2002 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 2002 throughout the world.
This year in basketball
2010s
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2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015
2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010
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2000s
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2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005
2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000
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1990s
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1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995
1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990
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1980s
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1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985
1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980
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1970s
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1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975
1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970
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1960s
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1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965
1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960
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1950s
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1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955
1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950
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1940s
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1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945
1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941 • 1940
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1930s
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1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935
1934 • 1933 • 1932 • 1931 • 1930
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1920s
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1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925
1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920
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1910s
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1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915
1914 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 • 1910
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1900s
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1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905
1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900
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1890s
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1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895
1894 • 1893 • 1892
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Championships
World Championship
Professional
College
Awards and honors
Professional
Collegiate
Events
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)
External links
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