2003 in basketball

none 2003 Champions Professional Men 2003 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs over the New Jersey Nets 4-2. MVP: Tim Duncan (More information can be found at 2003-04 NBA season.) 2002-03 NBA season 2003 NBA Playoffs 2003 NBA draft 2003 NBA All-Star Game Eurobasket: Lithuania 93, Spain 84 Women WNBA Finals: Detroit Shock over Los Angeles Sparks 2-1. MVP: Ruth Riley 2003 WNBA season 2003 WNBA Playoffs 2003 WNBA draft 2003 WNBA All-Star Game Eurobasket Women: Russia def. Czech Republic College Men NCAA Division I: Syracuse University 81, University of Kansas 78 National Invitation Tournament: University of Michigan NCAA Division II: Northeastern State University 75, Kentucky Wesleyan College 64 NCAA Division III: Williams College 67, Gustavus Adolphus College 65 NAIA Division I Concordia 88, Mountain State 84 OT NAIA Division II Oregon Tech 81, Bellevue (Neb.) 70 Women NCAA Division I: University of Connecticut 73, University of Tennessee 68 Women's National Invitation Tournament: Auburn 64, Baylor 63 NCAA Division II: South Dakota State 65, Northern Kentucky University 60 NCAA Division III Trinity University (Tex.) 60, Eastern Connecticut State 58 NAIA Division I: Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 71, Oklahoma City University 70 NAIA Division II Hastings (Neb.) 59, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 53 Awards and honors Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2003:Hall of Famers http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers-index/ Basketball Hall of Fame 12 Oct 2014 25 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130325102924/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers-index/ dead Leon Barmore Francis D. "Chick" Hearn Earl F. Lloyd Meadowlark Lemon Dino Meneghin Robert L. Parish James A. Worthy Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2003Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2003 http://www.wbhof.com/Class03.html Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 12 Oct 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017185503/http://www.wbhof.com/Class03.html 17 October 2014 dead dmy-all Leon Barmore Tara Heiss Claude Hutcherson Patsy Neal Doris Rogers Marsha Sharp Professional Men NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Tim Duncan NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Amar'e Stoudemire NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ben Wallace NBA Coach of the Year Award: Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs Euroscar Award: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and DEU Mr. Europa: Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Maccabi Tel Aviv and LTU (also FC Barcelona) Women WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Michelle Snow, Houston Comets Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Edna Campbell, Sacramento Monarchs WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Bill Laimbeer, Detroit Shock WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Ruth Riley, Detroit Shock Collegiate Combined Legends of Coaching Award: Roy Williams, Kansas Men John R. Wooden Award: T. J. Ford, Texas Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jason Gardner, Arizona Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: David West, Xavier NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Emeka Okafor, Connecticut USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Charles “Lefty” Driesell Women Naismith College Player of the Year: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut Naismith College Coach of the Year: Gail Goestenkors, Duke Wade Trophy: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Kara Lawson, Tennessee Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Diana Taurasi, UConn Basketball Academic All-America Team: Kristine Austgulen, VCU Carol Eckman Award: Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech University USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Seimone Augustus, LSU Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State Nancy Lieberman Award: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Betty Jaynes Deaths January 20 — Dan King, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets) (born 1931) January 29 — John Murphy, American BAA player (Philadelphia Warriors, New York Knicks) (born 1924) February 9 — John Hyder, American college coach (Georgia Tech) (born 1912) March 29 — Carl Ridd, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1929) April 5 — Helgi Jóhannsson, Icelandic basketball player and coach (born 1929) April 16 — Jewell Young, All-American college player (Purdue), NBL player (Indianapolis Kautskys, Oshkosh All-Stars) (born 1913) May 14 — Dave DeBusschere, American Hall of Fame NBA player (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons) (born 1940) May 14 — Al Fleming, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics) (born 1954) May 23 — Weenie Miller, American college coach (VMI) (born 1922) May 29 — Anthony Frederick, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets) (born 1964) June 16 — David Polansky, American college coach (CCNY) (born 1919) June 22 — John Mandic, American NBA player (born 1919) September 20 — Ernie Calverley, All-American player and coach at Rhode Island (born 1924) October 16 — Chet Jaworski, All-American player (Rhode Island) (born 1916) October 23 — Kevin Magee, Former All-American at UC Irvine and Maccabi Tel Aviv player (born 1959) October 30 — Stan Szukala, American NBL player (Chicago Bruins, Chicago American Gears) (born 1918) November 21 — Bill Haarlow, American NBL player (Whiting Ciesar All-Americans) (born 1913) December 8 — Chuck Noe, American college coach (VMI, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, VCU) (born 1924) December 9 — Norm Sloan, College basketball coach of the 1974 national champion NC State Wolfpack (born 1926) December 26 — Gale Bishop, All-American college (Washington State) and BAA (Philadelphia Warriors) player (born 1922) See also Timeline of women's basketball References