2005 in basketball explained
Championships
Professional
San Antonio Spurs over the Detroit Pistons 4-3. MVP: Tim Duncan
Greece 78, Germany 62
Sacramento Monarchs over the Connecticut Sun 3-1. MVP: Yolanda Griffith
Czech Republic 72, Russia 70
College
- Men
NCAA
North Carolina 75, Illinois 70
South Carolina 60, Saint Joseph's 57
Virginia Union 63, Bryant 58
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 73, Rochester 49
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- Women
- NCAA
Baylor 84, Michigan State 62
Southwest Missouri State 78, West Virginia 70
Washburn 70, Seattle Pacific 53
Millikin 70, Randolph-Macon 50
Central Arizona College Coolidge, Ariz. 83, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls 50
Monroe Community College, N.Y 62, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Ill. 46
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Minn 64, Monroe College, New York 60
Awards and honors
- Class of 2005[3]
- Joe Ciampi
- Kelli Litsch
- Hunter Low
- Edna Tarbutton
- Dixie Woodall
- Lynette Woodard
Professional
Steve Nash
Emeka Okafor
Ben Wallace
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and
Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
Temeka Johnson, Washington Mystics
Nicole Powell, Sacramento Monarchs
Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Connecticut Sun
John Whisenant, Sacramento Monarchs
Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento Monarchs
Maria Stepanova, 
CSKA Samara, Connecticut Sun, and
Collegiate
- Combined
- Legends of Coaching Award
Jim Calhoun, Connecticut
Andrew Bogut, Utah
Bruce Weber, Illinois
Nate Robinson, Washington
Andrew Bogut, Utah
Joakim Noah, Florida
Marvin Williams, North Carolina
Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Everett Case
- Women
Seimone Augustus, LSU
Seimone Augustus, LSU
Pokey Chatman, LSU
Seimone Augustus, LSU
Tan White, Mississippi State
Seimone Augustus, LSU
Sophia Young, Baylor
Kate Endress, Ball State
Bonnie Henrickson, Kansas
Candice Wiggins, Stanford
Tasha Humphrey, Georgia
Joanne P. McCallie, Michigan State
Kendra Wecker, Kansas State
Temeka Johnson, LSU
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Leon Barmore
Movies
Deaths
- March 17 — Norm Mager, NBA player (Baltimore Bullets) and college champion (CCNY) (born 1926)
- March 19 – Greg Cook, American college player (LSU) (born 1958)
- April 11 — Doug Peden, Canadian Olympic silver medalist (1936) (born 1916)
- April 14 — Chet Aubuchon, American BAA player (Detroit Falcons) (born 1916)
- April 18 — Clarence Gaines, Basketball Hall of Fame coach (born 1923)
- May 1 — George Mikan, Basketball Hall of Fame player (born 1924)
- June 4 — Banks McFadden, American college coach (Clemson Tigers) (born 1917)
- June 29 — Marc Freiberger, American Olympic gold medalist (1952) (born 1928)
- August 4 — Sue Gunter, women's coach for Louisiana State University for 22 seasons (born 1939)
- August 16 — Aleksandr Gomelsky, Basketball Hall of Fame coach (born 1928)
- August 18 — Kenyon Jones, American player (born 1977)
- August 25 — Teo Cruz, Puerto Rican BSN player, five-time Olympian (born 1942)
- September 5 — Hank Anderson, American college coach (Gonzaga, Montana State) (born 1920)
- September 22 — Lee Huber, American NBL player (Akron Goodyear Wingfoots) (born 1919)
- September 26 — Shawntinice Polk, Arizona Wildcats women's player (born 1983)
- October 12 — Erwin Graf, American NBL player (Sheboygan Red Skins) (born 1917)
- October 15 — Jason Collier, Atlanta Hawks center (born 1977)
- November 23 — Nate Hawthorne, NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns) (born 1951)
- December 18 — Bill Coulthard, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1923)
- December 27 — Giancarlo Primo, Italian coach and FIBA Hall of Fame member (born 1924)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK. NJCAA. 10 Oct 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141014235109/http://www.njcaa.org/Record%20Books/Basketball%20%28Women%27s%29/Women%27s%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf. 2014-10-14. dead.
- Web site: Hall of Famers. Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014.
- Web site: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2005. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017190433/http://www.wbhof.com/Class05.html. 17 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
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