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

International

• 2006 FIBA World Championship
  2006 FIBA World Championship
  The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
  
  :
  • Gold medal:   Spain
    Spain national basketball team
    The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation...
    
    
  • Silver medal:   Greece
    Greece national basketball team
    The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World...
    
    
  • Bronze medal:   USA
    United States national basketball team
    The United States men's national basketball team represents the United States of America in international men's basketball. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all sixteen Olympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with thirteen golds...
    
    
  • MVP:   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...
    
    , Spain
  • All-tournament team:

} Pau Gasol
} Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Kiyan Anthony , nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association...

 (USA)
} Jorge Garbajosa

Jorge Garbajosa

Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro, Jr., nicknamed "Garbo" , is a Spanish professional basketball player. At 2.07 m , he plays both power forward and small forward.-Pro career:*1994-97 Taugres*1997-00 TAU Cerámica...

 (Spain)
} Manu Ginóbili

Manu Ginobili

Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...

 (Argentina

Argentina national basketball team

The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

)
} Theodoros Papaloukas

Theodoros Papaloukas

Theódoros "Teó" Papaloukás is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays as a point guard for the Israeli League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv....

 (Greece)

• 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
  2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation....
  
  
  • Gold medal:   Australia
    Australia women's national basketball team
    The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...
    
    
  • Silver medal:   Russia
    Russia women's national basketball team
    The Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006...
    
    
  • Bronze medal:   USA
    United States women's national basketball team
    The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game....
    
    
  • MVP:   Penny Taylor
    Penny Taylor-Gil
    Penny Taylor is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Turkish team Fenerbahçe Istanbul in the EuroLeague Women...
    
    , Australia
• Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games
  Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games
  Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games was the second early start among the sports in the games. It was played from November 23 to December 15, 2006. In this competition, 20 teams participated in the men's competition and 8 teams played in the women's tournament...
  
  
  • Men's tournament:
    • Gold medal:   China
      China national basketball team
      The Chinese men's national basketball team is the basketball team representing China in international competitions. The governing body of Chinese basketball operations is the Basketball Association of China...
      
      
    • Silver medal:   Qatar
      Qatar national basketball team
      - Qatar:Head coach: Kent Davison- References :...
      
      
    • Bronze medal:   Iran
      Iran national basketball team
      The Iran national basketball team represents Iran in international basketball competitions and is controlled by IR Iran Basketball Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, and the two time champions of the FIBA Asia Championship.-History:...
      
      
  • Women's tournament:
    • Gold medal:   China
    • Silver medal:   Chinese Taipei
      Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team
      Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Chinese Taipei ....
      
      
    • Bronze medal:   Japan
      Japan women's national basketball team
      The Japan women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Japan in international competitions.- FIBA World Championship for Women record :*1964: 9th*1967: 5th*1971: 5th*1975: 2nd*1979: 6th*2010: 10th...
      
      

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

2005-06 NBA season

The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. It began on November 1, 2005 and ran through April 19, 2006...

 and playoffs

2006 NBA Playoffs

The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...

:

• • 2006 NBA Finals
    2006 NBA Finals
    The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2005–06 National Basketball Association season. The Miami Heat won the championship in six games over the Dallas Mavericks, winning the final game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and becoming the third team to win a championship...
    
    : 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...
    
     4, 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...
    
     2. MVP: Dwyane Wade
    Dwyane Wade
    Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. nicknamed Flash or D-Wade, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat. Awarded 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Wade has established himself as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league...
    
    
• Euroleague
  Euroleague
  Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
  
   (Europe
  Europe
  Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
  
  -wide):
  • 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...
    
     defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv
    Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)
    Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv B.C. is a professional Israeli basketball club based in Tel Aviv. The team plays in three leagues: the Euroleague, the Israeli Basketball Super League, and the Adriatic League....
    
     73-69 in the 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...
    
     defeated 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...
    
     2-1 in the best-of-three finals French 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:...
    
    :
  • Le Mans
    Le Mans Sarthe Basket
    Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...
    
     defeated Nancy 93-88 in the one-off final German Bundesliga:
  • RheinEnergie Köln
    RheinEnergie Köln
    Köln 99ers, that was known as RheinEnergie Köln from 2001-2007, is a basketball club based in Cologne, Germany that played in the Basketball Bundesliga ....
    
     defeated ALBA Berlin
    ALBA Berlin
    -Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...
    
     3-1 in the best-of-five finals 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...
    
    :
  • Panathinaikos
    Panathinaikos
    Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos is a multi-sport club based in Athens, Greece. It has the shamrock as its official emblem and green and white as its colours...
    
     defeated Olympiakos
    Olympiacos BC
    Olympiacos B.C. , also known simply as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in Greece and a traditional powerhouse in European competitions...
    
     3-0 in the best-of-five finals 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...
    
    , 2005-06 season:
  • Saba Battery
    Saba Battery Tehran BC
    Saba Battery Tehran Basketball Club also known as Saba Mehr Qazvin Basketball Club was an Iranian basketball club based in Tehran and Qazvin, Iran. They competed in the Iranian Basketball Super League....
    
     defeat Petrochimi
    Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC
    Petrochimi Bandar Imam Basketball Club is an Iranian basketball club based in Mahshahr, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League.-Roster:-Notable former players:-External links:**...
    
     3–0 in the best-of-five final. Israel Premier League
    Israel Basketball Association
    The Israel Basketball Association is the official organization of professional basketball in Israel. The organization oversees the regulation of the sport, team and player registration, rules of the game, various official certification, and the National team...
    
    :
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv
    Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball)
    Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv B.C. is a professional Israeli basketball club based in Tel Aviv. The team plays in three leagues: the Euroleague, the Israeli Basketball Super League, and the Adriatic League....
    
     defeated Hapoel Jerusalem
    Hapoel Jerusalem (basketball)
    Hapoel 'Migdal' Jerusalem is a professional basketball team that is based in Jerusalem, Israel. The club currently plays in the Eurocup, Israeli Super League , and the Israeli State Cup.-History:...
    
     96-66 in the one-off final (the first such final in Israel history) Italian Serie A
    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...
    
    :
  • Benetton Treviso
    Pallacanestro Treviso
    Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...
    
     defeated Climamio Bologna
    Fortitudo Bologna
    Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna is an Legadue Basket professional basketball club that is based in Bologna. It's currently sponsored by Conad.-History:...
    
     3-1 in the best-of-five finals 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
    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...
    
     defeated Žalgiris
    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...
    
     4-0 in the best-of-seven finals 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...
    
     2005-06 season
    2005-06 PBA season
    -Final results:*Fiesta Conference Finals: Red Bull def. Purefoods , 4 games to 2**Finals MVP: Lordy Tugade *Third place: Air21 -Final results:*Fiesta Conference Finals: (3) Red Bull (9-7) def. (1) Purefoods (10-6), 4 games to 2**Finals MVP: Lordy Tugade (Red Bull)*Third place: Air21 -Final...
    
    :
  • Red Bull Barako
    Red Bull Barako
    The Barako Bull Energy Boosters was a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association that is owned by the Photokina Marketing Corporation...
    
     over the Purefoods Chunkee Giants
    Purefoods Chunkee Giants
    The B-Meg Llamados is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the San Miguel-Purefoods Company, Inc., a company of the San Miguel Corporation...
    
     4-2 in the Fiesta Conference Finals. Finals MVP: Lordy Tugade
    Lordy Tugade
    Lordy Tugade is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays and recently signed by the Petron Blaze Boosters....
    
    
  • Purefoods Chunkee Giants
    Purefoods Chunkee Giants
    The B-Meg Llamados is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the San Miguel-Purefoods Company, Inc., a company of the San Miguel Corporation...
    
     over Red Bull Barako
    Red Bull Barako
    The Barako Bull Energy Boosters was a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association that is owned by the Photokina Marketing Corporation...
    
     4-2 in the Philippine Cup Finals. Finals MVP: Marc Pingris Polish League
    Dominet Basket Liga
    Polska Liga Koszykówki AKA Tauron Basket Liga or in English, the Polish Basketball League, is the highest level league of basketball in Poland...
    
    :
  • Prokom Trefl Sopot
    Prokom Trefl Sopot
    Asseco Prokom Gdynia is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Gdynia, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League and the Euroleague...
    
     over Anwil Włocławek 4-1 in the best-of-seven finals 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...
    
     over Khimki 3-0 in the best-of-five finals Serbia and Montenegro Super League:
  • Partizan
    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....
    
     over Red Star
    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 ....
    
     3-0 in the best-of-five finals Spanish ACB
    Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto
    The Liga ACB, known as the Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three "A" level European...
    
    :
  • Unicaja Málaga
    Baloncesto Malaga
    Club Baloncesto Málaga, S.A.D., more commonly referred to by its sponsorship name of Unicaja Málaga, is a Spanish professional basketball team based in Málaga, Andalusia...
    
     over 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...
    
     3-0 in the best-of-five finals
    • 2005-06 season
      ACB League season 2005/2006
      -Team Standings:...
      
      , 2005-06 playoffs
      ACB Playoffs 2005/2006
      -Quarter Finals: Unicaja Malaga vs. Adecco Estudiantes Unicaja Malaga win the series 3-0*Game 1 May 18 @ Malaga: *Game 2 May 21 @ Madrid: *Game 3 May 25 @ Malaga: TAU Cerámica vs...
      
       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...
      
      :
  • Ülkerspor
    Ülkerspor
    -History:Ülkerspor had been founded in 1975 but its basketball department was created in 1993 by buying a Turkish League spot from Nasaşspor. It won Turkish League titles in 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2006 with greats including Harun Erdenay, İbrahim Kutluay, Michael Anderson, Orhun Ene, Kevin Rankin and...
    
     over Efes Pilsen
    Efes Pilsen SK
    Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü also known simply as Anadolu Efes or Efes, formerly known as Efes Pilsen is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey....
    
     4-0 in the best-of-seven finals. Only three matches were actually played; under Turkish rules, Ülker was granted a 1-0 lead by virtue of its regular-season sweep of Efes. 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....
    
    :
  • 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...
    
     defeated Scottish Rocks
    Scottish Rocks
    The Glasgow Rocks is a basketball team which competes in the British Basketball League. Formerly known as Scottish Rocks and also Edinburgh Rocks, they are one of the leading franchises in the top-tier league, and the only team to be based outside of England, playing at the Kelvin Hall...
    
     83-68 in the one-off final      Adriatic League:
  • FMP
    KK FMP
    KK FMP , also known as FMP Železnik, is a defunct Serbian basketball club.Based in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Železnik, the club continually posts notable results every competition it competes in...
    
     defeated Partizan
    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....
    
     73-72 in the one-off final

Women

2006 WNBA Finals

2006 WNBA Finals

The 2006 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2006 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Detroit Shock, second-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the Sacramento Monarchs, second-seeded champions of the Western Conference, three games to two in a...

: 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...

 3, 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...

 2

• • MVP: Deanna Nolan
    Deanna Nolan
    Deanna "Tweety" Nicole Nolan is an American professional basketball player for the WNBA. Her primary position is shooting guard, but occasionally plays the point guard position...
    
    , Detroit

College

} NCAA

• • • Division I
      2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
      The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season...
      
      : Florida 73, UCLA 57
    • National Invitation Tournament
      National Invitation Tournament
      The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...
      
      : South Carolina
      South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
      The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference. The program attained national prominence under hall of fame coach Frank McGuire, posting a 205-65 record and three NCAA Sweet 16 appearances from 1967-1976...
      
       76, Michigan
      Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
      The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Wolverines play home basketball games at the...
      
       64
    • 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...
      
      : Winona State
      Winona State University
      Winona State University is a comprehensive public university in Winona, Minnesota, United States, a college and river town located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, with around 8,900 enrolled undergraduate and graduate students...
      
       73, Virginia Union
      Virginia Union University
      Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American...
      
       61
    • 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...
      
      : Virginia Wesleyan
      Virginia Wesleyan College
      Virginia Wesleyan College is a small Methodist liberal arts college on the border of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Virginia offering a Bachelor of Arts in many disciplines and has added Bachelor of Science programs as well...
      
       59, Wittenberg
      Wittenberg University
      Wittenberg University is a private four-year liberal arts college in Springfield, Ohio serving 2,000 full-time students representing 37 states and approximately 30 foreign countries...
      
       56

} 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...
      
      : Texas Wesleyan
      Texas Wesleyan University
      Texas Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university founded by the United Methodist Church in 1890. The main campus is located in the Polytechnic Heights Neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, with branch campuses in Burleson and downtown Fort Worth.-History:Texas Wesleyan...
      
       67, Oklahoma City
      Oklahoma City University
      Oklahoma City University, often referred to as OCU, is a coeducational, urban, private university historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
      
       65
    • 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...
      
      : University of the Ozarks
      University of the Ozarks
      The University of the Ozarks is a private, four-year liberal arts, comprehensive university located in Clarksville, Arkansas, a community of just over 9,000 people and the county seat of Johnson County. U of O is located at the foot of the Ozark Mountains, about west of Little Rock...
      
       (Mo.) 74, Huntington
      Huntington University (United States)
      Huntington University is an institution of higher education in Huntington, Indiana, United States, that is affiliated with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.- History :...
      
       (Ind.) 56

} NJCAA

• • • Division I
      NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
      NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships it usually consists of 16 invited teams...
      
      : Arkansas-Ft. Smith 68, Tallahassee CC
      Tallahassee Community College
      Tallahassee Community College is a community college, located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. The institution was founded in 1966 by the Florida Legislature. The college is a member of the Florida College System....
      
       (FL) 59
    • 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 :...
      
      : Cecil CC 9 (MD) 64, Kirkwood CC (IA) 63
    • 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...
      
      : North Lake College (TX) 78, Gloucester County College (N.J.) 65

} UAAP Men's: University of Santo Tomas

UST Growling Tigers

The UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season....

 over Ateneo de Manila University

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...

, 2 games to 1
} NCAA (Philippines) Seniors': San Beda College

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....

 over Philippine Christian University

PCU Dolphins

The PCU Dolphins are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the Philippine Christian University.Their 2004 title was their only NCAA basketball title....

, 2 games to 1

• Women

} NCAA

• • • Division I
      NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
      The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season...
      
      : Maryland
      Maryland Terrapins women's basketball
      The University of Maryland women's basketball team has been a prominent program in the history of women's basketball. As a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Lady Terrapins have been regular season and tournament champions on numerous occasions. They were struggling with a losing record...
      
       78, Duke
      Duke Blue Devils
      Duke University's 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry...
      
       75 OT
    • WNIT
      Women's National Invitation Tournament
      The Women's National Invitation Tournament , formerly the National Women's Invitation Tournament, is a college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year...
      
       Kansas State
      Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
      The Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball program is the intercollegiate basketball program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference....
      
       77, Marquette
      Marquette Golden Eagles
      The Marquette Golden Eagles are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Marquette University....
      
       65
    • 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...
      
      : Grand Valley State
      Grand Valley State University
      Grand Valley State University is a public liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1960, and its main campus is situated on approximately west of Grand Rapids...
      
       58, American International
      American International College
      American International College is a private, co-educational liberal-arts college located in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts.-History:...
      
       52
    • 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:...
      
       Hope
      Hope College
      Hope College is a medium-sized , private, residential liberal arts college located in downtown Holland, Michigan, a few miles from Lake Michigan. It was opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled...
      
       69, Southern Maine
      University of Southern Maine
      The University of Southern Maine is a multi-campus public urban comprehensive university and part of the University of Maine System. USM's three primary campuses are located in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston...
      
       56

} 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 (TN)
      Union University
      Union University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown, Tennessee, and Hendersonville, Tennessee...
      
       79, Lubbock Christian
      Lubbock Christian University
      Lubbock Christian University is a private Christian university associated with the Churches of Christ located in Lubbock, Texas, in the United States. It was established in 1957. A fall 2011 count showed 2,038 students enrolled at Lubbock Christian University, of which 422 are graduate students...
      
       (TX) 62
    • 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...
      
       Hastings
      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...
      
       (Neb.)58, University of the Ozarks
      University of the Ozarks
      The University of the Ozarks is a private, four-year liberal arts, comprehensive university located in Clarksville, Arkansas, a community of just over 9,000 people and the county seat of Johnson County. U of O is located at the foot of the Ozark Mountains, about west of Little Rock...
      
       (Mo.) 39

} 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...
      
      : Monroe CC (Rochester, NY) 76, Odessa College (TX) 64
    • 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...
      
      : Illinois Central College 71, Kirkwood CC (IA) 54
    • 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...
      
      : Monroe College (Bronx, NY) 100, Mohawk Valley CC (NY) 70

} UAAP Women's: University of Santo Tomas over Far Eastern University, 2 games to 1

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: Lawrence North High School

Lawrence North High School

Lawrence North High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is located at 7802 North Hague Road on the northeast side of the city. It is one of two high schools serving grades nine through twelve in the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township. The 2006–07 enrollment...

, Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

 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: Christ the King, Queens, New York NCAA (Philippines) Juniors: San Sebastian Recoletos High School over Philippine Christian University Union High School, 2 games to 0 UAAP Juniors: Ateneo de Manila High School over Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation, 2 games to 1

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...
    
    : Steve Nash
    Steve Nash
    Stephen John "Steve" Nash, OC, OBC is a South African-born Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association . Nash enjoyed a successful high-school basketball career, and he was eventually given a scholarship by Santa Clara...
    
    
  • 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...
    
    : Chris Paul
    Chris Paul
    Christopher Emmanuel Paul is an American professional basketball point guard for the New Orleans Hornets.Paul was born and raised in North Carolina. Despite only playing two varsity basketball seasons in high school, he was a McDonald's All-American and accepted a scholarship with nearby Wake...
    
    
  • 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...
    
    : Ben Wallace
    Ben Wallace
    Ben Camey Wallace is an American basketball center for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University and signed with the Washington Bullets as an undrafted free agent in 1996...
    
    
  • 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...
    
    : Avery Johnson
    Avery Johnson
    Avery Johnson is a former American professional basketball player and current head coach of the National Basketball Association team New Jersey Nets. He has also coached the Dallas Mavericks, leading them to their first NBA Finals appearance and four consecutive 50+ win seasons...
    
    
  • 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...
    
    : Theodoros Papaloukas
    Theodoros Papaloukas
    Theódoros "Teó" Papaloukás is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays as a point guard for the Israeli League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv....
    
    , 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...
    
     and
  • 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...
    
    : Dirk Nowitzki
    Dirk Nowitzki
    Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association...
    
    , 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...
    
     and
  • 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,...
    
    : Jorge Garbajosa
    Jorge Garbajosa
    Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro, Jr., nicknamed "Garbo" , is a Spanish professional basketball player. At 2.07 m , he plays both power forward and small forward.-Pro career:*1994-97 Taugres*1997-00 TAU Cerámica...
    
    , Toronto Raptors
    Toronto Raptors
    The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
    
     and (also Unicaja Málaga)
• 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...
    
    : Lisa Leslie
    Lisa Leslie
    Lisa Deshaun Leslie-Lockwood is a former American professional women's basketball player in the WNBA. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner...
    
    
  • 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...
    
    
  • 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...
    
    : Seimone Augustus
    Seimone Augustus
    Seimone Augustus is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx, WBC Spartak Moscow Region and the US national team...
    
    
  • 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...
    
    : Mike Thibault
    Mike Thibault
    Mike Francis Thibault is an American basketball head coach, most recently of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA.-Career:Upon his graduation from Saint Martin's University in 1979, Thibault entered into the employ of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, for whom he worked...
    
    
  • 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...
    
    : Maria Stepanova
    Maria Stepanova
    Maria Alexandrovna Stepanova is a Russian professional and Olympic basketball player. In the United States, she plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association ....
    
    ,   CSKA Samara and

Collegiate

• 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: J. J. Redick, Duke
    Duke University
    Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
    
    
  • Women: Seimone Augustus
    Seimone Augustus
    Seimone Augustus is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx, WBC Spartak Moscow Region and the US national team...
    
    , LSU
    Louisiana State University
    Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
    
    
• 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: J. J. Redick, Duke
  • Women: Seimone Augustus, LSU
• 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: Jay Wright
    Jay Wright (coach)
    Jerold Taylor "Jay" Wright, Jr. is an American basketball coach. He is currently the men's coach at Villanova University. He was born in Churchville, Pennsylvania, U.S., and is married to a former Villanova cheerleader...
    
    , Villanova
    Villanova University
    Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
    
    
  • Women: Sylvia Hatchell
    Sylvia Hatchell
    Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell is head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.She competed with USA Basketball as the Head Coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei.-College:...
    
    , North Carolina
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
    
    
• 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...
    
    : Seimone Augustus, LSU
  • 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...
    
    : Ivory Latta
    Ivory Latta
    Ivory Latta is an American professional basketball player. A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels...
    
    , North Carolina

Events

• December 13- after a few months in use and complaints from players, the NBA announces it will disuse the new synthetic ball in favor of the classic leather one.
• December 16- a brawl erupted at the Madison Square Garden
  Madison Square Garden
  Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
  
   game between 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 the Denver Nuggets
  Denver Nuggets
  The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
  
  .

Deaths

• February 11 — Harry Vines
  Harry Vines
  Harry Doyle Vines was a prominent member of the wheelchair basketball community, winning national and international championships.-Biography:...
  
  , American wheelchair basketball coach (b. 1938)
• March 17 — Ray Meyer
  Ray Meyer
  Raymond Joseph Meyer was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois. He was well-known for coaching at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724–354 record...
  
   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...
  
   coach of the DePaul University
  DePaul University
  DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
  
   men's team (b. 1913)
• April 30 — Harold "Bunny" Levitt, player for the Harlem Globetrotters
  Harlem Globetrotters
  The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater and comedy. The executive offices for the team are currently in downtown Phoenix, Arizona; the team is owned by Shamrock Holdings, which oversees the various investments of the Roy E. Disney family.Over...
  
   who once sank 499 consecutive free throws
• April 28 — Ron Mather, Scottish coach
• April 6 — Maggie Dixon
  Maggie Dixon
  -External links:****...
  
  , women's coach at Army
  United States Military Academy
  The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
  
   (b. 1977)
• May 6 — Bob Dro
  Bob Dro
  Robert C. Dro was a American basketball player and college athletic administrator. He was a starter on the Indiana University's first championship team in 1940 and played one season in the National Basketball League....
  
  , national champion at Indiana
  Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
  The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU...
  
   and Indianapolis Kautskys player (b. 1918)
• May 9 — Grady Wallace
  Grady Wallace
  Grady A. Wallace was an All-American basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 1955–56 and 1956–57...
  
  , All-American and national scoring champion at South Carolina
  South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
  The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference. The program attained national prominence under hall of fame coach Frank McGuire, posting a 205-65 record and three NCAA Sweet 16 appearances from 1967-1976...
  
  
• July 3 — Dick Dickey
  Dick Dickey
  Richard Lea "Dick" Dickey was an American professional basketball player for the National Professional Basketball League's Anderson Packers and National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, although he is best remembered for his college career while playing at NC State.-Early life:Dickey was...
  
  , NBA player and All-American at NC State
  NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
  The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Wolfpack currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference, of which it was a founding member....
  
   (b. 1926)
• August 17 — Bob Rogers, former Texas A&M
  Texas A&M University
  Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
  
   coach
• October 28 — Arnold "Red" Auerbach
  Red Auerbach
  Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death...
  
  , Hall of Fame coach and president of the Boston Celtics
  Boston Celtics
  The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
  
   (b. 1917)
• November 29 — Gary Alcorn
  Gary Alcorn
  Gary R. Alcorn was an American basketball player.He played collegiately for California State University, Fresno.He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 3rd round of the 1959 NBA Draft....
  
  , Former 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 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...
  
   player (b. 1936)
• December 12 — Paul Arizin, Hall of Famer for the 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...
  
   who twice led the NBA in scoring (b. 1928)
• December 13 — Lamar Hunt
  Lamar Hunt
  Lamar Hunt was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee into three sports' halls of fame. He was one of the founders of the American Football League and Major League Soccer , as well as MLS predecessor the...
  
  , Last remaining original ownership partner of the 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...
  
  (b. 1932)