2005 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 2005 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 2005 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 Professional 1.2 College 2 Awards and honors 3 Events 4 Movies 5 Deaths 6 External links

Championships

Professional

• Men
  • NBA: San Antonio Spurs over the Detroit Pistons 4-3. MVP: Tim Duncan
    • See also 2004-05 NBA season, 2005 NBA Playoffs, 2005 NBA Finals
  • Eurobasket 2005: Greece 78, Germany 62
  • Euroleague:
    • Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated TAU Cerámica 90-78 in the final
  • Philippine Basketball Association 2004-05 season:
    • Barangay Ginebra Kings over the Talk N' Text Phone Pals 4-2 in the Philippine Cup Finals
    • San Miguel Beermen over the Talk N' Text Phone Pals 4-1 in the Fiesta Conference Finals
• Women
  • WNBA: Sacramento Monarchs over the Connecticut Sun 3-1. MVP: Yolanda Griffith
  • Eurobasket Women: Czech Republic 72, Russia 70

College

• Men
  • NCAA Division I: North Carolina 75, Illinois 70
  • NIT: South Carolina 60, Saint Joseph's 57
  • NCAA Division II: Virginia Union 63, Bryant 58
  • NCAA Division III: Wisconsin-Stevens Point 73, Rochester 49
  • NAIA Division I John Brown (Ark.) 65, Azusa Pacific (Cal.) 55
  • NAIA Division II Walsh (Ohio) 81, Concordia (Neb.) 70

• Women
  • NCAA Division I: Baylor 84, Michigan State 62
  • WNIT: Southwest Missouri State 78, West Virginia 70
  • NCAA Division II: Washburn 70, Seattle Pacific 53
  • NCAA Division III: Millikin 70, Randolph-Macon 50
  • NAIA Division I Union (Tenn.) 67, Oklahoma City 63
  • NAIA Division II Morningside (Iowa) 75, Cedarville (Ohio) 65

• Philippines
  • UAAP Men's: FEU Tamaraws over La Salle Green Archers, 2-0
  • NCAA Seniors: Letran Knights over PCU Dolphins, 2-1
  • UAAP Women's: Ateneo Lady Eagles over Adamson Lady Falcons 2-0
  • NCAA Juniors: San Sebastian Staglets over San Beda Red Cubs 2-0
  • UAAP Juniors: DLSZ Junior Archers over UPIS Junior Maroons 2-0

Awards and honors

• Professional
  • Men
    • NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Steve Nash
    • NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Emeka Okafor
    • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ben Wallace
    • FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and  Germany
    • Euroscar Award: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and  Germany
    • Mr. Europa: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and  Germany
  • Women
    • WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Sheryl Swoopes
    • FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Maria Stepanova, CSKA Samara, Connecticut Sun, and  Russia
• Collegiate
  • Naismith College Player of the Year
    • Men: Andrew Bogut, Utah
    • Women: Seimone Augustus, LSU
  • John R. Wooden Award
    • Men: Andrew Bogut, Utah
    • Women: Seimone Augustus, LSU
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year
    • Men: Bruce Weber, Illinois
    • Women: Pokey Chatman, LSU
  • Women's awards:
    • Wade Trophy: Seimone Augustus, LSU
    • Nancy Lieberman Award: Temeka Johnson, LSU

Events

Movies

• Coach Carter
• Rebound (film)

Deaths

• March 17 — Norm Mager, NBA player (Baltimore Bullets) and college champion (CCNY) (b. 1926)
• April 18 — Clarence Gaines, Basketball Hall of Fame coach (b. 1923)
• May 1 — George Mikan, Basketball Hall of Fame player (b. 1924)
• August 25 — Teo Cruz, Puerto Rican player, BSN legend, five-time olympian (b. 1942)
• August 16 — Aleksandr Gomelsky, Basketball Hall of Fame coach (b. 1928)
• August 4 — Sue Gunter, women's coach for Louisiana State University for 22 seasons (b. 1939)
• September 26 — Shawntinice Polk, Arizona Wildcats women's player (b. 1983)
• October 15 — Jason Collier, Atlanta Hawks center (b. 1977)
• November 23 — Nate Hawthorne, NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns) (b. 1951)
• December 27 — Giancarlo Primo, Italian coach and FIBA Hall of Fame member (b. 1924)

External links

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