1999 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 1999 throughout the world.
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Championships
Professional
- Men
- 1999 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs over the New York Knicks 4-1. MVP: Tim Duncan
- 1999 NBA Playoffs, 1998-99 NBA season, 1999 NBA Draft
- Eurobasket: Italy 64, Spain 56
- 1999 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs over the New York Knicks 4-1. MVP: Tim Duncan
- Women
- WNBA Finals: Houston Comets over the New York Liberty 2-1. MVP: Cynthia Cooper
- Eurobasket Women Poland def. France
College
- Men
- NCAA Division I: University of Connecticut 77, Duke University 74
- National Invitation Tournament: University of California, Berkeley 61, Clemson University 60
- NCAA Division II: Kentucky Wesleyan College 75, Metropolitan State College of Denver 60
- NCAA Division III: University of Wisconsin-Platteville 76, Hampden-Sydney College 75 2 OTs
- NAIA Division I: Life University (GA) 63, Mobile (AL) 60
- NAIA Division II: Cornerstone University(MI) 113, Bethel College (Indiana) (IN) 109 OT
- NJCAA Division I: Indian Hills CC, Ottumwa, Iowa 100, Barton County CC Great Bend, Kansas 88
- Women
- NCAA Division I: Purdue University 62, Duke University 45
- NCAA Division II: North Dakota State University 80, Arkansas Tech University 63
- NCAA Division III Washington (Mo.) 74, St. Benedict 65
- NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City University 72, Simon Fraser (BC) 55
- NAIA Division II Shawnee State University (OH) 80, University of St. Francis 65
Preps
- USA Today Boys Basketball #1 Ranking: Oak Hill, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia (31-0). Led by Ronald Slay and Travis Watson
- USA Today Girls Basketball #1 Ranking: Pickerington, Ohio (27-1). Led by LaToya Turner.
Awards and honors
Professional
- Men
- NBA Most Baller Player Award: Karl The Malone
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Vince Carter
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Alonzo Mourning
- NBA Coach of the Year Award: Mike Dunleavy, Portland Trail Blazers
- Women
- WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento Monarchs
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento Monarchs
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington Mystics
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Dawn Staley, Charlotte Sting
- WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Van Chancellor, Houston Comets
- WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
- WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets
Collegiate
- Combined
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Elton Brand, Duke
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Shawnta Rogers, George Washington
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke
- NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Quentin Richardson, DePaul
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: C.M. Newton
- Women
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Carolyn Peck, Purdue
- Wade Trophy: Stephanie White, Purdue
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Becky Hammon, Colorado State
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee
- NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Ukari Figgs, Purdue
- Carol Eckman Award: Susan Summons, Miami-Dade Community College
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Carolyn Peck, Purdue
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Margaret Wade
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 2013:[1]
- Wayne R. Embry
- Kevin E. McHale
- Billie J. Moore
- John R. Thompson
- Fred Zollner
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 1999[2]
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Events
The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.[3]
Deaths
- May 8 - John Kotz, 1941 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player and player for the Sheboygan Red Skins (born 1919)
- July 8 — Frank Lubin, member of 1936 US Olympic championship team (born 1910)
- August 7 — John Dee, American college coach (Alabama, Notre Dame) (born 1923)
- August 7 — Harry Litwack, Hall of fame college coach of the Temple Owls (born 1907)
- August 19 — Kim Perrot, WNBA Player for the Houston Comets (born 1967)
- October 4 — Ted Strain, American NBL player and national champion at Wisconsin (1941) (born 1917)
- October 8 — John McLendon, Hall of Fame college and ABA coach (born 1915)
- October 12 — Wilt Chamberlain, player and member of Basketball Hall of Fame. Many believe him to have been the best basketball player in the history of the game (born 1936)
- October 14 — Jim Jordan, All-American at North Carolina (born 1925)
- October 25 — Forddy Anderson, Final Four college coach at both Bradley and Michigan State. NBA scout for the Boston Celtics (born 1919)
- December 1 — William "Pop" Gates, Hall of Fame Harlem Renaissance and Harlem Globetrotters player (born 1917)
- December 23 — Vladimir Kondrashin, FIBA Hall of Fame Russian coach (born 1929)
References
- ↑ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
- ↑ "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1999". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
- ↑ "About the Hall". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.