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

National tournaments

FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers

* 1–11 August:

2013 FIBA Asia Championship The 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that served as the qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from August 1–1 ...

for Men in Metro Manila, Philippines: *: *: *: * 14–18 August:

2013 FIBA Oceania Championship The 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship for Men was the 21st edition of the tournament. The tournament featured a two-game series between Australia and New Zealand between 14 and 18 August. It also served as the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania fo ...

for Men in Auckland, New Zealand and

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, Australia: *: *: * 20–31 August:

2013 FIBA Africa Championship AfroBasket 2013 was the 27th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Ivory Coast from August 20 to 31, all games were played at t ...

for Men in Abidjan,

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

: *: *: *: * 30 August – 11 September:

2013 FIBA Americas Championship The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, in Spain. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 30, to ...

for Men in

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, Venezuela: *: *: *: *:4th: * 4–22 September: FIBA EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia: *: *: *: *:4th: *:5th: *:6th: *:7th:

FIBA World Championship for Women qualifiers

* 15–30 June: EuroBasket Women 2013 in France: *# *# *# *# *# *# * 14–18 August:

2013 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women The 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women was the 15th edition of the tournament. The tournament featured a two-game series between Australia and New Zealand between 14 and 18 August. Game one was held in Auckland, New Zealand followed by the s ...

in Auckland, New Zealand and

, Australia: *# * 20–29 September:

2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women The 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 21st FIBA Africa Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from Septemb ...

in Maputo, Mozambique: *# *# * 21–28 September:

2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women in Turkey. The tournament was held at the Gimnasio USBI in Xalapa, Mexico from 21 to 28 September 2013. Cu ...

in Xalapa and Veracruz, Mexico: *# *# *# * 27 October–3 November: FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Bangkok, Thailand *# *# *#

Other tournaments

*28 May–1 June: Games of the Small States of Europe in D'Coque, Luxembourg: **Men's tournament: **# **# **# **Women's tournament: **# **# **# *18–25 June:

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

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, Turkey: *# *# *# *

2013 William Jones Cup The 2013 William Jones Cup was the 35th tournament of the William Jones Cup that took place at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) from July 6 to July 15. Iran national basketball team, Iran's ...

in Taipei City, Taiwan **6–15 July: Men's tournament: **# **# **# *15–20 September: Islamic Solidarity Games in

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, Indonesia: **Men's tournament: **# **# **# **Women's tournament: **# **# **# *8–16 December: Southeast Asian Games in Naypidaw, Myanmar **Men's tournament: **# **# **# **Women's tournament: **# **# **#

Youth tournaments

2014 FIBA Under-17 World championship The 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Arabic: بطولة العالم لكرة السلة 2014 تحت 17 سنة ) was the 3rd edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship cont ...
qualifiers

* 11–15 June:

2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ...

for Men in Punta de Este, Uruguay: *# *# *# *# * 28 June–7 July:

2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship The 2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U16) was the 3rd U-16 FIBA Africa championship, organized by FIBA Africa and played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketb ...

for Men in Antananarivo, Madagascar: *# *# * 8–18 August:

2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 27th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was held in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 8 to 18 August 2013. Turkey were the defending champi ...

for Men in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: *# *# *# *# *# * 25 September–4 October:

2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship The 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran from September 25 to October 4. China successfully defended their title aga ...

for Men in Tehran, Iran: *# *# *# * 26–28 September: 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Men in Melbourne, Australia: *#

2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women The 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women (Czech:Mistrovství světa FIBA žen do 17 let 2014)was an international basketball competition held in Klatovy and Plzeň, Czech Republic, from 28 June to 6 July 2014. It was the third edition of ...
qualifiers

* 19–23 June:

2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ...

in Cancún, Mexico: *# *# *# *# * 1–11 August:

2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women The 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women is the 25th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women. 16 teams feature in the competition, held in Varna and Albena, Bulgaria from 1 to 11 August 2013. Participating teams * ...

in Varna and Albena, Bulgaria: *# *# *# *# *# * 26–28 September:

2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Women Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ...

in Melbourne, Australia: *# * 5–12 October:

2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women The 2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women was the 3rd FIBA Africa U16 Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique ...

in Maputo, Mozambique: *# *# * 23–30 November:

2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women The 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. The tournament was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from November 23 to November 30. Sugathadasa Indoo ...

in Colombo, Sri Lanka: *# *# *#

2013 FIBA Europe youth championships

* 8–18 August: U-16 European Championship Men Division A in Kyiv * 8–18 August: U-16 European Championship Men Division B in Sarajevo * 2–7 July: U-16 European Championship Men Division C in

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* 18–28 July: U-18 European Championship Men Division A in Liepāja, Ventspils and

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* 18–28 July: U-18 European Championship Men Division B in

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* 15–20 July: U-18 European Championship Men Division C in Andorra la Vella * 9–21 July: U-20 European Championship Men Division A in Tallinn * 12–21 July: U-20 European Championship Men Division B in

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* 1–11 August: U-16 European Championship Women Division A in Varna and Albena * 1–11 August: U-16 European Championship Women Division B in

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* 2–7 July: U-16 European Championship Women Division C in

* 15–25 August: U-18 European Championship Women Division A in Vukovar and Vinkovci * 15–25 August: U-18 European Championship Women Division B in Miskolc * 15–20 July: U-18 European Championship Women Division C in Andorra la Vella * 4–14 July: U-20 European Championship Women Division A in Samsun * 4–14 July: U-20 European Championship Women Division B in Albena

Club championships

Continental championships

Men: * FIBA Intercontinental Cup: ** Olympiacos EC Pinheiros * Euroleague: ** Olympiacos

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CSKA Moscow *** Euroleague MVP and Euroleague Final Four MVP: Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos *** Alphonso Ford Trophy (season's leading scorer): Bobby Brown, Montepaschi Siena * Eurocup: ** Lokomotiv-Kuban Uxue Bilbao Basket Budivelnyk Kyiv, Valencia * EuroChallenge: ** Krasnye Krylia Samara Pınar Karşıyaka EWE Baskets Oldenburg *FIBA Americas League: ** EC Pinheiros Lanús Capitanes de Arecibo * FIBA Asia Champions Cup: ** Foolad Mahan Isfahan Al Rayyan ASU Women: * EuroLeague Women: ** UMMC Ekaterinburg Fenerbahçe Bourges Basket

Transnational championships

Men: *

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** Season: *** Division champions:

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( Atlantic),

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(

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), Miami Heat ( Southeast), Oklahoma City Thunder (

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), Los Angeles Clippers ( Pacific), San Antonio Spurs ( Southwest) *** Best regular-season record: Miami Heat (66–16) *** Eastern Conference: Miami Heat *** Western Conference: San Antonio Spurs ** Finals: The Heat defend their title from last season, defeating the Spurs 4–3 in the best-of-7 series. LeBron James repeats as Finals MVP. * National Basketball League, 2012–13 season: ** Premiers: New Zealand Breakers ** Champions: The Breakers win their third straight championship, sweeping the Perth Wildcats 2–0 in the best-of-3 Grand Final. * Adriatic League,

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: Partizan Belgrade defeat Red Star Belgrade 71–63 in the one-off final. * ASEAN Basketball League,

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San Miguel Beermen The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...

sweep the

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3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. * Balkan League,

: Hapoel Gilboa Galil defeat Levski Sofia 87-79 in the one-off final. * Baltic League: Ventspils defeat Prienai 161–150 on aggregate (91–69, 70–71) in the two-legged final. *

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: Nymburk sweep Prostějov 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. This is Nymburk's 10th straight league title. * VTB United League,

: CSKA Moscow defeat Lokomotiv-Kuban 3–1 in the best-of-5 final.

National championships

* Liga Nacional de Básquet,

: ** Regular season championship Round: Regatas ** Playoffs: Regatas sweep the Lanús 4-0 in the best-of-7 final. *

Austrian Bundesliga The Austrian Football Bundesliga (german: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, italic=no , "Austrian Football Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Austrian football league system. Th ...

: BC Vienna defeat Oberwart Gunners 3–2 in the best-of-5 finals. * Belaruisan Premier League:

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sweep BK Grodno-93 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. * Basketball League Belgium,

: Telenet Oostende sweep Belfius Mons-Hainaut 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. * Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship,

: KK Igokea defeat Široki WWin 3–2 in the best-of-5 finals. * Novo Basquete Brasil, 2012–13: Flamengo defeat Uberlândia 77–70 in the final. * Bulgarian National League: Lukoil Academic defeat Levski Sofia 3–2 in the best-of-5 final, claiming their 11th straight league title. * Chinese Basketball Association: ** Regular season: Guangdong Southern Tigers ** Playoffs: Guangdong Southern Tigers sweep the Shandong Lions 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. * Croatian League,

Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes ...

sweep Zadar 3–0 in the best-of-5 final. *

Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...

: ZZ Leiden sweep Aris Leeuwarden 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. * Estonian League,

: Kalev/Cramo sweep TÜ/Rock 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. *

French Pro A League The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. ...

: Nanterre defeat

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3–1 in the best-of-5 final. * German Bundesliga,

: Brose Baskets sweep EWE Baskets Oldenburg 3–0 in the best-of-5 final, claiming their fourth consecutive title. * Greek League,

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sweep Olympiacos 3–0 in the best-of-5 final. * National Basketball League (Indonesia),

: Dell Aspac defeat

Pelita Jaya Esia Pelita Jaya Basketball Club is the basketball club owned by Bakrie Group through Indra Bakrie. Competing in the Perbasi's highest division since 1989, Pelita Jaya became 3x champions in 1990, 1991-1992 and 2016/2017. Club history Pelita Jaya ...

63-50 in the one-off final. * Iranian Super League,

: Petrochimi defeat Mahram 3-2 in the best-of-5 final. *

Israeli Super League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

: Maccabi Haifa defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–79 in the one-off final. * Italian Serie A,

: Montepaschi Siena defeat Acea Roma 4–1 in the best-of-7 final, claiming their seventh straight title. *

Japan Basketball League The Japan Basketball League (JBL) was a professional basketball league in Japan. It made up the top-tier of basketball in Japan alongside the bj league, Japan's other basketball competition, with no promotion and relegation between bj and the JBL. ...

: Toshiba Brave Thunders defeat the Aishin Sea Horses 3-2 in the best-of-5 final. *

Korean Basketball League The Korean Basketball League (KBL; ) is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games (27 home and 27 away) in the regular season. H ...

: Ulsan Mobis Phoebus sweep the Seoul SK Knights 4-0 in the best-of-7 final. * Latvian League,

: VEF Rīga defeat Ventspils 4–1 in the best-of-7 final. * Lithuanian LKL,

: Žalgiris sweep Lietuvos rytas 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. * Mexican League,

: Toros de Los Dos Laredos defeat

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4–2 in the best-of-7 final. * Montenegro League: Budućnost sweep the Sutjeska 3-0 in the best-of-5 final. * Philippine Basketball Association,

: ** Philippine Cup: The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters sweep the

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4–0 in the best-of-7 finals. ** Commissioner's Cup: The Alaska Aces sweep Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. ** Governors' Cup: The San Mig Coffee Mixers defeat the Petron Blaze Boosters 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. * Polish League,

: Stelemet Zielona Góra sweep PGE Turów 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. * Portuguese League: Benfica defeat Académica de Coimbra 3-1 in the best-of-5 final. *

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: CSU Asesoft Ploiești defeat Mureș 4–2 in the best-of-7 final. * Russian PBL,

: CSKA Moscow (regular-season play only; no playoffs) * League of Serbia,

: Partizan Belgrade defeat Red Star Belgrade 3–1 in the best-of-5 final. * Slovenian League:

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defeat Union Olimpija Ljubljana i3–1 n the best-of-5 final. * Spanish ACB: ** Season:

** Playoffs:

defeat FC Barcelona Regal 3–2 in the best-of-5 final. * Super Basketball League: Pure Youth defeat Dacin Tigers * Turkish League,

: Galatasaray Medical Park defeat Banvit 4–1 in the best-of-7 final. * Ukrainian SuperLeague,

: Budivelnyk Kyiv defeat Azovmash Mariupol 4–3 in the best-of-7 final. * British Basketball League,

: **Season: Leicester Riders **Playoffs: The Riders defeat the Newcastle Eagles 68–57 in the one-off final. Women: * WNBA ** Season: *** Eastern Conference: Atlanta Dream *** Western Conference:

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** Finals: The Lynx sweep the Dream 3–0 in the best-of-5 series, claiming their second title in three years. Maya Moore of the Lynx in named Finals MVP.

College seasons: Men's Division

;Women: * NCAA ** Division I: Connecticut 93, Louisville 60 ***

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: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut ** WNIT: Drexel 46, Utah 43 ** Women's Basketball Invitational: Detroit 73,

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62 ** Division II: Ashland 71, Dowling 56 ** Division III:

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69, Wisconsin–Whitewater 51 * NAIA ** NAIA Division I: Westmont College 71,

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65 ** NAIA Division II: Indiana Wesleyan 61,

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43 * NJCAA ** Division I: Trinity Valley 83, Central Arizona 71 ** Division II: Louisburg 75, Mesa 65 ** Division III: Rock Valley 78,

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60 * UAAP

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: La Salle defeated NU 2–1 in the best-of-3 finals.

Prep

* USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1: * USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1: * NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:

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defeated

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in 2 games in the finals en route to winning all 20 games of the season. * UAAP Juniors: NU defeated Ateneo in 2 games in the finals en route to winning all 18 games of the season.

Awards and honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pres ...

*Class of 2013: **Players: Roger Brown, Richie Guerin, Bernard King, Gary Payton, Oscar Schmidt,

Dawn Staley Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970) is an American basketball Hall of Fame player and coach, who is currently the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Staley won three Olympic gold medals with Team USA as a player and later was head co ...

**Coaches:

Sylvia Hatchell Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell (born February 28, 1952) is a former American women's basketball coach, who last coached for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was the fifth with the most career wins in NCAA women's basketball history, be ...

, Guy Lewis, Rick Pitino, Jerry Tarkanian **Contributors: Russ Granik, Edwin Bancroft Henderson

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

*Class of 2012 **

Gary Blair Gary Claude Blair (born August 10, 1945) is a retired women's basketball head coach. He coached for 37 years closing with Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball, who he coached from 2003 until his retirement in 2022. In his 37 years as a collegiate ...

** Jim Foster ** Peggie Gillom-Granderson ** Jennifer Rizzotti **

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** Sue Wicks

FIBA Hall of Fame

*Class of 2013: **Players: Jean-Jacques Conceiçao, Teresa Edwards, Andrew Gaze, Paula Gonçalves, David Robinson, Zoran Slavnić **Coaches: Jack Donohue, Cesare Rubini,

Pat Summitt Patricia Susan Summitt (; June 14, 1952 – June 28, 2016) was an American women's college basketball head coach who accrued 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history at the time of her retirement. She served as the head coac ...

**Technical officials: Valentin Lazarov,

Costas Rigas Costas Rigas ( el, Κώστας Ρήγας),(born March 29, 1944 in Greece), is a retired Greek pro basketball player, and a former pro basketball referee. Rigas is a member of the EuroLeague's 50 greatest contributors. In 2013, he was enshrin ...

**Contributors: Aldo Vitale

Professional

*Men ** NBA Most Valuable Player Award: LeBron James, Miami Heat **

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: Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers ** NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies **

NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's best performing player for his team coming off the bench as a substit ...

: J. R. Smith,

** NBA Most Improved Player Award: Paul George,

** NBA Sportsmanship Award: Jason Kidd, New York Knicks ** NBA Coach of the Year Award: George Karl,

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...

** J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets ** Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award: Chauncey Billups, Los Angeles Clippers **

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 manager, president of basketball/business operations, or another high-ranking executive. Befor ...

: Masai Ujiri, Denver Nuggets ** FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: ** Euroscar Award: ** Mr. Europa: *Women ** WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks ** WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award:

Tamika Catchings Tamika Devonne Catchings (born July 21, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Catchings has won a WNBA champio ...

Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2000 season began. The team is owned ...

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 (WNBA) award given since the 1998 WNBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel ...

: Elena Delle Donne, Chicago Sky ** WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award:

Sylvia Fowles Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles (born October 6, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Fowles played for the Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx during her career in the WNBA. She won the WNBA MVP Award in 2017 and the WNBA Defensive Pl ...

, Chicago Sky ** WNBA Most Improved Player Award:

Shavonte Zellous Shavonte Zellous (born August 28, 1986) is an American-Croatian professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. She was a standout basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh. Zellous was drafted 11th in the first round of the ...

, Indiana Fever ** Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Swin Cash, Chicago Sky & Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever **

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 (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season. The winner is selected at the end of regular season by a panel of sportswr ...

: Mike Thibault, Washington Mystics **

WNBA All-Star Game MVP The Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given to the player voted best of the annual All-Star Game. The all-star game began during the 1 ...

: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks ** FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award ** WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Maya Moore,

Collegiate

* Combined ** Legends of Coaching Award:

Bill Self Billy Eugene Self Jr. (born December 27, 1962) is an American basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas, a position he has held since 2003. During his 19 seasons as head coach, he has led the Jayhawks to ...

, Kansas * Men ** John R. Wooden Award: Trey Burke, Michigan ** Naismith College Coach of the Year:

Jim Larrañaga James Joseph Larrañaga ( ; born October 2, 1949) is the head men's basketball coach for the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He has held this position since 2011. Before joining the University of Miami, he served as the head men ...

, Miami (FL) ** Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Peyton Siva, Louisville **

Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year The Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1961 to recognize the best men's college basketball player of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP). The only three-time winner is Ralph Sampson of ...

: Trey Burke, Michigan ** NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Shabazz Napier, Connecticut ** USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State ** Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year:

, Miami ** Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Lute Olson * Women ** John R. Wooden Award: Brittney Griner, Baylor ** Naismith College Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor ** Naismith College Coach of the Year: Muffet McGraw,

Notre Dame Notre Dame, French for "Our Lady", a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, most commonly refers to: * Notre-Dame de Paris, a cathedral in Paris, France * University of Notre Dame, a university in Indiana, United States ** Notre Dame Fighting Irish, th ...

** Wade Trophy: Brittney Griner, Baylor ** Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Alex Bentley,

Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campu ...

** Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor ** NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Breanna Stewart, UConn ** Basketball Academic All-America Team: Elena Delle Donne, Delaware ** Kay Yow Award:

Sue Semrau Susan Paige Semrau (born March 9, 1962) is the former head women's basketball coach at Florida State University. From 1997 through 2022, Semrau compiled a 468-252 career record at FSU. She retired after her 24th season at FSU. During the 2020–2 ...

, Florida State ** Carol Eckman Award: Jan Ross,

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

Maggie Dixon Award The Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Award is an award given annually since 2007 to the head coach in women's college basketball in the NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I competition who achieves great success in their first year as ...

Holly Warlick Frances Hollingsworth "Holly" Warlick (born June 11, 1958) is an American college basketball coach who was head coach for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers. She replaced head coach Pat Summitt prior to the 2012–13 season and held the position unt ...

, Tennessee ** USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Jewell Loyd,

** Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Muffet McGraw,

** List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Elena Delle Donne, Delaware ** Nancy Lieberman Award: Skylar Diggins,

** Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball:

Events

* January 21 – The Maloof family announces that it has reached an agreement to sell the Sacramento Kings to a Seattle-based group led by Chris Hansen and

Steve Ballmer Steven Anthony Ballmer (; March 24, 1956) is an American business magnate and investor who served as the chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. He is the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Associ ...

that plans to move the team to Seattle for the and resurrect the

SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...

name. * April 15 – The 2013 WNBA draft is held at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut, with Baylor center Brittney Griner chosen first overall. * April 29 – After Sacramento mayor and former NBA player

Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson may refer to: Entertainment *Kevin Johnson (singer) (born 1942), Australian singer * Kevin Johnson (ventriloquist) (born 1970), ventriloquist on ''America's Got Talent'' * Kevin Royal Johnson (born 1961), American singer-songwriter a ...

recruits an ownership group to make a counter-offer to keep the Kings in Sacramento, a league committee unanimously recommends that owners reject the Seattle group's deal. * May 31 – The sale of the Kings to the Sacramento-based group led by

Vivek Ranadive Vivek (or Bibek/Bivek in some regions) (विवेक in Devanagari script) is a masculine given name that is popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Nepal. It is of Sanskrit origin and means "wisdom" and/or "conscience". Vivek may refe ...

is closed. * June 27 – The 2013 NBA draft is held at the

Barclays Center Barclays Center is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liberty o ...

in Brooklyn, with Anthony Bennett, a power forward from UNLV, becoming the first Canadian to be chosen as the first overall pick. * December 6 – In the highest-scoring game in NCAA Division I women's history, Kentucky defeats Baylor 133–130 in four overtimes. The game, held at

AT&T Stadium AT&T Stadium, formerly Cowboys Stadium, is a retractable roof, retractable-roof stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. It serves as the home of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL), and was completed on May 27, 2009. I ...

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. ...

, was the front end of a doubleheader that included the two schools' men's teams.

Movies

* Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story * Medora

Deaths

*January 7 — Gonzalo Puyat II, former president of FIBA (born 1934) * January 10 —

Jay Handlan John Bernard "Jay" Handlan (February 2, 1928 – January 10, 2013) was an American college basketball star at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia from 1948 to 1952. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. A forward, Handlan is be ...

, College All-American ( Washington and Lee) and AAU player (born 1928) * January 12 —

Chuck Dalton Charles “Chuck” Harwood Dalton (September 1, 1927 – January 12, 2013) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Dalton was born in Windsor, Ontario, graduated from London South Collegiate Institute in 1 ...

, Canadian Olympic player (

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

) (born 1927) * January 15 — George Gund III, NBA owner (

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

) (born 1937) * January 16 —

Wayne D. Anderson Wayne Delbert Anderson (December 10, 1930 – January 16, 2013) was an American college basketball coach, the head coach for eight seasons at the University of Idaho, his alma mater. He was also the head baseball coach at Idaho for nine seasons, ...

, American college coach ( Idaho) (born 1930) * January 19 —

Jim Marking Jim Marking (April 26, 1927 – January 19, 2013) was an American professional coach, best known for his career at South Dakota State. Coaching career High school coaching A year after Marking graduated from Parkston High School in 1945, he w ...

, American college coach ( South Dakota State) (born 1927) * January 24 —

Jim Line James R. Line (January 19, 1926 – January 24, 2013) was an American basketball player. He was an NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-American at the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, University of Kentucky and a key player on two NCAA ...

, two-time NCAA championship player at Kentucky (1948, 1949) (born 1926) * January 31 —

Larry Killick Lawrence Findley Killick (May 31, 1922 – January 31, 2013) was an American basketball player. Killick was drafted in the first round of the 1947 BAA draft as the 10th overall pick by the Baltimore Bullets, although he never ended up playing in ...

, 10th overall selection in the

1947 BAA draft The 1947 BAA draft was the 1st draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The fledgling BAA held a joint draft with the established National Basketball League (NBL). Both le ...

(born 1922) * February 3 —

B. H. Born Bertram H. "B. H." Born (June 6, 1932 – February 3, 2013) was an American basketball center. After graduating from Medicine Lodge High School in 1950, he played for the Kansas Jayhawks from 1951 to 1954. College career During the 1951–5 ...

, 1953 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player ( Kansas), AAU player (born 1932) * February 7 — Howard Lassoff, American player ( Maccabi Tel Aviv) (born 1955) * February 11 — Jim Boatwright, American player ( Maccabi Tel Aviv) (born 1951) * February 11 — Matthew White, American player known for his collegiate career ( University of Pennsylvania) (born 1957) * February 13 — Harry Miller, 86, American college coach ( Fresno State,

Eastern New Mexico Eastern New Mexico is a physiographic subregion within the U.S. state of New Mexico. The region is sometimes called the "High Plains," or "Eastern Plains (of New Mexico)," and was historically referred to as part of the "Great American Desert". The ...

, Wichita State, Stephen F. Austin). * February 13 — Tibor Zsíros, Hungarian Olympic player (1948, 1952) (born 1930) * February 17 — Phil Henderson, three-time Final Four player at Duke (born 1968) * February 18 — Jerry Buss,

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

owner and member of the

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pres ...

(born 1933) * March 2 — Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek player (

Panathinaikos B.C. Panathinaikos B.C. ( el, ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός), also known simply as Panathinaikos, is the professional basketball team of the major Athens-based multi- sport club Panathinaikos A.O. It is owned by the billionaire Giannakopoulos f ...

) (born 1945) * March 3 —

Bart Quinn Bartus A. Quinn (February 19, 1917 – March 3, 2013) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at the University of Toledo and played one season in the National Basketball League (NBL) of the United States, one ...

, American NBL player (Fort Wayne General Electrics) (born 1917) * March 3 —

George Wearring George Arthur Wearring (June 5, 1928 – March 3, 2013) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in London, Ontario. Career He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after ...

, Canadian Olympic player (

) (born 1928) * March 4 — Chick Halbert, American BBA player (born 1919) * March 5 —

Calvin Fowler Calvin B. Fowler (February 11, 1940 – March 5, 2013) was the captain of the United States gold medal basketball team at the 1967 Pan American Games. He also was co-captain of the U.S. gold medal team at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Born near Pi ...

, ABA player (

Carolina Cougars The Carolina Cougars were a basketball franchise in the American Basketball Association that existed from 1969 through 1974. The Cougars were originally a charter member of the ABA as the Houston Mavericks in 1967. The Mavericks moved to North Ca ...

) and 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist (born 1940) * March 7 — Harold Hunter, College coach ( NC Central), first African-American to sign an NBA contract (born 1926) * March 8 —

Mickey Marty Merlin J. "Mickey" Marty (February 24, 1922 – March 8, 2013) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, where in 1948 he was an NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-American. Marty pl ...

, 91, All-American college player ( Loras). * March 14 — Jack Curran, American high school coach ( Archbishop Molloy High School) (born 1930) * March 22 — Ray Williams, NBA player (

, among others) (born 1954) * March 26 — Tom Boerwinkle, NBA player ( Chicago Bulls) (born 1945) * March 30 — Bob Nichols, 82, American college coach (

Toledo Toledo most commonly refers to: * Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain * Province of Toledo, Spain * Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States Toledo may also refer to: Places Belize * Toledo District * Toledo Settlement Bolivia * Toledo, Orur ...

). * March 30 — Bobby Parks, American player ( San Miguel, Shell, Aspac Jakarta) (born 1962) * April 1 —

Greg Willard Greg Willard (November 5, 1958April 1, 2013) was an American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 1988 and wore the uniform number 57. Willard officiated 1,515 regular season, 134 playoff, and three N ...

, NBA referee (born 1958) * April 7 —

Marty Blake Marty Blake (March 22, 1927 – April 7, 2013) was a general manager of the Atlanta Hawks franchise, and the NBA's longtime Director of Scouting. He was a recipient of the Basketball Hall of Fame's John Bunn Award. Life Born in Paterson, New J ...

, NBA GM ( Atlanta Hawks and scout (born 1927) * April 12 — Marv Harshman, Naismith Hall of Fame college coach ( Washington State, Washington) (born 1917) * April 24 —

Murray Satterfield Murray Satterfield (March 19, 1926 – April 24, 2013) was an American basketball coach. He was the coach of Boise State University and led their transition to a four-type year program. A native of Blackfoot, Idaho, Satterfield played college bas ...

, 87, American college coach (

Boise State Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It became a publ ...

, College of Idaho) * May 5 — Jack Turner, NBA player ( Chicago Packers) (born 1939) * May 16 — Carl Bennett, NBA coach and GM ( Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1915) * May 23 —

Flynn Robinson Flynn James Robinson (April 28, 1941 – May 23, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. Early life Flynn was born April 28, 1941, from the union of Sam Hopkins and Dorothy Mae Robinson. Later Flynn's mother married Johnnie Hodg ...

, NBA player (born 1941) * May 29 — Cliff Meely, NBA player (

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...

) (born 1947) * June 4 — Monti Davis, NBA player (

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...

) (born 1958) * June 7 —

Charlie Coles Charlie Coles (February 6, 1942 – June 7, 2013) was an American college basketball coach and the former men's basketball head coach at Miami University and Central Michigan University. He was born Charles Leroy Coles in Springfield, Ohio and ...

, College coach ( Central Michigan, Miami of Ohio) (born 1942) * June 19 — Ólafur Rafnsson, Icelandic president of

FIBA Europe FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...

(born 1963) * July 6 — Rudy Keeling, College coach ( Maine, Northeastern) (born 1947) * July 6 —

Leland Mitchell Leland Mitchell (February 22, 1941 – July 6, 2013) was an American basketball player. College A 6'4" shooting guard, Mitchell played at Mississippi State University under Babe McCarthy during the early 1960s. He was an All- Southeastern Conf ...

, ABA player ( New Orleans Buccaneers) (born 1941) * July 14 —

Simmie Hill Simmie Hill, Jr. (November 14, 1946 – July 14, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. At 6'7", he played the forward position. Born in Midland, Pennsylvania, Hill attended Midland High School, where he starred on the school's b ...

, ABA player (born 1946) * July 23 — Red McManus, college coach ( Creighton) (born 1925) * July 30 —

Ossie Schectman Oscar Benjamin "Ossie" Schectman (March 30, 1919 – July 30, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which would later become the Na ...

, BAA player (

) (born 1919) * August 2 —

George Hauptfuhrer George Jost Hauptfuhrer Jr. (August 1, 1926 – August 2, 2013) was an American basketball player who, despite being taken third overall in the 1948 BAA Draft after a collegiate career at Louisville and Harvard, decided to pursue a career in law ...

, third overall pick in the

1948 BAA draft The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA ...

(born 1926) * August 5 — Roy Rubin, NBA (

) and college (

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...

) coach (born 1925) * August 14 — Jack Garfinkel, BAA player (

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

) (born 1918) * August 17 — Devin Gray, NBA player ( Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs,

) (born 1972) * August 23 — Dean Meminger, NBA player (

) (born 1948) * August 30 —

Howie Crittenden Howard Royce Crittenden (March 3, 1933 – August 30, 2013) was an American basketball player, best known for his college career at Murray State University and in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). High school and college career Crittenden first g ...

, college (

Murray State Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ...

) and AAU (Peoria Cats) player (born 1933) * September 3 — Don Meineke, NBA player ( Fort Wayne Pistons, Cincinnati Royals) (born 1930) * September 7 — Zelmo Beaty, NBA/ABA player ( St. Louis Hawks, Utah Stars,

) (born 1939) * September 16 — Jim Palmer, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, New York Knicks) (born 1933) * September 17 —

Dick O'Neal Richard O'Neal (September 7, 1935 – September 17, 2013) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at Texas Christian University (TCU) and a second round draft pick of the Boston Celtics in the 1957 NBA draft. O ...

, All-American college player (

TCU TCU may stand for: Education * Tanzania Commission for Universities, regulatory body for Universities in Tanzania * Texas Christian University, a private university in Fort Worth, Texas ** TCU Horned Frogs, the athletic programs of the school * Tok ...

) (born 1935) * September 29 — Bob Kurland, Hall of Fame college ( Oklahoma State) and AAU ( Phillips 66ers) player (born 1924) * October 3 — Sergei Belov, Russian Olympic gold medalist (

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

) (born 1944) * October 13 —

Joe Meriweather Joe C. Meriweather (October 26, 1953 – October 13, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'10" center from Southern Illinois University, Meriweather played ten seasons (1975–1985) in the NBA as a member of the Houston Rock ...

, NBA player ( Kansas City Kings, among others) (born 1953) * October 23 — Wes Bialosuknia, ABA player (

Oakland Oaks Oakland Oaks may refer to one of the following sport teams, listed chronologically: * Oakland Oaks (PCL), a minor league baseball team that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 to 1955 *Oakland Oaks (ice hockey), a professional ice hockey t ...

) (born 1945) * October 25 —

Bill Sharman William Walton Sharman (May 25, 1926 – October 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what was then considered ...

, Hall of Fame player and coach (born 1926) * October 25 — Chico Vaughn, NBA and ABA player (St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Pittsburgh Pipers) (born 1940) * November 2 — Walt Bellamy, Hall of Fame player and 1960 Olympic Gold medalist (born 1939) * November 7 — Ian Davies, Australian player (

Sydney Kings The Sydney Kings are an Australian men's professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The Kings were formed from a merger between the West Sydney Westars and the ...

) and Olympian (born 1956) * November 7 — Lenny Rzeszewski, American college basketball player ( Indiana State) (born 1923) * November 17 — Joe Dean, Collegiate basketball Hall of Fame player, administrator ( LSU) (born 1930) * November 21 — Vern Mikkelsen, Hall of Fame player ( Minneapolis Lakers) (born 1928) * November 29 —

Valdis Muižnieks Valdis Muižnieks (February 22, 1935 – November 29, 2013) was a Latvian basketball player. Muižnieks was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won 3 Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and 4 Soviet national championships (1955, 1956 ...

, Latvian player who won three Olympic silver medals as a part of the Soviet Union national team (born 1935) * December 6 —

M. K. Turk M. K. Turk (May 20, 1942 – December 6, 2013) was an American college basketball coach and player. A native of Bardwell, Kentucky, Turk played basketball at Carlisle County High School from 1957 to 1960. He was the junior captain and an all-stat ...

, college coach ( Southern Miss) (born 1942) * December 15 — Dyron Nix, NBA player (

) (born 1967) * December 18 — Harry Boland, Irish Olympic player (born 1925) * December 29 — Connie Dierking, NBA player ( Cincinnati Royals,

) (born 1936) * December 29 — Khushi Ram, Indian player (born 1936) * December 31 — Johnny Orr, NBA player and college coach ( Michigan,

Iowa State Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the n ...

) (born 1927) * December 31 —

Art Stolkey Arthur Francis Stolkey (October 23, 1920 – December 31, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.Detroit Falcons) (born 1920)

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FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers

FIBA World Championship for Women qualifiers

Other tournaments

Youth tournaments

2013 FIBA Europe youth championships

Club championships

Continental championships

Transnational championships

National championships

College seasons: Men's Division

Prep

Awards and honors

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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

FIBA Hall of Fame

Professional

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Events

Movies

Deaths

See also

References

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