2002 in basketball
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The following are the basketball events of the year 2002 throughout the world.
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[edit] Championships
[edit] World Championship
- Men
- Gold medal: Yugoslavia
- Silver medal: Argentina
- Bronze medal: Germany
- Final match: Yugoslavia 84, Argentina 77
- MVP: Dirk Nowitzki, Germany
- All-tournament team: Nowitzki, Pero Cameron (New Zealand), Manu Ginóbili (Argentina), Peja Stojakovic (Yugoslavia), Yao Ming (China)
- Women
[edit] Professional
- Men
- 2002 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers over the New Jersey Nets 4-0. MVP: Tim Duncan (More information can be found at 2002-03 NBA season.)
- Euroleague: Panathinaikos over Kinder Bologna 89-83 in the final match.
- Women
- WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks over the New York Liberty 2-0. MVP: Lisa Leslie
[edit] College
- Men
- NCAA Division I: Maryland 64, Indiana 52
- National Invitation Tournament: University of Memphis
- NCAA Division II: Metropolitan State College of Denver 80, Kentucky Wesleyan College 72
- NCAA Division III: Otterbein College 102, Elizabethtown College 83
- NAIA Division I Oklahoma Science & Arts 96, Oklahoma Baptist University 79
- NAIA Division II Evangel (Mo.) 84, Robert Morris (Ill.) 61
- Women
- NCAA Division I: University of Connecticut 82, Oklahoma 70
- NCAA Division II: Cal Poly Pomona 74, Southeastern Oklahoma 62
- NCAA Division III Wis.-Stevens Point 67, St. Lawrence 65
- NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City 82, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 73
- NAIA Division II Hastings (Neb.) 73, Cornerstone (Mich.) 69
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] Professional
- Men
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Tim Duncan
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Pau Gasol
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ben Wallace
- NBA Coach of the Year Award: Rick Carlisle, Detroit Pistons
- Euroscar Award: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and
Germany - Mr. Europa: Peja Stojaković, Sacramento Kings and
Serbia and Montenegro
- Women
[edit] Collegiate
- Naismith College Player of the Year
- Men: Jason Williams, Duke
- Women: Sue Bird, UConn
- John R. Wooden Award: Jason Williams, Duke
- Naismith College Coach of the Year
- Men: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
- Women: Geno Auriemma, UConn
- Nancy Lieberman Award: Sue Bird, UConn
- Wade Trophy: Sue Bird, UConn
[edit] Events
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[edit] Deaths
- January 6 - Fred Taylor, Hall of Fame coach of the 1960 National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes (b. 1924)
- January 18 - Alex Hannum, Hall of Fame pro basketball coach (b. 1923)
- June 3 - Cecil Hankins, NBA player (St. Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics) (b. 1922)
- July 7 - Bison Dele, NBA player (b. 1969)
- July 17 - Ubiratan Pereira Maciel, Hall of Fame Brazilian basketball player (b. 1944)
- August 8 - Chick Hearn, television and radio announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers (b. 1916)
- September 2 - Abe Lemons, Former college coach at Oklahoma City University and Texas (b. 1922)
- September 14 - Jim Barnes, Former #1 overall NBA Draft pick and 1964 Olympic Gold medalist (b. 1941)
- December 17 - Hank Luisetti, college basketball player and inventor of the layup; first player to score 50 points in a game (b. 1916)
[edit] External links
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