2024 in basketball explained

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

FIBA World & Intercontinental Cups

• June 29 – July 7: 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey
• July 13–21: 2024 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Mexico

• March 9 – June 1: 2024 BAL season

Clubs competitions

• October 5, 2023 – May 26: 2023–24 EuroLeague
• September 24, 2023 – April 26: 2023–24 Basketball Champions League
• October 3, 2023 – April 17: 2023–24 EuroCup Basketball

• October 24, 2023 – April 14: 2023–24 NBA season
• February 18: 2024 NBA All-Star Game at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • All-Star Game: Eastern Conference defeats Western Conference 211 – 186.
  • Skills Challenge: Team Pacers (Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, Myles Turner)
  • Three Point Contest: Damian Lillard
  • Slam Dunk Contest: Mac McClung
• April 20: 2024 NBA Playoffs
• June 27: 2024 NBA draft
• November 12 - December 17: 2024 NBA Cup

Domestic league seasons

Men

Europe

Nation	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
	2023–24 Albanian Basketball League				Best-of-7 series
	2024 Albanian Basketball Cup
	2024 Albanian Basketball Supercup
	2023–24 Armenia Basketball League A
	2023–24 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga season
	2023–24 Austrian Basketball Cup				Single-game final
	2024 Austrian Basketball Supercup
	2023–24 Azerbaijan Basketball League
	2023–24 Belarusian Premier League				Best-of-5 series
	2024 BNXT League Belgian Playoffs
	2023–24 Belgian Basketball Cup				Single-game final
	2024 Belgian Basketball Supercup
	2023–24 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2023–24 Mirza Delibašić Cup				Single-game final
	2023–24 National Basketball League				Best-of-5 series
	2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup				Single-game final
	2023–24 Favbet Premijer liga
	2023–24 Krešimir Ćosić Cup
	2023–24 Cyprus Basketball Division A				Best-of-5 series
	2023–24 Cypriot Basketball Cup
	2023–24 NBL (Czech Republic)				Best-of-7 series
	2023–24 Czech Republic Basketball Cup
	2023–24 Basketligaen				Best-of-7 series
	2023–24 Danish Basketball Cup
	2023–24 National Basketball League Division 1
	2023–24 National Basketball League Division 2
	2023–24 National Basketball League Division 3
	2023–24 Estonian Championship				Best-of-5 series
	2024 Estonian Basketball Cup				Single-game final
	2023–24 Korisliiga season
	2023–24 Finnish Basketball Cup
	2023–24 Pro A season				Best-of-5 series
	2023–24 French Basketball Cup
	2024 Leaders Cup
	2023–24 Georgian Superliga
	2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga				Best-of-5 series
	2023–24 BBL-Pokal				Single-game final
<	--Generates name display as "Great Britain" instead of "United Kingdom"-->	2023–24 BBL				Single-game final
	2023–24 BBL Cup				Single-game final
	2023–24 BBL Trophy				Single-game final
	2023–24 Greek Basket League				Best-of-5 series
	2023–24 Greek Basketball Cup				Single-game final
	2024 Greek Basketball Super Cup
	2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A
	2024 Magyar Kupa
	2023–24 Úrvalsdeild karla
	2023–24 Icelandic Basketball Cup
	2023–24 Super League
	2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League				Best-of-3 series
	2023–24 Israeli Basketball State Cup				SIngle-game final
	2024 Israeli Basketball League Cup
	2023–24 LBA
	2024 Italian Basketball Cup
	2024 Italian Basketball Supercup
	2023–24 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
	2023–24 Kosovo Basketball Cup
	2023–24 Latvian Basketball League				Best-of-7 series
	2023–24 LKL season				Best-of-5 series
	2023–24 King Mindaugas Cup
	2023–24 Total League season
	2023–24 Moldovan National Division
	2023–24 Prva A liga
	2023–24 Montenegrin Basketball Cup
	2024 BNXT League Dutch Playoffs				Best-of-5 series
	2023–24 Dutch Basketball Cup				Single-game final
	2024 Dutch Basketball Supercup
	2023–24 Macedonian First League
	2023–24 Macedonian Basketball Cup
	2023–24 BLNO season
	2023–24 PLK season				Best-of-7 series
	2024 Polish Basketball Cup
	2024 Polish Basketball Supercup
	2023–24 LPB season
	2023–24 Portuguese Basketball Cup				Single-game final
	2023–24 Portuguese Basketball League Cup				Single-game final
	2023–24 Portuguese Basketball Super Cup				Single-game final
	2023–24 Liga Națională
	2024 Romanian Basketball Cup					-		2023–24 VTB United League
2023–24 Russian Basketball Cup				-->
	2023–24 Scottish Basketball Championship
	2023–24 Scottish Cup				Single-game final
	2023–24 Basketball League of Serbia				Best-of-3 series
	2023–24 Radivoj Korać Cup				Single-game final
	2023–24 Slovak Basketball League
	2023–24 Slovak Basketball Cup
	2023–24 Slovenian Basketball League
	2023–24 Slovenian Basketball Cup
	2024 Slovenian Basketball Supercup
	2023–24 ACB season				Best-of-5 series
	2024 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto				Single-game final
	2024 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto				Single-game final
	2023–24 Basketligan season
	2023–24 Superettan
	2023–24 SBL
	2023–24 SBL Cup
	2023–24 Basketbol Süper Ligi				Best-of-5 final	-	2024 Turkish Basketball Cup	Cancelled due to the 2024 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
2024 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup
	2023–24 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague	Not held due to the Russia–Ukraine war
	2023–24 Ukrainian Basketball Cup -->

Americas

Nation	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
	Basketball Super League (North America)	London Lightning	KW Titans	3-1	Best-of-three playoff
	2024 CEBL season	Niagara River Lions	Vancouver Bandits	97-95	Single-game Final
	2024 National Basketball League season
	2023–24 NBA season	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks	4-1	Best-of-seven playoff
	2023–24 NBA G League season	Oklahoma City Blue	Maine Celtics	2–1	Best-of-three playoff
	2024 NBA Summer League	Miami Heat	Memphis Grizzlies	120-118 (OT)	Single-game Final
	2024 NBA Cup				Single-game Final

College/university seasons

Men's

Nation	League / Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Result	Playoff format
	2024 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship	Laval Rouge et Or	Queen's Gaels	77–71	Single-game final
	UAAP Season 86	De La Salle Green Archers	UP Fighting Maroons	2–1	Best-of-3 series
	NCAA Division I	UConn Huskies	Purdue Boilermaker	75–60	Single-game final
	National Invitation Tournament	Seton Hall Pirates	Indiana State Sycamores	79–77	Single-game final
	NCAA Division II	Minnesota State Mavericks	Nova Southeastern Sharks	88–85	Single-game final
	NCAA Division III	Trine Thunder	Hampden-Sydney Tigers	69–61	Single-game final
	NAIA	Freed–Hardeman Lions	Langston Lions	71–67	Single-game final

Women's

Nation	League / Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Result	Playoff format
	2024 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship	Carleton Ravens	Saskatchewan Huskies	70–67	Single-game final
	UAAP Season 86	UST Growling Tigresses	NU Lady Bulldogs	2–1	Best-of-3 series
	NCAA Division I	South Carolina Gamecocks	Iowa Hawkeyes	87–75	Single-game final
	Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament	Illinois Fighting Illini	Villanova Wildcats	71–57	Single-game final
	NCAA Division II	Minnesota State Mavericks	Texas Woman's Pioneers	89–73	Single-game final
	NCAA Division III	NYU Violets	Smith Pioneers	51–41	Single-game final
	NAIA	Dordt Defenders	Providence Argos	57–53	Single-game final

International Cups

• March 27–31: 2024 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Singapore
• August 22–25: 2024 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in Vienna
• September 11–15: 2024 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in Ulaanbaatar

• April 27–28: #1 in Utsunomiya^[1]
• May 31 – June 1: #2 in Marseille
• June 8–9: #3 in Ulaanbaatar
• June 22–23: #4 in Chengdu
• July 6–7: #5 in Edmonton
• August 16–17: #6 in Lausanne
• August 31 – September 1: #7 in Debrecen
• September 21–22: #8 in Shanghai
• October 6–7: #9 in Wuxi
• October 19–20: #10 in Macau
• October 26–27: #11 in Abu Dhabi
• November 7–8: #12 in Manama
• November 16–17: #13 in Shenzhen
• November 23–24: #14 in Hong Kong
• December 1–15: Finals in TBD

Deaths

• January 7 — Rick Duckett, 66, American college coach (Grambling State).^[2]
• March 12 — Einar Ólafsson, 96, Icelandic coach (ÍR (m), ÍR (w)).
• April 12 — Ruben Douglas, 44, American-Panamanian player.^[3]
• May 30 — Drew Gordon, 33, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers).^[4]
• July 15 — Joe Bryant, 69, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, Houston Rockets) and WNBA coach (Los Angeles Sparks).^[5]
• July 29 — Floyd Layne, 95, American EPBL player (Carbondale Celtics / Scranton Miners, Hazleton Hawks, Williamsport Billies) and college coach (CCNY).^[6]
• July 29 — Robert Moreland, 85, American college coach (Texas Southern).^[7]
• August 13 — Frank Selvy, 91, American NBA player (Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks, Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks) and college coach (Furman).^[8]
• August 20 — Al Attles, 87, American NBA player (Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors), coach (San Francisco / Golden State Warriors) and executive (Golden State Warriors).^[9]
• October 24 – Amir Abdur-Rahim, 43, American college coach (Kennesaw State, South Florida).^[10]
• November 17 – John Ray Godfrey, 80, American college player (Abilene Christian).^[11]

Notes and References

1. https://worldtour.fiba3x3.com/2024/utsunomiya Utsunomiya 2024
2. Web site: Dell . John . "Former WSSU coach Rick Duckett dies after battle with cancer" . Winston-Salem Journal . August 3, 2024 . January 7, 2024.
3. Web site: Grammer . Geoff . Lobo basketball legend Ruben Douglas dies at age 44 . Yahoo! Sports . August 30, 2024 . April 28, 2024.
4. Web site: Spears . Marc J. . Former NBA player Drew Gordon dies in car accident at age 33 . ESPN . August 26, 2024 . May 30, 2024.
5. Web site: Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant, dies at age 69 . ESPN . August 13, 2024 . July 16, 2024.
6. Web site: Goldstein . Richard . Floyd Layne, 95, Basketball Player Tarnished by Gambling Scandal, Dies . The New York Times . September 1, 2024 . August 6, 2024.
7. Web site: TSU Mourns The Loss Of Basketball Legend Robert Moreland . Texas Southern University Athletics . August 3, 2024 . July 30, 2024.
8. Web site: Colmenares . Clinton . Frank Selvy, Furman Paladin basketball great, dies at 91 . Furman University . September 1, 2024 . August 13, 2024.
9. Web site: Warriors Legend Alvin Attles Passes Away At 87 . NBA . August 21, 2024 . August 21, 2024.
10. South Florida Head Men’s Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim Passes Away. South Florida Bulls. October 24, 2024. October 24, 2024.
11. News: Rosado . Carlos . ACU basketball legend John Ray Godfrey dies at 80 years old . November 18, 2024 . Big Country Homepage . November 17, 2024.