2003 in basketball explained
Champions
Professional
San Antonio Spurs over the New Jersey Nets 4-2. MVP: Tim Duncan (More information can be found at 2003-04 NBA season.)
Lithuania 93, Spain 84
Detroit Shock over Los Angeles Sparks 2-1. MVP: Ruth Riley
Russia def. Czech Republic
College
Syracuse University 81, University of Kansas 78
University of Michigan
Northeastern State University 75, Kentucky Wesleyan College 64
Williams College 67, Gustavus Adolphus College 65
University of Connecticut 73, University of Tennessee 68
Auburn 64, Baylor 63
South Dakota State 65, Northern Kentucky University 60
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 71, Oklahoma City University 70
Awards and honors
Professional
Tim Duncan
Amar'e Stoudemire
Ben Wallace
Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and
Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Maccabi Tel Aviv and (also FC Barcelona)
Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock
Michelle Snow, Houston Comets
Edna Campbell, Sacramento Monarchs
Bill Laimbeer, Detroit Shock
Ruth Riley, Detroit Shock
Collegiate
- Combined
- Legends of Coaching Award
Roy Williams, Kansas
T. J. Ford, Texas
Tubby Smith, Kentucky
Jason Gardner, Arizona
David West, Xavier
Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
Tubby Smith, Kentucky
Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
Gail Goestenkors, Duke
Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
Kara Lawson, Tennessee
Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
Diana Taurasi, UConn
Kristine Austgulen, VCU
Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech University
Seimone Augustus, LSU
Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State
Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Betty Jaynes
Deaths
- January 20 — Dan King, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets) (born 1931)
- January 29 — John Murphy, American BAA player (Philadelphia Warriors, New York Knicks) (born 1924)
- February 9 — John Hyder, American college coach (Georgia Tech) (born 1912)
- March 29 — Carl Ridd, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1929)
- April 5 — Helgi Jóhannsson, Icelandic basketball player and coach (born 1929)
- April 16 — Jewell Young, All-American college player (Purdue), NBL player (Indianapolis Kautskys, Oshkosh All-Stars) (born 1913)
- May 14 — Dave DeBusschere, American Hall of Fame NBA player (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons) (born 1940)
- May 14 — Al Fleming, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics) (born 1954)
- May 23 — Weenie Miller, American college coach (VMI) (born 1922)
- May 29 — Anthony Frederick, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets) (born 1964)
- June 16 — David Polansky, American college coach (CCNY) (born 1919)
- June 22 — John Mandic, American NBA player (born 1919)
- September 20 — Ernie Calverley, All-American player and coach at Rhode Island (born 1924)
- October 16 — Chet Jaworski, All-American player (Rhode Island) (born 1916)
- October 23 — Kevin Magee, Former All-American at UC Irvine and Maccabi Tel Aviv player (born 1959)
- October 30 — Stan Szukala, American NBL player (Chicago Bruins, Chicago American Gears) (born 1918)
- November 21 — Bill Haarlow, American NBL player (Whiting Ciesar All-Americans) (born 1913)
- December 8 — Chuck Noe, American college coach (VMI, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, VCU) (born 1924)
- December 9 — Norm Sloan, College basketball coach of the 1974 national champion NC State Wolfpack (born 1926)
- December 26 — Gale Bishop, All-American college (Washington State) and BAA (Philadelphia Warriors) player (born 1922)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Hall of Famers. Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014.
- Web site: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2003. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017185503/http://www.wbhof.com/Class03.html. 17 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
