2000 in basketball explained
Championships
Professional
Los Angeles Lakers over the Indiana Pacers 4-2. MVP: Shaquille O'Neal
Houston Comets over the New York Liberty 2-0. MVP: Cynthia Cooper
College
Michigan State University 89, University of Florida 76
Wake Forest University 71, University of Notre Dame 61
Metropolitan State College of Denver 97, Kentucky Wesleyan College 79
Catholic 76, William Paterson College 62
Life University (Ga.) 61, Georgetown College (Ky.) 59
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) 75, University of the Ozarks (Mo.) 63
University of Connecticut 71, University of Tennessee 52
Northern Kentucky 71, North Dakota State University 62 (OT)
Oklahoma City University 64, Simon Fraser (BC) 55
Awards and honors
Professional
Shaquille O'Neal
(tie) Elton Brand & Steve Francis
Alonzo Mourning
Doc Rivers, Orlando Magic
Gregor Fučka, Fortitudo Bologna and
Gregor Fučka, Fortitudo Bologna and Italy
Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
Betty Lennox, Minnesota Lynx
Tari Phillips, New York Liberty
Suzie McConnell Serio, Cleveland Rockers
Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Sparks
Tina Thompson, Houston Comets
Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets
Collegiate
- Combined
- Legends of Coaching Award
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
Mike Montgomery, Stanford
Scoonie Penn, Ohio State
Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
Shane Battier, Duke
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
Bill Wall
Tamika Catchings, Tennessee
Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
Edwina Brown, Texas
Helen Darling, Penn State
Tamika Catchings, Tennessee
Shea Ralph, UConn
Kathy Delaney-Smith, Harvard University
Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
Sue Bird, Connecticut
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
Harley Redin
Events
Movies
Deaths
- January 4 — Al Schrecker, American NBL player (Pittsburgh Raiders) (born 1917)
- January 12 — Bobby Phills, Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets guard (born 1969)
- January 16 — Örlygur Aron Sturluson, Icelandic basketball player (Njarðvík) (born 1981)
- February 21 — Antonio Díaz-Miguel, Hall of Fame Spanish coach (born 1933)
- February 24 — Bernard Opper, All-American college player (Kentucky), NBL and original ABL player (born 1915)
- March 7 — Darrell Floyd, American college basketball player and national scoring champion (Furman)
- March 8 — Joe Mullaney, American college coach (Providence College) (born 1925)
- March 12 — Aleksandar Nikolić, Hall of Fame Serbian coach (born 1924)
- April 6 — Stan Watts, Hall of Fame college coach at Brigham Young University (born 1911)
- April 9 — Jack Gardner, Hall of Fame college coach at Kansas State and Utah (born 1910)
- May 5 — Bill Musselman, ABA, NBA and college coach. The first head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise (born 1940)
- May 9 — John Nucatola, Hall of Fame college and professional referee (born 1907)
- May 20 — Malik Sealy, Minnesota Timberwolves guard (born 1970)
- June 9 — John "Brooms" Abramovic, First college player to score 2000+ points and early professional (born 1919)
- June 16 — Mike Silliman, American NBA player (Buffalo Braves) and Olympic gold medalist (1968) (born 1944)
- June 28 — Haskell Cohen, former NBA public relations director and creator of Parade High School All-America teams (born 1914)
- July 7 — Denny Price, 62, American AAU player (Phillips 66ers) and college coach (Sam Houston State, Phillips).[4]
- July 10 — Conrad McRae, Syracuse forward who played in Europe (born 1971)
- August 25 — Leo Barnhorst, Two-time NBA All-Star with the Indianapolis Olympians (born 1924)
- September 13 — Duane Swanson, American Olympic gold medalist (1936) (born 1913)
- October 6 — John Keller, American Olympic gold medalist (1952) (born 1928)
- October 7 — Ed Beisser, American college All-American (Creighton) and AAU (Phillips 66ers) player (born 1919)
- December 15 — Haris Brkić, Serbian player (Partizan) (born 1974)
- December 31 — Wayne Glasgow, American Olympic gold medalist (1952) (born 1926)
Notes and References
- Web site: Hall of Famers. Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014.
- Web site: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2000. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017175432/http://www.wbhof.com/Class00.html. 17 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
- https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/tov_game.html Game record for turnovers
- News: Price dies of heart attack. The Daily Oklahoman. July 8, 2000. 25. Newspapers.com. May 7, 2021.
