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

Men's tournaments

• 2010 FIBA World Championship
  2010 FIBA World Championship
  The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
  
   in Turkey
  Turkey
  Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
  
  
  • All-tournament team:
    • Kevin Durant
      Kevin Durant
      Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association . A 6'9" small forward/shooting guard who is also capable of playing power forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year and the...
      
      , (Most Valuable Player)
    • Linas Kleiza
      Linas Kleiza
      Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national team. He can play either forward position. Kleiza signed a four year, $18.8 million contract prior to the 2010–11 NBA...
      
      ,
    • Luis Scola
      Luis Scola
      Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...
      
      ,
    • Miloš Teodosić
      Miloš Teodosic
      Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...
      
      ,
    • Hedo Türkoğlu,

Women's tournaments

• 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
  2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
  The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games...
  
   in the Czech Republic
  Czech Republic
  The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
  
  
  • All-tournament team:

} Hana Horáková
} Diana Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...

} Eva Vítečková
} Sancho Lyttle

Sancho Lyttle

Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...

} Yelena Leuchanka

Yelena Leuchanka

Yelena Leuchanka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college...

Youth tournaments

• FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2010
  FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2010
  The 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship was an international basketball competition held in Hamburg, Germany from July 2–11, 2010. It was the first edition of the Under-17 World Championships...
  
   in Hamburg
  Hamburg
  -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
  
  , Germany
  Germany
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
  
  
  • All-tournament team:
    •   Kevin Pangos
    •   Mateusz Ponitka
    •   Bradley Beal
      Bradley Beal
      Bradley Beal is an American freshman college basketball player for the University of Florida Gators men's basketball team.-High school:...
      
      
    •   James McAdoo
      James McAdoo
      James Michael Ray McAdoo is an American college basketball player at the University of North Carolina. He was one of the top rated high school basketball players in the class of 2011.-High school career:...
      
      
    •   Przemysław Marcin Karnowski

• FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women 2010
  FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women 2010
  The 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women was an international basketball competition, held in Toulouse and Rodez, France from July 16–25, 2010...
  
   in Toulouse
  Toulouse
  Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
  
   and Rodez
  Rodez
  Rodez is a town and commune in southern France, in the Aveyron department, of which it is the capital. Its inhabitants are called Ruthénois.-History:Existing from at least the 5th century BC, Rodez was founded by the Celts...
  
  , France
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
  

Continental championships

Men:

• Euroleague
  2009–10 Euroleague
  The Euroleague 2009–10 season was the tenth international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe under the ULEB umbrella...
  
  :   Regal FC Barcelona
  FC Barcelona Bàsquet
  FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
  
  
• Eurocup
  ULEB Eurocup 2009–10
  Eurocup Basketball 2009-10 was the eighth edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs. The Eurocup is the level that is one tier below the Euroleague level...
  
  :   Power Electronics Valencia
• EuroChallenge:   BG Göttingen
  BG Göttingen
  BG Göttingen is a German basketball club based in Göttingen, Niedersachsen . In 2010, the club won the EuroChallenge against Krasnye Krylya Samara from Russia...
  
  
• Asia Champions Cup
  FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2010
  The FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2010 was the 21st staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Doha, Qatar in the hall of Al-Rayyan Sports Club Gharafa between May 22, 2010 and May 30, involving 10 teams and distributed to two groups as...
  
  :   Mahram Tehran
  Mahram Tehran BC
  Mahram Tehran Basketball Club is an Iranian basketball club based in Tehran, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League. they are Champions of Asia in 2009 and 2010.They are owned and sponsored by Mahram Food Company.-Iranian Super League:...
  
  
• Liga Sudamericana
  Liga Sudamericana
  The Liga Sudamericana is the second most important South American basketball tournament at club level, the first being the FIBA Americas League. It is organized by the South American Basketball Confederation.The league usually includes domestic champions, and some runner-ups, from the leading...
  
  :   Quimsa

Women:

• EuroLeague Women
  EuroLeague Women 2009–10
  The 2009–10 season was the 19th edition of Europe's premier basketball tournament for women - EuroLeague Womensince it was rebranded to its current format-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Eight-finals:-Quarter-finals:-Final four:...
  
  :   Spartak Moscow Region

National championships

Men:  NBA

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

• • Season:
    • Division champions: Boston Celtics
      2009–10 Boston Celtics season
      The 2009–10 Boston Celtics season was the 64th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association . The Celtics finished with a record of 50–32, a 12 win drop off from the previous season. They finished 1st in the Atlantic Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference...
      
       (Atlantic
      Atlantic Division (NBA)
      The Atlantic Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Boston Celtics, the New Jersey Nets, the New York Knicks, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors...
      
      ), Cleveland Cavaliers
      2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
      The 2009-10 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City...
      
       (Central
      Central Division (NBA)
      The Central Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Pistons, the Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks...
      
      ), Orlando Magic
      2009–10 Orlando Magic season
      The 2009–10 Orlando Magic season was the 21st season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.*July 8 - The free agency period started....
      
       (Southeast
      Southeast Division (NBA)
      The Southeast Division is one of the three divisions in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Atlanta Hawks, the Charlotte Bobcats, the Miami Heat, the Orlando Magic and the Washington WizardsThe division was created at the start of...
      
      ), Denver Nuggets
      2009–10 Denver Nuggets season
      The 2009-10 Denver Nuggets season was the 43rd season of the franchise, its 34th in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.*July 8 - The free agency period started....
      
       (Northwest
      Northwest Division (NBA)
      The Northwest Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah JazzThe division was...
      
      ), Los Angeles Lakers
      2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season
      The 2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season is the 64th season of the franchise, 62nd in the National Basketball Association and 50th in Los Angeles. Coming off a championship in 2009, the Lakers successfully defended their title...
      
       (Pacific
      Pacific Division (NBA)
      The Pacific Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Phoenix Suns and the Sacramento Kings...
      
      ), Dallas Mavericks
      2009–10 Dallas Mavericks season
      The 2009-10 Dallas Mavericks season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.*July 8 - The free agency period started.-Draft picks:...
      
       (Southwest
      Southwest Division (NBA)
      The Southwest Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The division consists of five teams, the Dallas Mavericks, the Houston Rockets, the Memphis Grizzlies, the New Orleans Hornets and the San Antonio Spurs...
      
      )
    • Best regular-season record: Cleveland Cavaliers (61–21)
    • Eastern Conference: Boston Celtics
    • Western Conference: Los Angeles Lakers
  • Finals
    2010 NBA Finals
    The 2010 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association championship series for the 2009–10 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Los Angeles Lakers, champions of the Western Conference and defending NBA champions, and the Boston Celtics, champions of the Eastern Conference...
    
    : The Lakers defeat the Celtics 4–3 in the best-of-seven series, with Kobe Bryant
    Kobe Bryant
    Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
    
     named Finals MVP. Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2009–10 season:
  • Regular season: Peñarol
  • Playoffs: Peñarol defeat Atenas
    Asociación Deportiva Atenas
    Asociación Deportiva Atenas, known simply as Atenas or Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938 and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball...
    
     4–1 in the best-of-seven final. National Basketball League, 2009–10 season
    2009–10 NBL season
    The 2009–10 National Basketball League was the thirty-second season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 8 teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 24 September 2009 and 14 February 2010, followed by a post-season involving the top four teams...
    
    :
  • Premiers: Perth Wildcats
    Perth Wildcats
    The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
    
    
  • Champions: Perth Wildcats
    Perth Wildcats
    The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
    
     defeat the Wollongong Hawks
    Wollongong Hawks
    The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...
    
     2–1 in the best-of-three Grand Final. Basketball League Belgium
    Basketball League Belgium
    The Basketball League Belgium , also known as the Ligue Ethias or Ethias League, is the highest professional basketball league in Belgium.-Teams:* Antwerp Giants* Belgacom Liège Basket* Dexia Mons-Hainaut* Generali Okapi Aalstar...
    
    : Bulgarian National League
    National Basketball League (Bulgaria)
    The Bulgarian National Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. It was founded in the year 2008. Previously, it was called the Bulgarian A Division...
    
    : Lukoil Academic
    PBC Lukoil Academic
    PBC Lukoil Academic are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. They play their home games at the Universiade Hall or at the Pravets sports complex....
    
     defeat Levski Sofia
    BC Levski Sofia
    BC Levski Sofia is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the Levski Sofia sports club.Founded in 1923, Levski has won 31 domestic trophies including 17 NBL titles and 14 Bulgarian Cups...
    
     3–1 in the best-of-five final. Chinese Basketball Association
    Chinese Basketball Association
    The Chinese Basketball Association , often abbreviated to the CBA, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in China.The league is commonly known as the CBA, and this acronym is often used even in Chinese...
    
    :
  • Regular season: Guangdong Southern Tigers
    Guangdong Southern Tigers
    Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...
    
    
  • Playoffs
    2010 CBA Playoffs
    The 2010 CBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Chinese Basketball Association's 2009–10 season. The playoffs started on March 24, 2010 with CCTV-5, and many local channels broadcasting the games in China...
    
    : Guangdong Southern Tigers
    Guangdong Southern Tigers
    Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...
    
     defeat Xinjiang Flying Tigers
    Xinjiang Flying Tigers
    Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Guanghui are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. Its corporate sponsor is Xinjiang Guanghui Group, Ltd...
    
     4–1 in the best-of-seven final. Croatian League
    A1 Liga
    The A-1 Liga or Croatian A-1 League is the highest level basketball league in Croatia. It is operated by the Croatian Basketball Federation.-Current season teams :-Playoffs Champions:...
    
    : Cibona
    KK Cibona
    Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...
    
     defeat Zadar
    KK Zadar
    KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment...
    
     3–2 in the best-of-five final. Czech League
    National Basketball League (Czech Republic)
    The Czech Republic National Basketball League , also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are...
    
    : Nymburk
    CEZ Basketball Nymburk
    ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a professional basketball team that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league, the NBL. The team is based in the town of Nymburk. The club's main sponsor is ČEZ, a Czech energy company.-History:...
    
     defeat Prostějov
    BK Prostejov
    BK Prostějov is a professional basketball club from Prostějov, Czech Republic. They play in the NBL.-Team Roster 2009–2010:...
    
     4–1 in the best-of-seven final. Dutch Eredivisie
    Dutch Basketball League
    The Dutch Basketball League , is the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The league has a closed system...
    
    : GasTerra Flames Groningen defeat WCAA Giants Bergen op Zoom 4–1 in the best-of-seven final. French Pro A League
    Ligue Nationale de Basketball
    The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
    
    : Cholet
    Cholet Basket
    Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :...
    
     defeat Le Mans
    Le Mans Sarthe Basket
    Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...
    
     81–65 in the one-off final. German Bundesliga
    Basketball Bundesliga
    The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...
    
    , 2009–10 season
    Basketball Bundesliga 2009–10
    The Basketball Bundesliga 2009–10 was the 44th season of the Basketball Bundesliga. Ten days before the start of the season, Beko was presented as the new main sponsor of the BBL. The sponsorship agreement was made for a period of six years and included a rebranding of the league name to Beko BBL...
    
    : Brose Baskets defeat Deutsche Bank Skyliners 3-2 in the bist-of-five final. Greek League
    A1 Ethniki
    The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
    
    , 2009–10 season: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3–1 in the best-of-five final. Iranian Super League
    Iranian Basketball Super League
    The Iranian Basketball Super League is a professional basketball league in Iran founded in 1998.-2011–12 teams:*Azad University Tehran*Bank Saman Tehran*Foolad Mahan Isfahan*Hamyari Shahrdari Zanjan*Jahesh Tarabar Qom*Louleh a.s Shiraz*Mahram Tehran...
    
    , 2009–10 season
    Iranian Basketball Super League 2009–10
    The following is the results of the Iran Super League 2009/10 basketball season, Persian Gulf Cup.-Standings:-Results:* Trust Pasargad withdrew from the league with three games remaining. All results were declared null and void....
    
    : Mahram
    Mahram Tehran BC
    Mahram Tehran Basketball Club is an Iranian basketball club based in Tehran, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League. they are Champions of Asia in 2009 and 2010.They are owned and sponsored by Mahram Food Company.-Iranian Super League:...
    
     defeat Zob Ahan
    Zob Ahan Esfahan BC
    Zob Ahan Basketball Club is an Iranian basketball club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League.It is sponsored by the Isfahan Steel Company, which also goes by the name Zob Ahan...
    
     2–0 in the best-of-three final. Israeli Super League, 2009–10 season
    2009–10 Israeli Basketball Super League
    The 2009–10 Israeli Basketball Super League was the 56th season of the top basketball league in Israel. The season began on October 24, 2009. The final four event was played on 25–27 May 2010...
    
    : Gilboa/Galil
    Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon
    Hapoel Gilboa Galil is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home domestic league games in a 2,500-seat stadium in Gan Ner, and is coached by Lior Liubin.-History:...
    
     defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 90–77 in the one-off final. Italian Lega A, 2009-10 season: Montepaschi Siena
    Mens Sana Basket
    Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...
    
     sweep AJ Milano
    Olimpia Milano
    Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...
    
     4–0 in the best-of-seven final. Latvian League: Barons
    Barons LMT
    BK Barons/O!Karte is a professional basketball club, which is based in Riga, Latvia. Its head coach is Kārlis Muižnieks.-History:...
    
     defeat VEF Riga 4–3 in the best-of-seven final. Lithuanian LKL
    Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
    The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...
    
    : Lietuvos Rytas
    BC Lietuvos Rytas
    BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...
    
     defeat Žalgiris
    BC Žalgiris
    BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
    
     4–3 in the best-of-seven final. Montenegro League
    Opportunity League
    The Opportunity Liga is a national professional basketball league in Montenegro. It is the top basketball division in Montenegro's Košarkaški savez Crne Gore national basketball federation. It was established in the year 2006, shortly after Montenegro declared its independence from Serbia and...
    
    : Philippine Basketball Association
    Philippine Basketball Association
    The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
    
    , 2009–10 season:
  • Philippine Cup
    2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
    The 2009-10 PBA Philippine Cup Finals is the championship basketball best-of-7 series of the 2009-10 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs...
    
    : Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants sweep the Alaska Aces
    Alaska Aces (PBA)
    The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
    
     4–0 in the best-of-seven final.
  • Fiesta Conference
    2010 PBA Fiesta Conference
    The 2010 Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference, is the last conference of the 2009-10 PBA season. It started on March 21 and finished on August 18, 2010...
    
    : Alaska Aces defeat the San Miguel Beermen
    San Miguel Beermen
    The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...
    
     4-2 in the best-of-seven final. Polish League: Asseco Prokom Gdynia sweep Anwil Włocławek 4–0 in the best-of-seven final. Russian Super League
    Russian Basketball Super League
    The Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...
    
    : CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
    
     sweep Khimki Moscow Region 3–0 in the best-of-five final. Serbia Super League
    Naša Sinalko Liga
    -Champions:* 2006–07 to present: Basketball League of Serbia-Championship winning teams:* Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia-Euroleague:-Eurocup:Ex. European Cup Winner's Cup, Saporta Cup...
    
    : Slovenian League
    Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
    The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League , abbreviated as 1. A SKL and known for sponsorship reasons as the Telemach League , is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia...
    
    : Krka
    Krka Basketball Club
    -Depth Chart:-In: Marko Đurković Curtis Stinson Jerome Jordan Jimmy Baxter Allan Ray...
    
     defeat Union Olimpija
    KK Union Olimpija
    -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
    
     3–2 in the best-of-five final. Spanish ACB:
  • Season
    2009–10 ACB season
    The 2009–10 ACB season was the 27th season of the Liga ACB. The regular season began on Saturday, October 10, 2009, and ended on Sunday, May 16, 2010.-Team Standings:...
    
    : Regal FC Barcelona
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
    
    
  • Playoffs
    2010 ACB Playoffs
    The 2010 ACB Playoffs were the final phase of the 2009–10 ACB season. It started on Thursday, 20 May 2010 and ended on 15 June 2010. Caja Laboral won the final series 3–0 against Regal FC Barcelona.-Bracket:-Regal FC Barcelona vs. Gran Canaria 2014:...
    
    : Caja Laboral Baskonia
    Saski Baskonia
    Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
    
     sweep Regal FC Barcelona
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...
    
     3–0 in the best-of-five final. Turkish Basketball League
    Turkish Basketball League
    The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
    
    : Fenerbahçe Ülker
    Fenerbahçe Ülker
    Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...
    
     defeat Efes Pilsen 4–2 in the best-of-seven final. Ukrainian SuperLeague: Azovmash Mariupol
    Azovmash Mariupol
    Azovmash Mariupol is a Ukrainian professional basketball club. It was founded in 1990 in the city of Mariupol in South-Eastern Ukraine. It now takes part in 3 competitions: Ukrainian SuperLeague, Ukrainian Cup and the ULEB Eurocup. The home court is Azovmash Arena. It is one of the strongest teams...
    
     defeat Budivelnyk Kyiv 3–2 in the best-of-five final. British Basketball League
    British Basketball League
    The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy....
    
    , 2009-10:
  • Season: Newcastle Eagles
    Newcastle Eagles
    Newcastle Eagles is a British Basketball League team from Newcastle upon Tyne. Since 2010 they have played all home games at the 3,000 capacity Sport Central arena at Northumbria University in the city...
    
    
  • Playoffs: Everton Tigers defeat the Glasgow Rocks 80–72 in the one-off final.     Adriatic League
    NLB League
    Liga ABA, also known as Adriatic League, until September 2011 known as the NLB Liga ABA for sponsorship reasons, is a top-level regional basketball league, featuring teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.The league exists alongside scaled-down national...
    
    : Partizan Belgrade
    KK Partizan
    Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....
    
     defeat Cibona
    KK Cibona
    Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...
    
     75–74 in overtime in the one-off final.    Baltic League
    Baltic Basketball League
    Baltic Basketball League is a Baltic states basketball league founded in 2004.Currently, the league is divided into two: the Elite division and the Challenge Cup division. The 10 strongest Baltic basketball clubs participate in the Elite division. The rest of the teams compete in the Challenge Cup...
    
    : Žalgiris
    BC Žalgiris
    BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
    
     defeat Lietuvos Rytas
    BC Lietuvos Rytas
    BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...
    
     73–66 in the one-off final.     VTB United League
    VTB United League
    VTB United League is an international professional basketball league that was founded in 2008. Its goal is to unite the leading basketball clubs of Eastern Europe and Northern Europe together into one league. The league is sponsored by VTB Bank. In its inaugural 2009–10 season, it featured clubs...
    
    , 2009–10 season
    VTB United League 2009–10
    The VTB United League 2009-10 was the first complete season of Eastern Europe's competition for men's professional basketball clubs.-Teams of the 2009–2010 season:-Group stage:-Group A:Game 1----Game 2----Game 3...
    
    : CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...
    
     defeat UNICS Kazan
    UNICS Kazan
    UNICS Kazan is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia playing in the PBL. Their home arena is Basket Hall Arena.Though officially the professional club was founded in 1991 , UNICS traces its origin back to KSU's college team Burevestnik which participated in USSR student championships...
    
     66–55 in the one-off final. Super Basketball League
    Super Basketball League
    The Super Basketball League , often abbreviated to the SBL, is the pre-eminent men's semi-professional basketball league in Taiwan. It was founded in 2003 and considered by many as the successor organization to the short-lived Chinese Basketball Alliance , a men's professional basketball league...
    
    :Yulon Dinos
    Yulon Dinos
    The Yulon Dinos are a basketball team in the Super Basketball League in Taiwan. It was founded in 1965 by Yulon Motor's Chairman Yen Ching-ling as a First Division amateur basketball team...
    
     defeat Dacin Tigers
    Dacin Tigers
    Dacin Tigers is a basketball club based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan that plays in the Super Basketball League .-External links:*...
    
     4-2 in the best-of-seven final.

Women: WNBA

Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

• • Season
    2010 WNBA season
    The 2010 WNBA season was the 14th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began with a televised meeting between the defending champion Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15. The Connecticut Sun hosted the 10th Annual All-Star...
    
    :
    • Eastern Conference: Atlanta Dream
      2010 Atlanta Dream season
      The 2010 WNBA season is the 3rd season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association.-Dispersal draft:Based on the Dream's 2009 record, they would pick 9th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft...
      
      
    • Western Conference: Seattle Storm
      2010 Seattle Storm season
      The 2010 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Storm won their second WNBA championship.-Dispersal draft:...
      
      
  • Finals
    2010 WNBA Finals
    The 2010 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2010 season of the Women's National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the season's playoffs...
    
    : The Storm sweep the Dream 3–0, with their center Lauren Jackson
    Lauren Jackson
    Lauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player. Jackson began her professional career at the Australian Institute of Sport in the WNBL before moving on to the Canberra Capitals. She is currently a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Australian...
    
     becoming the first non-U.S. player to be named Finals MVP
    WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season....
    
    .

College

Men: NCAA

• • Division I
    2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
    The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...
    
    : Duke
    2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils won the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, claiming the school's fourth national title.Duke led...
    
     61, Butler
    2009–10 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 3rd year...
    
     59
    • Most Outstanding Player
      NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
      At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. The MOP need not be, but almost always is a member of the Championship team, especially since the third place game was eliminated after 1981...
      
      : Kyle Singler
      Kyle Singler
      Kyle Edward Singler is a professional basketball player for the Real Madrid in Spain. He was a four-year starter for the Duke men's basketball team and was instrumental in their 2010 NCAA Championship run, earning MVP of the Final Four.-High school:Singler attended South Medford High School and...
      
      , Duke
  • National Invitation Tournament
    2010 National Invitation Tournament
    -Arizona State Bracket:-Virginia Tech Bracket:-Mississippi State Bracket:-NIT Final Four - NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship Game:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City-See also:*2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...
    
    : Dayton
    2009–10 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Brian Gregory's seventh season at Dayton. The Flyers compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena...
    
     79, North Carolina
    2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
    The 2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Their head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They...
    
     68
  • College Basketball Invitational
    2010 College Basketball Invitational
    The 2010 College Basketball Invitational is a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 2010 National Invitation Tournament. The opening round began Tuesday,...
    
    : Virginia Commonwealth defeats Saint Louis
    2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Rick Majerus's third season at Saint Louis. The Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena...
    
     2–0 in the best-of-three final.
  • CollegeInsider.com Tournament
    2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
    The 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams....
    
    : Missouri State
    Missouri State Bears
    The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University. Missouri State athletics date back to 1908. Missouri State is in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and most teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference...
    
     78, Pacific
    Pacific Tigers men's basketball
    The University of the Pacific Tigers Mens Basketball team are an NCAA Division I basketball team, part of the Big West conference. The team is based in Stockton, California. They play their home games at Alex G. Spanos Center and are led by head coach Bob Thomason.-NCAA Tournament Results:The...
    
     65
  • Division II
    2010 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
    The 2010 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2009–10 basketball season. It began on March 13, 2010...
    
    : Cal Poly Pomona
    Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
    The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos are the athletic sports team for the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona . Cal Poly Pomona has 12 varsity sports teams and offers student participation in a wide range of sports including soccer, volleyball, track and field, basketball, ...
    
     65, Indiana (PA)
    IUP Crimson Hawks
    The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks, commonly known as the IUP Crimson Hawks and formerly called the IUP Indians are the varsity athletic teams that represent Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The university and all of its teams compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic...
    
     53
  • Division III
    2010 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament
    The 2010 NCAA Mens Division III Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of men's NCAA Division III Basketball. The tournament began on March 4, 2010 and concluded with the national championship game on March 20, 2010 at the Salem Civic Center in...
    
    : Wisconsin–Stevens Point
    University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
    The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point is a public university located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin...
    
     78, Williams
    Williams College
    Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
    
     73 NAIA
    National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
    The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
    
    
  • NAIA Division I
    2010 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
    The 2010 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament will be held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 73rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format...
    
    : Oklahoma Baptist
    Oklahoma Baptist University
    Oklahoma Baptist University is a co-educational Christian liberal arts university located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and owned by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. Established in 1910, OBU is ranked No.2 among baccalaureate colleges in the western region in the 2010 U.S...
    
     84, Azusa Pacific
    Azusa Pacific University
    Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California. It was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900 in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939...
    
     83
  • NAIA Division II
    2010 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
    The 2010 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 19th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format ....
    
    : Saint Francis (IN)
    University of Saint Francis (Indiana)
    The University of Saint Francis is a liberal arts university located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, the university promotes Catholic and Franciscan values...
    
     67, Walsh
    Walsh University
    Walsh University is a private non-profit, 4-year, Roman Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio, USA. It was founded in 1960 by the Brothers of Christian Instruction, initially as a liberal arts college. Walsh College became Walsh University in 1993. The University offers more than 50 majors,...
    
     66 NJCAA
  • Division I
    NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
    NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships it usually consists of 16 invited teams...
    
    : Howard (TX)
    Howard College
    Howard College is a community college with its main campus in Big Spring, Texas and branch campuses in San Angelo and Lamesa....
    
     85, Three Rivers
    Three Rivers Community College
    Three Rivers Community College is the name of two community colleges in the United States:*Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, Connecticut*Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri...
    
     80 (OT)
  • Division II
    NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
    The National Junior Collge Athletic Association Men's Division II Basketball Championships consists of sixteen teams playing over a five-day period in March to determine a National Champion.- About the tournament :...
    
    : Lincoln (IL) 71, Cincinnati State 60
  • Division III
    NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
    The National Junior Collge Athletic Association Men's Division III Basketball Championships consists of eight teams playing over a three day period in March to determine a National Champion...
    
    : Joliet
    Joliet Junior College
    Joliet Junior College , a community college based in Joliet, Illinois, was the first public community college founded in the United States. JJC offers pre-baccalaureate programs for students planning to transfer to a four-year university, as well as occupational education leading directly to...
    
     94, Rochester (MN)
    University Center Rochester
    University Center Rochester is a higher education facility in Rochester, Minnesota. MISSION: A comprehensive and unified University Center Rochester. VISION: To provide access to quality higher education in an environment of integrated academic partnerships...
    
     82 UAAP Men's
    UAAP Season 73 men's basketball tournament
    The UAAP Season 73 men's basketball tournament is the University Athletic Association of the Philippines 's men's basketball tournament for the 2010–11 season....
    
    : Ateneo
    Ateneo Blue Eagles
    The Ateneo Blue Eagles is the name of the collegiate men's varsity basketball team of the Ateneo de Manila University that plays in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity basketball team is called the Lady...
    
     sweeps FEU
    FEU Tamaraws
    The FEU Tamaraws is the collegiate men's varsity team of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...
    
     in the best of three finals 2–0 NCAA (Philippines)
    National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
    The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an athletics association of nine colleges and universities in the Philippines. Established in 1924, the NCAA is the oldest athletic association in the Philippines...
    
     Seniors': San Beda
    San Beda Red Lions
    The San Beda Red Lions are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of San Beda College.San Beda is the only founding member left in the league....
    
     sweeps San Sebastian
    San Sebastian Stags
    The San Sebastian Golden Stags are the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball team of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos....
    
     in the best of five finals 3–0

Women: NCAA

• • Division I
    2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
    The 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament started Saturday, March 20, 2010 and was completed on Tuesday, April 6 of the same year with University of Connecticut Huskies defending their title from the previous year by defeating Stanford, 53-47. The tournament bids were announced on...
    
    : Connecticut
    2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Geno Auriemma, as the Huskies played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the XL Center located in...
    
     53, Stanford
    2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer...
    
     47
    • Most Outstanding Player
      NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
      At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. The MOP need not be, but almost always is a member of the Championship team, especially since the third place game was eliminated after 1981...
      
      : Maya Moore
      Maya Moore
      Maya April Moore is an American basketball forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and Ros Casares Valencia of Euroleague. Moore was the winner of the 2006 and 2007 Naismith Prep Player of the Year. She was selected as the John Wooden Award winner in 2009 after leading Connecticut to the...
      
      , Connecticut
  • WNIT
    2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament
    The 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The tournament is played entirely on campus sites...
    
    : California
    2009–10 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
    The 2009–10 California Golden Bears women's basketball team will represent University of California, Berkeley in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Golden Bears will be coached by Joanne Boyle...
    
     73, Miami (FL)
    2009–10 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team will represent the University of Miami in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The team will be coached by Katie Meier...
    
     61
  • Women's Basketball Invitational
    Women's Basketball Invitational
    The Women's Basketball Invitational is a women's college basketball tournament created in 2009 by Sport Tours. The inaugural tournament occurred at the conclusion of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Selections for the WBI are announced on Selection Monday...
    
    : Appalachian State
    Appalachian State Mountaineers
    The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and have been a member of the Southern Conference since 1972....
    
     79, Memphis
    Memphis Tigers
    The Memphis Tigers represent the University of Memphis in Division I of the NCAA. They are members of C-USA and currently feature nine women's sports and nine men's sports...
    
     71
  • Division II
    NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship
    Division II women's basketball champions for the NCAA The finals are played at St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Missouri.-Championships:- Schools ranked by titles :-See also:*NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship...
    
    : Emporia State
    Emporia State University
    Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :...
    
     65, Fort Lewis
    Fort Lewis College
    Fort Lewis College is a public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado.-History:Military FortThe original site of Fort Lewis College began southwest of its present location back in 1880. Set up originally as a Military Fort for the 22nd Regimental Infantry which occupied the land from...
    
     53
  • Division III
    NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship
    -Past winners of the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship:-See also:*NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship*NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship*NAIA national women's basketball championship-References:...
    
    : Washington University in St. Louis
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
    
     65, Hope
    Hope College
    Hope College is a medium-sized , private, residential liberal arts college located in downtown Holland, Michigan, a few miles from Lake Michigan. It was opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled...
    
     59 NAIA
    National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
    The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
    
    
  • NAIA Division I: Union (TN)
    Union University
    Union University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown, Tennessee, and Hendersonville, Tennessee...
    
     73, Azusa Pacific
    Azusa Pacific University
    Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California. It was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900 in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939...
    
     65
  • NAIA Division II: Northwestern (IA)
    Northwestern College (Iowa)
    Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Orange City, Iowa. It is also known as Northwestern IA. It is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America . Northwestern began as an academy in 1882. It was then upgraded to junior college status in 1928...
    
     85, Shawnee State
    Shawnee State University
    Shawnee State University is a public university in southern Ohio. It is Ohio's newest state-supported university and lies on the north bank of the Ohio River in the city of Portsmouth in Scioto County.Shawnee State University was established in 1986...
    
     66 NJCAA
  • Division I
    NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship
    -1975-1991:*NOTE: From 1975 to 1991, the NJCAA had only one class for women's basketball-Division I:-Division II:-Division III:-See also:*NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship*NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship...
    
    :
  • Division II
    NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship
    -1975-1991:*NOTE: From 1975 to 1991, the NJCAA had only one class for women's basketball-Division I:-Division II:-Division III:-See also:*NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship*NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship...
    
    :
  • Division III
    NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship
    -1975-1991:*NOTE: From 1975 to 1991, the NJCAA had only one class for women's basketball-Division I:-Division II:-Division III:-See also:*NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship*NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship...
    
    : UAAP Women's:

Prep

USA Today

USA Today

USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...

 Boys Basketball Ranking #1: USA Today

USA Today

USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...

 Girls Basketball Ranking #1: NCAA (Philippines) Juniors: UAAP Juniors:

Basketball Hall of Fame

Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...

• Class of 2010:
  • Players: Cynthia Cooper
    Cynthia Cooper
    Cynthia Lynne Cooper is a former American basketball player who has won championships in college, the Olympics, and in the Women's National Basketball Association . She is considered by many as one of the greatest women's basketball players ever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the...
    
    , Dennis Johnson
    Dennis Johnson
    Dennis Wayne Johnson nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics and coach of the Los Angeles Clippers...
    
    , Gus Johnson
    Gus Johnson (basketball)
    Gus Johnson was a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association . He spent nine seasons with the Baltimore Bullets, and a final season split between the Phoenix Suns and the Indiana Pacers of the ABA...
    
    , Karl Malone
    Karl Malone
    Karl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate...
    
    , Maciel Pereira
    Ubiratan Pereira Maciel
    Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a basketball player from Brazil...
    
    , Scottie Pippen
    Scottie Pippen
    Scottie Maurice Pippen is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association . He is most remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls, with whom he was instrumental in six NBA Championships and their record 1995–96 season of 72 wins...
    
    
  • Coaches: Bob Hurley, Sr.
    Bob Hurley
    Robert Matthew "Bob" Hurley, Sr. is the basketball coach at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. Hurley has amassed 26 state championships and more than 1000 wins in 39 years as a coach, creating a national powerhouse despite substandard facilities and financial limitations...
    
    
  • Contributors: Jerry Buss
    Jerry Buss
    Gerald Hatten "Jerry" Buss Ph.D., M.S. is an American businessman, real estate investor, and a former chemist. He is the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team along with other professional sports franchises in Southern California...
    
    
  • Teams: 1960 USA Olympic Team
    1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team
    The 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XVII Olympiad, representing the United States of America. The team, coached by California Golden Bears coach Pete Newell, dominated the competition, winning its games by an average of 42.4 points per game...
    
    , 1992 USA Olympic Men's Team
    1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team
    The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the "Dream Team", was the first American Olympic team to feature active NBA players. Often considered one of the strongest teams assembled in any sport, it defeated its opponents by an average of almost 44 points en route to the gold ...
    
     (aka the "Dream Team")

Professional

• Men
  • NBA Most Valuable Player Award
    NBA Most Valuable Player Award
    The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1955–56 NBA season. The winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor of the first commissioner of the NBA who served from 1946 until his retirement...
    
    : LeBron James
    LeBron James
    LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a...
    
    , Cleveland Cavaliers
    2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season
    The 2009-10 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City...
    
    
  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award
    NBA Rookie of the Year Award
    The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1952–53 NBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season. The winner receives the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy, which is named in honor of the Philadelphia Warriors head...
    
    : Tyreke Evans
    Tyreke Evans
    Tyreke Jamir Evans is an American professional basketball player with Virtus Roma in Italy. He is also under contract with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association , but is not currently playing with them because of the 2011 NBA lockout...
    
    , Sacramento Kings
    2009–10 Sacramento Kings season
    The 2009-10 Sacramento Kings season was the 65th season of the franchise, and its 62nd season in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City....
    
    
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
    NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
    The National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season, to the top defensive player of the regular season...
    
    : Dwight Howard
    Dwight Howard
    Dwight David Howard is an American basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association . Howard, who usually plays center but can also play power forward, had an outstanding high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy...
    
    , Orlando Magic
    2009–10 Orlando Magic season
    The 2009–10 Orlando Magic season was the 21st season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.*July 8 - The free agency period started....
    
    
  • NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
    NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
    The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's most valuable player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute . A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from throughout...
    
    : Jamal Crawford
    Jamal Crawford
    Jamal Crawford is an American professional basketball player who most recently played with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He is a 6'5" and 200 lb shooting guard–point guard...
    
    , Atlanta Hawks
    2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season
    The 2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season was the 60th season of the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association . The team was eliminated in the second round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs on May 10 by the Orlando Magic.-Key dates:...
    
    
  • NBA Most Improved Player Award
    NBA Most Improved Player Award
    The National Basketball Association's Most Improved Player Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1985–86 NBA season, to the most improved player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States and Canada,...
    
    : Aaron Brooks
    Aaron Brooks (basketball)
    Aaron Jamal Brooks is an American basketball player who is currently a point guard for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He was selected 26th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft...
    
    , Houston Rockets
    2009–10 Houston Rockets season
    The 2009–10 Houston Rockets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.*July 8 - The free agency period started.-Draft picks:...
    
    
  • NBA Sportsmanship Award
    NBA Sportsmanship Award
    The National Basketball Association's Sportsmanship Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1995–96 NBA season, to the player who most "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court—ethical behavior, fair play and integrity"...
    
    : Grant Hill
    Grant Hill
    Grant Hill is the name of:* Grant Hill, American basketball player* Grant Hill , Canadian politician* Grant Hill, San Diego, California, an urban neighboorhood in central San Diego...
    
    , Phoenix Suns
    2009–10 Phoenix Suns season
    The 2009–10 Phoenix Suns season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association . Head coach Alvin Gentry, who coached the Suns the final 31 games during the previous season, was looking to reinstill the offensive tendencies the Suns had developed in seasons past, using...
    
    
  • NBA Coach of the Year Award
    NBA Coach of the Year Award
    The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who led the Boston Celtics to nine NBA Championships from 1956 to 1966...
    
    : Scott Brooks
    Scott Brooks
    Scott William Brooks is a retired American professional basketball player from Lathrop, California and is the current head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA...
    
    , Oklahoma City Thunder
    2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season
    The 2009-10 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .With NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant, second-year point guard Russell Westbrook, and forward Jeff Green leading the way, the Thunder made the playoffs as the youngest team in the...
    
    
  • J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
    J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
    The J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1974–75 NBA season to a player, coach, or trainer who shows "outstanding service and dedication to the community"...
    
    : Samuel Dalembert
    Samuel Dalembert
    Samuel Davis Dalembert is a Haitian Canadian professional basketball player who most recently played center for the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Dalembert began playing in Montreal, Quebec and played college basketball at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, United States...
    
    , Philadelphia 76ers
    2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season
    The 2009–10 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 71st season of the franchise, 61st in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.*July 8 - The free agency period started....
    
    
  • NBA Executive of the Year Award
    NBA Executive of the Year Award
    The National Basketball Association's Executive of the Year Award is an annual award given since the 1972–73 NBA season, to the league's best general managers. Before 2009, the Executive of the Year is presented annually by Sporting News, although it is officially recognized by the NBA. Since then,...
    
    : John Hammond
    John Hammond (basketball)
    John Hammond is the current general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association, having succeeded Larry Harris on April 11, 2008. Previously, Hammond had been an assistant GM with the Detroit Pistons, where he had also worked as an assistant coach...
    
    , Milwaukee Bucks
    2009–10 Milwaukee Bucks season
    The 2009-10 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.*July 8 - The free agency period started.-Draft picks:...
    
    
  • FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
    FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
    The FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award is an annual official FIBA Europe award inaugurated in the year 2005, with awards given for both men and women. The winner is a European basketball player whose performances with his or her sports club and/or national team throughout the year have reached...
    
    : Announced in February 2011
  • Euroscar Award
    Euroscar Award
    The Euroscar European Player of the Year Award known as European basketball's Oscar award, is an annual basketball award that started in 1979. The award names each year's best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world, including NBA players. The award is judged on the...
    
    :
  • Mr. Europa
    Mr. Europa
    The Mister Europa European Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award created in 1976 and given today by the panel of journalists of the Italian weekly magazine Superbasket. Its purpose is to praise the best European basketball player, regardless of where he plays in the world,...
    
    :
• Women
  • WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
    WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season. MVP voting takes place immediately following the regular season. The award recipient is decided by a panel of sportswriters and...
    
    : Lauren Jackson
    Lauren Jackson
    Lauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player. Jackson began her professional career at the Australian Institute of Sport in the WNBL before moving on to the Canberra Capitals. She is currently a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Australian...
    
    , Seattle Storm
    2010 Seattle Storm season
    The 2010 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Storm won their second WNBA championship.-Dispersal draft:...
    
    
  • WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
    WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season, to the top defensive player of the regular season...
    
    : Tamika Catchings
    Tamika Catchings
    Tamika Devonne Catchings is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA and Turkish team Galatasaray. She is a prolific scorer close to and far from the basket, as well as a capable rebounder, ball handler, and defender. After playing at Adlai E...
    
    , Indiana Fever
    2010 Indiana Fever season
    The 2010 WNBA season is the 11th season for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association.-Dispersal draft:Based on the Fever's 2009 record, they would pick 11th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft...
    
    
  • WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
    WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the 1998 WNBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States, each of whom...
    
    : Tina Charles
    Tina Charles (basketball)
    Tina Charles is an American women's basketball player with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Galatasaray Medical Park of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft...
    
    , Connecticut Sun
    2010 Connecticut Sun season
    The 2010 WNBA season is the 12th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is their 8th in Connecticut.-Dispersal draft:...
    
    
  • WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award
    WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association's Sixth Woman of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the 2007 WNBA season to the league's most valuable player for her team coming off the bench as a substitute . A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters...
    
    : DeWanna Bonner
    DeWanna Bonner
    DeWanna Bonner is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.-Personal life:...
    
    , Phoenix Mercury
    2010 Phoenix Mercury season
    The 2010 WNBA season is the 14th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.-Dispersal draft:Based on the Mercury's 2009 record, they would pick 12th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft...
    
    
  • WNBA Most Improved Player Award
    WNBA Most Improved Player Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association's Most Improved Player Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the 2000 WNBA season, to the most improved player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States,...
    
    : Leilani Mitchell
    Leilani Mitchell
    Leilani Mitchell is an American basketball player in the WNBA for the New York Liberty.Mitchell was born to an American father, Dennis Mitchell, and an Australian mother of Asian descent , Eleanor Majid...
    
    , New York Liberty
    2010 New York Liberty season
    The 2010 WNBA season is the 14th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.-Dispersal draft:Based on the Liberty's 2009 record, they would pick 1st in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft...
    
    
  • Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
    Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
    The Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season, to the player who most "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court—ethical behavior, fair play and integrity." This is the same criterion used by the...
    
    : Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
  • WNBA Coach of the Year Award
    WNBA Coach of the Year Award
    The Women's National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season. The winner is selected at the end of regular season by a panel of sportswriters from the United States, each of whom casts a vote...
    
    : Brian Agler
    Brian Agler
    Brian Agler is a basketball coach, currently the head coach of WNBA's Seattle Storm. He has been the head coach of two other professional women's teams, and won two professional titles as coach....
    
    , Seattle Storm
  • FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
    FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
    The FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award is an annual official FIBA Europe award inaugurated in the year 2005, with awards given for both men and women. The winner is a European basketball player whose performances with his or her sports club and/or national team throughout the year have reached...
    
    : Announced in February 2011

Collegiate

• John R. Wooden Award
  John R. Wooden Award
  The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
  
  
  • Men: Evan Turner
    Evan Turner
    Evan Marcel Turner , nicknamed The Villain, is an American basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner is a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball...
    
    , Ohio State
  • Women: Tina Charles
    Tina Charles (basketball)
    Tina Charles is an American women's basketball player with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Galatasaray Medical Park of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft...
    
    , Connecticut
    2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Geno Auriemma, as the Huskies played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the XL Center located in...
    
    
• Naismith College Coach of the Year
  Naismith College Coach of the Year
  Naismith College Coach of the Year Award is an award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987...
  
  
  • Men: Jim Boeheim
    Jim Boeheim
    James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided the Orange to eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three appearances in the national...
    
    , Syracuse
    2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 34th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York...
    
    
  • Women: Connie Yori
    Connie Yori
    Connie Yori is the current head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team representing the University of Nebraska in NCAA Division I competition. She formerly coached Loras College from 1990–92 and Creighton from 1992–2002...
    
    , Nebraska
    2009–10 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, a member of the Big 12 Conference, were coached by Connie Yori, and completed the regular season unbeaten at 29–0. However, they...
    
    
• Naismith College Player of the Year
  Naismith College Player of the Year
  The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
  
  
  • Men: Evan Turner
    Evan Turner
    Evan Marcel Turner , nicknamed The Villain, is an American basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner is a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball...
    
    , Ohio State
  • Women: Tina Charles
    Tina Charles (basketball)
    Tina Charles is an American women's basketball player with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Galatasaray Medical Park of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft...
    
    , Connecticut
    2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Geno Auriemma, as the Huskies played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the XL Center located in...
    
    
• Women's awards:
  • Wade Trophy
    Wade Trophy
    The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever...
    
    : Maya Moore
    Maya Moore
    Maya April Moore is an American basketball forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and Ros Casares Valencia of Euroleague. Moore was the winner of the 2006 and 2007 Naismith Prep Player of the Year. She was selected as the John Wooden Award winner in 2009 after leading Connecticut to the...
    
    , Connecticut
    2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Geno Auriemma, as the Huskies played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the XL Center located in...
    
    
  • Nancy Lieberman Award
    Nancy Lieberman Award
    The Nancy Lieberman Award, named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman, is given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit to the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball...
    
    : Andrea Riley
    Andrea Riley
    Andrea Riley is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association . She was drafted 8th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Sparks....
    
    , Oklahoma State
    2009–10 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team
    The 2009–10 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, coached by Kurt Budke, played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma...
    
    
  • Kay Yow Award
    Kay Yow Award
    The Kay Yow National Coach of the Year Award is an award given annually to the women's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition who displays great character both on and off the court. The award was established in 2010 and is named for legendary women's head coach Kay Yow, who...
    
    : Connie Yori
    Connie Yori
    Connie Yori is the current head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team representing the University of Nebraska in NCAA Division I competition. She formerly coached Loras College from 1990–92 and Creighton from 1992–2002...
    
    , Nebraska
    2009–10 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
    The 2009–10 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, a member of the Big 12 Conference, were coached by Connie Yori, and completed the regular season unbeaten at 29–0. However, they...
    
    

Events

• July 8 – LeBron James
  LeBron James
  LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a...
  
   makes the decision to sign with the Miami Heat joining new signee Chris Bosh
  Chris Bosh
  Christopher Wesson Bosh is an American professional basketball player who plays power forward for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association ....
  
   and Dwyane Wade
  Dwyane Wade
  Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. nicknamed Flash or D-Wade, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat. Awarded 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Wade has established himself as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league...
  
  . The decision was televised in an hour-long special on ESPN
  ESPN
  Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
  
  .
• December 21 – The University of Connecticut women's team
  Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
  The Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut in NCAA women's basketball competition. Under head coach Geno Auriemma, the Huskies have won 7 NCAA Division I national championships, advanced to 12 Final Fours, and won over 30 Big...
  
   wins its 89th consecutive game, surpassing the NCAA Division I record previously held by the UCLA men's team
  UCLA Bruins men's basketball
  The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 Division I NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 national titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967,...
  
   of 1971–1974
  1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
  The 1973–74 season would be Bill Walton's final year with the school. During the season, the Bruins' 88 game winning streak would end. The defeat was a 71–70 decision to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish...
  
  .
• December 30 – UConn's record winning streak ends at 90 when the Huskies
  2010–11 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
  The 2010–11 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team is currently representing the University of Connecticut in the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies are coached by Geno Auriemma, and play their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the...
  
   lose 71–59 to Stanford
  Stanford Cardinal
  The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.-Nickname and mascot history:Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams...
  
  .

Movies

• Just Wright
  Just Wright
  Just Wright is a 2010 romantic comedy film starring Common and Queen Latifah that tells the story of a physical therapist who falls in love with a pro basketball player. The film received mixed reviews.-Plot:...
  
  – a romantic comedy film
  Romantic comedy film
  Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
  
   starring rappers Common and Queen Latifah
  Queen Latifah
  Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...
  
   that tells the story of a physical therapist who falls in love with a pro basketball
  Basketball
  Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
  
   player; film also features the NBA's Dwight Howard
  Dwight Howard
  Dwight David Howard is an American basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association . Howard, who usually plays center but can also play power forward, had an outstanding high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy...
  
  .

Deaths

• January 19 — Dan Fitzgerald
  Dan Fitzgerald
  Dan Fitzgerald was an American college basketball coach. He achieved a 252-171 win-loss record at Gonzaga University between 1978 and 1997, and led Gonzaga to its first appearance in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 1995. Among his recruits was future Basketball Hall of Fame...
  
  , college coach (Gonzaga
  Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
  The Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Gonzaga University. The school competes in the West Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
  
  ) (b. 1942)
• January 28 — Bud Millikan
  Bud Millikan
  Harold A. "Bud" Millikan was the head coach of the University of Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team from 1950 to 1967. He compiled a 243–182 record...
  
  , coach of the Maryland Terrapins
  Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
  The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition...
  
   (b. 1920)
• February 3 — Dick McGuire
  Dick McGuire
  Richard Joseph "Dick" McGuire was an American professional basketball player and coach.One of the premier guards of the 1950s, McGuire spent eleven seasons in the NBA , eight with the New York Knicks and three with the Detroit Pistons...
  
  , Hall of Fame player for the New York Knicks
  New York Knicks
  The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
   (b. 1926)
• February 10 — Carl Braun, player and coach for the New York Knicks
  New York Knicks
  The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
   (b. 1927)
• February 10 — Fred Schaus
  Fred Schaus
  Frederick Appleton Schaus was an American basketball player, head coach and athletic director for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, player for the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons and New York Knicks, general manager and head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, head coach of Purdue University...
  
  , former coach of West Virginia University
  West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
  The West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. It is a member of the Big East Conference. West Virginia most recently reached the Final Four of the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, led by...
  
   and the Los Angeles Lakers
  Los Angeles Lakers
  The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
  
   (b. 1925)
• February 13 — Red Rocha
  Red Rocha
  Ephraim J. "Red" Rocha was a professional basketball player and coach.-Basketball:...
  
  , player for the BAA
  Basketball Association of America
  The Basketball Association of America was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. The league merged with the National Basketball League in 1949, forming the National Basketball Association ...
  
   and NBA (b. 1925)
• February 15 — Dana Kirk
  Dana Kirk (basketball)
  Dana Grey Kirk was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach for the Memphis State University men's team from 1979 to 1986. His coaching record was 158–58, including a Final Four appearance in 1985...
  
  , former college coach at Memphis State University
  Memphis Tigers basketball
  The Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Tigers compete in Conference USA, in which they have won six regular season and four conference tournament championships. As of 2011, the Tigers have the 29th highest...
  
   (b. 1936)
• June 4 — John Wooden
  John Wooden
  John Robert Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period — seven in a row — as head coach at UCLA, an unprecedented feat. Within this period, his teams won a record 88 consecutive games...
  
  , Hall of Fame player (Purdue
  Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
  The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball holds the record for most Big Ten Championships with 22, along with being the only program in the conference to boast winning records...
  
  , Indianapolis Kautskys
  Indianapolis Jets
  The Indianapolis Jets were a Basketball Association of America team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team lasted for one season and was later replaced by a new franchise.-Franchise history:...
  
  ) and coach (UCLA
  UCLA Bruins men's basketball
  The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 Division I NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 national titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967,...
  
  ) (b. 1910)
• June 13 — Tom Stith
  Tom Stith
  Thomas Alvin Stith , born in Greenville County, Virginia, was an American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's New York Knicks. A 6' 5" forward, Stith was an All-American at St. Bonaventure University in 1960 and 1961.-Collegiate career:Stith attended St. Francis Preparatory School...
  
  , All-American at St. Bonaventure University
  St. Bonaventure University
  St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students....
  
   (b. 1939)
• June 19 — Manute Bol
  Manute Bol
  Manute Bol was a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. At 7 feet, 7 inches , Bol was one of the tallest players ever to appear in the National Basketball Association, along with Gheorghe Mureşan. Unlike Mureşan, however, Bol was naturally tall and did not have a Pituitary disease...
  
  , retired NBA player, tallest player in league history (b. 1962)
• July 8 — Melvin Turpin
  Melvin Turpin
  Melvin Harrison "Mel" Turpin was an American professional basketball player.-Basketball career:A 6'11" center, Turpin was born in Lexington, Kentucky and attended Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia from 1979–80...
  
  , All-American at Kentucky
  Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
  The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647...
  
   and NBA veteran (b. 1960)
• July 16 — Aleksandr Boloshev
  Aleksandr Boloshev
  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Boloshev was a Soviet and Russian basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow and played for Dynamo Moscow ....
  
  , Russian Olympic champion (b. 1947)
• July 19 — Lorenzen Wright
  Lorenzen Wright
  Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright was an American professional basketball player.-Early life and college:Raised in Oxford, Mississippi, Wright played all levels of basketball in Memphis – high school, collegiate and professional...
  
  , retired NBA player (b. 1975)
• October 14 — Larry Siegfried
  Larry Siegfried
  Larry E. Siegfried was an American National Basketball Association player.-Early years:Siegfried led Ohio in scoring as a senior at Shelby High School....
  
  , won five NBA titles with the Boston Celtics
  Boston Celtics
  The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
  
   and an NCAA title at Ohio State
  Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
  The Lucas Sapp men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes won their only National Championship in 1960 and have made a total of 21 NCAA Tournament appearances...
  
   (b. 1939)
• October 25 — Roy Skinner
  Roy Skinner
  Roy Gene Skinner was an American basketball coach who was best known for his time as head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball where he holds the record for most wins as coach and helped break the racial barrier by recruiting the first African American athlete to play varsity ball...
  
  , former college coach at Vanderbilt
  Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
  The Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference . The Commodores have won three SEC regular season titles . They have competed in ten NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Elite Eight once and the Sweet 16 six times...
  
   (b. 1930)
• October 31 — Maurice Lucas
  Maurice Lucas
  Maurice Lucas was an American professional basketball player. The first two years of his postcollegiate career were spent in the American Basketball Association with the Spirits of St. Louis and Kentucky Colonels...
  
  , former ABA and NBA player. Won an NBA championship with the Portland Trail Blazers
  Portland Trail Blazers
  The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
  
   in 1977 (b. 1952)
• November 8 — Quintin Dailey
  Quintin Dailey
  Quintin "Q" Dailey was an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard who played collegiately at the University of San Francisco, he later went on to a career in the NBA, playing for the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, and Seattle SuperSonics over the course of his 10-year tenure in...
  
  , former All-American at San Francisco
  San Francisco Dons men's basketball
  The San Francisco Dons basketball team represents the University of San Francisco in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's college basketball. The Dons compete in the West Coast Conference, in which they have won sixteen regular season and one conference tournament...
  
   and NBA player (b. 1961)
• December 6 — Art Quimby
  Art Quimby
  Arthur R. "Art" Quimby was an American college basketball standout from the University of Connecticut. He played for the Huskies from 1951–52 to 1954–55 and is still the program's all-time leader in rebounds for a single game , single season and career...
  
  , former NCAA rebounding leader; a Connecticut
  Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
  The Connecticut Huskies is the name of the men's college basketball team representing the University of Connecticut, in Storrs, Connecticut, USA. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big East Conference...
  
   Huskie of Honor
  Huskies of Honor
  Huskies of Honor is a recognition program sponsored by the University of Connecticut . Similar to a hall of fame, it honors the most significant figures in the history of the Connecticut Huskies—the university's athletic teams—especially the men's and women's basketball teams...
  
   (b. 1933)
• December 6 — Hank Raymonds
  Hank Raymonds
  Henry C. 'Hank' Raymonds coached the Marquette University men's basketball team from 1977 to 1983. He also was Athletic Director at Marquette from 1977 to 1987.-Early life:...
  
  , former Marquette
  Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
  The Marquette Golden Eagles Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school's 1977 team, coached by Al McGuire, won the NCAA championship. Currently the team competes in the Big East Conference. It last played in the NCAA Division I...
  
  coach (b. 1924)

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