2009 in basketball explained
Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
Events
See main article: 2009.
Tournaments
Men's tournaments
Other tournaments
- All-Africa Games at
- Pan American Games at
- Southeast Asian Games at
- Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship 2009 at
Women's tournaments
Olympic qualifiers
Other tournaments
- Pan American Games at
- Southeast Asian Games at
- Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship for Women 2009 at
Youth tournaments
Club championships
Intercontinental championships
Panathinaikos
Lietuvos Rytas
Virtus Bologna
Mahram Tehran
Flamengo
National championships
Men:
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- finals: The Lakers defeat the Magic 4–1, giving Phil Jackson a record 10th NBA title as a head coach. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant is named Finals MVP.
Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2008–09 season:
National Basketball League, 2008–09 season:
Basketball League Belgium: Spirou Charleroi defeat Dexia Mons-Hainaut 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
Chinese Basketball Association, 2008–09 season: Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat the Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.- Croatian League: Cibona defeat Zadar 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
Czech League: ČEZ Nymburk defeat Geofin Nový Jičín 4–0 in the best-of-seven final.
Dutch Eredivisie: MyGuide Amsterdam defeat EiffelTowers Den Bosch 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
Estonian League, 2008–09: Kalev/Cramo defeat TÜ/Rock 4–2 in the best-of-7 final.
French Pro A League: ASVEL Basket defeat Orléans 55–41 in the one-off final.- German Bundesliga: EWE Baskets Oldenburg defeat Telekom Baskets Bonn 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
Greek League, 2008–09 season: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3–1 in the best-of-five final.- Iranian Super League, 2008–09 season: Mahram defeat Zob Ahan 2–0 in the best-of-three final.
Israeli Super League, 2008–09 season: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeat Maccabi Haifa 85–72 in the one-off final.- Italian Serie A, 2008–09 season: Montepaschi Siena defeat Armani Jeans Milano 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 Rytas Vilnius defeat Žalgiris Kaunas 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
Montenegro League: Budućnost Podgorica defeat Primorje 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
Philippine Basketball Association, 2008–09 season:
The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeat the Alaska Aces 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
The San Miguel Beermen defeat the Barangay Ginebra Kings 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
TAU Cerámica
Regal FC Barcelona defeat TAU Cerámica 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
Women:
Spartak Moscow 
College
Men:
Women:
NCAA
Connecticut 76, Louisville 54
South Florida 75, Kansas 71
Minnesota State-Mankato 103, Franklin Pierce 94
George Fox 60, Washington (MO) 53
Union College (TN) 73, Lambuth University (TN) 63
Morningside College (IA) 68, Hastings College (NE) 63
Central Arizona College 78, Jefferson College 71
Kirkwood Community College 62, Schoolcraft College 38
Rochester Community & Technical College 87, Madison Area Technical College 63
Prep
- USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1:
- USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1:
- NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:
- UAAP Juniors: Ateneo defeats DLSZ in the best of three finals 2–1
Awards and honors
FIBA Hall of Fame
Professional
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
Jason Terry, Dallas Mavericks
Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers
Mike Brown, Cleveland Cavaliers
Pau Gasol, and Los Angeles Lakers
Pau Gasol, and Los Angeles Lakers
Pau Gasol, and Los Angeles Lakers
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream
DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix Mercury
Crystal Langhorne, Washington Mystics
Kara Lawson, Sacramento Monarchs
Marynell Meadors, Atlanta Dream
Swin Cash, Seattle Storm
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Sandrine Gruda,, UMMC Ekaterinburg, and Connecticut Sun
Collegiate
- Combined
- Legends of Coaching Award
Rick Barnes, Texas
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
Darren Collison, UCLA
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
Kyle Singler, Duke
Tyreke Evans, Memphis
Bill Self, Kansas
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
Billy Packer
Maya Moore, Connecticut
Maya Moore, Connecticut
Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
Maya Moore, Connecticut
Renee Montgomery, Connecticut
Maya Moore, Connecticut
Tina Charles, UConn
Amber Guffey, Murray State
Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
Kelly Packard, Ball State
Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee
Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
Renee Montgomery, Connecticut
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
Anne Donovan
Events
Movies
Deaths
- January 29 — Kay Yow, Hall of Fame coach of the NC State Lady Wolfpack (born 1942)
- February 5 — Mel Thompson, American college coach (The Citadel) (born 1932)
- February 20 — Larry H. Miller, American businessman, owner of the Utah Jazz (born 1944)
- February 26 — Johnny Kerr, Former NBA player, coach and Chicago Bulls announcer (born 1932)
- February 26 — Norm Van Lier, Former NBA player and announcer (born 1947)
- March 13 — William Davidson, American businessman, owner of the Detroit Pistons and Hall of Famer (born 1923)
- April 4 — Marvin Webster, The "Human Eraser" was a 10-year NBA vet and Division II National Champion at Morgan State University (born 1952)
- April 16 — Reggie Royals, ABA player (San Diego Conquistadors) (born 1950)
- April 27 — Glen Gondrezick, Former NBA and UNLV guard (born 1955)
- April 29 — Alexander Athas, American basketball player and sports celebrity (born 1922)
- April 30 — Hal Perry, Starting guard on San Francisco's back to back national championship teams (1955 & 1956) (born 1933)
- May 9 — Chuck Daly, Two-time NBA Champion coach of the Detroit Pistons and coach of the 1992 US Olympic team (born 1930)
- May 15 — Wayman Tisdale, American player, member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame and 12-year NBA veteran; also a renowned jazz bass guitarist (born 1964)
- May 21 — DeWitt Menyard, American ABA player (Houston Mavericks) (born 1944)
- June 4 — Randy Smith, Former All-Star guard for the Buffalo Braves (born 1948)
- July 27 — Dick Holub, Former Fairleigh Dickinson coach and All-American player at LIU (born 1921)
- August 11 — Kirby Minter, American basketball player, MVP of the 1954 FIBA World Championship (born 1929)
- August 13 — Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (born 1980)
- August 17 — Paul Hogue, All-American and 1962 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player at Cincinnati (born 1940)
- August 19 — Harry Kermode, Canadian Olympic player (1948) (born 1922)
- September 29 — Ebony Dickinson, American basketball player (born 1977)
- October 19 — Joe Hutton, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers) (born 1928)
- October 19 — Angelo Musi, NBA (Philadelphia Warriors) and ABL player (born 1918)
- October 23 — Ron Sobieszczyk, former member of the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers (born 1934)
- October 30 — Howie Schultz, member of two NBA championship teams with the Minneapolis Lakers (born 1922)
- November 1 — Jonathan Bourhis, French player (JDA Dijon Basket) (born 1990)
- November 1 — Alan Ogg, former UAB and Miami Heat center (born 1967)
- November 9 — Al Cervi, Hall of Fame player and coach of the 1955 NBA Champion Syracuse Nationals (born 1917)
- November 18 — Red Robbins, Tennessee standout and ABA player (born 1944)
- November 22 — Bob Armstrong, American NBL player (Youngstown Bears) (born 1920)
- November 24 — Abe Pollin, Owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics (born 1923)
- December 8 — Fred Sheffield, BAA player (Philadelphia Warriors) (born 1923)
- December 28 — Zoltán Horváth, Hungarian player (born 1979)
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 2009. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017213627/http://www.wbhof.com/Class09.html. 17 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
Mario Delaš
Polish League: Asseco Prokom Sopot defeat Turów Zgorzelec 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
Serbia Super League: Partizan Belgrade defeat Red Star Belgrade 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
Slovenian League: Union Olimpija defeat Helios Domžale 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
Spanish ACB:
Turkish Basketball League: Efes Pilsen defeat Fenerbahçe Ülker 4–2 in the best-of-seven final.
Ukrainian Super League: Azovmash Mariupol defeat BC Donetsk 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
British Basketball League, 2008–09:
Baltic League: Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 