2015 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 2015 throughout the world.
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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.
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Basketball at multi-sport events
FIBA World Under-19 Championship
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FIBA World Under-17 Championship qualifying
Professional club seasons
- Intercontinental Cup, 2015: Real Madrid defeat Bauru 181–170 on aggregate
Continental seasons
Men:
- Africa Clubs Champions Cup, 2015: Petro Atlético defeat Rec do Libolo 89–75
- Americas League, 2015: Bauru defeat Pioneros de Quintana Roo 86–72
- Asia Champions Cup, 2015: Not held
- Euroleague, 2014–15: Real Madrid defeat Olympiacos 78–59
- Eurocup, 2014–15: Khimki defeat Herbalife Gran Canaria 174–130 on aggregate
- EuroChallenge, 2014–15: JSF Nanterre defeat Trabzonspor Medical Park 64–63
Women:
- Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup, 2015: 1º de Agosto defeat Interclube 69–53
- EuroLeague Women, 2014–15: ZVVZ USK Praha defeat Ekaterinburg 72–68
- EuroCup Women, 2014–15: ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq defeat Royal Castors Braine 137–121 on aggregate
Transnational seasons
Men
- National Basketball Association
- Regular season division champions:
- Atlantic: Toronto Raptors
- Central: Cleveland Cavaliers
- Northwest: Portland Trail Blazers
- Pacific: Golden State Warriors (also best record in the Western Conference and in the league)
- Southeast: Atlanta Hawks (also best record in the Eastern Conference)
- Southwest: Houston Rockets
- Playoffs
- Eastern Conference Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers defeat Atlanta Hawks 4–0 in the best-of-7 finals
- Western Conference Finals: Golden State Warriors defeat Houston Rockets 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals
- Finals: Golden State Warriors defeat Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2 in the best-of-7 finals
- Regular season division champions:
- ABA League, 2014–15: Crvena Zvezda Telekom defeat Cedevita 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals.
- Balkan International Basketball League, 2014–15: Sigal Prishtina defeat Rilski Sportist 154–143 on aggregate
- Baltic Basketball League, 2014–15: Šiauliai defeat Ventspils 156–150 on aggregate
- Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, 2015: Bauru defeat Mogi 79–53
- National Basketball League (Australasia), 2014–15: New Zealand Breakers defeat Cairns Taipans 2–0 in the best-of-3 finals.
- VTB United League, 2014–15: CSKA Moscow defeat BC Khimki 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals
Women
- MŽRKL, 2014–15: Umana Reyer Venezia defeat Radivoj Korać 69–52
- WBFAL, 2014–15: Ragusa Dubrovnik defeat Lovćen 142–135 on aggregate
League seasons
Men
Africa
BIC Basket, 2014–15: Petro Atlético defeat Rec do Libolo 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals
Tunisian Division I Basketball League, 2014–15: Club Africain defeat Étoile Sportive de Radès 2–0 in the best-of-3 finals
Americas
Novo Basquete Brasil, 2014–15: Flamengo defeat Bauru 2–0 in the best-of-3 finals
National Basketball League of Canada, 2014–15: Windsor Express defeat the Halifax Rainmen 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals; Halifax forfeited Game 7 in favor of Windsor.
Asia
Chinese Basketball Association, 2014–15: Beijing Ducks defeat the Liaoning Flying Leopards 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals.
Kazakhstan Basketball Championship, 2014–15: BC Astana defeat Almatynski Legion 81–56 in the final.
Philippine Basketball Association, 2014–15:
- Philippine Cup: The San Miguel Beermen defeat the Alaska Aces 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals.
- Commissioner's Cup: The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeat the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals.
- Governors' Cup: The San Miguel Beermen defeat the Alaska Aces 4–0 in the best-of-7 finals.
Europe
Albanian Basketball League, 2014–15: Vllaznia defeat Tirana 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals
Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga, 2014–15: Güssing Knights defeat Zepter Vienna 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals
Basketball League Belgium, 2014–15: Telenet BC Oostende defeat Belfius Mons-Hainaut 3–1 in the finals
Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2014–15: KK Igokea defeat HKK Široki 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals
A-1 Liga, 2014–15: Cedevita defeat Cibona 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals
Cyprus Basketball Division 1, 2014–15: AEK Larnaca defeat APOEL 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals
National Basketball League, 2014–15: Prostějov defeat Opava 2–1 in the best-of-3 finals
Basketligaen, 2014–15: Horsens IC defeat Bakken Bears 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals
Korvpalli Meistriliiga, 2014–15: TÜ/Rock defeat Kalev/Cramo 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals
Korisliiga, 2014–15: Kataja defeat Bisons Loimaa 3–2 in the best-of-5 finals
LNB Pro A, 2014–15: Limoges defeat Strasbourg 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals
Basketball Bundesliga, 2014–15: Brose Baskets defeat Bayern Munich 3–2 in the best-of-5 finals
Greek Basket League, 2014–15: Olympiacos defeat Panathinaikos 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, 2014–15: Szolnoki Olaj KK defeat KTE-Duna Aszfalt 2–0 in the best-of-3 finals
Israeli Basketball Super League, 2014–15: Hapoel Jerusalem defeat Hapoel Eilat 168–133 on aggregate in the two-legged finals
Lega Basket Serie A, 2014–15: Banco di Sardegna Sassari defeat Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals
Latvian Basketball League, 2014–15: VEF Rīga defeat BK Ventspils 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals
Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, 2014–15: Žalgiris defeat Lietuvos rytas 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals
Dutch Basketball League, 2014–15: SPM Shoeters Den Bosch defeat Donar 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals
Polish Basketball League, 2014–15: Stelmet Zielona Góra defeat PGE Turów Zgorzelec 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals
Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol, 2014–15: Benfica defeat Vitória Guimarães 3–0 in the best-of-7 finals
Liga Națională 2014–15: Asesoft Ploiești defeat BC Mureș 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals
Basketball League of Serbia, 2014–15: Crvena Zvezda Telekom defeat Partizan NIS 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals
Slovenian Basketball League, 2014–15: Tajfun defeat Rogaška 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals
Liga ACB, 2014–15: Real Madrid defeat FC Barcelona 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals
Basketligan, 2014–15: Södertälje Kings defeat Uppsala 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals
Ligue Nationale de Basket, 2014–15: Lions Genève defeat Union Neuchâtel 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals
Turkish Basketball League, 2014–15: Pınar Karşıyaka defeat Trabzonspor Medical Park 3–2 in the best-of-5 finals
Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, 2014–15: Khimik defeat Dnipro 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals; Khimik won all 30 regular season games and all 6 playoff games.
British Basketball League, 2014–15: Newcastle Eagles defeat London Lions 96–84
Oceania
National Basketball League, 2015: Southland Sharks defeat Wellington Saints 72–68 in the final
Women
Women's National Basketball League, 2014–15: Townsville Fire defeat Bendigo Spirit 75–65- Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, 2014–15: UNIQA-Euroleasing Sopron defeat Ceglédi EKK 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals
- First Women's Basketball League of Serbia, 2014–15: Radivoj Korać defeat Vojvodina 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals
- Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, 2014–15: Spar Citylift Girona defeat Perfumerías Avenida 2–0 in the best-of-3 finals
- Turkish Women's Basketball League, 2014–15: Galatasaray OdeaBank defeat Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals
Women's National Basketball Association, 2015: Minnesota Lynx defeat the Indiana Fever 3–2 in the best-of-5 finals
Cup tournaments
- Angolan Cup: Rec do Libolo def. 1º de Agosto def. 79–70
- Dutch Cup: Donar defeat SPM Shoeters 78–70
- French Cup: Strasbourg IG defeat ESSM Le Portel 87–74
- German Cup: EWE Baskets Oldenburg defeat Brose Baskets 72–70
- Greek Cup: Panathinaikos defeat Apollon Patras 68–53
- Italian Cup: Dinamo Sassari defeat EA7 Milano 101–94
- Kazakhstan Cup: Almaty Legion defeat Tobol Kostanay 90–86
- Lithuanian Cup: Žalgiris defeat Lietuvos rytas 82–76
- Polish Cup: Stelmet Zielona Góra defeat Rosa Radom 77–71
- Russian Cup: Novosibirsk defeat Dynamo Moscow 81–78
- Spanish Cup: Real Madrid defeat FC Barcelona 77–71
- Turkish Cup: Anadolu Efes defeat Fenerbahçe Ülker 70–60
College seasons
Men
- NCAA
- Division I: Duke 68, Wisconsin 63
- National Invitation Tournament: Stanford 66, Miami (FL) 64 OT
- Division II: Florida Southern 77, Indiana (PA) 62
- Division III: Wisconsin–Stevens Point 70, Augustana (IL) 54
- NAIA
- Division I: Dalton State 71, Westmont 53
- Notably, the Roadrunners won the championship in their first season of NAIA postseason eligibility after reinstating their program, shuttered in 1980, in 2013.[1]
- Division II: Cornerstone 66, Dakota Wesleyan 45
- Division I: Dalton State 71, Westmont 53
- CIS, 2015: Carleton 93, Ottawa 46
Women
- NCAA
- Division I: Connecticut 63, Notre Dame 53
- Women's National Invitation Tournament: UCLA 62, West Virginia 60
- Division II: California (PA) 86, California Baptist 69
- Division III: Thomas More 83, George Fox 63
- NAIA
- Division I: Oklahoma City 80, Campbellsville 63
- Division II: Morningside 59, Concordia (NE) 57
- CIS, 2015: Windsor 60, McGill 47
Notable events
- January 25 – Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski becomes the first NCAA Division I men's coach with 1,000 career wins, following the Blue Devils' 77–68 win over St. John's at Madison Square Garden.[2]
- February 3
- Connecticut women's coach Geno Auriemma becomes the fastest coach to 900 wins in college basketball history at any level, following the Huskies' 96–36 home blowout of Cincinnati. Auriemma reached 900 wins in 1,034 games; the previous record was 1,072 by Pat Summitt, while the record in men's basketball is 1,183 games by Krzyzewski.[3] 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.[4]
- WNBA star Diana Taurasi announces that she will sit out the 2015 season at the behest of her Russian club, UMMC Ekaterinburg. 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.[5]
- February 7 – Herb Magee, coach at NCAA Division II Philadelphia University since 1967, becomes the second NCAA men's coach with 1,000 career wins following the Rams' 80–60 win over Post.[6]
Hall of Fame
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Players: Louie Dampier, Spencer Haywood, John Isaacs, Lisa Leslie, Dikembe Mutombo, Jo Jo White
- Coaches: John Calipari, Lindsay Gaze, Tom Heinsohn
- Referees: Dick Bavetta
- Contributors: George Raveling[7]
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- Lisa Leslie[8]
- Janeth Arcain
- Janet Harris
- Gail Goestenkors (coach)
- Brad Smith (coach)
- Kurt Budke (coach)[9]
FIBA Hall of Fame
- Players: Anne Donovan, Michael Jordan, Ruperto Herrera Tabio, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Antoine Rigaudeau, Vladimir Tkachenko
- Coaches: Jan Stirling
- Officials: Robert Blanchard
- Contributors: Noah Klieger
2015 in basketball results
- October 28, 2014 – April 15, 2015: 2014–15 NBA season
- Top Seed winners: Golden State Warriors
- Top Scorer: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Regular Season MVP: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
- February 15: 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden (New York City)
- The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 163–158.
- Shooting Stars Competition winner: Team Bosh
- Chris Bosh (Miami Heat), Swin Cash (New York Liberty), and Dominique Wilkins (retired)
- Skills Challenge winner: Patrick Beverley (Houston Rockets)
- Three-Point Contest winner: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
- Slam Dunk Contest winner: Zach LaVine (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- April 18 – June 16: 2015 NBA Playoffs
- The Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 4–2 in games played, to win their fourth Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy title.
- June 25: 2015 NBA draft in New York City
- #1 pick: Karl-Anthony Towns (to the Minnesota Timberwolves from the University of Kentucky)
- April 16: 2015 WNBA draft in Uncasville, Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun Arena
- 2015 #1 pick: Jewell Loyd (from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish) to the Seattle Storm
- June 5 – September 13: 2015 WNBA season
- Eastern Conference (WNBA) winners: New York Liberty
- Western Conference (WNBA) winners: Minnesota Lynx
- Season MVP: Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky)
- July 25: 2015 WNBA All-Star Game in Uncasville at the Mohegan Sun Arena
- The Western Conference (WNBA) defeated the Eastern Conference (WNBA) 117–112.
- MVP: Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx)
- September 17 – October 14: 2015 WNBA Playoffs
- The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Indiana Fever, 3–2 in games played, to win their third WNBA title.[10]
- March 17 – April 6: 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis)
- The Duke Blue Devils defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, 68–63, to win their fifth NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament title.
- MOP: Tyus Jones (Duke Blue Devils)
- March 20 – April 7: 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida)
- The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 63–53, to win their third consecutive NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament title and 10th overall. Huskies coach Geno Auriemma draws even with John Wooden, winner of 10 men's titles at UCLA, for the most titles by a Division I head coach.
- MOP: Breanna Stewart (Connecticut Huskies)
- January 16 – March 15: 2015 FIBA Americas League[11] (final four at Rio de Janeiro)[12]
- Associação Bauru Basketball Team defeated
Pioneros de Quintana Roo, 86–72, to claim their first FIBA Americas League title. Flamengo Basketball took the bronze medal.
- May 15 – September 27: 2015 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol for Women in
Valparaíso, 
Milagro, Ecuador, 
Puerto la Cruz, and one more location TBA[13]
- Corinthians/Americana defeated U.T.E, 70–60, in the final. New Crusaders took third place.
- June 9 – 21: FIBA CBC Championship 2015 for Men and Women in
Tortola
- Men:
Virgin Islands defeated 
Bahamas, 71–65, to win their third FIBA CBC Championship title. 
Antigua and Barbuda took the bronze medal.[14] - Women: Bahamas defeated
Jamaica, 55–51, in the final. Virgin Islands took the bronze medal.[15]
- Men:
- June 10 – 14: 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in
Bahía Blanca[16]
- The United States defeated Canada, 77–60, to win their fourth FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship title. Argentina took the bronze medal.
- The
- June 24 – 28: 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women in Puebla[17]
- Canada defeated Brazil, 72–71, to win their first FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women title. The United States took the bronze medal.
- July 14 – 18: Centrobasket U17 Championship for Women in Mexico City
- First place: Mexico (undefeated; 4 wins)
- Second place:
Puerto Rico (3 wins) - Third place:
Guatemala (2 wins)
- First place:
- August 4 – 8: 2015 Centrobasket U17 Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico defeated Virgin Islands, 101–57, in the final.
Dominican Republic took the bronze medal.
- August 9 – 16: 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Edmonton
- August 23 – 27: 2015 Tuto Marchand Continental Championship Cup in San Juan[18]
- First place: Canada (undefeated; 4 wins and first Tuto Marchand Continental Championship Cup title)
- Second place: Puerto Rico (2 wins)
- Third place: Argentina (1 win, with 230 points made and 233 points against)
- First place:
- August 31 – September 12: 2015 FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico City[19]
- September 14 – 19: 2015 South American U17 Championship for Men in Resistencia, Chaco[20]
- September 16 – 20: 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship for Men in
San José, Costa Rica[21]
Panama defeated Costa Rica, 74–46, in the final. 
Nicaragua took third place.
- September 23 – 27: 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women in Cartago, Costa Rica[22]
- Mexico defeated Guatemala, 57–49, in the final.
El Salvador took third place.
- September 25 – 27: 2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in São Paulo[23]
- Real Madrid Baloncesto defeated Bauru, 181–170 on aggregate, to win their fifth FIBA Intercontinental Cup title.
- September 29 – December 10: 2015 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol for Men in Mogi das Cruzes,
Bogotá, Santiago, and Quito
- UniCEUB/BRB defeated Club San Martín de Corrientes, 176–171 on aggregate in two (out of three) matches, to win their third Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol title.
European basketball championships
- June 11 – 28: EuroBasket Women 2015 in Hungary and Romania
- July 2 – 12: 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Lanzarote
- Spain defeated France, 66–47, to win their fifth FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title. The Netherlands took the bronze medal.
- July 7 – 19: 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Lignano Sabbiadoro
- Serbia defeated Spain, 70–68, to win their fifth FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title. Turkey took the bronze medal.
- Note: The fifth win for Serbia includes the 1998 (former
Yugoslavia) and 2006 (joined with 
Montenegro) championships.
- July 23 – August 2: 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Volos
- July 30 – August 9: 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in Celje
- August 6 – 16: 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Kaunas
- Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Lithuania, 85–83, to win their first FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title. Turkey took the bronze medal.
- August 13 – 23: 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Matosinhos
- The Czech Republic defeated Portugal, 79–55, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women title. This includes the 1983 championship win, when it used to be the unified Czechoslovakia. Italy took the bronze medal.
- The
- September 5 – 20: FIBA EuroBasket 2015 in Croatia (Zagreb), France (Montpellier), Germany (Berlin), and Latvia (Riga). The final phase will take place at the Zénith de Lille in Lille
- Note: This event was scheduled to be held in Ukraine, but FIBA Europe decided to move it from there and give the hosting rights to four different countries (one host city each). This is because of the ongoing pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine.
- Spain defeated Lithuania, 80–63, to win their third FIBA EuroBasket title. France took the bronze medal.
Club competitions
First tier
- October 16, 2014 – May 17, 2015: 2014–15 Euroleague (Final four takes place in Madrid)
- Real Madrid defeated Olympiacos, 78–59, to win their ninth Euroleague title.
CSKA Moscow took third place.
- November 5, 2014 – April 12, 2015: 2014–15 EuroLeague Women
- ZVVZ USK Praha defeated UMMC Ekaterinburg, 72–68, to win their first EuroLeague Women title. Dynamo Kursk took third place.
Second tier
- October 14, 2014 – April 29, 2015: 2014–15 Eurocup Basketball[24]
- Khimki defeated Herbalife Gran Canaria, 174–130 on aggregate, to win their second Eurocup Basketball title.
- November 5, 2014 – March 26, 2015: 2014–15 EuroCup Women
- ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq defeated the Royal Castors Braine, 137–121 on aggregate, to win this team's first Women's EuroCup title.
Third tier
- November 4, 2014 – April 26, 2015: 2014–15 EuroChallenge
- JSF Nanterre defeated Trabzonspor Basketball, 64–63, to win their first EuroChallenge title. Energia Târgu Jiu took third place.
Regional BB leagues
- October 14, 2014 – April 2, 2015: 2014–15 Baltic Basketball League[25]
- BC Šiauliai defeated the BK Ventspils, 156–150 on aggregate, to win this team's second Men's Baltic Basketball league title. BC Juventus took the bronze medal.
- April 14 – 19: 2015 SEABA Under-16 Championship in the Philippines
- Winner: Philippines (8 points) (3 consecutive SEABA Under-16 Championship titles)
- Second:
Malaysia (7 points) (Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship, with 
Thailand) - Third:
Indonesia (6 points)
- Winner:
- April 27 – May 1: 2015 SEABA Championship in
Singapore
- Note: All teams below have qualified to compete in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.
- Winner: Philippines (10 points) (seventh SEABA Championship title)
- Second: Malaysia (9 points)
- Third: Singapore (8 points)
- August 2 – 9: 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women in Jakarta
- China defeated
Japan, 95–72, to win their third FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women title. 
South Korea took the bronze medal.
- August 29 – September 5: 2015 FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Wuhan
- Japan defeated China, 85–50, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIBA Asia Championship for Women title. South Korea took the bronze medal.
- September 23 – October 3: 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha
- China defeated the Philippines, 78–67, to win their 16th FIBA Asia Championship title.
Iran took the bronze medal.
- October 29 – November 7: 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship in Semarang
- South Korea defeated
Chinese Taipei, 78–69, to win their first FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship title. China took the bronze medal.
- July 11 – 19: 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women in
Antananarivo[26]
- July 30 – August 8: 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in
Bamako[27]
- August 19 – 30: 2015 FIBA Africa Championship in Nabeul and Hammamet[28]
- September 24 – October 3: AfroBasket Women 2015 in
Yaoundé
Clubs
- November 27 – December 6: 2015 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup in Luanda[29]
- Primeiro de Agosto defeated fellow Angolan team, Interclube, 69–53, to win their second FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup title.
Ferroviário de Maputo took third place.
- December 10 – 20: 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Luanda[30]
- August 16 – 18: 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Men in Melbourne and Christchurch
- Australia defeated New Zealand, 160–138 in aggregate, to win their 19th FIBA Oceania Championship title.
- August 16 – 18: 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship in Melbourne and Tauranga
- Australia defeated New Zealand, 141–104 in aggregate, to win their tenth consecutive and 15th FIBA Oceania Women's Championship title.
FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters
- August 1 – October 16: 2015 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters
- August 1 & 2: Manila[31]
NoviSad AlWahda defeated Manila North, 21–14, in the final.
- August 8 & 9: Prague[32]
- Kranj defeated Kołobrzeg, 18–11, in the final.
- August 15 & 16: Beijing[33]
Doha defeated Ljubljana, 22–20, in the final.
- August 28 & 29: Lausanne[34]
- Vilnius defeated Trbovlje, 17–13, in the final.
- September 9 & 10: Mexico City[35]
- Denver defeated fellow American team, NY Harlem, 21–19, in the final.
- September 26 & 27: Rio de Janeiro[36]
- Novi Sad Al Wahda defeated Santos, 21–15, in the final.
- October 15 & 16: 2015 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final in Abu Dhabi[37]
- Novi Sad Al Wahda defeated Kranj, 17–14, in the final.
- August 1 & 2:
Other 3x3 events
- June 4 – 7: 2015 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships for Men and Women in Debrecen[38]
- Men's Team Winners: New Zealand (8 wins)
- Women's Team Winners: France (8 wins)
- Men's Team Winners:
- December 11: 2015 FIBA 3x3 All Stars in Doha[39]
- Winners: NoviSad AlWahda (76 points)
- Second: Saskatoon
- Third: Ljubljana
- Winners:
Other basketball championships
- June 27 – July 5: 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Heraklion (Crete)[40]
- The United States defeated Croatia, 79–71 in overtime, to win their sixth FIBA Under-19 World Championship title. Turkey took third place.
- The
- June 29 – July 7: 2015 IWBF Under 25 Women's World Championships in Beijing[41]
- Great Britain defeated Australia, 44–35, in the final match. China won the bronze medal.
- July 18 – 26: 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast[42]
- The United States defeated Russia, 78–70, to win their sixth consecutive and seventh overall FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women title. Australia took the bronze medal.
- The
- August 8 – 15: Part of the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto
- Men: The United States defeated Canada, 62–39, in the gold medal game. Argentina took the bronze medal.
- Women: The United States defeated Canada, 80–72, in the gold medal game. Brazil took the bronze medal.
- Men: The
- August 28 – September 6: 2015 IWBF European Championship in Worcester[43]
- Men: Great Britain defeated Turkey, 87–66, in the gold medal game. Germany took the bronze medal.
- Women: Germany defeated the Netherlands, 72–62, in the gold medal game. Great Britain took the bronze medal.
- Men:
- October 7 – 18: 2015 IWBF Asia/Oceania Championship in Chiba[44]
- Men: Australia defeated Iran, 78–60, in the final. Japan took the bronze medal.
- Women: China defeated Australia, 59–43, in the final. Japan took the bronze medal.
- Men:
- October 30 – November 8: 2015 IWBF African Championship in
Algiers
Deaths
- January 4 — Jack Parr, American NBA player (Cincinnati Royals) (born 1936)
- January 4 — Stuart Scott, American NBA television studio host (born 1965)
- January 9 — Ah Chew Goo, American college coach (Hawaii) (born 1918)
- January 9 — Roy Tarpley, American NBA player (Dallas Mavericks) (born 1964)
- January 14 — Bob Boyd, American college coach (Seattle, USC, Mississippi State) (born 1930)
- January 16 — Ray Lumpp, American NBA player (New York Knicks) and Olympic champion (born 1923)
- January 17 — Roderick McDonald, American ABA player (Utah Stars) (born 1945)
- January 18 — Milt Schoon, American NBL player (Sheboygan Red Skins) (born 1922)
- January 27 — Bob Shea, American BAA player (Providence Steamrollers) (born 1924)
- January 30 — Carl Boldt, American college player (San Francisco) who won an NCAA national championship in 1955–56 (born 1932)
- January 30 — Ben Schadler, American BAA/NBL player (born 1924)
- February 1 — Ron Johnson, American NBA player (Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers) (born 1938)
- February 5 — Don Suman, American college coach (Rice) (born 1920)
- February 6 — Norm Drucker, American NBA and ABA official (born 1920)
- February 7 — Dean Smith, American Hall of Fame college coach (North Carolina) (born 1931)
- February 9 — Ken Cunningham, American college coach (Akron) (born 1943)
- February 10 — Wayne Dobbs, American college coach (Belmont, Vanderbilt) (born 1939)
- February 11 — Jerry Tarkanian, American Hall of Fame college and NBA coach (Long Beach State, UNLV, San Antonio Spurs, Fresno State) (born 1930)
- February 15 — Terry Truax, American college coach (Towson) (born 1945)
- February 18 — Jerome Kersey, American NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers and others) (born 1962)
- February 20 — Dick Triptow, American NBA player (born 1922)
- February 26 — Earl Lloyd, 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, Georgian Olympic silver medalist (1960) (born 1935)
- March 1 — Chris Welp, German NBA and Euroleague player (born 1964)
- March 4 — Stacey Arceneaux, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks) (born 1936)
- March 6 — Enrique "Coco" Vicéns, Puerto Rican player (born 1926)
- March 16 — Chet Giermak, All-American college player (William & Mary) (born 1928)
- March 16 — Jack Haley, American NBA player (born 1964)
- March 21 — Warren Womble, American AAU and Olympic coach (1952) (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) (born 1923)
- March 27 — Hot Rod Hundley, American NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers) and announcer (born 1934)
- April 7 — Torrey Ward, American player and coach (born 1978)
- April 10 — Lauren Hill, American college basketball player and pediatric cancer advocate who died of brain cancer during her freshman season at 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, American Liga ACB player (FC Barcelona) and college national champion (1978 Kentucky) (born 1956)
- May 10 — Davey Whitney, American Hall of Fame college coach (Texas Southern, Alcorn State) (born 1930)
- May 11 — Bob Light, American college coach (Appalachian State) (born 1927)
- May 12 — Bill Guthridge, American college coach (North Carolina) (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 (Sheboygan Red Skins) (born 1922)
- May 23 — Andres Ortiz, Puerto Rican player (Indios de Mayagüez)
- May 26 — Walter Byers, Executive Director of the NCAA, College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (born 1922)
- May 27 — Vittorio Paolo Fiorito, Italian referee (born 1941)
- May 27 — Bill Foster, American college coach (Miami, Virginia Tech, Clemson) (born 1936)
- June 3 — Bevo Francis, American college player (Rio Grande College) (born 1932)
- 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) (born 1931)
- August 3 — Frank Kerns, American college coach (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 (St. Louis Hawks) (born 1938)
- August 22 — Lou Tsioropoulos, American NBA player (Boston Celtics) (born 1930)
- August 24 — Bevo Nordmann, American NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, 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 (1972) (born 1952)
- September 25 — Bill Bridges, American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors) (born 1939)
- September 25 — Tommie Green, American NBA player (New Orleans Jazz) and college coach (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, American NBA player (Milwaukee Bucks) and college All-American (UCLA) (born 1953)
- October 15 — Nate Huffman, American NBA (Toronto Raptors) and Euroleague (Maccabi Tel Aviv) player (born 1975)
- October 18 — Tommy O'Keefe, American NBA player (Washington Capitols, Baltimore Bullets) (born 1928)
- October 19 — D. C. Wilcutt, American NBA player (St. Louis Bombers) (born 1923)
- October 20 — Makis Dendrinos, Greek player (Panionios) and coach (born 1950)
- October 25 — Flip Saunders, American NBA coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards) (born 1955)
- October 26 — Zeke Hogeland, American college coach (Bemidji State, 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 (Partizan) (born 1929)
- October 30 — Mel Daniels, American Hall of Fame ABA player (Indiana Pacers) (born 1944)
- November 10 — 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)
- November 26 — Guy Lewis, American Hall of Fame college coach (Houston Cougars) (born 1922)
- November 26 — Bill Stauffer, American college player (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, Dallas Mavericks) (born 1962)
- December 16 — John Bates, American college coach (Maryland Eastern Shore, 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, American college (Loyola Marymount) and professional (Northern Cement) coach (born 1942)
- December 26 — Mac Otten, American NBA player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks, St. Louis Bombers) (born 1925)
- December 27 — Meadowlark Lemon, American Hall of Fame player (Harlem Globetrotters) (born 1932)
- December 28 — Dave Campbell, Canadian Olympic player (1948) (born 1925)
See also
References
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- ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2015 presented by Haggar Clothing Company" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ Lisa Leslie part of 2015 women's basketball Hall of Fame class - LA Times
- ^ Leslie Headlines 2015 Women's Hall of Fame Class - ABC News
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