The following are the basketball events that are expected to take place in 2015 throughout the world. Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.

National team tournaments

Summer Olympics qualifying

*Teams that qualified to the Olympics are boldfaced.

Men

AfroBasket 2015 AfroBasket 2015 was the 28th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. It also served as the qualifying tournament for FIBA Africa at the Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016 Summ ...

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2015 FIBA Americas Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

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2015 FIBA Asia Championship The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was the 28th and last edition of the FIBA Asia Championship in men's basketball in Asia. It was organised by FIBA Asia. At the FIBA Asia Congress held in Doha, Qatar, the Central Board awarded the hosting rights to ...

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EuroBasket 2015 EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 Sept ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

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Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

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2015 FIBA Oceania Championship The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Men was the 22nd edition of the tournament. The tournament featured a two-game series between Australia and New Zealand. It also served as the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for basketball at the ...

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Women

AfroBasket Women 2015 The 2015 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 22nd AfroBasket Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and FIBA Africa. The tournament was hosted by Cameroon from 24 September to 3 October, with games ...

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

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2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament in Brazil. The champion qualified directly for the Olympics. On th ...

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EuroBasket Women 2015 The 2015 EuroBasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2015, was the 35th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was co-held in Hunga ...

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Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

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2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women was the 16th edition of the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women. Held in August 2015, it took the form of a two-game series between the Australian Opals and New Zealand Tall Ferns. It served as the ...

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Basketball at multi-sport events

Men

2015 All-Africa Games The 11th African Games took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965. Host awar ...

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2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

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2015 Games of the Small States of Europe The 2015 Games of the Small States of Europe, also known as the XVI Games of the Small States of Europe, were held in Iceland. The slogan was "Natural Power". Icelandic singer Paul Oscar sang during the opening ceremony. Host nation Iceland won t ...

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

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2015 Island Games The XVI Island Games (also known as the ''2015 NatWest Island Games'' for sponsorship reasons) was held in Jersey, Channel Islands, from 27 June to 3 July 2015. This was the second time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 199 ...

Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...

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2015 Pacific Games The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby. More tha ...

Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...

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2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb ...

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

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2015 Southeast Asian Games The 2015 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 2015; ; ta, 2015 தென்கிழக்கு ஆசிய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள்), officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, or ...

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

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2015 Summer Universiade ) , Nations participating = 143 , Athletes participating = 12,885 , Events = 272 in 21 sports , Opening ceremony = , Closing ceremony = , Officially opened by = Park Geun-hye , Athlete's Oath = Kim Seong-yeon and Kim Kuk-young , Judge's Oath = K ...

Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...

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FIBA World Under-19 Championship

Men

2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19 2015) was the 12th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by th ...

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Women

2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women The 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (Russian:2015 Чемпионат мира ФИБА среди юношей до 19 лет среди женщин)was hosted by Russia from 18 to 26 July 2015. The United States won their seven ...

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FIBA World Under-17 Championship qualifying

Men

2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship The 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U16) was the 4th U-16 FIBA Africa championship, organized by FIBA Africa and played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketb ...

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2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship was the men's international basketball competition that was held in Bahia Blanca, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

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2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship The 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. The tournament was supposed to be held in Bangalore, India from July 2 to 12, but according to FIBA's official tour ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

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2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 29th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in Kaunas, Lithuania in two venues (Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre and the legendar ...

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

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2015 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship 2015 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship was an international under-16 basketball tournament staged in August 2015 by FIBA Oceania. The teams taking part represented Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Tahiti. The venues were St. Patrick's C ...

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Women

2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women The 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women was the 4th FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women, FIBA Africa U16 Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa ther ...

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

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2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women The 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women was an international basketball competition that was held in Puebla, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of Nor ...

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2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women The 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. The tournament was held in Medan, Indonesia from August 2 to 9. China defeated Japan in the rem ...

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2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women was the 27th edition of the European championship for women's national under-16 basketball teams. A total of 16 teams participated in the competition, which took place in Matosinhos, Portugal, ...

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Professional club seasons

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Continental seasons

Regional seasons

Men

Women

Domestic league seasons

Men

Women

College seasons

Men

Women

Notable events

* January 25 –

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Mike Krzyzewski Michael William Krzyzewski ( ; born February 13, 1947), nicknamed "Coach K", is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Duke University from 1980 to 2022, during which he led the Blue Devils to five natio ...

becomes the first

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men's coach with 1,000 career wins, following the Blue Devils' 77–68 win over St. John's at

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. * February 3 **

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women's coach

Geno Auriemma Luigi "Geno" Auriemma (born March 23, 1954) is an Italian-born American college basketball coach and, since 1985, the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team. , he has led UConn to 17 undefeated conference sea ...

becomes the fastest coach to 900 wins in college basketball history at any level, following the Huskies' 96–36

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blowout of

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. Auriemma reached 900 wins in 1,034 games; the previous record was 1,072 by

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 ...

, while the record in men's basketball is 1,183 games by Krzyzewski. Auriemma also becomes the first man ever to reach the 900-win mark in NCAA women's basketball; the previous six coaches to do so are all women. ** WNBA star

Diana Taurasi Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by Phoenix first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft. Taurasi has w ...

announces that she will sit out the 2015 season at the behest of her

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club,

UMMC Ekaterinburg BC Ekaterinburg (russian: БК «УГМК») is a Russian women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg competing in the Russian Premier League, and until February 2022 in FIBA Europe's EuroLeague Women. In reaction to the 2022 Russian inv ...

. The club, which already has her under contract for about US$1.5 million a season, is reportedly paying her more than the WNBA maximum salary of $107,000 as a bonus to skip the WNBA season. * February 7 –

Herb Magee Herb Magee (born June 20, 1941), commonly referred to as the Shot Doctor, is an American former men's college basketball coach, who coached for 54 seasons at NCAA Division II Thomas Jefferson University. The school was established in its current ...

, coach at

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since 1967, becomes the second NCAA men's coach with 1,000 career wins following the Rams' 80–60 win over

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Awards and honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

* Players:

Louie Dampier Louis Dampier (born November 20, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6-foot-tall guard, Dampier is one of only a handful of men to play all nine seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) (1967–1976), all w ...

Spencer Haywood Spencer Haywood (born April 22, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2015. High school career In 1964, Haywo ...

John Isaacs John William Isaacs (September 15, 1915 – January 26, 2009) was a Panamanian-American professional basketball player. Born in Panama but raised in New York City,Claude Johnson.Harlem When. ''SLAM Magazine Online''. January 26, 2009. Retrieved on ...

Lisa Leslie Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on F ...

Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has becom ...

Jo Jo White Joseph Henry White (November 16, 1946 – January 16, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. As an amateur, he played basketball at the University of Kansas, where he was named a second-team All-American twice. White was part o ...

* Coaches:

John Calipari John Vincent Calipari (born February 10, 1959) is an American basketball coach. Since 2009, he has been the head coach of the University of Kentucky men's team, with whom he won the NCAA Championship in 2012. He has been named Naismith College C ...

Lindsay Gaze Lindsay John Casson Gaze (born 16 August 1936) is an Australian former basketball player and coach. He played for Australia in three Summer Olympics qualification tournaments, between 1960 and 1968, and was the head coach of the senior Austr ...

Tom Heinsohn Thomas William Heinsohn (August 26, 1934 – November 9, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. He was associated with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for six decades as a player, coach and broadcast ...

* Referees:

Dick Bavetta Richard W. Bavetta (born December 10, 1939) is an American retired professional basketball referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since starting in 1975, he had never missed an assigned game and holds the league record for most o ...

* Contributors:

George Raveling George Henry Raveling (born June 27, 1937) is an American former college basketball player and coach. He played at Villanova University, and was the head coach at Washington State University the University of Iowa and the University of Southern ...

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Janeth Arcain Janeth dos Santos Arcain (, born April 11, 1969 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian professional women's basketball player. She played in the United States for the Houston Comets in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) fr ...

* Janet Harris *

Gail Goestenkors Gail Ann Goestenkors (born February 26, 1963) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team. She is perhaps best known as the women's college basketball head coach of Duke ...

(coach) *

Brad Smith Brad or Bradley Smith may refer to: Sportspeople * Bradley Smith (cricketer) (born 1969), English former cricketer * Brad Smith (footballer, born 1948), Australian rules footballer and premiership coach of East Fremantle * Brad Smith (ice hockey) ...

(coach) *

Kurt Budke Kurt John Budke (June 3, 1961 – November 17, 2011) was an American college basketball coach. Budke was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. His final coaching job was as the head coach for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls baske ...

(coach)

FIBA Hall of Fame

* Players:

Anne Donovan Anne Theresa Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun. In her playing career, Donovan won a national championship with Ol ...

Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the g ...

Ruperto Herrera Tabio Ruperto Herrera Tabio (born December 6, 1949 in Havana) is a former basketball player from Cuba. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He received the ...

Šarūnas Marčiulionis Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis () (born June 13, 1964) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. Widely considered one of the greatest international players, he was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the Nationa ...

Antoine Rigaudeau Antoine Roger Rigaudeau (born 17 December 1971) is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing days, he played at the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions. Also during h ...

Vladimir Tkachenko Vladimir Pyotrovich Tkachenko (alternate spelling: Vladimir Tkatchenko) (russian: Владимир Петрович Ткаченко; born September 20, 1957 in Sochi, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a retired Sovie ...

* Coaches:

Jan Stirling Jan Stirling (''née'' Graham; born 20 July 1955) is a former Australian women's basketball player and coach. She played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the 1970s and competed for Australia at the 1975 World Champion ...

* Officials:

Robert Blanchard The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...

* Contributors: Noah Klieger

Deaths

*January 4 —

Jack Parr Jack Parr (March 13, 1936 – January 4, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. Parr was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He played college basketball at Kansas State University. Kansas State retired his jersey, and his number 33 ...

, American NBA player (

Cincinnati Royals The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

) (born 1936) *January 4 —

Stuart Scott Stuart Orlando Scott (July 19, 1965 – January 4, 2015) was an American Sports commentator, sportscaster and anchor on ESPN, most notably on ''SportsCenter''. Well known for his hip-hop style and use of catchphrases, Scott was also a regular ...

, American NBA television studio host (born 1965) *January 9 —

Ah Chew Goo Ah Chew Goo (April 10, 1918 – January 9, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach of the University of Hawaii men’s basketball team, who was known primarily for his basketball dribbling and passing abilities. Goo, who stood at only , ...

, American college coach (

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

) (born 1918) *January 9 —

Roy Tarpley Roy James Tarpley (November 28, 1964 – January 9, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in ...

, American NBA player (

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 1964) *January 14 —

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, American college coach (

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USC USC most often refers to: * University of South Carolina, a public research university ** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses **South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program * University of ...

Mississippi State Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univers ...

) (born 1930) *January 16 —

Ray Lumpp Raymond George Lumpp (July 11, 1923 – January 16, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. Lumpp was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens. He played college basketball for New York University, and was on the team that made it to ...

, American NBA player (

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) and

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(born 1923) *January 17 — Roderick McDonald, American ABA player (

Utah Stars The Utah Stars were an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Under head coach Bill Sharman the Stars were the first major professional basketball team to use a pre-game shootaround. History prior to moving to ...

) (born 1945) *January 18 — Milt Schoon, American NBL player (

Sheboygan Red Skins The Sheboygan Red Skins (or Redskins) was a professional basketball team based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which was an original National Basketball Association franchise during the 1949–1950 season. History Overview The Redskins played in th ...

) (born 1922) *January 27 — Bob Shea, American BAA player (

Providence Steamrollers The Providence Steamrollers were a Basketball Association of America team based in Providence, Rhode Island. As of 2022, the Steamrollers were the last professional sports franchise from one of the Big Four leagues to be based in Rhode Island. ...

) (born 1924) *January 30 —

Carl Boldt Carl Robert Boldt (October 22, 1932 – January 30, 2015) was an American college basketball player who was an integral member to the University of San Francisco's national championship team in 1955–56. A 6'5" forward, Boldt started alongside ...

, American college player (

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) who won an NCAA national championship in 1955–56 (born 1932) *January 30 — Ben Schadler, American BAA/ NBL player (born 1924) *February 1 —

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, American NBA player (

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Li ...

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 ...

) (born 1938) *February 5 —

Don Suman Donald W. Suman (January 19, 1920 – February 5, 2015) was a college basketball coach. He was the head coach of Rice from 1949 to 1959. He coached Rice to a 132–105 record, winning one Southwest Conference championship and making one NCAA tourn ...

, American college coach (

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) (born 1920) *February 6 —

Norm Drucker Norm Drucker (July 4, 1920 – February 6, 2015) was a major influence in professional basketball officiating for over 35 years. His NBA and ABA officiating career as both a referee and Supervisor of Officials spanned the careers of all-time pro ba ...

, American NBA and ABA official (born 1920) *February 7 —

Dean Smith Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hi ...

, American

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college coach (

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

) (born 1931) *February 9 — Ken Cunningham, American college coach (

Akron Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...

) (born 1943) *February 10 —

Wayne Dobbs Wayne Dobbs (June 12, 1939 – February 10, 2015) was an American college basketball and baseball coach. He served as head basketball coach at Belmont University, George Washington University and Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University ( ...

, American college coach ( Belmont, Vanderbilt) (born 1939) *February 11 —

Jerry Tarkanian Jerry Tarkanian (August 8, 1930 – February 11, 2015) was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball for 31 seasons over five decades at three schools. He spent the majority of his career coaching with the UNLV Runnin' Rebe ...

, American Hall of Fame college and NBA coach (

Long Beach State California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities i ...

UNLV The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the S ...

San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference Southwest Division ( ...

Fresno State California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bachelo ...

) (born 1930) *February 15 —

Terry Truax Terry Truax (June 10, 1945 – February 15, 2015) was an American basketball coach, best known for his tenure as head coach for Towson University from 1983 to 1997. Truax played college basketball at Maryland before embarking on his coaching car ...

, American college coach (

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) (born 1945) *February 18 —

Jerome Kersey Jerome Kersey (June 26, 1962 – February 18, 2015) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1995), Golden State Warriors (1995–96), Los Angele ...

, American NBA player (

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...

and others) (born 1962) *February 20 —

Dick Triptow Richard Floyd Triptow Jr. (November 3, 1922 – February 20, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. At 6'0" and 170 pounds, he played as a guard and a forward. Triptow attended Lane Tech High School and DePaul Universi ...

, American NBA player (born 1922) *February 26 —

Earl Lloyd Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA). An All–American player at W ...

, American NBA player and coach, first African-American to play in the NBA, Hall of Fame member as a contributor (born 1928) *February 28 — Anthony Mason, American NBA player (born 1966) *March 1 —

Guram Minashvili Guram Minashvili ( ka, გურამ მინაშვილი; 25 November 1936 – 1 March 2015) was a Georgian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpic ...

, Georgian Olympic silver medalist (

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

) (born 1935) *March 1 —

Chris Welp Christian Ansgar Welp (January 2, 1964 – March 1, 2015) was a German professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was a , center. He played three seasons in the NBA. He was the MVP of the 1993 EuroBasket. College career Welp ...

, German NBA and Euroleague player (born 1964) *March 4 — Stacey Arceneaux, American NBA player (

St. Louis Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...

) (born 1936) *March 6 — Enrique "Coco" Vicéns, Puerto Rican player (born 1926) *March 16 —

Chet Giermak Chester Frank (Chet) Giermak (May 25, 1927 – March 16, 2015) was an All-American basketball player for William & Mary from 1946 to 1950.William & Mary) (born 1928) *March 16 —

Jack Haley John Joseph Haley Jr. (August 10, 1897 – June 6, 1979) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, radio host, singer and vaudevillian. He was best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the 1939 Metro-G ...

, American NBA player (born 1964) *March 21 —

Warren Womble John Warren Womble, Jr. (March 15, 1920 – March 21, 2015) was an American basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Peoria Cats, a National Industrial Basketball League (NIBL) team, located in Peoria, Illinois, and the head coach of the 195 ...

, American AAU and Olympic coach (

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 1920) *March 23 — Bobby Lowther, American NBL player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Waterloo Hawks) (born 1923) *March 25 — Loy Young, American college coach (Chadron State Eagles, Chadron State) (born 1923) *March 27 — Hot Rod Hundley, American NBA player (

) and announcer (born 1934) *April 7 — Torrey Ward, American player and coach (born 1978) *April 10 — Lauren Hill (basketball), Lauren Hill, American college basketball player and pediatric cancer advocate who died of brain cancer during her freshman season at Mount St. Joseph University, Mount St. Joseph (born 1995) *April 11 — Charlie Beasley, American ABA player (Dallas Chaparrals, Miami Floridians) (born 1945) *April 13 — Gerald Calabrese, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) (born 1925) *April 25 — Mike Phillips (basketball), Mike Phillips, American Liga ACB player (FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona) and college national champion (1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1978 Kentucky) (born 1956) *May 10 — Davey Whitney, American College Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame college coach (Texas Southern Tigers basketball, Texas Southern, Alcorn State Braves basketball, Alcorn State) (born 1930) *May 11 — Bob Light, American college coach (Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball, Appalachian State) (born 1927) *May 12 — Bill Guthridge, American college coach (

) (born 1937) *May 15 — Bob Hopkins, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) and coach (Seattle SuperSonics) (born 1934) *May 22 — Marques Haynes, American Hall of Fame Harlem Globetrotters player (born 1926) *May 23 — Boody Gilbertson, American NBL player (

) (born 1922) *May 23 — Andres Ortiz, Puerto Rican player (Indios de Mayagüez (basketball), Indios de Mayagüez) *May 26 — Walter Byers, Executive Director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (born 1922) *May 27 — Vittorio Paolo Fiorito, Italian referee (born 1941) *May 27 — Bill Foster (basketball, born 1936), Bill Foster, American college coach (Miami Hurricanes men's basketball, Miami, Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball, Virginia Tech, Clemson Tigers men's basketball, Clemson) (born 1936) *June 3 — Bevo Francis, American college player (University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande College) (born 1932) *June 14 — Bob Bedell, American ABA player (Anaheim Amigos, Dallas Chaparrals) (born 1944) *June 23 — Harvey Pollack, Director of Statistical Information for the Philadelphia 76ers (born 1922) *June 29 — Jackson Vroman, American-born Lebanese NBA player (Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Hornets) (born 1981) *July 20 — George Bon Salle, American NBA player (Chicago Packers) (born 1935) *July 25 — Bob Kauffman, American NBA player (born 1946) *July 30 — John Weinert, American college coach (Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball, Bowling Green) (born 1931) *August 3 — Frank Kerns, American college coach (Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball, Georgia Southern) (born 1933) *August 4 — John Rudometkin, American NBA player (New York Knicks, San Francisco Warriors) (born 1940) *August 10 — Cleo Hill, American NBA player (

) (born 1938) *August 22 — Lou Tsioropoulos, American NBA player (Boston Celtics) (born 1930) *August 24 — Bevo Nordmann, American NBA player (

, St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks) (born 1939) *August 27 — Darryl Dawkins, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets) (born 1957) *September 11 — Roy Marble, American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets) (born 1966) *September 13 — Moses Malone, American Hall of Fame ABA and NBA player (born 1955) *September 21 — Ivan Dvorny, Russian/Soviet Olympic Gold medalist (Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972) (born 1952) *September 25 — Bill Bridges (basketball), Bill Bridges, American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors) (born 1939) *September 25 — Tommie Green, American NBA player (New Orleans Jazz (NBA team), New Orleans Jazz) and college coach (Southern Jaguars basketball, Southern) (born 1956) *October 4 — Neal Walk, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks) (born 1948) *October 7 — Harry Gallatin, American Hall of Fame NBA player and coach (born 1927) *October 9 — Dave Meyers (basketball), Dave Meyers, American NBA player (Milwaukee Bucks) and college All-American (UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA) (born 1953) *October 15 — Nate Huffman, American NBA (Toronto Raptors) and Euroleague (Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv) player (born 1975) *October 18 — Tommy O'Keefe, American NBA player (Washington Capitols, Baltimore Bullets (1944–54), Baltimore Bullets) (born 1928) *October 19 — D. C. Wilcutt, American NBA player (St. Louis Bombers (NBA), St. Louis Bombers) (born 1923) *October 20 — Makis Dendrinos, Greek player (Panionios B.C., Panionios) and coach (born 1950) *October 25 — Flip Saunders, American NBA coach (Minnesota Timberwolves,

, Washington Wizards) (born 1955) *October 26 — Zeke Hogeland, American college coach (Bemidji State Beavers men's basketball, Bemidji State, Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball, Northern Iowa) (born 1925) *October 29 — Luther Burden, American ABA and NBA player (Virginia Squires, New York Knicks) (born 1953) *October 29 — Boris Kristančič, Slovenian/Yugoslav Olympic player (born 1932) *October 29 — Ranko Žeravica, Serbian coach (KK Partizan, Partizan) (born 1929) *October 30 — Mel Daniels, American Hall of Fame ABA player (Indiana Pacers) (born 1944) *November 10 — Michael Wright (basketball), Michael Wright, American-born Turkish player (born 1980) *November 11 — Scotty Stirling, American ABA and NBA executive *November 14 — Norm Ellenberger, American college coach (New Mexico Lobos men's basketball, New Mexico) *November 26 — Guy Lewis, American Hall of Fame college coach (Houston Cougars men's basketball, Houston Cougars) (born 1922) *November 26 — Bill Stauffer, American college player (Missouri Tigers men's basketball, Missouri Tigers) (born 1930) *December 1 — Jim Loscutoff, American NBA player (Boston Celtics) (born 1930) *December 5 — Dave Scholz, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers) (born 1948) *December 10 — Dolph Schayes, American Hall of Fame NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) (born 1928) *December 11 — John "Hot Rod" Williams, American NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns,

) (born 1962) *December 16 — John Bates (basketball), John Bates, American college coach (Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball, Maryland Eastern Shore, Coppin State Eagles men's basketball, Coppin State) (born 1938) *December 21 — Lim Eng Beng, Filipino basketball player (born 1951) *December 23 — Chen Luyun, Chinese basketball player (born 1977) *December 24 — Ron Jacobs (basketball), Ron Jacobs, American college (Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball, Loyola Marymount) and professional (Northern Cement basketball team, Northern Cement) coach (born 1942) *December 26 — Mac Otten, American NBA player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks, St. Louis Bombers (NBA), St. Louis Bombers) (born 1925) *December 27 — Meadowlark Lemon, American Hall of Fame player (Harlem Globetrotters) (born 1932) *December 28 — Dave Campbell (basketball), Dave Campbell, Canadian Olympic player (Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948) (born 1925)

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FIBA Intercontinental Cup

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Notable events

Awards and honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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