2010 in basketball explained

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

National team tournaments

VenueTournament Champion Runner-up Third placeResultPlayoff format
Turkey2010 FIBA Basketball World Cup81–67One-game playoff
Czech Republic2010 FIBA Basketball Women's World Cup89–69One-game playoff
Toulouse and Rodez92–62One-game playoff
Hamburg2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championships111–80One-game playoff

Men's Senior Division: All-Tournament Team

2010 FIBA Basketball World Cup
NationPlayer
United StatesKevin Durant (MVP)
LithuaniaLinas Kleiza
ArgentinaLuis Scola
SerbiaMiloš Teodosić
TurkeyHedo Türkoğlu

Women's Senior Division: All-Tournament Team

2010 FIBA Basketball Women's World Cup
NationPlayer
Czech RepublicHana Horáková (MVP)
United StatesDiana Taurasi
Czech RepublicEva Vítečková
SpainSancho Lyttle
BelarusYelena Leuchanka

Youth Division: All-Tournament Team

2010 FIBA Basketball Under-17 World Cup
NationPlayer
CanadaKevin Pangos
PolandMateusz Ponitka
United StatesBradley Beal (MVP)
James Michael McAdoo
PolandPrzemyslaw Karnowski

Professional club seasons

Continental championships

Men:

Regal FC Barcelona

Power Electronics Valencia

BG Göttingen

Mahram Tehran

Quimsa

Women:

Spartak Moscow Region

National championships

Men:

Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants sweep the Alaska Aces 4–0 in the best-of-seven final.

Alaska Aces defeat the San Miguel Beermen 4–2 in the best-of-seven final.

Regal FC Barcelona

Caja Laboral Baskonia sweep Regal FC Barcelona 3–0 in the best-of-five final.

Women:

College

Men

Duke 61, Butler 59

Kyle Singler, Duke

Dayton 79, North Carolina 68

Virginia Commonwealth defeats Saint Louis 2–0 in the best-of-three final.

Missouri State 78, Pacific 65

Cal Poly Pomona 65, Indiana (PA) 53

Wisconsin–Stevens Point 78, Williams 73

Oklahoma Baptist 84, Azusa Pacific 83

Saint Francis (IN) 67, Walsh 66

Howard (TX) 85, Three Rivers 80 (OT)

Lincoln (IL) 71, Cincinnati State 60

Joliet 94, Rochester (MN) 82

Women:

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

Maya Moore, Connecticut

California 73, Miami (FL) 61

Appalachian State 79, Memphis 71

Emporia State 65, Fort Lewis 53

Washington University in St. Louis 65, Hope 59

Union (TN) 73, Azusa Pacific 65

Northwestern (IA) 85, Shawnee State 66

Gulf Coast Community College 83, Jefferson College 61

Kirkwood Community College 72, Patrick & Henry Community College 62

Madison College 74, Onondaga Community College 55

Prep

Awards and honors

Basketball Hall of Fame

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

FIBA Hall of Fame

Professional

LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

Tyreke Evans, Sacramento Kings

Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic

Jamal Crawford, Atlanta Hawks

Aaron Brooks, Houston Rockets

Grant Hill, Phoenix Suns

Scott Brooks, Oklahoma City Thunder

Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia 76ers

John Hammond, Milwaukee Bucks

Announced in February 2011

Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm

Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever

Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun

DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix Mercury

Leilani Mitchell, New York Liberty

Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever

Brian Agler, Seattle Storm

Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm

Announced in February 2011

Collegiate

Billy Donovan, Florida

Evan Turner, Ohio State

Jim Boeheim, Syracuse

Sherron Collins, Kansas

Evan Turner, Ohio State

Kemba Walker, Connecticut

John Wall, Kentucky

Jim Boeheim, Syracuse

John Thompson Jr

Tina Charles, Connecticut

Tina Charles, Connecticut

Connie Yori, Nebraska

Maya Moore, Connecticut

Alexis Gray-Lawson, California

Tina Charles, Connecticut

Maya Moore, UConn

Maya Moore, UConn

Connie Yori, Nebraska

Kevin Cook, Gallaudet University

Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech

Brittney Griner, Baylor

Connie Yori, Nebraska

Kelsey Griffin, Nebraska

Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State

Marsha Sharp

Events

Movies

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK. 10 Oct 2014. NJCAA. 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.
  2. Web site: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2010. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017213720/http://www.wbhof.com/Class10.html. 17 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.