2000 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 2000 throughout the world.  

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See also

Basketball National Basketball Association Euroleague College basketball American Basketball Association: 1967-1976, 2000- Women's National Basketball Association EuroBasket Women 2000 in sports

Sources

Basketball Hall of Fame TSN Basketball Almanac Basketball Through the Years NBA Hoops Online Euroleague Eurobasket NCAA Sports

Contents 1 Championships 1.1 2000 Olympics 1.2 Professional 1.3 College 2 Awards and honors 2.1 Professional 2.2 Collegiate 3 Events 4 Movies 5 Deaths 6 External links

Championships

2000 Olympics

• Men:

   United States

   France

   Lithuania

• Women:

   United States

   Australia

   Brazil

Professional

• Men
  • 2000 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers over the Indiana Pacers 4-2. MVP: Shaquille O'Neal
    • 1999-2000 NBA season, 2000 NBA Finals, 2000 NBA Playoffs, 2000 NBA Draft
• Women
  • WNBA Finals: Houston Comets over the New York Liberty 2-0. MVP: Cynthia Cooper

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 (Fla.) 75, University of the Ozarks (Mo.) 63
  • NJCAA Division I: Southeastern C.C., W. Burlington, Iowa 84, Calhoun C.C., Decatur, Alabama 70

• Women
  • NCAA Division I: University of Connecticut 71, University of Tennessee 52
  • NCAA Division II: Northern Kentucky 71, North Dakota State University 62 (OT)
  • NCAA Division III Washington (Mo.) 77, University of Southern Maine 33
  • NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City University 64, Simon Fraser (BC) 55
  • NAIA Division II University of Mary (N.D.) 59, Northwestern (Iowa) 49

Awards and honors

Professional

• Men
  • NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Shaquille O'Neal
  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award: (tie) Elton Brand & Steve Francis
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Alonzo Mourning
  • NBA Coach of the Year Award: Doc Rivers, Orlando Magic
  • Euroscar Award: Gregor Fučka, Fortitudo Bologna and  Italy
  • Mr. Europa: Gregor Fučka, Fortitudo Bologna and Italy
• Women
  • WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Sheryl Swoopes
  • WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Sheryl Swoopes
  • WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Betty Lennox
  • WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Michael Cooper Los Angeles Sparks

Collegiate

• Naismith College Player of the Year
  • Men: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
  • Women: Tamika Catchings, Tennessee
• John R. Wooden Award: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
• Wade Trophy: Edwina Brown, Texas
• Naismith College Coach of the Year
  • Men: Mike Montgomery, Stanford
  • Women: Geno Auriemma, UConn

Events

The Gary Steelheads joined the CBA

Movies

• Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?

Deaths

• January 12 - Bobby Phills, Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets guard (b. 1969)
• February 21 - Antonio Díaz-Miguel, Hall of Fame Spanish coach (b. 1933)
• March 7 - Darrell Floyd, American college basketball player and national scoring champion (Furman)
• March 8 - Joe Mullaney, American college coach (Providence College) (b. 1925)
• March 12 - Aleksandar Nikolić, Hall of Fame Serbian coach (b. 1924)
• April 6 - Stan Watts, Hall of Fame college coach at Brigham Young University (b. 1911)
• April 9 - Jack Gardner, Hall of Fame college coach at Kansas State and Utah (b. 1910)
• May 5 - Bill Musselman, former ABA, NBA and college coach. The first head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise (b. 1940)
• May 9 - John Nucatola, Hall of Fame college and professional referee (b. 1907)
• May 20 - Malik Sealy, Minnesota Timberwolves guard (b. 1970)
• June 9 - John "Brooms" Abramovic, First college player to score 2000+ points and early professional (b. 1919)
• July 10 - Conrad McRae, former Syracuse forward who played in Europe (b. 1971)
• August 25 - Leo Barnhorst, Two-time NBA All-Star with the Indianapolis Olympians (b. 1924)
• September 13 - Duane Swanson, member of 1936 US Olympic championship team (b. 1913)

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