2010 in basketball explained
Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
National team tournaments
Men's Senior Division: All-Tournament Team
Women's Senior Division: All-Tournament Team
Youth Division: All-Tournament Team
Professional club seasons
Continental championships
Men:
Regal FC Barcelona
Power Electronics Valencia
BG Göttingen
Mahram Tehran
Quimsa
Women:
Spartak Moscow Region
National championships
Men:
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- Finals: The Lakers defeat the Celtics 4–3 in the best-of-seven series, with Kobe Bryant named Finals MVP.
- Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2009–10 season:
- National Basketball League, 2009–10 season:
- Basketball League Belgium:
- Bulgarian National League: Lukoil Academic defeat Levski Sofia 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
- Chinese Basketball Association:
- Croatian League: Cibona defeat Zadar 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
- Czech League: Nymburk defeat Prostějov 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
- Dutch Eredivisie: GasTerra Flames Groningen defeat WCAA Giants Bergen op Zoom 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
- Estonian League, 2009–10: TÜ/Rock defeat Rakvere Tarvas 4–2 in the best-of-7 final.
- French Pro A League: Cholet defeat Le Mans 81–65 in the one-off final.
- German Bundesliga, 2009–10 season: Brose Baskets defeat Deutsche Bank Skyliners 3–2 in the bist-of-five final.
- Greek League, 2009–10 season: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
- Iranian Super League, 2009–10 season: Mahram defeat Zob Ahan 2–0 in the best-of-three final.
- Israeli Super League, 2009–10 season: Gilboa/Galil defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 90–77 in the one-off final.
- Italian Serie A, 2009–10 season: Montepaschi Siena sweep AJ Milano 4–0 in the best-of-seven final.
- Latvian League: Barons defeat VEF Riga 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
- Lithuanian LKL: Lietuvos Rytas defeat Žalgiris 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
- Montenegro League:
- Philippine Basketball Association, 2009–10 season:
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
- NCAA
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:
- NCAA
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
- USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1:
- USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1:
- NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:
- UAAP Juniors:
Awards and honors
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
- Combined
- Legends of Coaching Award
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
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
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
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
Marsha Sharp
Events
Movies
Deaths
- January 8 — Bob Blackburn, American radio and TV play-by-play announcer (Seattle SuperSonics) (born 1924)
- January 19 — Dan Fitzgerald, American college coach (Gonzaga) (born 1942)
- January 28 — Bud Millikan, American college coach (Maryland) (born 1920)
- February 3 — Dick McGuire, Hall of Fame player for the New York Knicks (born 1926)
- February 10 — Carl Braun, player and coach for the New York Knicks (born 1927)
- February 10 — Fred Schaus, American coach of West Virginia University and the Los Angeles Lakers (born 1925)
- February 13 — Red Rocha, American BAA and NBA player (born 1925)
- February 15 — Dana Kirk, former college coach at Memphis State University (born 1936)
- June 4 — John Wooden, Hall of Fame player (Purdue, Indianapolis Kautskys) and coach (UCLA) (born 1910)
- June 11 — Bus Whitehead, All-American college (Nebraska) and AAU (Phillips 66ers) player (born 1928)
- June 13 — Tom Stith, All-American at St. Bonaventure University (born 1939)
- June 19 — Manute Bol, Sudanese NBA player, tallest player in league history (born 1962)
- July 8 — Melvin Turpin, All-American at Kentucky and NBA veteran (born 1960)
- July 16 — Aleksandr Boloshev, Russian Olympic champion (born 1947)
- July 19 — Lorenzen Wright, American NBA player (born 1975)
- August 30 — Sharm Scheuerman, American college player and coach (Iowa) (born 1934)
- October 14 — Larry Siegfried, won five NBA titles with the Boston Celtics and an NCAA title at Ohio State (born 1939)
- October 25 — Roy Skinner, American college coach at Vanderbilt (born 1930)
- October 28 — Marshall Hawkins, American NBL and NBA player (born 1924)
- October 31 — Maurice Lucas, American ABA and NBA player. Won an NBA championship with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 (born 1952)
- November 8 — Quintin Dailey, All-American at San Francisco and NBA player (born 1961)
- November 13 — Red Curren, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1925)
- December 6 — Art Quimby, NCAA rebounding leader; a Connecticut Huskie of Honor (born 1933)
- December 6 — Hank Raymonds, American college coach (Marquette) (born 1924)
See also
Notes and References
- 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.
- 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.