2009 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 2009 throughout the world.
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Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
Events
Tournaments
Men's tournaments
Other tournaments
- All-Africa Games at
- Pan American Games at
- Southeast Asian Games at
- Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship 2009 at
Women's tournaments
Olympic qualifiers
- FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2009 at
- FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2009 at
- FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2009 at
- EuroBasket Women 2009 at
- FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 2009 at
Other tournaments
- Pan American Games at
- Southeast Asian Games at
- Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship for Women 2009 at
Youth tournaments
- FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand
United States 
Greece 
Croatia- All-tournament team:
- Mario Delaš
- Gordon Hayward
- Nikolaos Pappas
- Tyshawn Taylor
- Toni Prostran
- FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women in Thailand
- FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women at
Club championships
Intercontinental championships
- Euroleague: Panathinaikos
- Eurocup:
Lietuvos Rytas - EuroChallenge:
Virtus Bologna - Asia Champions Cup:
Mahram Tehran - Liga Sudamericana:
Flamengo
National championships
Men:
NBA - Season:
- Division champions: Boston Celtics (Atlantic), Cleveland Cavaliers (Central), Orlando Magic (Southeast), Denver Nuggets (Northwest), Los Angeles Lakers (Pacific), San Antonio Spurs (Southwest)
- Best regular-season record: Cleveland Cavaliers (66–16)
- Eastern Conference: Orlando Magic
- Western Conference: Los Angeles Lakers
- Finals: The Lakers defeat the Magic 4–1, giving Phil Jackson a record 10th NBA title as a head coach. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant is named Finals MVP.
- Season:
Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2008–09 season: 
National Basketball League, 2008–09 season: - Premiers: South Dragons
- Champions: South Dragons defeat Melbourne Tigers 3–2 in the best-of-five Grand Final.
Basketball League Belgium: Spirou Charleroi defeat Dexia Mons-Hainaut 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
Chinese Basketball Association, 2008–09 season: Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat the Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.- Croatian League: Cibona defeat Zadar 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
Czech League: ČEZ Nymburk defeat Geofin Nový Jičín 4–0 in the best-of-seven final.
Dutch Eredivisie: MyGuide Amsterdam defeat EiffelTowers Den Bosch 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
Estonian League, 2008–09: Kalev/Cramo defeat TÜ/Rock 4–2 in the best-of-7 final.
French Pro A League: ASVEL Basket defeat Orléans 55–41 in the one-off final.
German Bundesliga: EWE Baskets Oldenburg defeat Telekom Baskets Bonn 3–2 in the best-of-five final.- Greek League, 2008–09 season: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
- Iranian Super League, 2008–09 season: Mahram defeat Zob Ahan 2–0 in the best-of-three final.
Israeli Super League, 2008–09 season: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeat Maccabi Haifa 85–72 in the one-off final.- Italian Serie A, 2008–09 season: Montepaschi Siena defeat Armani Jeans Milano 4–0 in the best-of-seven final. Montepaschi complete a treble of trophies, having also won the Italian Supercup and Italian Cup; they lost only one out of 44 matches across all domestic competitions this season.
- Lithuanian LKL: Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius defeat Žalgiris Kaunas 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
Montenegro League: Budućnost Podgorica defeat Primorje 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
Philippine Basketball Association, 2008–09 season: - Philippine Cup: The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeat the Alaska Aces 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
- Fiesta Conference: The San Miguel Beermen defeat the Barangay Ginebra Kings 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
Polish League: Asseco Prokom Sopot defeat Turów Zgorzelec 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
Russian Super League: CSKA Moscow defeat Khimki Moscow Region 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
Serbia Super League: Partizan Belgrade defeat Red Star Belgrade 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
Slovenian League: Union Olimpija defeat Helios Domžale 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
Spanish ACB: - Season: TAU Cerámica
- Playoffs: Regal FC Barcelona defeat TAU Cerámica 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
Turkish Basketball League: Efes Pilsen defeat Fenerbahçe Ülker 4–2 in the best-of-seven final.
Ukrainian Super League: Azovmash Mariupol defeat BC Donetsk 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
British Basketball League, 2008–09: - Season: Newcastle Eagles
- Playoffs: Newcastle Eagles defeat Everton Tigers 87–84 in the one-off final.
Adriatic League: Partizan Belgrade defeat Cibona Zagreb 63–49 in the one-off final.
Baltic League: Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius defeat Žalgiris Kaunas 97–74 in the one-off final.
Women:
- WNBA
- Season:
- Eastern Conference: Indiana Fever
- Western Conference and best regular-season record: Phoenix Mercury
- Finals: The Mercury defeat the Fever 3–2 for their second title in three years. The Mercury's Diana Taurasi is named Finals MVP.
- Season:
- 2008–09 EuroLeague Women: Spartak Moscow
College
Men:
Women:
- NCAA
- Division I: Connecticut 76, Louisville 54
- Most Outstanding Player: Tina Charles, UConn
- WNIT: South Florida 75, Kansas 71
- Division II: Minnesota State-Mankato 103, Franklin Pierce 94
- Division III: George Fox 60, Washington (MO) 53
- Division I: Connecticut 76, Louisville 54
- NAIA
- NAIA Division I: Union College (TN) 73, Lambuth University (TN) 63
- NAIA Division II: Morningside College (IA) 68, Hastings College (NE) 63
- NJCAA[1]
- Division I: Central Arizona College 78, Jefferson College 71
- Division II: Kirkwood Community College 62, Schoolcraft College 38
- Division III: Rochester Community & Technical College 87, Madison Area Technical College 63
- UAAP Women's: Adamson defeats FEU in the best of three finals 2–0
Prep
- USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1:
- USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1:
- NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:
- UAAP Juniors: Ateneo defeats DLSZ in the best of three finals 2–1
Awards and honors
Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 2009:[2]
- Players: Michael Jordan, David Robinson, John Stockton
- Coaches: Jerry Sloan, C. Vivian Stringer
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 2009[3]
- Jennifer Azzi
- Cynthia Cooper
- Jennifer Gillom
- Sonja Hogg
- Jill Hutchison
- Ora Washington
FIBA Hall of Fame
- Class of 2009
- Players[4]
- Jacky Chazalon
- Oscar Robertson
- Ricardo González
- Ubiratan Pereira
- Coaches[5]
- Referees[6]
- Artenik Arabadjian
- Marcel Pfeuti
- Contributors[7]
- Al Ramsay
Professional
- Men
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
- NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award: Jason Terry, Dallas Mavericks
- NBA Most Improved Player Award: Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers
- NBA Coach of the Year Award: Mike Brown, Cleveland Cavaliers
- FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Pau Gasol, Spain and Los Angeles Lakers
- Euroscar Award: Pau Gasol, Spain and Los Angeles Lakers
- Mr. Europa: Pau Gasol, Spain and Los Angeles Lakers
- Women
- WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream
- WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award: DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix Mercury
- WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Crystal Langhorne, Washington Mystics
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Kara Lawson, Sacramento Monarchs
- WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Marynell Meadors, Atlanta Dream
- WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Swin Cash, Seattle Storm
- WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
- FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Sandrine Gruda, France, UMMC Ekaterinburg, and Connecticut Sun
Collegiate
- Combined
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Darren Collison, UCLA
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Kyle Singler, Duke
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Tyreke Evans, Memphis
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Bill Self, Kansas
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Billy Packer
- Women
- John R. Wooden Award: Maya Moore, Connecticut
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Maya Moore, Connecticut
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
- Wade Trophy: Maya Moore, Connecticut
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Renee Montgomery, Connecticut
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Maya Moore, Connecticut
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Tina Charles, UConn
- Basketball Academic All-America Team: Amber Guffey, Murray State
- Carol Eckman Award: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
- Maggie Dixon Award: Kelly Packard, Ball State
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
- List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
- Nancy Lieberman Award: Renee Montgomery, Connecticut
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Anne Donovan
Events
- The Italian club Nuova Sebastiani Basket moves from the central Italian city of Rieti to the major southern city of Naples, effective with the 2009–10 season.
- October 20 – The WNBA announces that the Detroit Shock has been purchased by a group of investors from Tulsa, Oklahoma and will move to that city for the 2010 season. In January 2010, the team would be unveiled as the Tulsa Shock.
Movies
- Hurricane Season
- The Mighty Macs
- Streetballers
- The Winning Season
Deaths
- January 29 — Kay Yow, Hall of Fame coach of the NC State Lady Wolfpack (born 1942)
- February 5 — Mel Thompson, American college coach (The Citadel) (born 1932)
- February 20 — Larry H. Miller, American businessman, owner of the Utah Jazz (born 1944)
- February 26 — Johnny Kerr, Former NBA player, coach and Chicago Bulls announcer (born 1932)
- February 26 — Norm Van Lier, Former NBA player and announcer (born 1947)
- March 13 — William Davidson, American businessman, owner of the Detroit Pistons and Hall of Famer (born 1923)
- April 4 — Marvin Webster, The "Human Eraser" was a 10-year NBA vet and Division II National Champion at Morgan State University (born 1952)
- April 16 — Reggie Royals, ABA player (San Diego Conquistadors) (born 1950)
- April 27 — Glen Gondrezick, Former NBA and UNLV guard (born 1955)
- April 29 — Alexander Athas, American basketball player and sports celebrity (born 1922)
- April 30 — Hal Perry, Starting guard on San Francisco's back to back national championship teams (1955 & 1956) (born 1933)
- May 9 — Chuck Daly, Two-time NBA Champion coach of the Detroit Pistons and coach of the 1992 US Olympic team (born 1930)
- May 15 — Wayman Tisdale, American player, member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame and 12-year NBA veteran; also a renowned jazz bass guitarist (born 1964)
- May 21 — DeWitt Menyard, American ABA player (Houston Mavericks) (born 1944)
- June 4 — Randy Smith, Former All-Star guard for the Buffalo Braves (born 1948)
- July 27 — Dick Holub, Former Fairleigh Dickinson coach and All-American player at LIU (born 1921)
- August 11 — Kirby Minter, American basketball player, MVP of the 1954 FIBA World Championship (born 1929)
- August 13 — Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (born 1980)
- August 17 — Paul Hogue, All-American and 1962 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player at Cincinnati (born 1940)
- August 19 — Harry Kermode, Canadian Olympic player (1948) (born 1922)
- September 29 — Ebony Dickinson, American basketball player (born 1977)
- October 19 — Joe Hutton, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers) (born 1928)
- October 19 — Angelo Musi, NBA (Philadelphia Warriors) and ABL player (born 1918)
- October 23 — Ron Sobieszczyk, former member of the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers (born 1934)
- October 30 — Howie Schultz, member of two NBA championship teams with the Minneapolis Lakers (born 1922)
- November 1 — Jonathan Bourhis, French player (JDA Dijon Basket) (born 1990)
- November 1 — Alan Ogg, former UAB and Miami Heat center (born 1967)
- November 9 — Al Cervi, Hall of Fame player and coach of the 1955 NBA Champion Syracuse Nationals (born 1917)
- November 18 — Red Robbins, Tennessee standout and ABA player (born 1944)
- November 22 — Bob Armstrong, American NBL player (Youngstown Bears) (born 1920)
- November 24 — Abe Pollin, Owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics (born 1923)
- December 8 — Fred Sheffield, BAA player (Philadelphia Warriors) (born 1923)
- December 28 — Zoltán Horváth, Hungarian player (born 1979)
See also
References
- ^ "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Players' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Coaches' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Technical Officials' list:". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Contributors' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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