2011 in basketball

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The following are the basketball events of the year 2011 throughout the world.

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

Tournaments[edit]

Men's tournaments[edit]

Olympic qualifiers[edit]

Women's tournaments[edit]

Olympic qualifiers[edit]

Youth tournaments[edit]

Club championships[edit]

Continental championships[edit]

Men:

Women:

Transnational championships[edit]

National championships[edit]

Men:

Women:

College[edit]

Men
Women

Prep[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[edit]

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame[edit]

Professional[edit]

Collegiate[edit]

Events[edit]

  • On June 1, Shaquille O'Neal announced his retirement from basketball after 19 seasons and four world championships. O'Neal made the announcement on his Twitter page.[4]
  • On July 1, the collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and its players union expires, and the league immediately imposes a lockout of its players.
  • On July 20, Yao Ming officially announced his retirement from basketball after nine seasons and a series of foot and ankle injuries. Yao has been credited with fueling greatly increased interest in the NBA in his home country of China since his selection as the #1 overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft.[5]
  • On September 26, New Jersey Nets minority owner Jay-Z announced that the team would change its name to the Brooklyn Nets when it moves to its new arena for the 2012–13 season.[6]

Movies[edit]

Deaths[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. 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 2011". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014. 
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ Yao Ming retirement marks end of an era
  6. ^ Associated Press (September 26, 2011). "Jay-Z: Team to be Brooklyn Nets". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2011. 

External links[edit]

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