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

Men

Americas

Nation	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
	2024 NBL Canada season
	2024 CEBL season
	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)).
• July 15 — Joe Bryant, 69, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, Houston Rockets) and WNBA coach (Los Angeles Sparks).^[3]
• July 29 — Robert Moreland, 85, American college coach (Texas Southern).^[4]
• August 20 — Al Attles, 87, American NBA player (Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors), coach (San Francisco / Golden State Warriors) and executive (Golden State Warriors).^[5]

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: Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant, dies at age 69 . ESPN . August 13, 2024 . July 16, 2024.
4. Web site: TSU Mourns The Loss Of Basketball Legend Robert Moreland . Texas Southern University Athletics . August 3, 2024 . July 30, 2024.
5. Web site: Warriors Legend Alvin Attles Passes Away At 87 . NBA . August 21, 2024 . August 21, 2024.