final. Croatian League
    A1 Liga
    The A-1 Liga or Croatian A-1 League is the highest level basketball league in Croatia. It is operated by the Croatian Basketball Federation.-Current season teams :-Playoffs Champions:...
    
    : Cibona
    KK Cibona
    Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...
    
     defeat Zadar
    KK Zadar
    KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment...
    
     3–1 in the best-of-five final. Czech League
    National Basketball League (Czech Republic)
    The Czech Republic National Basketball League , also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are...
    
    : ČEZ Nymburk
    CEZ Basketball Nymburk
    ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a professional basketball team that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league, the NBL. The team is based in the town of Nymburk. The club's main sponsor is ČEZ, a Czech energy company.-History:...
    
     defeat Geofin Nový Jičín
    Geofin Nový Jicín
    BK Geofin Nový Jičín is a basketball team based in Nový Jičín that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league, the NBL. The team also used to go by the name Mlékárna Kunín....
    
     4–0 in the best-of-seven final. Dutch Eredivisie
    Dutch Basketball League
    The Dutch Basketball League , is the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The league has a closed system...
    
    : MyGuide Amsterdam
    MyGuide Amsterdam
    ABC Amsterdam is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Amsterdam.ABC Amsterdam has won the Dutch Basketball League 7 times, in 1999-2002,2005, 2008 and 2009. They won the play-offs 4-3 against Eiffel Towers, Den Bosch to win the Dutch Professional basketball league title for the season...
    
     defeat EiffelTowers Den Bosch
    EiffelTowers
    The EiffelTowers is a Dutch professional basketball team that plays in the FEB Eredivisie. The team has also been a regular at international competitions, lastly when it played in the EuroChallenge 2009–10...
    
     4–3 in the best-of-seven final. French Pro A League
    Ligue Nationale de Basketball
    The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
    
    : ASVEL Basket
    ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
    ASVEL Basket or ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne is a French professional basketball team located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sport club, competes in the French Pro A league. The club's home games are played at...
    
     defeat Orléans
    Entente Orléanaise 45
    Entente Orléanaise, also known as Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans, France. "45" is the number of the Loiret department. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:...
    
     55–41 in the one-off final. German Bundesliga
    Basketball Bundesliga
    The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...
    
    : EWE Baskets Oldenburg
    EWE Baskets Oldenburg
    EWE Baskets Oldenburg is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga and in the Eurocup. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, which is an electric utility company...
    
     defeat Telekom Baskets Bonn
    Telekom Baskets Bonn
    Telekom Baskets Bonn is a professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the German Basketball League, which is the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's sponsor is the German company Deutsche Telekom, a big telephone and internet company, which...
    
     3–2 in the best-of-five final. Greek League
    A1 Ethniki
    The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
    
    , 2008–09 season
    A1 Ethniki 2008-09
    The Greek Basket League 2008–09 season was the 69th season of the Greek Basket League, the highest professional basketball league in Greece. The 182-game regular season began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and will end on Sunday, May 10, 2009.-Standings:Pts=Points, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches...
    
    : Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3–1 in the best-of-five final. Iranian Super League
    Iranian Basketball Super League
    The Iranian Basketball Super League is a professional basketball league in Iran founded in 1998.-2011–12 teams:*Azad University Tehran*Bank Saman Tehran*Foolad Mahan Isfahan*Hamyari Shahrdari Zanjan*Jahesh Tarabar Qom*Louleh a.s Shiraz*Mahram Tehran...
    
    , 2008-09 season
    Iranian Basketball Super League 2008-09
    The following is the final results of the Iran Super League 2008/09 basketball season, Persian Gulf Cup.-Standings:* In April 2009 Saba Mehr transferred from Tehran to Qazvin.-Results:-Relegation:-Playoffs:-Final standings:...
    
    : Mahram
    Mahram Tehran BC
    Mahram Tehran Basketball Club is an Iranian basketball club based in Tehran, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League. they are Champions of Asia in 2009 and 2010.They are owned and sponsored by Mahram Food Company.-Iranian Super League:...
    
     defeat Zob Ahan
    Zob Ahan Esfahan BC
    Zob Ahan Basketball Club is an Iranian basketball club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League.It is sponsored by the Isfahan Steel Company, which also goes by the name Zob Ahan...
    
     2–0 in the best-of-three final. Israeli Super League, 2008–09 season: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeat Maccabi Haifa
    Maccabi Haifa B.C.
    Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club is a professional Israeli basketball club that belongs to the Maccabi Haifa association. After a 10-year absence, the team returned to the top division in 2008–09.-History:...
    
     85–72 in the one-off final. Italian Lega A, 2008-09 season: Montepaschi Siena
    Mens Sana Basket
    Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...
    
     defeat Armani Jeans Milano
    Olimpia Milano
    Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...
    
     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 Krepšinio Lyga
    The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...
    
    : Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
    BC Lietuvos Rytas
    BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...
    
     defeat Žalgiris Kaunas
    BC Žalgiris
    BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
    
     4–1 in the best-of-seven final. Montenegro League
    Opportunity League
    The Opportunity Liga is a national professional basketball league in Montenegro. It is the top basketball division in Montenegro's Košarkaški savez Crne Gore national basketball federation. It was established in the year 2006, shortly after Montenegro declared its independence from Serbia and...
    
    : Budućnost Podgorica
    KK Buducnost Podgorica
    KK Budućnost Podgorica is a professional basketball club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sport society. The team currently competes in First Montenegrin Opportunity League and regional Adriatic League...
    
     defeat Primorje 3–0 in the best-of-five final. Philippine Basketball Association
    Philippine Basketball Association
    The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
    
    , 2008-09 season:
  • Philippine Cup: The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeat the Alaska Aces
    Alaska Aces (PBA)
    The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
    
     4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
  • Fiesta Conference
    2009 PBA Fiesta Conference
    The 2009 Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference or known as the 2009 Motolite PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, is the last conference of the 2008-09 PBA season. It started on February 28 and finished on July 17...
    
    : The San Miguel Beermen
    San Miguel Beermen
    The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...
    
     defeat the Barangay Ginebra Kings
    Barangay Ginebra Kings
    The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...
    
     4–3 in the best-of-seven final. Polish League: Asseco Prokom Sopot defeat Turów Zgorzelec
    Turów Zgorzelec
    PGE Turów Zgorzelec is a Polish professional basketball team that is based in Zgorzelec. The club plays in the Polska Liga Koszykówki and the Eurocup. The club's home court is Centrum Sportowe .- History :...
    
     4–1 in the best-of-seven final. Russian Super League
    Russian Basketball Super League
    The Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...
    
    : CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
    
     defeat Khimki Moscow Region 3–1 in the best-of-five final. Serbia Super League
    Naša Sinalko Liga
    -Champions:* 2006–07 to present: Basketball League of Serbia-Championship winning teams:* Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia-Euroleague:-Eurocup:Ex. European Cup Winner's Cup, Saporta Cup...
    
    : Partizan Belgrade
    KK Partizan
    Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....
    
     defeat Red Star Belgrade
    KK Crvena zvezda
    Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society ....
    
     3–2 in the best-of-five final. Slovenian League
    Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
    The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League , abbreviated as 1. A SKL and known for sponsorship reasons as the Telemach League , is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia...
    
    : Union Olimpija
    KK Union Olimpija
    -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
    
     defeat Helios Domžale
    KK Helios Domžale
    KK Helios Domžale is a basketball club from Domžale, Slovenia. Helios currently participates in the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian League . They have won national league in 2006/2007 since they beat Union Olimpija in the finals...
    
     3–0 in the best-of-five final. Spanish ACB:
  • Season
    2008–09 ACB season
    The 2008–09 ACB season is the 26th season of the Liga ACB. The 272-game regular season began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009...
    
    : TAU Cerámica
    Saski Baskonia
    Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
    
    
  • Playoffs
    2009 ACB Playoffs
    The 2009 ACB Playoffs was the final phase of the 2008–09 ACB season. It started on Saturday, May 16, 2009 and run until Thursday, June 18, 2009.-TAU Cerámica vs. iurbentia Bilbao:TAU Cerámica wins the series 2–0-Regal Barcelona vs. Pamesa Valencia:...
    
    : Regal FC Barcelona
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
    
     defeat TAU Cerámica 3–1 in the best-of-five final. Turkish Basketball League
    Turkish Basketball League
    The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
    
    : Efes Pilsen defeat Fenerbahçe Ülker
    Fenerbahçe Ülker
    Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...
    
     4–2 in the best-of-seven final. Ukrainian Super League
    Ukrainian Basketball Super League
    The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague is the top professional basketball league in Ukraine.-2010–2011 Teams:* Azovmash Mariupol* BC Kyiv* Khimik Yuzhny* MBС Mykolaiv* BC Donetsk* BC Budivelnik* BC Halychyna* BC Hoverla* BC Dnipro-Azot...
    
    : Azovmash Mariupol
    Azovmash Mariupol
    Azovmash Mariupol is a Ukrainian professional basketball club. It was founded in 1990 in the city of Mariupol in South-Eastern Ukraine. It now takes part in 3 competitions: Ukrainian SuperLeague, Ukrainian Cup and the ULEB Eurocup. The home court is Azovmash Arena. It is one of the strongest teams...
    
     defeat BC Donetsk
    BC Donetsk
    BC Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club, that is based in Donetsk. The mascot of the team is a tiger, which also appears on their symbol, and the "Tigers" is also the nickname of the team.-History:...
    
     3–0 in the best-of-five final. British Basketball League
    British Basketball League
    The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy....
    
    , 2008-09:
  • Season: Newcastle Eagles
    Newcastle Eagles
    Newcastle Eagles is a British Basketball League team from Newcastle upon Tyne. Since 2010 they have played all home games at the 3,000 capacity Sport Central arena at Northumbria University in the city...
    
    
  • Playoffs: Newcastle Eagles defeat Everton Tigers
    Everton Tigers
    The Mersey Tigers are a professional basketball team based in the city of Liverpool, in England. The club was established in 2007 as a start-up franchise of the British Basketball League, the country's elite competition...
    
     87–84 in the one-off final.     Adriatic League
    NLB League
    Liga ABA, also known as Adriatic League, until September 2011 known as the NLB Liga ABA for sponsorship reasons, is a top-level regional basketball league, featuring teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.The league exists alongside scaled-down national...
    
    : Partizan Belgrade
    KK Partizan
    Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....
    
       defeat Cibona Zagreb
    KK Cibona
    Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...
    
       63–49 in the one-off final.    Baltic League
    Baltic Basketball League
    Baltic Basketball League is a Baltic states basketball league founded in 2004.Currently, the league is divided into two: the Elite division and the Challenge Cup division. The 10 strongest Baltic basketball clubs participate in the Elite division. The rest of the teams compete in the Challenge Cup...
    
    : Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
    BC Lietuvos Rytas
    BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...
    
       defeat Žalgiris Kaunas
    BC Žalgiris
    BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
    
       97–74 in the one-off final.

Women: WNBA

Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

• • Season
    2009 WNBA season
    The 2009 WNBA Season is the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season ever without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008...
    
    :
    • Eastern Conference: Indiana Fever
      Indiana Fever
      The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
      
      
    • Western Conference and best regular-season record: Phoenix Mercury
      Phoenix Mercury
      The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
      
      
  • Finals
    2009 WNBA Finals
    The 2009 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2009 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Indiana Fever, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, faced the Phoenix Mercury, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference...
    
    : The Mercury defeat the Fever 3–2 for their second title in three years. The Mercury's Diana Taurasi
    Diana Taurasi
    Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...
    
     is named Finals MVP
    WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season....
    
    .
• EuroLeague Women 2008-09
  EuroLeague Women 2008-09
  The 2008-09 season was the 18th edition of Europe's premier basketball tournament for women since it was rebranded to its current format. It was won once again for the third time in a row by Spartak Moscow after defeating 2003 champions UMMC Ekaterimburg and first time finalists Perfumerías Avenida...
  
  : Spartak Moscow  

College

Men: NCAA

• • Division I
    2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
    The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....
    
    : North Catolina 89, Michigan State
    2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
    The 2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 14th year. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI...
    
     72
    • Most Outstanding Player
      NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
      At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. The MOP need not be, but almost always is a member of the Championship team, especially since the third place game was eliminated after 1981...
      
      : Wayne Ellington
      Wayne Ellington
      Wayne Robert Ellington Jr. , is an American basketball player who was drafted 28th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association...
      
      , North Carolina
  • National Invitation Tournament
    2009 National Invitation Tournament
    -Semifinals and finals:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31 and April 2* denotes each overtime played-NIT Championship:...
    
    : Penn State
    2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
    The 2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University and completed the season by winning the 2009 National Invitation Tournament over the Baylor Bears at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Head Coach, Ed DeChellis, coached his sixth season with the team...
    
     69, Baylor
    2008–09 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
    The 2008–09 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach is Scott Drew, who served his 6th year. The team played its home games in the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX...
    
     63
  • College Basketball Invitational
    2009 College Basketball Invitational
    The 2009 College Basketball Invitational was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. The opening round began...
    
    : Oregon State
    Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
    The Oregon State Beavers men's basketball program, established in 1901, is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the Oregon State University Beavers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference. The team is coached by Craig...
    
     defeats UTEP
    UTEP Miners men's basketball
    The UTEP Miners basketball team is an NCAA Division I men's college basketball team competing in the Conference USA. Home games are played at Don Haskins Center, located on University of Texas at El Paso's campus in El Paso.-Don Haskins Center:...
    
     2–1 in the best-of-three final.
  • CollegeInsider.com Tournament
    CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
    The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2009 by College Insider.com. It now hosts 24 participating teams.-Champions:-2009:...
    
    : Old Dominion
    Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
    The Old Dominion Monarchs Basketball team represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia in NCAA Division I men's competition. The school's team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association...
    
     66, Bradley
    Bradley Braves men's basketball
    The Bradley Braves men's basketball team represents Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2006, reaching the...
    
     62
  • Division II
    NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
    The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions of Division I...
    
    : Findlay
    University of Findlay
    The University of Findlay is a private university located in the city of Findlay in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. It was affiliated with the Churches of God, General Conference, and was founded in 1882 by the city of Findlay and the Churches of God, General Conference. Findlay offers more...
    
     56, Cal Poly Pomona
    Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
    The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos are the athletic sports team for the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona . Cal Poly Pomona has 12 varsity sports teams and offers student participation in a wide range of sports including soccer, volleyball, track and field, basketball, ...
    
     53 (OT)
  • Division III
    NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
    The NCAA holds an annual tournament to determine the Division III Men's Basketball Championship.Since 1996, the Division III men's basketball championship has been held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. The event has been hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and the City of...
    
    : Washington University in St. Louis
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
    
     61, Richard Stockton 52 NAIA
    National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
    The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
    
    
  • NAIA Division I
    NAIA national men's basketball championship
    The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Men's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1937 . The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities...
    
    : Rocky Mountain College
    Rocky Mountain College
    Rocky Mountain College , located in Billings, Montana, is a private comprehensive college offering more than 25 liberal arts- and professionally oriented majors. In fall 2009, the college had 894 enrolled students...
    
     (MT) 77, Columbia College (MO) 61
  • NAIA Division II
    NAIA national men's basketball championship
    The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Men's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1937 . The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities...
    
    : Oklahoma Wesleyan University
    Oklahoma Wesleyan University
    Oklahoma Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian university of the Wesleyan Church located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.-History:Oklahoma Wesleyan University was founded by the Wesleyan Church to provide higher education within a Christian environment for Wesleyan youth...
    
     60, College of the Ozarks
    College of the Ozarks
    College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian liberal-arts college, with its campus at Point Lookout near Branson and Hollister, Missouri, United States. It is south of Springfield on a campus, overlooking Lake Taneycomo...
    
     (MO) 53 NJCAA
  • Division I
    NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
    NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships it usually consists of 16 invited teams...
    
    : Salt Lake City Community College (UT) 67, Midland College
    Midland College
    Midland College was established as an independent junior college in 1972 and held its first classes on campus in 1975. Since that time, the campus has expanded to a main campus on in Midland, Texas, United States - a county seat of over 100,000 people in the Permian Basin region of west Texas...
    
     (TX) 60
  • Division II
    NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
    The National Junior Collge Athletic Association Men's Division II Basketball Championships consists of sixteen teams playing over a five-day period in March to determine a National Champion.- About the tournament :...
    
    : Johnson County Community College 63, Kirkwood Community College
    Kirkwood Community College
    Kirkwood Community College is a two-year Liberal Arts college serving seven counties in Iowa. Kirkwood's main campus is in Cedar Rapids, with additional campuses in Marion, Iowa City, Belle Plaine, Monticello, Tipton, Vinton, Washington and Williamsburg....
    
     49
  • Division III
    NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
    The National Junior Collge Athletic Association Men's Division III Basketball Championships consists of eight teams playing over a three day period in March to determine a National Champion...
    
    : Richland College
    Richland College
    Richland College is a community college that is part of the Dallas County Community College District and is located near the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas near the border with Richardson and Garland. The school was founded in 1972 and is the largest school in the DCCCD, featuring nearly...
    
     (TX) 58, Minneapolis Community & Technical College (MN) 57 UAAP Men's
    UAAP Season 72 men's basketball tournament
    The UAAP Season 72 men's basketball tournament is the University Athletic Association of the Philippines 's men's basketball tournament for the 2009–10 season....
    
    : Ateneo
    Ateneo Blue Eagles
    The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...
    
     defeats UE
    UE Red Warriors
    The UE Red Warriors is the men's varsity team of the University of the East in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the Amazons, while the junior varsity team is called the Junior Warriors .-About UE:University of the East is one of the eight...
    
     in the best of three finals 2–1 NCAA (Philippines) Seniors': San Sebastian
    San Sebastian Stags
    The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
    
     sweeps San Beda
    San Beda Red Lions
    The San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
    
     in the best of three finals 2-0

Women: NCAA

• • Division I
    2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
    The regionals, held in the city rather than the geographic area as a practice that has been used since 2005, were held there from March 28 to 31 at these sites:...
    
    : Connecticut
    2008–09 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
    The 2008–09 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2008–2009 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Geno Auriemma, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A....
    
     76, Louisville
    2008–09 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
    The 2008–09 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Cardinals were coached by Jeff Walz, and the Cardinals played their home games at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky...
    
     54
    • Most Outstanding Player: Tina Charles
      Tina Charles (basketball)
      Tina Charles is an American women's basketball player with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Galatasaray Medical Park of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft...
      
      , UConn
  • WNIT
    2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament
    The 2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. It was won by South Florida. The 41st annual tournament was...
    
    : South Florida
    South Florida Bulls
    The South Florida Bulls are the athletic teams for the University of South Florida. The university competes in NCAA Division I, USF is a member of the Big East Conference, and has been since 2005...
    
     75, Kansas
    Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
    The Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represents the University of Kansas and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.-History:Kansas first fielded a women's team during the 1968-1969 season...
    
     71
  • Division II
    NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship
    Division II women's basketball champions for the NCAA The finals are played at St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Missouri.-Championships:- Schools ranked by titles :-See also:*NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship...
    
    : Minnesota State-Mankato
    Minnesota State University, Mankato
    Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota, a community of 53,000 located southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. As of Fall 2011, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with over 15,000 students...
    
     103, Franklin Pierce 94
  • Division III
    NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship
    -Past winners of the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship:-See also:*NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship*NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship*NAIA national women's basketball championship-References:...
    
    : George Fox
    George Fox University
    George Fox University is a Christian university of the liberal arts and sciences, and professional studies located in Newberg, Oregon, United States. Founded as a school for Quakers in 1885, the private school has more than 3,400 students combined between its main campus in Newberg and its centers...
    
     60, Washington (MO) 53 NAIA
    National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
    The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
    
    
  • NAIA Division I
    NAIA national women's basketball championship
    The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1981. It was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. Since...
    
    : Union College
    Union College
    Union College is a private, non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. In the 19th century, it became the "Mother of Fraternities", as...
    
     (TN) 73, Lambuth University
    Lambuth University
    Lambuth University was a liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee. It was supported by the Memphis Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Lambuth's athletic teams participated in the NAIA's TranSouth and Mid-South Conferences...
    
     (TN) 63
  • NAIA Division II
    NAIA national women's basketball championship
    The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1981. It was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. Since...
    
    : Morningside College
    Morningside College
    Morningside College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church located in Sioux City, Iowa. Founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Morningside College is a private, four-year, co-educational liberal arts institution. Morningside has 21 buildings on a ...
    
     (IA) 68, Hastings College
    Hastings College
    Hastings College is a private, undergraduate, four-year, residential liberal arts college in Hastings, Nebraska, USA.- History :The college was founded in 1882 by a group of men and women seeking to establish a Presbyterian college dedicated to high academic and cultural standards...
    
     (NE) 63 NJCAA
  • Division I
    NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship
    -1975-1991:*NOTE: From 1975 to 1991, the NJCAA had only one class for women's basketball-Division I:-Division II:-Division III:-See also:*NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship*NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship...
    
    :
  • Division II
    NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship
    -1975-1991:*NOTE: From 1975 to 1991, the NJCAA had only one class for women's basketball-Division I:-Division II:-Division III:-See also:*NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship*NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship...
    
    :
  • Division III
    NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship
    -1975-1991:*NOTE: From 1975 to 1991, the NJCAA had only one class for women's basketball-Division I:-Division II:-Division III:-See also:*NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship*NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship...
    
    : UAAP Women's: Adamson defeats FEU
    FEU Tamaraws
    The FEU Tamaraws is the collegiate men's varsity team of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...
    
     in the best of three finals 2–0

Prep

USA Today

USA Today

USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...

 Boys Basketball Ranking #1: USA Today

USA Today

USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...

 Girls Basketball Ranking #1: NCAA (Philippines) Juniors: UAAP Juniors: Ateneo

Ateneo Blue Eagles

The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...

 defeats DLSZ

De La Salle Junior Archers

The Zobel Junior Archers is the varsity team of De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School and is the Juniors' team of De La Salle University's De La Salle Green Archers in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...

 in the best of three finals 2–1

Basketball Hall of Fame

Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...

• Class of 2009:
  • Players: Michael Jordan
    Michael Jordan
    Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
    
    , David Robinson
    David Robinson (basketball)
    David Maurice Robinson is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He and teammate power forward Tim Duncan were...
    
    , John Stockton
    John Stockton
    John Houston Stockton is a retired American professional basketball player who spent his entire career as a point guard for the Utah Jazz of the NBA from 1984 to 2003. Stockton is regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, holding the NBA records for most career assists and steals by...
    
    
  • Coaches: Jerry Sloan
    Jerry Sloan
    Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Sloan , is an American former National Basketball Association player and head coach, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. NBA commissioner David Stern called Sloan "one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history." Sloan had a career regular-season...
    
    , C. Vivian Stringer
    C. Vivian Stringer
    Charlaine Vivian Stringer is a prominent African American basketball coach, with one of the best records in the history of women's basketball...
    
    

Professional

• Men
  • NBA Most Valuable Player Award
    NBA Most Valuable Player Award
    The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1955–56 NBA season. The winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor of the first commissioner of the NBA who served from 1946 until his retirement...
    
    : LeBron James
    LeBron James
    LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a...
    
    , Cleveland Cavaliers
    Cleveland Cavaliers
    The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
    
    
  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award
    NBA Rookie of the Year Award
    The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1952–53 NBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season. The winner receives the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy, which is named in honor of the Philadelphia Warriors head...
    
    : Derrick Rose
    Derrick Rose
    Derrick Martell Rose is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ....
    
    , Chicago Bulls
    Chicago Bulls
    The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
    
    
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
    NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
    The National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season, to the top defensive player of the regular season...
    
    : Dwight Howard
    Dwight Howard
    Dwight David Howard is an American basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association . Howard, who usually plays center but can also play power forward, had an outstanding high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy...
    
    , Orlando Magic
    Orlando Magic
    The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...
    
    
  • NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
    NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
    The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's most valuable player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute . A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from throughout...
    
    : Jason Terry
    Jason Terry
    Jason Eugene Terry is an American professional basketball player playing with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. He plays shooting guard, although he also can play point guard. His nickname, "JET," derives from his initials...
    
    , Dallas Mavericks
    Dallas Mavericks
    The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
    
    
  • NBA Most Improved Player Award
    NBA Most Improved Player Award
    The National Basketball Association's Most Improved Player Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1985–86 NBA season, to the most improved player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States and Canada,...
    
    : Danny Granger
    Danny Granger
    Danny Granger, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. He is mainly a small forward, though he does log time at the power forward position. He is also able to initiate the team's offense and so is regarded as one who can play the point forward position...
    
    , Indiana Pacers
    Indiana Pacers
    The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
    
    
  • NBA Coach of the Year Award
    NBA Coach of the Year Award
    The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA Championships from 1956 to 1966...
    
    : Mike Brown, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
    FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
    The FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award is an annual official FIBA Europe award inaugurated in the year 2005, with awards given for both men and women. The winner is a European basketball player whose performances with his or her sports club and/or national team throughout the year have reached...
    
    : Pau Gasol
    Pau Gasol
    Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...
    
    , and Los Angeles Lakers
    Los Angeles Lakers
    The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
    
    
  • Euroscar Award
    Euroscar Award
    The Euroscar European Player of the Year Award known as European basketball's Oscar award, is an annual basketball award that started in 1979. The award names each year's best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world, including NBA players. The award is judged on the...
    
    : Pau Gasol
    Pau Gasol
    Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...
    
    , and Los Angeles Lakers
    Los Angeles Lakers
    The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
    
    
  • Mr. Europa
    Mr. Europa
    The Mister Europa European Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award created in 1976 and given today by the panel of journalists of the Italian weekly magazine Superbasket. Its purpose is to praise the best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world,...
    
    : Pau Gasol
    Pau Gasol
    Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...
    
    , and Los Angeles Lakers
    Los Angeles Lakers
    The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
    
    
• Women
  • WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
    WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season. MVP voting takes place immediately following the regular season. The award recipient is decided by a panel of sportswriters and...
    
    : Diana Taurasi
    Diana Taurasi
    Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...
    
    , Phoenix Mercury
    Phoenix Mercury
    The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
    
    
  • WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
    WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season, to the top defensive player of the regular season...
    
    : Tamika Catchings
    Tamika Catchings
    Tamika Devonne Catchings is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA and Turkish team Galatasaray. She is a prolific scorer close to and far from the basket, as well as a capable rebounder, ball handler, and defender. After playing at Adlai E...
    
    , Indiana Fever
    Indiana Fever
    The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
    
    
  • WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
    WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the 1998 WNBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States, each of whom...
    
    : Angel McCoughtry
    Angel McCoughtry
    Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is a professional basketball player who completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player...
    
    , Atlanta Dream
    Atlanta Dream
    The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
    
    
  • WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award
    WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association's Sixth Woman of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the 2007 WNBA season to the league's most valuable player for her team coming off the bench as a substitute . A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters...
    
    : DeWanna Bonner
    DeWanna Bonner
    DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...
    
    , Phoenix Mercury
  • WNBA Most Improved Player Award
    WNBA Most Improved Player Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association's Most Improved Player Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the 2000 WNBA season, to the most improved player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States,...
    
    : Crystal Langhorne
    Crystal Langhorne
    - External links :* at University of Maryland website.* at...
    
    , Washington Mystics
    Washington Mystics
    The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
    
    
  • Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
    Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
    The Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season, to the player who most "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court—ethical behavior, fair play and integrity." This is the same criterion used by the...
    
    : Kara Lawson
    Kara Lawson
    -External links:**...
    
    , Sacramento Monarchs
    Sacramento Monarchs
    The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
    
    
  • WNBA Coach of the Year Award
    WNBA Coach of the Year Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season. The winner is selected at the end of regular season by a panel of sportswriters from the United States, each of whom casts a vote...
    
    : Marynell Meadors
    Marynell Meadors
    Marynell Meadors is a women's basketball coach at the college and professional level. She is currently the head coach and general manager of the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association and was one of the original eight head coaches when the WNBA started in...
    
    , Atlanta Dream
  • FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
    FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
    The FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award is an annual official FIBA Europe award inaugurated in the year 2005, with awards given for both men and women. The winner is a European basketball player whose performances with his or her sports club and/or national team throughout the year have reached...
    
    : Sandrine Gruda
    Sandrine Gruda
    Sandrine Gruda is a French professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Before the WNBA:...
    
    , ,   UMMC Ekaterinburg, and Connecticut Sun
    Connecticut Sun
    The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
    
    

Collegiate

• John R. Wooden Award
  John R. Wooden Award
  The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
  
  
  • Men: Blake Griffin
    Blake Griffin
    Blake Austin Griffin is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association . Griffin had a renowned high school career at Oklahoma Christian School, winning state titles each of his four years under his father, Tommy Griffin, who was the...
    
    , Oklahoma
    2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
    The 2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach is Jeff Capel, who was in his third year with the team...
    
    
  • Women: Maya Moore
    Maya Moore
    Maya April Moore is an American basketball forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and Ros Casares Valencia of Euroleague. Moore was the winner of the 2006 and 2007 Naismith Prep Player of the Year. She was selected as the John Wooden Award winner in 2009 after leading Connecticut to the...
    
    , Connecticut
    Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
    The Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut in NCAA women's basketball competition. Under head coach Geno Auriemma, the Huskies have won 7 NCAA Division I national championships, advanced to 12 Final Fours, and won over 30 Big...
    
    
• Naismith College Coach of the Year
  Naismith College Coach of the Year
  Naismith College Coach of the Year Award is an award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987...
  
  
  • Men: Jamie Dixon
    Jamie Dixon
    Jamie Dixon is an American basketball head coach. He has served as the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh men's basketball team since 2003. In 2009 he was the head coach for the FIBA Under-19 2009 gold-medal winning United States national basketball team for which he was named the 2009 USA...
    
    , Pittsburgh
    2008–09 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
    The 2008-09 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Pittsburgh in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach is Jamie Dixon, who is serving for his 6th year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 10th overall at the University...
    
    
  • Women: Geno Auriemma
    Geno Auriemma
    Luigi "Geno" Auriemma is the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, which he has led to seven National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national championships...
    
    , Connecticut
• Naismith College Player of the Year
  Naismith College Player of the Year
  The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
  
  
  • Men: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
  • Women: Maya Moore, Connecticut
• Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
  Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
  Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball is an award given to one man and one woman each year. The award was established in 1996 and is presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club....
  
  
  • Men: Billy Packer
    Billy Packer
    Anthony William "Billy" Packer is a former American sportscaster for CBS Sports and a published author.-Early life:Packer is a graduate of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania...
    
    
  • Women: Anne Donovan
    Anne Donovan
    Anne Donovan is an American retired basketball player and the current head coach of the women's basketball team at Seton Hall University. She was formerly an assistant coach, then interim head coach of the New York Liberty of the WNBA...
    
    
• Women's awards:
  • Wade Trophy
    Wade Trophy
    The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever...
    
    : Maya Moore, Connecticut
  • Nancy Lieberman Award
    Nancy Lieberman Award
    The Nancy Lieberman Award, named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman, is given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit to the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball...
    
    : Renee Montgomery
    Renee Montgomery
    Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American basketball player who won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-High school:...
    
    , Connecticut

Events

• The Italian
  Serie A (basketball)
  Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
  
   club Nuova Sebastiani Basket moves from the central Italian city of Rieti
  Rieti
  Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...
  
   to the major southern city of Naples
  Naples
  Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
  
  , effective with the 2009–10 season.
• October 20 – The WNBA announces that the Detroit Shock
  Detroit Shock
  The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
  
   has been purchased by a group of investors from Tulsa, Oklahoma
  Tulsa, Oklahoma
  Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
  
   and will move to that city for the 2010 season. In January 2010, the team would be unveiled as the Tulsa Shock.

Deaths

• January 29 — Kay Yow
  Kay Yow
  Sandra Kay Yow was an American basketball coach. She was the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team from 1975 to 2009. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, she had more than 700 career wins. She also coached the U.S...
  
  , Hall of Fame coach of the NC State Lady Wolfpack
  NC State Wolfpack
  The athletic teams of the North Carolina State University, known as the Wolfpack, compete in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports. NC State is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and has won eight national championships: two NCAA championships, two AIAW championships, and four titles...
  
   (b. 1942)
• February 20 — Larry H. Miller
  Larry H. Miller
  Lawrence Horne "Larry H." Miller was a Utah businessman and philanthropist who was well known as the owner of the NBA's Utah Jazz and the of Triple-A baseball team, the Salt Lake Bees, 41 automotive dealerships throughout the Western United States , and a variety of other business ventures...
  
  , American businessman, owner of the Utah Jazz
  Utah Jazz
  The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
   (b. 1944)
• February 26 — Johnny Kerr
  Johnny Kerr
  John G. “Red” Kerr was an American basketball player, coach, and color commentator. He played in the NBA from 1954 to 1966, mainly as a member of the Syracuse Nationals...
  
  , Former NBA player, coach and Chicago Bulls
  Chicago Bulls
  The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
  
   announcer (b. 1932)
• February 26 — Norm Van Lier
  Norm Van Lier
  Norman Allen Van Lier III was an NBA basketball player and television broadcaster who spent the majority of his career with the Chicago Bulls.-Biography:...
  
  , Former NBA player and announcer (b. 1947)
• March 13 — William Davidson
  William Davidson
  William Morse "Bill" Davidson, J. D. was an American businessman who was President, Chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries, one of the world's largest manufacturers of architectural and automotive glass...
  
  , American businessman, owner of the Detroit Pistons
  Detroit Pistons
  The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
  
   and Hall of Famer (b. 1923)
• April 4 — Marvin Webster
  Marvin Webster
  Marvin Nathaniel Webster was an American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The Human Eraser" and "Marvin the Magnificent", he played one season in the American Basketball Association and nine in the National Basketball Association with the Denver Nuggets , Seattle SuperSonics , New York...
  
  , The "Human Eraser" was a 10-year NBA vet and Division II National Champion at Morgan State University
  Morgan State University
  Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute , Morgan College and Morgan State College , is a historically black college in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland...
  
   (b. 1952)
• April 27 — Glen Gondrezick
  Glen Gondrezick
  Glen Michael 'Gondo' Gondrezick was an American basketball player, who operated as either a shooting guard or a small forward .-Basketball career:...
  
  , Former NBA and UNLV
  UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
  The UNLV Runnin' Rebels are a NCAA Division I men's basketball team who play at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament was in 2011 when they received an at–large bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning an 8-seed in...
  
   guard (b. 1955)
• April 30 — Hal Perry
  Hal Perry
  Harold L. "Hal" Perry was an American basketball player and attorney famous for being a starter on the University of San Francisco back to back NCAA championship teams of 1955 and 1956....
  
  , Starting guard on San Francisco's
  San Francisco Dons men's basketball
  The San Francisco Dons basketball team represents the University of San Francisco in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's college basketball. The Dons compete in the West Coast Conference, in which they have won sixteen regular season and one conference tournament...
  
   back to back national championship teams (1955 & 1956) (b. 1933)
• May 9 — Chuck Daly
  Chuck Daly
  Charles Jerome "Chuck" Daly was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons to consecutive National Basketball Association Championships in 1989 and 1990, and the Dream Team to the men's basketball gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He had a 14-year NBA coaching...
  
  , Two-time NBA Champion coach of the Detroit Pistons
  Detroit Pistons
  The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
  
   and coach of the 1992 US Olympic team (b. 1930)
• May 15 — Wayman Tisdale
  Wayman Tisdale
  Wayman Lawrence Tisdale was an American professional basketball player in the NBA and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma, he was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.-Early life:Tisdale was born in Fort Worth, Texas...
  
  , American player, member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame and 12-year NBA veteran; also a renowned jazz
  Jazz
  Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
  
   bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  ist (b. 1964)
• June 4 — Randy Smith
  Randy Smith (basketball)
  Randolph "Randy" Smith was an American professional basketball player who set the NBA record for consecutive games played. From 1972-1982, Smith played in every regular season game, en route to a then-record of 906 straight games...
  
  , Former All-Star guard for the Buffalo Braves
  Buffalo Braves
  The Buffalo Braves were a team in the National Basketball Association. They later moved to San Diego, California to become the San Diego Clippers then subsequently the Los Angeles Clippers....
  
   (b. 1948)
• July 27 — Dick Holub
  Dick Holub
  Richard W. Holub was an American basketball player and coach.A 6'7" center, Holub played college basketball at Long Island University, and was a member of an NIT championship team in 1941...
  
  , Former Fairleigh Dickinson
  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:...
  
   coach and All-American player at LIU
  Long Island University
  Long Island University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the U.S. state of New York.-History:...
  
   (b. 1921)
• August 11 — Kirby Minter
  Kirby Minter
  James Kirby Minter is a retired American basketball player. Minter graduated from Durant High School in 1947, and was inducted to the Durant Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007...
  
  , American basketball player, MVP of the 1954 FIBA World Championship
  1954 FIBA World Championship
  The 1954 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 22 to November 5, 1954...
  
   (b. 1929)
• August 13 — Lavelle Felton
  Lavelle Felton
  Lavelle Felton was an American professional basketball player playing in the European professional basketball leagues....
  
  , American basketball player (b. 1980)
• August 17 — Paul Hogue
  Paul Hogue
  Paul H. "Duke" Hogue was an American basketball player.A 6'9" center from Knoxville, Tennessee, Hogue starred at the University of Cincinnati, with whom he won the NCAA Tournament in 1961 and 1962. Hogue was named Most Outstanding Player of the 1962 tournament, and was also named the 1962 Helms...
  
  , All-American and 1962 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. The MOP need not be, but almost always is a member of the Championship team, especially since the third place game was eliminated after 1981...
  
   at Cincinnati
  Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
  The Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. They currently compete in the Big East Conference and are coached by Mick Cronin. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in...
  
   (b. 1940)
• October 19 — Angelo Musi
  Angelo Musi
  Angelo Musi, Jr. was an American professional basketball player.A 5'9" guard from Temple University, Musi played three seasons in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 8.4 points per game in his career and won a league championship in 1947...
  
  , NBA (Philadelphia Warriors) and ABL player (b. 1918)
• October 23 — Ron Sobieszczyk
  Ron Sobieszczyk
  Ron Sobieszcyzk was an American professional basketball player.Also known as Ron Sobie, Sobieszczyk played for coach Ray Meyer at DePaul University from 1953 to 1956. He scored 1,222 points in his college career and participated with the College All-Stars team that toured with the Harlem...
  
  , former member of the New York Knicks
  New York Knicks
  The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
   and Minneapolis Lakers (b. 1934)
• October 30 — Howie Schultz
  Howie Schultz
  Howard Henry "Howie" Schultz , nicknamed "Stretch" and "Steeple", was an American baseball and basketball player from Saint Paul, Minnesota....
  
  , member of two NBA championship teams with the Minneapolis Lakers (b. 1922)
• November 1 — Alan Ogg
  Alan Ogg
  Raymond Alan Ogg was an American professional basketball player who spent three seasons in the NBA. He is the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers' career shot-blocking leader with 266 blocks over four college seasons...
  
  , former UAB
  UAB Blazers men's basketball
  The UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I men's college basketball, and have competed in Conference USA since 1995...
  
   and Miami Heat
  Miami Heat
  The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
  
   center (b. 1967)
• November 9 — Al Cervi
  Al Cervi
  Alfred Nicholas Cervi was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association . One of the strongest backcourt players of the 1940s and 1950s, he was always assigned to defend against the opposing team's best scoring threat...
  
  , Hall of Fame player and coach of the 1955 NBA Champion Syracuse Nationals
  Syracuse Nationals
  The Syracuse Nationals were an American professional basketball team that existed from 1946 to 1963 as part of the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association . They are currently known as the Philadelphia 76ers, and are the NBA's oldest continued franchise.The team began in...
  
   (b. 1917)
• November 18 — Red Robbins
  Red Robbins
  Austin "Red" Robbins was an American basketball player....
  
  , Tennessee
  Tennessee Volunteers basketball
  The Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA men's basketball competition. The Volunteers currently compete in the Southeastern Conference...
  
   standout and ABA
  American Basketball Association
  The American Basketball Association was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.-League history:...
  
   player (b. 1944)
• November 24 — Abe Pollin
  Abe Pollin
  Abe Pollin was the owner of a number of professional sports teams including the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League , the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association , and the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association...
  
  , Owner of the Washington Wizards
  Washington Wizards
  The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
  
   and Washington Mystics
  Washington Mystics
  The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
  
   (b. 1923)
• December 8 — Fred Sheffield
  Fred Sheffield
  Frederick Jolley Sheffield was an American basketball player. He won an NCAA championship with the University of Utah in 1944 and played one season for the Philadelphia Warriors in the Basketball Association of America .Sheffield, a 6'2 forward and center, played for Utah and, as a sophomore, was...
  
  , BAA player (Philadelphia Warriors
  Golden State Warriors
  The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
  ) (b. 1923)

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