2018 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 2018 throughout the world.
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The following are the basketball events that are expected to take place in 2018 throughout the world. Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
International tournaments
- Arranged chronologically.
| Tournament | Host city | Duration |  Champion |
 Second place |
 Third place
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Commonwealth Games, men's tournament |  Cairns, Townsville, Gold Coast |
August 19–September 1 | Australia |
 Canada |
 New Zealand
|
| 2018 Commonwealth Games, women's tournament | Cairns, Townsville, Gold Coast |
April 5–14 | Australia |
 England |
New Zealand
|
| 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries |  Serravalle |
June 26–July 1 |  Malta |
 Norway |
 Ireland
|
| 2018 Asian Games, men's tournament |  Jakarta |
August 19–September 1 |  China |
 Iran |
 South Korea
|
| 2018 Asian Games, women's tournament | Jakarta |
August 19–September 1 | China |
 Korea |
 Japan
|
| 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup |  Tenerife |
September 22–30 |  United States |
Australia |
Spain
|
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
| Group | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa A |  Tunisia |
 Cameroon |
 Chad
|
| Africa B |  Nigeria |
 Rwanda |
 Mali
|
| Africa C |  Angola |
 Egypt |
 Morocco
|
| Africa D |  Senegal |
 Central African Republic |
 Ivory Coast
|
| Americas A |  Argentina |
 Uruguay |
 Panama
|
| Americas B |  Venezuela |
 Brazil |
 Chile
|
| Americas C | United States |
 Puerto Rico |
 Mexico
|
| Americas D | Canada |
 Dominican Republic |
 Virgin Islands
|
| Asia A | New Zealand |
 South Korea |
 China
|
| Asia B | Australia |
 Philippines |
 Japan
|
| Asia C |  Jordan |
 Lebanon |
 Syria
|
| Asia D |  Iran |
 Kazakhstan |
 Qatar
|
| Europe A | Spain |
 Montenegro |
 Slovenia
|
| Europe B |  Turkey |
 Latvia |
 Ukraine
|
| Europe C |  Lithuania |
 Poland |
 Hungary
|
| Europe D |  Italy |
 Netherlands |
 Croatia
|
| Europe E |  France |
 Russia |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
| Europe F |  Czech Republic |
 Finland |
 Bulgaria
|
| Europe G |  Germany |
 Serbia |
 Georgia
|
| Europe H |  Greece |
 Israel |
 Estonia
|
Professional club seasons
Continental seasons
Men
| Organizer | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euroleague Basketball | 2017–18 EuroLeague | Real Madrid
|
Fenerbahçe Doğuş
|
85–80 | Single-game final |
| 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball | Darüşşafaka
|
Lokomotiv Kuban
|
2–0 | Best-of-3 series | |
| FIBA Americas | 2018 FIBA Americas League | San Lorenzo de Almagro
|
Mogi das Cruzes
|
79–71 | Single-game final |
| 2018 Liga Sudamericana | Franca
|
Instituto
|
2–1 | Best-of-3 series | |
| FIBA Asia | 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup | Petrochimi
|
Alvark Tokyo
|
68–64 | Single-game final |
| FIBA Europe | 2017–18 Basketball Champions League | AEK Athens
|
Monaco
|
100–94 | Single-game final |
| 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup | Umana Reyer Venezia
|
Sidigas Avellino
|
158–148 | Two-legged tie |
Women
| Organizer | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBA Europe | 2017–18 EuroLeague Women | UMMC Ekaterinburg
|
Sopron Basket
|
72–53 | Single-game final |
| 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball | Galatasaray
|
Reyer Venezia
|
155–140 | Two-legged tie | |
| FIBA Africa | 2018 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup |  Ferroviário de Maputo
|
Interclube
|
59–56 | Single-game final |
Regional seasons
Men
| Region | League | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Yugoslavia | 2017–18 ABA League | Budućnost VOLI
|
Crvena zvezda mts
|
3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
| Southeast Asia | 2017–18 ABL season | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
 Mono Vampire |
3–2 | |
| Alpe-Adria | 2017–18 Alpe Adria Cup | Zlatorog Laško
|
 Levickí Patrioti
|
89–79 | Single-game final |
| Baltic states | 2017–18 Baltic Basketball League | Pieno žvaigždės
|
Jūrmala
|
174–148 | Two-legged tie |
| Balkans | 2017–18 BIBL | Levski
|
 Bashkimi
|
83–72 | Single-game final |
| South America | 2018 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | Franca
|
Instituto
|
2–1 | Best-of-3 series |
Women
| Region | League | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Yugoslavia | 2017–18 WABA League | Budućnost Bemax
|
Cinkarna Celje
|
71–68 | Single-game final |
Domestic league seasons
Men
- ^ Includes one team from New Zealand.
- ^ Includes one team from Monaco.
- ^ Includes one team from the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland).
- ^ Includes one team each from Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, and Latvia. The highest ranked team from Russia is also named as Russian Champions.
- ^ Includes one team from Andorra.
- ^ Includes one team from Canada.
Women
| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
2017–18 WNBL season | Townsville Fire | Melbourne Boomers | 2–1 | Best-of-3 series |
| Croatia
|
2017-18 Prve ženske lige | ŽKK Medveščak | ŽKK Trešnjevka 2009 | 3–0 | Best-of-5 series[2] |
| France
|
2017–18 Ligue Féminine de Basketball | Tango Bourges Basket | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre | 3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
 Iceland
|
2017–18 Úrvalsdeild kvenna | Haukar | Valur | 3–2 | Best-of-5 series |
 Romania
|
2017–18 Liga Națională | Sepsi SIC | CSM Satu Mare | 3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
| Serbia
|
2017–18 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia | Crvena zvezda | Partizan 1953 | 3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2017–18 Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup | Partizan 1953 | Crvena zvezda | 68–61 | Single-game final | |
| Spain
|
2017–18 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto | Perfumerías Avenida | Spar CityLift Girona | 2–0 | Best-of-3 series |
 United States
|
2018 WNBA season | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics | 3–0 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2018 WNBA Draft | |||||
| List of 2018 WNBA season transactions | |||||
| 2018 WNBA All-Star Game | Team Parker | Team Delle Donne | 119-112 | Single-game final |
Semi-professional
| Nation | League / Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines |
2018 MPBL Anta Rajah Cup | Batangas City Athletics | Muntinlupa Cagers | 3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2018 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup | Zark's Burgers-LPU | Che'Lu Bar & Grill-SSC-R | 2–1 | Best-of-3 series |
College seasons
Men's
| Nation | League / Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
2018 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship | Calgary Dinos | Ryerson Rams | 79–77 | Single-game final |
| Philippines
|
2017 PCCL National Collegiate Championship | Lyceum Pirates | San Beda Red Lions | 70–68 | Single-game final |
| United States
|
NCAA Division I | Villanova Wildcats | Michigan Wolverines | 79–62 | Single-game final |
| National Invitation Tournament | Penn State Nittany Lions | Utah Utes | 82–66 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division II | Ferris State Bulldogs | Northern State Wolves | 71–69 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division III | Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves | Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans | 78–72 | Single-game final |
Women's
| Nation | League / Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
2018 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship | Carleton Ravens | Saskatchewan Huskies | 69–48 | Single-game final |
| Philippines
|
UAAP Season 81 | NU Lady Bulldogs | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 2–0 | Best-of-3 series |
| United States
|
NCAA Division I | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 61–58 | Single-game final |
| Women's National Invitation Tournament | Indiana Hoosiers | Virginia Tech Hokies | 65–57 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division II | Central Missouri Jennies | Ashland Eagles | 66–52 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division III | Amherst Mammoths | Bowdoin Polar Bears | 65–45 | Single-game final |
Deaths
- January 2 – Dee Ayuba, 31, British-Nigerian player (Iraklis Thessaloniki).[3]
- January 12 – Keith Jackson, 89, American NBA and college announcer[4]
- January 13 – Aristeidis Roubanis, 85, Greek player (Panellinios)[5]
- January 16 – Jo Jo White, 71, American Hall of Fame NBA player (Boston Celtics) and Olympic Gold Medalist (1968)[6]
- January 25 — Bill Logan, 83, American college player (Iowa)[7]
- January 30 — Joaquín Rojas, 79, Filipino Olympic player (1968).[8]
- January 31 — Rasual Butler, 38, American NBA player.[9]
- February 2 — Tomás Gutiérrez, 77, Puerto Rican Olympic player (1964, 1968).[10]
- February 9 — Neill McGeachy, 75, American college coach (Duke).[11]
- February 13 — Danko Radić, 65, Croatian referee.[12]
- February 14 — Don Carter, 84, NBA owner (Dallas Mavericks).[13]
- February 24 — Ed Leede, 90, American NBA player (Boston Celtics)[14]
- February 25 — Dan Fegan, 56, American agent[15]
- February 25 — Danny Florencio, 70, Filipino player (Toyota, Crispa, U/Tex)[16]
- March 3 — Sabit Hadžić, 60, Bosnian Olympic Bronze medalist (1984).[17]
- March 7 — Woody Durham, 76, American college radio announcer (North Carolina)[18]
- March 10 — Gene Rhodes, 90, American NBA player (Indianapolis Olympians) and ABA coach (Kentucky Colonels)[19]
- March 12 — Bud Olsen, 77, American NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, San Francisco Warriors, Detroit Pistons).[20]
- March 13 — J. L. Parks, 90, American college player (Oklahoma State), two-time national champion (1945, 1946).[21]
- March 13 — Henry Williams, 46, American player (Scaligera Verona, Benetton Treviso, Virtus Roma).[22]
- March 15 — Tom Benson, 90, American NBA owner (New Orleans Pelicans).[23]
- March 15 — Bob Phibbs, 90, Canadian Olympic player (1952).[24]
- March 24 — Marco Solfrini, 60, Italian player (Virtus Roma) and Olympic Silver medalist (1980).[25]
- March 26 — Zeke Upshaw, 26, American player (Helios Suns, Grand Rapids Drive).[26]
- March 28 — Daryl Thomas, 52, American player, national champion at Indiana (1987).[27]
- April 2 — Alton Ford, 36, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets).[28]
- April 2 — Fufi Santori, 85, Puerto Rican Olympic player (1960).[29]
- April 8 — Joe McConnell, 79, American NBA, ABA and college radio announcer.[30]
- April 8 — Bill Meyer, 74, American ABA player (Pittsburgh Pipers).[31]
- April 11 — Mauro Panaggio, 90, American college and CBA coach.[32]
- April 14 — Daedra Charles, 49, American WNBA player (Los Angeles Sparks), college national champion (Tennessee) and Olympic bronze medalist (1992).[33]
- April 14 — Hal Greer, 81, American Hall of Fame NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers).[34]
- April 16 — Vic Bubas, 91, American college coach (Duke).[35]
- April 17 — Dick Fichtner, 78, American college coach (Occidental, Pacific).[36]
- April 19 — Gil Santos, 80, American NBA (Boston Celtics) and college (Providence) announcer.[37]
- April 23 — Bob Schermerhorn, 75, American college coach (Southern Utah, Arizona State).[38]
- April 25 — Rolla Anderson, 97, American college coach (Kalamazoo).[39]
- April 25 — Alberto Marson, 93, Brazilian Olympic Bronze medalist (1948).[40]
- April 25 — Bill Stokes, 89, American college coach (Middle Tennessee).[41]
- May 3 — Bob Prewitt, 93, American college coach (SMU).[42]
- May 4 — Larry Hunter, 68, American college coach (Wittenberg, Ohio, Western Carolina).[43]
- May 10 — Donnie Forman, 92, American BAA player (Minneapolis Lakers).[44]
- May 14 — Howard Bayne, 75, American ABA player (Kentucky Colonels).[45]
- May 16 — Michael Slive, 77, American college conference commissioner (SEC, Conference USA), chair of 2009 NCAA Tournament selection committee.[46]
- May 26 — Chipper Harris, 55, American college player (Robert Morris).[47]
- May 28 — Cliff Tucker, 29, American player.[48]
- June 4 — C. M. Newton, 88, Hall of Fame college coach (Alabama, Vanderbilt) and athletic director (Kentucky).[49]
- June 10 — Pavlos Giannakopoulos, 89, Greek administrator (Panathinaikos B.C.).[50]
- June 11 — Oscar Furlong, 90, Argentine player and Olympian (1948, 1952).[51]
- June 13 — Anne Donovan, 56, American Hall of Fame player (Old Dominion) and coach (Seattle Storm, Seton Hall). Olympic gold medalist (1984, 1988).[52]
- June 18 — Kostas Politis, 76, Greek player and coach (Panathinaikos B.C.).[53]
- June 19 — Bill Kenville, 87, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals, Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons)[54]
- June 20 — John Ward, 88, American college broadcaster (Tennessee).[55]
- June 23 — Gazmend Sinani, 27, Kosovan player (Fenerbahçe, Sigal Prishtina).[56]
- June 30 — Mike Heideman, 70, American college coach (St. Norbert, Green Bay).[57]
- July 6 — Clifford Rozier, 45, American player (Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors, Minnesota Timberwolves).[58]
- July 7 — Tyler Honeycutt, 27, American player (Sacramento Kings, BC Khimki).[59]
- July 8 — Billy Knight, 39, American player.[60]
- July 8 — Frank Ramsey, 86, American Hall of Fame player (Boston Celtics).[61]
- July 8 — Lonnie Shelton, 62, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics).[62]
- July 9 — Johnny Moates, 73, American college player (Richmond).[63]
- July 9 — Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson, Icelandic basketball player (Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur) and Olympic sprinter.
- July 12 — Len Chappell, 77, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks).[64]
- July 12 — Bud Lathrop, 82, American high school coach.[65]
- July 14 — Ron Thomas, 67, American ABA player (Kentucky Colonels).[66]
- July 16 — Robin Jones, 64, American NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets).[67]
- July 16 — Jerzy Piskun, 80, Polish Olympic player (1960, 1964).[68]
- July 18 — Czesław Malec, 77, Polish Olympic player (1968).[69]
- July 20 — Arvo Jantunen, 89, Finnish player and coach (Tampereen Pyrintö).[70]
- July 22 — Rene Portland, 65, American college coach (Saint Joseph's, Colorado, Penn State).[71]
- July 26 — John Kline, 87, American player (Harlem Globetrotters).[72]
- August 13 — Rico Pontvianne, 74, Mexican Olympic player (1964, 1968).[73]
- August 17 — Bob Bass, 89, American college coach and ABA/NBA coach and executive (San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets).[74]
- August 22 — Joey Mente, 42, Filipino player (San Miguel Beermen, Welcoat Dragons).[75]
- September 5 — Mike Hogewood, 63, American college basketball broadcaster (Atlantic Coast Conference).[76]
- September 6 — Richard DeVos, 92, American NBA owner (Orlando Magic).[77]
- September 10 — Michel Bonnevie, 96, French Olympic silver medalist (1948).[78]
- September 11 — Don Newman, 60, American college (Sacramento State) and NBA (Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards) coach.[79]
- September 12 — Don Corbett, 75, American college coach (Lincoln, North Carolina A&T).[80]
- September 16 — Butch Wade, 73, American college player (Indiana State).[81]
- September 19 — Wojciech Myrda, 39, Polish player (Avtodor Saratov, Spišská Nová Ves).[82]
- September 22 — Bob Lienhard, 70, American player (Pallacanestro Cantu).[83]
- September 25 — Jack McKinney, 83, American college (Saint Joseph's) and NBA (Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers) coach.[84]
- September 27 — Art Williams, 78, American NBA (San Diego Rockets, Boston Celtics) and ABA player (San Diego Conquistadors).[85]
- October 4 — Jack Avina, 89, American college coach (Portland).[86]
- October 4 — José Lluis, 80, Spanish Olympic player (1960).[87]
- October 5 — Grigorij Khizhnyak, 44, Ukrainian player (BC Kyiv, BC Budivelnyk, BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg).[88]
- October 6 — Paul James, 87, American college broadcaster (Utah, BYU).[89]
- October 6 — George Kaftan, 90, American college All-American (Holy Cross) and NBA player (Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets).[90]
- October 10 — Tex Winter, 96, American Hall of Fame college (Kansas State) and NBA (Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls) coach.[91]
- October 14 — Enrique Baliño, 90, Uruguayan Olympic player (1952).[92]
- October 14 — Patrick Baumann, 51, Swiss executive (Secretary General of FIBA)[93]
- October 14 — Dick Tinkham, American ABA owner (Indiana Pacers) and administrator.[94]
- October 15 — Paul Allen, 65, American NBA owner (Portland Trail Blazers).[95]
- October 28 — Bill Trumbo, 79, American college coach (Culver–Stockton, Sonoma State, Idaho, Cal State Monterey) and athletic director.[96]
- November 7 — Bob Patterson, 86, All-American college player (Tulsa).[97]
- November 17 — Gene Berce, 91, American NBL (Oshkosh All-Stars) and BAA (Tri-Cities Blackhawks) player.[98]
- November 18 — Waldyr Boccardo, 82, Brazilian Olympic bronze medalist (1960).[99]
- November 22 — Willie Naulls, 84, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, San Francisco Warriors).[100]
- November 24 — Lou Cvijanovich, 92, American high school coach.[101]
- November 25 — Tony Hanson, 63, American college player (Connecticut) and professional coach (Tees Valley Mohawks).[102]
- November 29 — Ralph Hodge, 65, American college coach (Olivet Nazarene).[103]
- December 5 — Gary McPherson, 82, American college coach (VMI, Alderson Broaddus, West Virginia).[104]
- December 6 — Willie Murrell, 78, American ABA player (Denver Rockets, Miami Floridians, Kentucky Colonels).[105]
- December 9 — Eric Anderson, 48, American college (Indiana) and NBA (New York Knicks) player.[106]
- December 9 — Tim Bassett, 67, American ABA player (San Diego Conquistadors, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs).[107]
- December 18 — Raimo Vartia, 81, Finnish Olympic player (1964).[108]
- December 19 — Ron Abegglen, 81, American college coach (Weber State).[109]
- December 19 — Mel Hutchins, 90, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons, New York Knicks).[110]
- December 23 — Bob Mattick, 85, American college All-American (Oklahoma State).[111]
- December 27 — Jim Davis, 77, American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons).[112]
- December 27 — Bumper Tormohlen, 81, American NBA player and coach (Atlanta Hawks).[113]
See also
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