2020 in basketball explained

The following are basketball events that are expected to take place in 2020 throughout the world.Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club), and amateur and collegiate levels.

International tournaments

National senior team tournaments

The IOC postponed basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021.

FIBA postponed the following tournaments to 2021:

• 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
• 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

Other international championships

The following tournaments were postponed to 2021:

• 2020 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries

The following tournaments were cancelled outright:

• 2020 William Jones Cup

FIBA youth championships

FIBA postponed the following tournaments to 2021:

• 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
• 2020 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup

FIBA canceled the following tournaments outright:

• 2019 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship
• 2019 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship

Professional club seasons

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

See main article: 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Continental seasons

Men

!Organizer!Tournament!Champion!Runner-up!Result!Playoff format

Euroleague Basketball	2019–20 EuroLeague	All canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
	2019–20 EuroCup Basketball
FIBA	2020 FIBA Asia Champions Cup	Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic in Asia.
	2019–20 Basketball Champions League	San Pablo Burgos	AEK	85–74	Single-game final
	2019–20 BCLA season	Quimsa	Flamengo	92–86	Single-game final
	2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
NBA/FIBA	2020 BAL season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Africa.

Women

Organizer	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
FIBA	2019–20 EuroLeague Women	All canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
	2019–20 EuroCup Women

Regional seasons

Men

Region	League	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
Former Yugoslavia	2019–20 ABA League	All canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
	2019–20 ABA 2nd League
Southeast Asia	2019–20 ABL season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Asia.
Alpe-Adria	2019–20 Alpe Adria Cup	JIP Pardubice	Armex Děčín	185–176	Two-legged playoff
Estonia and Latvia	2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League	All canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
Balkans	2019–20 BIBL

Women

Domestic league seasons

Men

Nation	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
	2019–20 Albanian Basketball League
	2020 Albanian Basketball Cup	Goga Basket	Vllaznia	80–70	Single-game final
	2019–20 Algerian Basketball Championship
	2019–20 BAI Basket
	2019–20 Armenia Basketball League A
	2019–20 La Liga season
	2019–20 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Austria.
	2019–20 Austrian Basketball Cup	Kapfenberg Bulls	Klosterneuburg Dukes	83–68	Single-game final
	2019–20 NBL season	Perth Wildcats	Sydney Kings	2–1	Best-of-5 series
	2019–20 Azerbaijan Basketball League
	2019–20 Bahraini Premier League
	2019–20 Belarusian Premier League
	2019–20 Pro Basketball League	Filou Oostende	Belfius Mons-Hainaut	Premature ending
	2019–20 Belgian Basketball Cup	Antwerp Giants	Spirou	83–78	Single-game final
	2019–20 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Igokea	Široki	Premature ending
	2019–20 Basketball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Spars Realway	Igokea	93–85	Single-game final
	2019–20 NBB season
	2019–20 National Basketball League	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Bulgaria.
	2020 Bulgarian Basketball Cup	Levski Lukoil	Balkan Botevgrad	86–78	Single-game final
	2019–20 NBL Canada season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Canada.
	2018-19 LNB Chile season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Chile.
	2019–20 Chinese Basketball Association season	Guangdong Southern Tigers	Liaoning Flying Leopards	2–1	Best-of-3 series
	2019–20 Hrvatski telekom Premijer liga	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Croatia.
	2019–20 Krešimir Ćosić Cup	Zadar	Cibona	89–76	Single-game final
	2019–20 Cyprus Basketball Division A
	2019–20 Cypriot Basketball Cup
	2019–20 NBL (Czech Republic)	ERA Nymburk	Opava	Premature ending
	2019–20 Czech Republic Basketball Cup	ERA Nymburk	USK Praha	100–94	Single-game final
	2019–20 Basketligaen	Bakken Bears	Randers Cimbria	Premature ending
	2019–20 Danish Basketball Cup	Bakken Bears	Horsens	89–80	Single-game final
	2019–20 Egyptian Super League
	2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Cup
	2019–20 Estonian Championship	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Estonia.
	2020 Estonian Basketball Cup	Kalev/Cramo	Rakvere Tarvas	95–56	Single-game final
	2019–20 Korisliiga season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Finland.
	2019–20 Finnish Basketball Cup	Helsinki Seagulls	Tampereen Pyrintö	94–93	Single-game final
	2019–20 Pro A season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in France.
	2019–20 French Basketball Cup	ASVEL	Le Mans Sarthe	70–61	Single-game final
	2020 Leaders Cup	SIG	JL Bourg-en-Bresse	98–97	Single-game final
	2019–20 Georgian Superliga	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Georgia.
	2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga	Alba Berlin	Riesen Ludwigsburg	163–139	Two-legged format
	2019–20 BBL-Pokal	Alba Berlin	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	89–67	Single-game final
<	--Generates name display as "Great Britain" instead of "United Kingdom"-->	2019–20 BBL	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom.
	2019–20 BBL Cup	Worcester Wolves	Bristol Flyers	67–59	Single-game final
	2019–20 BBL Trophy	Newcastle Eagles	Solent Kestrels	96–94	Single-game final
	2019–20 Greek Basket League	Panathinaikos OPAP	AEK	Premature ending
	2019–20 Greek Basketball Cup	AEK	Promitheas	61–57	Single-game final
	2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Hungary.
	2020 Magyar Kupa
	2019–20 Úrvalsdeild karla	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.
	2019–20 Icelandic Basketball Cup	Stjarnan	Grindavík	89–75	Single-game final
	2019–20 Iranian Basketball Super League	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Iran
	2019–20 Irish Super League	Belfast Star	Tralee Warriors	Premature ending
	2019–20 Irish National Cup	Templeogue	Éanna	78–68	Single-game final
	2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	86–81	Single-game final
	2019–20 Israeli Basketball State Cup	Hapoel Jerusalem	Ironi Nahariya	92–89	Single-game final
	2019–20 LBA	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Italy.
	2020 Italian Basketball Cup	Umana Reyer Venezia	Happy Casa Brindisi	73–67	Single-game final
	2019–20 B.League season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Japan
	2019–20 Kazakhstan Basketball Cup
	2019–20 Kosovo Basketball Superleague	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Kosovo.
	2019–20 Kosovo Basketball Cup
	2019–20 Latvian Basketball League	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Latvia.
	2019–20 LKL season	Žalgiris	Lietuvos rytas	Premature ending
	2020 King Mindaugas Cup
	2019–20 Total League season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Luxembourg.
	2019–20 Division 1
	2019–20 LNBP season
	2019–20 Moldovan National Division
	2019–20 Prva A liga	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Montenegro.
	2019–20 Montenegrin Basketball Cup	Budućnost VOLI	Mornar	92–83	Single-game final
	2019–20 Dutch Basketball League	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.
	2019–20 NBB Cup
	2020 New Zealand NBL season	Otago Nuggets	Manawatu Jets	79–77	Single-game final
	2019–20 Macedonian First League
	2019–20 Macedonian Basketball Cup
	2019–20 BLNO season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Norway.
	2019 PBA Governors' Cup	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	Meralco Bolts	4–1	Best-of-7 series
	2020 PBA Philippine Cup	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	TNT Tropang Giga	4–1	Best-of-7 series
	2019–20 PLK season	Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra	TBV Start Lublin	Premature ending
	2020 Polish Basketball Cup
	2019–20 LPB season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Portugal.
	2019–20 Portuguese Basketball Cup
	2019–20 Liga Națională
	2019–20 VTB United League	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Russia.
	2019–20 Russian Basketball Cup
	2019–20 Basketball League of Serbia	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Serbia.
	2019–20 Radivoj Korać Cup	Partizan NIS	Crvena zvezda mts	85–84	Single-game final
	2019–20 Slovak Basketball League	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Slovakia.
	2019–20 Slovak Basketball Cup
	2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Slovenia.
	2019–20 Slovenian Basketball Cup	Koper Primorska	Cedevita Olimpija	93–84	Single-game final
	2019–20 KBL season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in South Korea.
	2019–20 ACB season	Baskonia	Barcelona	69–67	Single-game final
	2020 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto	Real Madrid	Unicaja	95–68	Single-game final
	2019–20 Basketligan season	Borås	Luleå	Premature ending
	2019–20 SBL	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Switzerland.
	2019–20 SBL Cup
	2019–20 Super Basketball League	Taiwan Beer	Yulon Luxgen Dinos	4–3	Best-of-7 series
	2019–20 Basketbol Süper Ligi	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Turkey.
	2020 Turkish Basketball Cup	Fenerbahçe Beko	Darüşşafaka Tekfen	74–71	Single-game final
	2019–20 SuperLeague	Dnipro	Kyiv-Basket	Premature ending
	2019–20 Ukrainian Basketball Cup
	2019–20 NBA season	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat	4–2	Best-of-7 series
	2019–20 NBA G League season	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

Women

Nation	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
	2019–20 WNBL season	Canberra Capitals	Southside Flyers	2–0	Best-of-three series
	2019–20 Ligue Féminine de Basketball
	2019–20 Women's French Basketball Cup
	2019–20 Úrvalsdeild kvenna	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.
	2019–20 Icelandic Basketball Cup	Skallagrímur	KR	66–49	Single-game final
	2019–20 Liga Națională
	2019–20 First Women's League	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Serbia.
	2019–20 Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup	Kraljevo	Radivoj Korać	76–73	Single-game final
	2019–20 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto	Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic in Spain.
	2020 WNBA season	Seattle Storm	Las Vegas Aces	3–0	Best-of-5 series

College seasons

Men's

Nation	League / Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Result	Playoff format
	2020 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship	Carleton Ravens	Dalhousie Tigers	74–65	Single-game final
	2019 PCCL National Collegiate Championship	Ateneo Blue Eagles	San Beda Red Lions	57–46	Single-game final
	NCAA Division I	All cancelled due to coronavirus disease pandemic in the U.S.
	National Invitation Tournament
	NCAA Division II
	NCAA Division III
	NAIA Division I
	NAIA Division II

Women's

Nation	League / Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Result	Playoff format
	2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship	Saskatchewan Huskies	Brock Badgers	82–61	Single-game final
	UAAP Season 83	Cancelled due to coronavirus disease in the Philippines
	NCAA Division I	All cancelled due to coronavirus disease pandemic in the U.S.
	Women's National Invitation Tournament
	NCAA Division II
	NCAA Division III
	NAIA Division I
	NAIA Division II

Deaths

• January 1—Roland Minson, 90, All-American college player (BYU).^[1]
• January 1—David Stern, 77, American NBA commissioner (1984–2014).^[2]
• January 2—Gale McArthur, 90, All-American college player (Oklahoma State).^[3]
• January 4—James Ratiff, 61, American college player (Howard).^[4]
• January 6—Ivan Salaj, 58, Serbian player (Crvena zvezda).^[5]
• January 12—Dick Schnittker, 91, American two-time NBA champion (Minneapolis Lakers) and college All-American (Ohio State).^[6]
• January 14—Carl McNulty, 89, American NBA player (Milwaukee Hawks).^[7]
• January 15—Milovan Stepandić, 65, Serbian coach (OKK Šabac, KK Borac Čačak, KK Metalac Valjevo).^[8]
• January 16—Gene Schwinger, 87, All-American college player (Rice).^[9]
• January 17—Leo Byrd, 82, All-American college player (Marshall) and gold medal winner at the 1959 Pan American Games.^[10]
• January 21—Morgan Wootten, 88, American Hall of Fame high school coach (DeMatha).^[11]
• January 23—Robert Archibald, 39, Scottish NBA player (Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors).^[12]
• January 23—Kalevi Tuominen, 92, Finnish player (Tampereen Pyrintö) and coach (Finland national team).^[13]
• January 26—Kobe Bryant, 41, American NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers), five-time NBA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012).^[14]
• January 29—Blagoja Georgievski, 69, Macedonian player (Rabotnički), Olympic silver medalist (1976).^[15]
• January 30—Terry Fair, American player (Georgia Bulldogs, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Tel Aviv).^[16]
• February 2—Peter Aluma, 46, Nigerian NBA player (Sacramento Kings).^[17]
• February 2—Ryszard Olszewski, 87, Polish Olympic player (1960).^[18]
• February 5—Bill Oates, 80, American college coach (Saint Mary's, Menlo, The Master's).^{[19] [20]}
• February 6—Dick Atha, 88, American NBA player (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons).^[21]
• February 8—Maurice Girardot, 98, French Olympic silver medalist (1948).^[22]
• February 8—Bill Robinson, 71, Canadian Olympic player (1976).^[23]
• February 9—Don Coleman, 87, American high school coach.^[24]
• February 16—Henry Akin, 75, American NBA and ABA player (New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Kentucky Colonels).^[25]
• February 16—Ed Murphy, 78, American college coach (Ole Miss, West Georgia).^[26]
• February 26—Carl Slone, 83, American college coach (George Washington, Richmond)^[27]
• March—Jeff Taylor, 60, American NBA player (Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons).^[28]
• March 5—Levan Moseshvili, 79, Georgian player, Olympic silver medalist (1964).
• March 12—Juha Harjula, 77 Finnish Olympic player (1964).^[29]
• March 18—John Erickson, 92, American college coach (Lake Forest, Wisconsin) and NBA general manager (Milwaukee Bucks).^[30]
• March 20—Borislav Stanković, 94, Hall of Fame Serbian player and coach, Secretary General of FIBA.^[31]
• March 21—Leroy Wright, 82, American ABA player (Pittsburgh Pipers).^[32]
• March 22—Gene Brown, 84, All-American college player and two-time national champion (San Francisco).^[33]
• March 22—Jack Krumpe, 84, American NBA executive (New York Knicks).
• March 24—David Edwards, 48, American player (Texas A&M, BC Šilutė, KR).^[34]
• March 25—Aric del Rosario, 80, Filipino coach (UST Growling Tigers, Pampanga Dragons, Perpetual Altas).^[35]
• March 26—Curly Neal, 77, American player (Harlem Globetrotters).^[36]
• March 26—Mekia Valentine, 32, American player.^[37]
• March 27—Les Hunter, 77, American NBA and ABA player, college national champion at Loyola (1963).^[38]
• April 2—Carl Tacy, 87, American college coach (Marshall, Wake Forest).^[39]
• April 7—Harv Schmidt, 83, American college player and coach (Illinois).^[40]
• April 12—Sascha Hupmann, 49, German player (Evansville, Alba Berlin, Panathinaikos).^[41]
• April 12—Rubén Menini, 96, Argentine Olympic player (1948, 1952).^[42]
• April 13—Charlie Harrison, 70, American college coach (New Mexico, East Carolina).^[43]
• April 15—Alfonso Marquez, 82, Filipino Olympic player (1960, 1968).^[44]
• April 22—Dan Mazzulla, 61, American high school coach.^[45]
• April 23—Chris Marcus, 40, American college player (Western Kentucky).^[46]
• April 26—Abolfazl Salabi, 95, Iranian Olympic player (1948).^[47]
• April 27—Mark McNamara, 60, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, Kansas City Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic).^[48]
• April 29—Gerson Victalino, 60, Brazilian Olympic player (1984, 1988, 1992).^[49]
• May 1—Lajos Engler, 91, Serbian player (KK Proleter Zrenjanin, KK Partizan)^[50]
• May 1—Reuben Perach, 87, Israeli Olympic player (1952).^[51]
• May 2—Maret-Mai Otsa, 89, Estonian player, FIBA World champion (1959).^[52]
• May 3—Rick Roberson, 72, American NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Jazz, Kansas City Kings).^[53]
• May 4—Marvin Hershkowitz, 89, American player.^[54]
• May 4—Álvaro Teherán, 54, Colombian player (Baloncesto Málaga, Fort Wayne Fury, KK Olimpija).^[55]
• May 5—Sonny Cox, 82, American high school coach (King College Prep).^[56]
• May 5—Connie Rea, 89, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets).^[57]
• May 7—Mike Storen, 84, American professional league commissioner (ABA, CBA, GBA) and ABA/NBA executive (Indiana Pacers, Kentucky Colonels, Atlanta Hawks).^[58]
• May 9—Johnny McCarthy, 86, American NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks, Boston Celtics) and coach (Buffalo Braves, Canisius).^[59]
• May 14—Jim Tucker, 87, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) and college All-American (Duquesne).^[60]
• May 16—Tony Yates, 82, American college All-American player and coach (Cincinnati), two-time NCAA champion (1961, 1962).^[61]
• May 19—Ken Burmeister, 72, American college coach (UTSA, Loyola, Incarnate Word).^[62]
• May 22—Jerry Sloan, 78, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets, Chicago Bulls) and Hall of Fame coach (Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz).^[63]
• May 23—Eddie Sutton, 84, American Hall of Fame college basketball coach (Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State).^[64]
• June 1—Daniel Levy, 89, Israeli Olympic player (1952).^[65]
• June 2—Wes Unseld, 74, American Hall of Fame NBA player, coach and executive (Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets) and college All-American (Louisville).^[66]
• June 3—Marc de Hond, 42, Dutch wheelchair basketball player.^[67]
• June 9—Noel Johnson, 47, American college coach (Midwestern State).^[68]
• June 10—Harry Glickman, 96, American NBA executive and co-founder of the Portland Trail Blazers.^[69]
• June 11—Earnie Killum, 72, American NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers).^[70]
• June 11—Cy Strulovitch, 94, Canadian Olympic player (1948).^[71]
• June 13—Dick Garmaker, 87, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers, New York Knicks) and college All-American (Minnesota).^[72]
• June 13—Nic Jorge, 78, Filipino coach and administrator.^[73]
• June 23—Justin Love, 41, American player (BK Ventspils, Beijing Olympians, BC Odesa).^[74]
• June 25—Juan Ostoic, 89, Chilean Olympic player (1952, 1956).^[75]
• July 3—Charlie Slack, 89, American college player (Marshall).^[76]
• July 3—Bill Stricker, 72, American NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers).^[77]
• July 6—Zdzisław Myrda, 69, Polish Olympic player (1980).^[78]
• July 10—Panagiotis Manias, 87, Greek player (Panellinios).^[79]
• July 10—Ed Wild, 85, Canadian Olympic player (1956).^[80]
• July 14—Bea Gorton, 73, American college coach (Indiana).^[81]
• July 14—Juan Uder, 93, Argentine Olympic player (1948, 1952).^[82]
• July 16—Vladimir Obuchov, 84, Soviet/Russian coach (Soviet national team).^[83]
• July 18—Lenzie Howell, 52, American player (Arkansas, Tofaş, Cholet).^[84]
• July 21—Stanley Robinson, 32, American player (UConn, Iowa Energy, Moncton Miracles).^[85]
• July 22—Paul Van Roy, 88, Belgian player.^[86]
• July 25—Lou Henson, 88, American college coach (Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State, Illinois).^[87]
• July 29—Kittie Blakemore, 91, American college coach (West Virginia).^[88]
• July 29—Bob McCurdy, 68, All-American college player (Richmond).^[89]
• July 31—Mike Gale, 70, American ABA (Kentucky Colonels, New York Nets) and NBA (San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors) player.^[90]
• August 1—Harley Redin, 100, American Hall of Fame college coach (Wayland Baptist).^[91]
• August 4—Andre Spencer, 56, American NBA (Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings) and Israeli League (Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Ironi Ramat Gan) player.^[92]
• August 5—Stefan Majer, 90, Polish player (Legia Warszawa).^[93]
• August 7—Michael Ojo, 27, Nigerian-American player (FMP, Crvena zvezda).^[94]
• August 17—Boyd Grant, 87, American college coach (College of Southern Idaho, Fresno State, Colorado State).^[95]
• August 18—Bob Bigelow, 66, American NBA player (Kansas City Kings, Boston Celtics, San Diego Clippers).^[96]
• August 23—Luigi Serafini, 69, Italian Olympic player (1972, 1976).^[97]
• August 27—Lute Olsen, 85, American Hall of Fame college coach (Long Beach State, Iowa, Arizona).^[98]
• August 29—Clifford Robinson, 53, American NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors).^[99]
• August 30—John Thompson, 78, American NBA player (Boston Celtics) and Hall of Fame college coach (Georgetown).^[100]
• September 2—Dave Zeller, 81, American NBA player (Cincinnati Royals).^[101]
• September 5—Dwight Anderson, 59, American NBA player (Denver Nuggets).^[102]
• September 5—Orlando Bauzon, 75, Filipino Olympic player (1968).^[103]
• September 5—Smokey Gaines, 80, American player (Kentucky Colonels, Harlem Globetrotters) and college coach (Detroit, San Diego State).^[104]
• September 6—Tom Jernstedt, 75, American Hall of Fame administrator (NCAA, USA Basketball).^[105]
• September 11—Sonny Allen, 84, American college (Old Dominion, SMU, Nevada) and WNBA coach (Sacramento Monarchs).^[106]
• September 17—Joe Ruklick, 82, American NBA player (Philadelphia Warriors) and college All-American (Northwestern).^[107]
• September 18—Don Feeley, 82, American college coach (Sacred Heart, Fairleigh Dickinson).^[108]
• September 19—Dick Nemelka, 76, American ABA player (Utah Stars) and college All-American (BYU).^[109]
• September 20—Garland F. Pinholster, 92, American college (Oglethorpe) and USA national team (1963 Pan American Games) coach.^[110]
• September 21—Amos Lin, 87, Israeli Olympic player (1952).^[111]
• September 25—Jerry Oliver, 89, American coach (George Washington, Indiana, Indiana Pacers).^[112]
• October 14—Armando Herrera, 89, Mexican Olympic player (1960, 1964).^[113]
• October 15—Warren Mitchell, 87, American college coach (William & Mary).^[114]
• October 18—Tomás Herrera Martínez, 69, Cuban Olympic bronze medalist (1972).^[115]
• October 21—Jesse Arnelle, 86, American NBA player (Fort Wayne Pistons).^[116]
• October 26—Jim Iverson, 90, American college player (Kansas State) and coach (South Dakota State). National college division champion (1963).^[117]
• October 26—Eddie Johnson, 65, American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics).^[118]
• October 27—Bob Lochmueller, 93, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) and high school coach.^[119]
• October 30—Žarko Knežević, 73, Montenegrin basketball player (OKK Beograd, Fenerbahçe, Yugoslavia national team).^[120]
• October 30—Nélson Lisboa, 90, Brazilian Olympic player (1956).^[121]
• November 1—Yalçın Granit, Turkish Olympic player (1952).^[122]
• November 1—Billy Tubbs, 85, American college coach (Lamar, Oklahoma, TCU).^[123]
• November 2—Nancy Darsch, 68, American college (Ohio State) and WNBA (New York Liberty, Washington Mystics) coach.^[124]
• November 4—Shakey Rodriguez, 67, American high school and college (FIU) coach.^[125]
• November 8—Chuck Mrazovich, 96, American NBA player (Indianapolis Olympians).^[126]
• November 9—Tom Heinsohn, 86, Hall of Fame American NBA player and coach (Boston Celtics), 8-time NBA champion.^[127]
• November 11—Mileta Lisica, 54, Serbian-Slovene basketball player (Sloboda Tuzla, Crvena zvezda, Pivovarna Laško, Novi Sad).^[128]
• November 13—Terry Duerod, 64, American NBA player (Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors).^[129]
• November 14—Norman Taylor, 55, American player (Illawarra Hawks).^[130]
• November 15—Anthony Stewart, 50, American college coach (UT Martin).^[131]
• November 17—Walt Davis, 89, American NBA player (Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks).^[132]
• November 18—George Carter, 76, American NBA (Detroit Pistons) and ABA (Virginia Squires, Pittsburgh Condors, New York Nets) player.^[133]
• November 22—Paul Covington, 86, American college coach (Jackson State).^[134]
• November 22—Billy Evans, 88, American player, Olympic gold medalist (1956).^[135]
• November 23—John Oldham, 97, American NBA player (Fort Wayne Pistons) and college coach (Tennessee Tech, Western Kentucky).^[136]
• November 24—Rose Marie Battaglia, 91, American Hall of Fame high school and college (Bergen Community College, Iona) basketball coach.
• November 29—Jack Foley, 81, American NBA player (Boston Celtics, New York Knicks) and college All-American (Holy Cross).^[137]
• December 1—Kelvin Scarborough, 56, American player.^[138]
• December 1—Sol Tolchinsky, 91, Canadian Olympic player (1948).^[139]
• December 8—Goo Kennedy, 71, American NBA and ABA player (San Antonio Spurs, Spirits of St. Louis, Utah Stars, Houston Rockets).^[140]
• December 10—Nemanja Miljković, 30, Serbian player.^[141]
• December 11—Jim Burns, 75, American NBA (Chicago Bulls) and ABA (Dallas Chaparrals) player.^[142]
• December 12—Bird Averitt, 68, American NBA (Buffalo Braves, New Jersey Nets) and ABA (San Antonio Spurs, Kentucky Colonels) player.^[143]
• December 13—Jimmy Collins, 74, American NBA player (Chicago Bulls) and college coach (UIC).^[144]
• December 15—Bruce Seals, 67, American ABA (Utah Stars) and NBA (Seattle SuperSonics) player.
• December 17—Tom Hanneman, 68, American NBA television announcer (Minnesota Timberwolves).^[145]
• December 18—Pete Cassidy, 86, American college coach (Cal State Northridge).^[146]
• December 19—Marjan Lazovski, 58, Macedonian coach (MZT Skopje, Macedonian National team).^[147]
• December 23—Ron Widby, 75, American ABA player (New Orleans Buccaneers).^[148]
• December 25—Rich Herrin, 87, American college coach (Southern Illinois).^[149]
• December 25—K. C. Jones, 88, American Hall of Fame player and coach (Boston Celtics), 8-time NBA champion (1959–1966), Olympic gold medalist (1956), two-time NCAA champion (1955, 1956).^[150]
• December 28—Cy McClairen, 89, American college coach (Bethune–Cookman).^[151]
• December 29—James Hardy, 64, American NBA player (Utah Jazz).^[152]
• December 30—Bob Bessoir, 88, American college coach (Scranton).^[153]

See also

• Timeline of women's basketball

Notes and References

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3. News: OSU basketball: Former All-American Gale McArthur dies . The Oklahoman . January 2, 2020 . January 18, 2020.
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11. News: Goldstein . Richard . Morgan Wootten, Acclaimed High School Basketball Coach, Dies at 88 . The New York Times . January 22, 2020.
12. Web site: Robert Archibald: Former GB and Scotland basketball player dies at 39. BBC News Online. January 25, 2020. January 25, 2020 .
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55. https://deportes.canalrcn.com/mas-deportes/fallecio-alvaro-teheran-leyenda-del-baloncesto-colombiano-120805 Falleció Álvaro Teherán, leyenda del baloncesto colombiano
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57. News: Obituary for Connie Mack Rea . May 5, 2020. Lanier.care. December 27, 2020.
58. News: Ex-ABA commissioner, NBA executive Mike Storen dies at 84. Connor. Grott. May 7, 2020. May 8, 2020. UPI.
59. News: Lenzi. Rachel. John McCarthy, former Canisius basketball star and NBA champion, dies at 86 . May 12, 2020. The Buffalo News. May 14, 2020.
60. News: Rohrbach. Ben. Remembering Jim Tucker, the trailblazing NBA champion who died at age 87 . May 19, 2020. Yahoo Sports. May 20, 2020.
61. Web site: Perry . Michael . Tony Yates: Former University of Cincinnati basketball player and coach dies at 82 . Cincinnati.com . 17 May 2020 . en.
62. News: Burmeister, who coached UTSA to NCAA tourney, dies at 72 . May 19, 2020. FoxNews.com. May 20, 2020.
63. Web site: Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan passes away at 78. NBA.com. May 22, 2020. May 22, 2020.
64. News: Holt. Bob. Former UA basketball coach Eddie Sutton dies at 84 . May 23, 2020. arkansasonline.com . May 24, 2020.
65. News: וייס. רענן. אבל בכדורסל הישראלי: משה (מוסה) דניאל הלך לעולמו בגיל . Ynet. he. 1 June 2020. 14 September 2020.
66. Web site: Statement from the Unseld family . Washington Wizards . June 2, 2020 . June 2, 2020.
67. https://www.ad.nl/andere-sporten/theatermaker-en-rolstoelsporter-marc-de-hond-42-overleden~a0c5f41b/ Theatermaker en rolstoelsporter Marc de Hond (42) overleden
68. Web site: Midwestern State women's hoops coach Noel Johnson dies at 47. June 10, 2020. . June 29, 2020.
69. Web site: KATU Staff . Blazers founder Harry Glickman passes away . KATU.com . KATU . 10 June 2020. 10 June 2020.
70. Web site: Former Stetson star Earnest Killum dies at 72. Staff. Daytona Beach News-Journal. June 12, 2020. June 12, 2020.
71. https://www.paperman.com/en/funerals/2020-6-14-sidney-strulovitch Sidney Strulovitch Obituary
72. News: Rippel. Joel. Dick Garmaker, former Gophers All-America basketball star, dies at 87 . June 14, 2020. Star Tribune. June 14, 2020.
73. News: Ventura . Sid . Nic Jorge, Milo BEST Center founder and veteran coach, dies at 77 . June 15, 2020 . ESPN5 . June 13, 2020.
74. Web site: Sabedra. Darren. Former Sacred Heart Cathedral basketball standout dies at 41. June 24, 2020. . June 25, 2020.
75. Web site: El eterno crucigrama de Jota O. Álvaro Poblete y Ignacio. Leal. 26 June 2020. La Tercera. es.
76. News: Marshall basketball legend Charlie Slack dead at 89. July 3, 2020. Charleston Gazette-Mail. July 5, 2020.
77. Web site: Tigers remember Bill Stricker. Pacific Tigers. July 8, 2020. October 13, 2021.
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81. Web site: Bea Gorton, IU's first women's hoops coach, dies. July 17, 2020. ESPN.com.
82. Web site: Murió Juan Carlos Uder, campeón del mundo y gloria del básquet argentino. www.clarin.com. 14 July 2020. es. 4 September 2020.
83. Web site: Бывший главный тренер сборной СССР по баскетболу Обухов умер в возрасте 84 лет. 2020-07-17. ТАСС.
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85. Web site: Norlander. Matt. Former UConn basketball star Stanley Robinson dead at 32 years old. CBS Sports. July 22, 2020. July 22, 2020.
86. Web site: Willy Steveniers (80) en Paul Van Roy (87): legendes van het pleintjesbasketbal keren terug naar glorietijd. www.gva.be. 15 June 2019 .
87. News: Lou Henson, winningest men's basketball coach at Illinois, New Mexico State, dies. . July 29, 2020 . July 29, 2020.
88. Web site: Architect of WVU women's basketball, Kittie Blakemore has died - WV MetroNews. July 29, 2020.
89. Web site: John. O'Connor. Former Spiders' hoops star Bob McCurdy, who led nation in scoring in 1975, dies at 68. Richmond Times-Dispatch. July 29, 2020. July 30, 2020.
90. Web site: Stephen J.. Gaither. CIAA legend, ABA/NBAer Mike Gale passes away. hbcugameday.com. July 31, 2020. August 4, 2020. August 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200801141321/https://hbcugameday.com/2020/07/31/ciaa-legend-aba-nbaer-mike-gale-passes-away/amp/. dead.
91. Web site: WBU saddened by passing of Harley Redin . KCBD . August 12, 2020 . August 1, 2020.
92. Web site: Former player Andre Spencer dies at 56 . eurohoops.net . August 8, 2020 . August 5, 2020.
93. Web site: Nie żyje Stefan Majer. 5 August 2020. PZKosz. pl.
94. Web site: Euroleague Basketball mourns Michael Ojo . euroleaguebasketball.net . 7 August 2020.
95. News: Bemis. Scott. Legendary Fresno State basketball coach Boyd Grant dies. August 17, 2020. yourcentralvalley.com. August 17, 2020.
96. Web site: Penn Basketball Mourns Passing of Bob Bigelow C'75. 2020-08-19. University of Pennsylvania Athletics. 19 August 2020 . en.
97. News: Il basket piange Luigi Serafini, centro della Virtus di Peterson e della Nazionale. August 23, 2020. yourcentralvalley.com. August 28, 2020. it.
98. Web site: Hall of Fame basketball coach Lute Olson dies at 85. ESPN. August 27, 2020.
99. Web site: Blazers, UConn star Clifford Robinson dies at 53. August 29, 2020. ESPN.com.
100. Web site: Sterling . Wayne . Ramsay . George . John Thompson Jr., the first Black coach to win the NCAA championship, dies age 78 . . August 31, 2020 . August 31, 2020.
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102. Web site: Dayton, Kentucky basketball legend Dwight Anderson dies . Springfield News-Sun. September 6, 2020.
103. News: Dy . Richard . Former Olympian, Toyota player and UAAP coach Orly Bauzon dies at 75 . September 6, 2020 . ESPN5 . September 5, 2020.
104. News: McCarty. Andrew. Former College Basketball Coach Has Passed Away. September 5, 2020. thespun.com. September 5, 2020.
105. Web site: Tom Jernstedt, an Architect of March Madness, Dies at 75. September 8, 2020. Sandomir. Richard. The New York Times. September 11, 2020.
106. Web site: Sonny Allen, Who Built the Foundation for ODU Basketball and Was an Offensive Innovator, Has Passed Away. September 11, 2020. Old Dominion University. 11 September 2020 . en.
107. News: Shannon. Ryan. Former Northwestern All-American Joe Ruklick, who assisted Wilt Chamberlain's basket that gave him 100 points in an NBA game, dies at 82. September 18, 2020. Chicago Tribune. September 18, 2020.
108. News: Jacobs . Jeff . Jeff Jacobs: From Fairfield to Sudan, former SHU coach Don Feeley followed a long, unconventional road . November 28, 2020 . . September 23, 2020.
109. News: Sorensen. Mike. Dick Nemelka, BYU All-American, loses battle with cancer at 76. September 23, 2020. Deseret News. September 25, 2020.
110. Web site: Price . Kelly . Georgia basketball legend, former state legislator dies at 92 . Fox5atlanta.com . 2020-09-20 . 2020-09-21.
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114. Web site: Former Spiders basketball star, W&M coach Warren Mitchell dies at 87. Richmond.com. October 15, 2020. October 16, 2020.
115. News: Luto en el deporte cubano: falleció Tomás Herrera Martínez (+tuits) . Juventud Rebelde. 19 October 2020.
116. News: Hunt. Donald. Jesse Arnelle, former Penn State All-American, dies at 86. October 31, 2020. The Philadelphia Tribune. October 29, 2020.
117. Web site: Black . Ryan . Jim Iverson, starting guard on Kansas State's 1951 Final Four team, dies at 90. November 1, 2020. Manhattan Mercury. November 7, 2020.
118. Web site: 2-time Hawks NBA All-Star 'Fast Eddie' Johnson dies at 65 . The Associated Press . November 4, 2020 . November 3, 2020.
119. News: Robert Lochmueller obituary. October 31, 2020. Evansville Courier & Press. November 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107103449/https://obits.courierpress.com/obituaries/courierpress/obituary.aspx?n=robert-l-lochmueller&pid=197016038&fhid=24968. dead.
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123. News: Wilson . Dave . Oklahoma Sooners basketball legend Billy Tubbs dies at 85 . November 2, 2020 . . November 1, 2020.
124. Web site: Voepel . Mechelle . Nancy Darsch, who coached all levels of women's basketball, dies at 68 . ESPN.com . 3 November 2020 . November 3, 2020.
125. News: Villa. Walter. Perez. Santos A.. Legendary coach Shakey Rodriguez, who won 5 state crowns at Miami High, passes away. November 4, 2020. Miami Herald. November 8, 2020.
126. Web site: Charles "Chuck" Mrazovich 1924 - 2020 . Miami Herald . 13 December 2020.
127. Web site: 2020-11-10. Tommy Heinsohn, Hall of Famer with Celtics, dies. 2020-11-13. ESPN.com. en.
128. https://www.021.rs/story/Novi-Sad/Vesti/258195/Kosarkas-Mileta-Lisica-preminuo-u-Novom-Sadu.html Košarkaš Mileta Lisica preminuo u Novom Sadu
129. News: Former Detroit college basketball star Terry Duerod dies at age 64 . November 13, 2020 . . . November 13, 2020.
130. Web site: Fuller. Kelly. Illawarra Hawks great 'Stormin' Norman Taylor dies aged 55. abc.net.au. November 15, 2020. live. https://archive.today/20201115045124/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/illawarra-hawks-nbl-stormin-norman-taylor-dies-heart-attack/12885392. November 15, 2020. November 15, 2020.
131. Web site: Wells. Adam. UT Martin basketball coach Anthony Stewart passes away. 2020-11-16. WPSD Local 6. 15 November 2020 . en.
132. News: Murrell. I. C.. Buddy Davis, Olympic & NBA champ from Nederland, dies at 89. November 18, 2020. The Port Arthur News. November 17, 2020.
133. News: Northrop. Milton. Bonaventure and WNY great George Carter, who was drafted in three sports, dies at 74. November 30, 2020. The Buffalo News. November 30, 2020.
134. News: Jackson State Mourns Passing of Paul Covington. November 23, 2020. The Clarion-Ledger. December 4, 2020.
135. News: Tipton. Jerry. Billy Evans, a player on UK's only undefeated basketball team, dies at 88. November 24, 2020. Lexington Herald-Leader. December 5, 2020.
136. News: Frakes . Jason . John Oldham, coach of WKU's 1971 Final Four basketball team, dies at age 97 . November 25, 2020 . The Courier-Journal.
137. News: Toland. Jennifer. Holy Cross legend Jack 'The Shot' Foley dies at 81. November 30, 2020. Telegram & Gazette. December 2, 2020.
138. https://www.abqjournal.com/1522733/former-lobo-hoops-star-scarborough-dies-at-56.html Former Lobo hoops star Scarborough dies at 56
139. News: Sol Tolchinsky obituary. December 5, 2020. Montreal Gazette.
140. News: Eugene 'Goo' Kennedy, former TCU basketball great and pro player, dies at age 71. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 8, 2020. December 8, 2020 . Davison. Drew.
141. Web site: IN MEMORIAM: Nemanja Miljković . mozzartsport.com . 10 December 2020.
142. Web site: Pearson. Rick. Former US Attorney Jim Burns dies at 75 following career that took him from basketball court to federal courthouse. 2020-12-12. chicagotribune.com. 11 December 2020 .
143. News: William 'Bird' Averitt, member of Kentucky Colonels ABA title team, dies. December 12, 2020. WDRB.com. December 13, 2020.
144. Web site: Jimmy Collins, former UIC coach and Illinois assistant, dies at 74. December 13, 2020. . December 15, 2020.
145. News: Popular FSN broadcaster Tom Hanneman dies. Joel. Rippel. Star Tribune. December 18, 2020. December 18, 2020.
146. Web site: Sondheimer . Eric . Pete Cassidy, former Cal State Northridge basketball coach, dies at 86. December 19, 2020. . December 26, 2020.
147. https://sdk.mk/index.php/sportski-prikazni/proslaveniot-kosharkarski-trener-marjan-lazovski-pochina-od-kovid-19/ ПРОСЛАВЕНИОТ КОШАРКАРСКИ ТРЕНЕР МАРЈАН ЛАЗОВСКИ ПОЧИНА ОД КОВИД-19
148. News: Ron Widby, who played four sports at Tennessee, NFL punter in two Super Bowls, dies at 75 . Knoxville News Sentinel . Will . Backus . December 24, 2020.
149. Web site: Vlahos . Nick. Remembering Rich Herrin, a southern Illinois (and Southern Illinois) basketball great. December 29, 2020. . December 29, 2020.
150. Web site: Legendary Boston Celtics player, coach K.C. Jones dies at 88. December 25, 2020. . December 26, 2020.
151. Web site: Willis . Ken . Jack 'Cy' McClairen, Bethune-Cookman legend as athlete and coach, dies at 89. December 28, 2020. . December 29, 2020.
152. Web site: The memory of the unforgettable American pivot. Archysport. January 6, 2021. January 7, 2021.
153. News: O'Reilly. Hanna. Legendary University of Scranton basketball coach passes away at 88. fox56.com. January 3, 2021.