2009 in basketball

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following are the basketball events of the year 2009 throughout the world.

Years in basketball
2020s
2010s
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
2000s
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
1910s
1900s
  • 1904
1890s
  • 1898
  • 1897
  • 1896
  • 1895
  • 1893
  • 1892
  • 1891
See also
  • v
  • t

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

Events[]

Tournaments[]

Men's tournaments[]

Other tournaments[]

  • at
  • at
  • at
  • Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship 2009 at

Women's tournaments[]

Olympic qualifiers[]

  • FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2009 at
  • FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2009 at
  • FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2009 at
  • EuroBasket Women 2009 at
  • FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 2009 at

Other tournaments[]

  • at
  • at
  • at

Youth tournaments[]

Club championships[]

Intercontinental championships[]

National championships[]

Men:

Women:

College[]

Men:

Country League / Tournament Champion Runner-up Result Playoff format
Canada Canada 2009 CIS Men's Basketball Championship Carleton Ravens UBC Thunderbirds 87–77 Single-game final
Philippines Philippines UAAP Season 72 Ateneo Blue Eagles UE Red Warriors 2–1 Best-of-three series
NCAA Season 85 San Sebastian Stags San Beda Red Lions 2–0 Best-of-three series
United States United States NCAA Division I North Carolina Tar Heels Michigan State Spartans 89–72 Single-game final
National Invitation Tournament Penn State Lions Baylor 69–63 Single-game final
College Basketball Invitational Oregon State UTEP 2–1 Best-of-three series
CollegeInsider.com Tournament Old Dominion Bradley 66–62 Single-game final
NCAA Division II Findlay Cal Poly Pomona 56–53 (OT) Single-game final
NCAA Division III Washington University (SL) Stockton University 61–52 Single-game final
NAIA Division I Rocky Mountain College (MT) Columbia College (MO) 77–61 Single-game final
NAIA Division II Oklahoma Wesleyan University Ozarks College (MO) 60��53 Single-game final
NJCAA Division I Salt Lake Comm. College (UT) Midland College (TX) 67–60 Single-game final
NJCAA Division II Johnson County Comm. College Kirkwood Community College 63–49 Single-game final
NJCAA Division III Richland College (TX) Minneapolis ComTech College (MN) 58–57 Single-game final

Women:

Prep[]

  • United States USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1:
  • United States USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1:
  • Philippines NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:
  • Philippines UAAP Juniors: Ateneo defeats DLSZ in the best of three finals 2–1

Awards and honors[]

Basketball Hall of Fame[]

  • Class of 2009:[2]
    • Players: Michael Jordan, David Robinson, John Stockton
    • Coaches: Jerry Sloan, C. Vivian Stringer

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame[]

FIBA Hall of Fame[]

  • Class of 2009
  • Players[4]
  • Jacky Chazalon
  • Contributors[7]

Professional[]

Collegiate[]

Events[]

  • The Italian club Nuova Sebastiani Basket moves from the central Italian city of Rieti to the major southern city of Naples, effective with the 2009–10 season.
  • October 20 – The WNBA announces that the Detroit Shock has been purchased by a group of investors from Tulsa, Oklahoma and will move to that city for the 2010 season. In January 2010, the team would be unveiled as the Tulsa Shock.

Movies[]

Deaths[]

  • January 29 — Kay Yow, Hall of Fame coach of the NC State Lady Wolfpack (born 1942)
  • February 5 — Mel Thompson, American college coach (The Citadel) (born 1932)
  • February 20 — Larry H. Miller, American businessman, owner of the Utah Jazz (born 1944)
  • February 26 — Johnny Kerr, Former NBA player, coach and Chicago Bulls announcer (born 1932)
  • February 26 — Norm Van Lier, Former NBA player and announcer (born 1947)
  • March 13 — William Davidson, American businessman, owner of the Detroit Pistons and Hall of Famer (born 1923)
  • April 4 — Marvin Webster, The "Human Eraser" was a 10-year NBA vet and Division II National Champion at Morgan State University (born 1952)
  • April 16 — Reggie Royals, ABA player (San Diego Conquistadors) (born 1950)
  • April 27 — Glen Gondrezick, Former NBA and UNLV guard (born 1955)
  • April 30 — Hal Perry, Starting guard on San Francisco's back to back national championship teams (1955 & 1956) (born 1933)
  • May 9 — Chuck Daly, Two-time NBA Champion coach of the Detroit Pistons and coach of the 1992 US Olympic team (born 1930)
  • May 15 — Wayman Tisdale, American player, member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame and 12-year NBA veteran; also a renowned jazz bass guitarist (born 1964)
  • May 21 — DeWitt Menyard, American ABA player (Houston Mavericks) (born 1944)
  • June 4 — Randy Smith, Former All-Star guard for the Buffalo Braves (born 1948)
  • July 27 — Dick Holub, Former Fairleigh Dickinson coach and All-American player at LIU (born 1921)
  • August 11 — Kirby Minter, American basketball player, MVP of the 1954 FIBA World Championship (born 1929)
  • August 13 — Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (born 1980)
  • August 17 — Paul Hogue, All-American and 1962 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player at Cincinnati (born 1940)
  • August 19 — Harry Kermode, Canadian Olympic player (1948) (born 1922)
  • September 29 — Ebony Dickinson, American basketball player (born 1977)
  • October 19 — Joe Hutton, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers) (born 1928)
  • October 19 — Angelo Musi, NBA (Philadelphia Warriors) and ABL player (born 1918)
  • October 23 — Ron Sobieszczyk, former member of the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers (born 1934)
  • October 30 — Howie Schultz, member of two NBA championship teams with the Minneapolis Lakers (born 1922)
  • November 1 — Jonathan Bourhis, French player (JDA Dijon Basket) (born 1990)
  • November 1 — Alan Ogg, former UAB and Miami Heat center (born 1967)
  • November 9 — Al Cervi, Hall of Fame player and coach of the 1955 NBA Champion Syracuse Nationals (born 1917)
  • November 18 — Red Robbins, Tennessee standout and ABA player (born 1944)
  • November 22 — Bob Armstrong, American NBL player (Youngstown Bears) (born 1920)
  • November 24 — Abe Pollin, Owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics (born 1923)
  • December 8 — Fred Sheffield, BAA player (Philadelphia Warriors) (born 1923)
  • December 28 — Zoltán Horváth, Hungarian player (born 1979)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.
  2. ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Players' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Coaches' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Technical Officials' list:". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Contributors' list list:". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

External links[]

Media related to 2009 in basketball at Wikimedia Commons

Retrieved from ""