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The following are the basketball events of the year 2000 throughout the world.
Championships
Professional
College
- Men
- NCAA Division I: Michigan State University 89, University of Florida 76
- National Invitation Tournament: Wake Forest University 71, University of Notre Dame 61
- NCAA Division II: Metropolitan State College of Denver 97, Kentucky Wesleyan College 79
- NCAA Division III: Catholic 76, William Paterson College 62
- NAIA Division I: Life University (Ga.) 61, Georgetown College (Ky.) 59
- NAIA Division II: Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) 75, University of the Ozarks (Mo.) 63
- NJCAA Division I: Southeastern C.C., W. Burlington, Iowa 84, Calhoun C.C., Decatur, Alabama 70
- Women
Awards and honors
Professional
Collegiate
Events
Movies
Deaths
- January 4 — Al Schrecker, American NBL player (Pittsburgh Raiders) (born 1917)
- January 12 — Bobby Phills, Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets guard (born 1969)
- January 16 — Örlygur Aron Sturluson, Icelandic basketball player (Njarðvík) (born 1981)
- February 21 — Antonio Díaz-Miguel, Hall of Fame Spanish coach (born 1933)
- February 24 — Bernard Opper, All-American college player (Kentucky), NBL and original ABL player (born 1915)
- March 7 — Darrell Floyd, American college basketball player and national scoring champion (Furman)
- March 8 — Joe Mullaney, American college coach (Providence College) (born 1925)
- March 12 — Aleksandar Nikolić, Hall of Fame Serbian coach (born 1924)
- April 6 — Stan Watts, Hall of Fame college coach at Brigham Young University (born 1911)
- April 9 — Jack Gardner, Hall of Fame college coach at Kansas State and Utah (born 1910)
- May 5 — Bill Musselman, ABA, NBA and college coach. The first head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise (born 1940)
- May 9 — John Nucatola, Hall of Fame college and professional referee (born 1907)
- May 20 — Malik Sealy, Minnesota Timberwolves guard (born 1970)
- June 9 — John "Brooms" Abramovic, First college player to score 2000+ points and early professional (born 1919)
- June 16 — Mike Silliman, American NBA player (Buffalo Braves) and Olympic gold medalist (1968) (born 1944)
- June 28 — Haskell Cohen, former NBA public relations director and creator of Parade High School All-America teams (born 1914)
- July 7 — Denny Price, 62, American AAU player (Phillips 66ers) and college coach (Sam Houston State, Phillips).[4]
- July 10 — Conrad McRae, Syracuse forward who played in Europe (born 1971)
- August 25 — Leo Barnhorst, Two-time NBA All-Star with the Indianapolis Olympians (born 1924)
- September 13 — Duane Swanson, American Olympic gold medalist (1936) (born 1913)
- October 6 — John Keller, American Olympic gold medalist (1952) (born 1928)
- October 7 — Ed Beisser, American college All-American (Creighton) and AAU (Phillips 66ers) player (born 1919)
- December 15 — Haris Brkić, Serbian player (Partizan) (born 1974)
- December 31 — Wayne Glasgow, American Olympic gold medalist (1952) (born 1926)
References
External links
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