2011 in basketball explained

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

Tournaments

Men's tournaments

Olympic qualifiers

Women's tournaments

Olympic qualifiers

Youth tournaments

Club championships

Continental championships

Men:

Women:

Transnational championships

National championships

Men:

The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeat the San Miguel Beermen 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals.

The Texters win their second trophy of the season, defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals.

The Petron Blaze Boosters deny the Texters a Grand Slam, defeating them 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals.

Regal FC Barcelona

Barça sweep Bizkaia Bilbao 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals.

Women:

College

Men:

Connecticut 53, Butler 41

Kemba Walker, Connecticut

Wichita State 66, Alabama 57

Oregon defeated Creighton 2–1 in the best-of-3 final.

Santa Clara 76, Iona 69

Bellarmine 71, BYU–Hawaiʻi 68

St. Thomas (MN) 78, Wooster 54

Pikeville 83, Mountain State 76 (OT)

Cornerstone 80, Saint Francis (IN) 71

Lincoln College (Lincoln, Illinois)74, Mott Community College (Flint, Michigan) 67 https://web.archive.org/web/20110912165644/http://njcaa.org/sports_nationalChampionship.cfm?category=National%20Championship&sid=5&divid=2&slid=2

Women:

Texas A&M 76, Notre Dame 70

Danielle Adams, Texas A&M

Toledo 76, USC 68

UAB 68, Cal State Bakersfield 60

Clayton State 69, Michigan Tech 50

Amherst 64, Washington (MO) 55

North Idaho College 90, Trinity Valley Community College 81

Monroe College 78, Lake Michigan College 73

Anoka-Ramsey Community College 60, Roxbury Community College 55

Prep

Awards and honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Professional

Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls

Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers

Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic

Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers

Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls

Ron Artest, Los Angeles Lakers

Gar Forman, Chicago Bulls and Pat Riley, Miami Heat

Dirk Nowitzki, and Dallas Mavericks

Dirk Nowitzki, and Dallas Mavericks

Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever

Sylvia Fowles, Chicago Sky

Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx

DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix Mercury

Kia Vaughn, New York Liberty

Sue Bird, Seattle Storm and Ruth Riley, San Antonio Silver Stars

Cheryl Reeve, Minnesota Lynx

Swin Cash, Seattle Storm

Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx

Alba Torrens,, Perfumerías Avenida, and Galatasaray Medical Park

Collegiate

Tom Izzo, Michigan State

Jimmer Fredette, BYU

Steve Fisher, San Diego State

Jacob Pullen, Kansas State

Jimmer Fredette, BYU

Anthony Davis, Kentucky

Jared Sullinger, Ohio State

Mike Brey, Notre Dame

Dick Enberg

Maya Moore, Connecticut

Maya Moore, Connecticut

Tara VanDerveer, Stanford

Maya Moore, Connecticut

Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga

Maya Moore, Connecticut

Danielle Adams, Texas A&M

Maya Moore, UConn

Matt Bollant, Green Bay

Joanne Boyle, California

Stephanie Glance, Illinois State

Odyssey Sims, Baylor

Geno Auriemma, Connecticut

Katie Meier, Miami (FL)

Tara VanDerveer, Stanford

Maya Moore, Connecticut

Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga

Cheryl Miller

Events

Movies

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Hall of Famers. Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014.
  3. Web site: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017213722/http://www.wbhof.com/Class11.html. 17 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Shaq announces his retirement after 19 seasons. June 2011.
  5. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/07/20/yao.ming.retire/ Yao Ming retirement marks end of an era
  6. News: Jay-Z: Team to be Brooklyn Nets . Associated Press . ESPN.com . September 26, 2011 . September 26, 2011.