2011 in basketball

none 2011 Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels. Tournaments Men's tournaments Olympic qualifiers 2011 FIBA Africa Championship – Antananarivo, Madagascar TUN ANG NGA 4th CIV 2011 FIBA Americas Championship – Mar del Plata, Argentina. ARG BRA DOM 4th PUR 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship – Australia AUS NZL EuroBasket 2011 – Lithuania ESP FRA RUS 4th MKD 2011 FIBA Asia Championship – Wuhan, China CHN JOR KOR 4th PHI Women's tournaments Olympic qualifiers 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women – Bamako, Mali ANG SEN MLI 4th NGR 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women – Neiva, Colombia. BRA ARG CAN 4th CUB 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women – Ōmura, Nagasaki, Japan CHN KOR JPN 4th TPE EuroBasket Women 2011 – Poland RUS TUR FRA 4th CZE 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women – Australia AUS NZL Youth tournaments 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship – Latvia LIT SRB RUS 4th ARG 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women – Chile USA ESP BRA 4th AUS Club championships Continental championships Men: Euroleague: GRC Panathinaikos ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv ITA Montepaschi Siena Eurocup: RUS UNICS Kazan ESP Cajasol HRV Cedevita Zagreb EuroChallenge: SVN Krka Novo Mesto RUS Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar BEL Telenet Oostende Asia Champions Cup: LBN Al-Riyadi Beirut IRN Mahram Tehran QAT Al-Rayyan Americas League: ARG Regatas Corrientes PUR Capitanes de Arecibo MEX Halcones UV Xalapa Women: EuroLeague Women: ESP Halcón Avenida Salamanca RUS Spartak Moscow Region RUS UMMC Ekaterinburg Transnational championships USACAN NBA Season: Division champions: Boston Celtics (Atlantic), Chicago Bulls (Central), Miami Heat (Southeast), Oklahoma City Thunder (Northwest), Los Angeles Lakers (Pacific), San Antonio Spurs (Southwest) Best regular-season record: Chicago Bulls (62–20) Eastern Conference: Miami Heat Western Conference: Dallas Mavericks Finals: The Mavericks win their first NBA title, defeating the Heat 4–2 in the best-of-7 series. The Mavs' Dirk Nowitzki is named Finals MVP. AUS NZL National Basketball League, 2010–11 season: Premiers: New Zealand Breakers Champions: The Breakers defeat the Cairns Taipans 2–1 in the best-of-three Grand Final, becoming the first New Zealand team to win an Australian national league title in any sport. BIHCROCZEMNESRBSVN Adriatic League, 2010–11 season: SRB Partizan Belgrade defeat SVN Union Olimpija Ljubljana 77–74 in the one-off final. BRUINAMASPHISINTHA ASEAN Basketball League, 2010–11 season: THA Chang Thailand Slammers defeat PHI Philippine Patriots 2–0 in the best-of-three finals. ESTLATLTUSWE Baltic League: LTU Žalgiris Kaunas defeat LAT VEF Riga 75–67 in the one-off final. BLRESTFINLATLTUPOLRUSUKR VTB United League, 2010–11 season: RUS BC Khimki defeat RUS CSKA Moscow 66–64 in the one-off final. National championships Men: ARG Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2010–11 season: Guangdong Southern Tigers Regular season: Obras Sanitarias Playoffs: Peñarol defeat Atenas 4–1 in the best-of-7 final. BEL Basketball League Belgium: Spirou Charleroi sweep Okapi Aalstar 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship: BRA Novo Basquete Brasil: UniCEUB/BRB Brasília defeat Franca 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals. BGR Bulgarian National League: Lukoil Academic complete a 36–0 season in domestic play with a 3–0 sweep of Levski Sofia in the best-of-5 finals. CHN Chinese Basketball Association: 2010–11 season: Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals. CRO Croatian League: KK Zagreb sweep Cedevita Zagreb 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. CZE Czech League: ČEZ Nymburk defeat Prostějov 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals. NLD Dutch Basketball League: ZZ Leiden defeat GasTerra Flames 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. EST Estonian League, 2010–11: Kalev/Cramo sweep TÜ/Rock 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. FRA French Pro A League: Nancy defeat Cholet 76–74 in the one-off final. GER German Bundesliga, 2010–11 season: Brose Baskets defeat ALBA Berlin 3–2 in the best-of-5 finals. GRC Greek League, 2010–11 season: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals. Before the finals, Olympiacos had gone 36–0 in domestic competition this season. IRI Iranian Super League, 2010–11 season: ISR Israeli Super League, 2010–11 season: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeat Hapoel Gilboa Galil 91–64 in the one-off final. ITA Italian Serie A, 2010–11 season: Montepaschi Siena defeat Bennet Cantù 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals. LAT Latvian League: VEF Riga defeat Ventspils 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. LTU Lithuanian LKL: Žalgiris defeat Lietuvos Rytas 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals. MNE Montenegro League: PHL Philippine Basketball Association, 2010–11 season: Philippine Cup: The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeat the San Miguel Beermen 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals. Commissioner's Cup: The Texters win their second trophy of the season, defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals. Governors Cup: The Petron Blaze Boosters deny the Texters a Grand Slam, defeating them 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. POL Polish League: Asseco Prokom Gdynia defeat Turów Zgorzelec 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. RUS Russian PBL: CSKA Moscow defeat Khimki 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals. SRB League of Serbia, 2010–11 season: Partizan sweep Hemofarm 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. SVN Slovenian League: ESP Spanish ACB: Season: Regal FC Barcelona Playoffs: Barça sweep Bizkaia Bilbao 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. TUR Turkish Basketball League: Fenerbahçe Ülker defeat Galatasaray Café Crown 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals. UKR Ukrainian SuperLeague: Budivelnyk defeat Donetsk 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. GBR British Basketball League, 2010–11: Season: Mersey Tigers Playoffs: The Tigers defeat the Sheffield Sharks 79–74 in the one-off final. ROC Super Basketball League:Taiwan Beer defeat Dacin Tigers 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals. Women: USA WNBA Season: Eastern Conference: Indiana Fever Western Conference: Minnesota Lynx Finals: The Lynx win their first WNBA title, sweeping the Fever 3–0 in the best-of-5 series. The Lynx' Seimone Augustus is named Finals MVP. College Men USA NCAA Division I: Connecticut 53, Butler 41 Most Outstanding Player: Kemba Walker, Connecticut National Invitation Tournament: Wichita State 66, Alabama 57 College Basketball Invitational: Oregon defeated Creighton 2–1 in the best-of-3 final. CollegeInsider.com Tournament: Santa Clara 76, Iona 69 Division II: Bellarmine 71, BYU–Hawaii 68 Division III: St. Thomas (MN) 78, Wooster 54 USA NAIA NAIA Division I: Pikeville 83, Mountain State 76 (OT) NAIA Division II: Cornerstone 80, Saint Francis (IN) 71 USA NJCAA Division I: Division II: Lincoln College (Lincoln, Illinois)74, Mott Community College (Flint, Michigan) 67 Division III: PHL UAAP Men's: Ateneo defeated FEU 2–0 in the best-of-3 finals PHL NCAA (Philippines) Seniors': San Beda defeated San Sebastian 2–0 in the best-of-3 finals Women USA NCAA Division I: Texas A&M 76, Notre Dame 70 Most Outstanding Player: Danielle Adams, Texas A&M WNIT: Toledo 76, USC 68 Women's Basketball Invitational: UAB 68, Cal State Bakersfield 60 Division II: Clayton State 69, Michigan Tech 50 Division III: Amherst 64, Washington (MO) 55 USA NAIA NAIA Division I: NAIA Division II women's basketball championship: USA NJCAANJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK http://www.njcaa.org/Record%20Books/Basketball%20%28Women%27s%29/Women%27s%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf NJCAA 10 Oct 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141014235109/http://www.njcaa.org/Record%20Books/Basketball%20%28Women%27s%29/Women%27s%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf 2014-10-14 dead Division I:North Idaho College 90, Trinity Valley Community College 81 Division II:Monroe College 78, Lake Michigan College 73 Division III:Anoka-Ramsey Community College 60, Roxbury Community College 55 PHL UAAP Women's: FEU defeated Adamson Falcons 2–1 in the best-of-3 finals Prep USA USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1: St. Anthony High School (New Jersey) USA USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1: PHL NCAA (Philippines) Juniors: San Beda defeated LSGH 2–1 in the best-of-5 finals, with San Beda having a 1–0 advantage PHL UAAP Juniors: NU defeated FEU-FERN 2–1 in the best-of-3 finals Awards and honors Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011: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 Players: Teresa Edwards, Artis Gilmore, Chris Mullin, Dennis Rodman, Arvydas Sabonis, Reece "Goose" Tatum Coaches: Herb Magee, Tara VanDerveer, Tex Winter Contributors: Tom "Satch" Sanders Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011 http://www.wbhof.com/Class11.html Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 12 Oct 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017213722/http://www.wbhof.com/Class11.html 17 October 2014 dead dmy-all Val Ackerman Ruthie Bolton Vicky Bullett Muffet McGraw Pearl Moore Lometa Odom Professional Men NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award: Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers NBA Most Improved Player Award: Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Sportsmanship Award: Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors NBA Coach of the Year Award: Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: Ron Artest, Los Angeles Lakers NBA Executive of the Year Award: Gar Forman, Chicago Bulls and Pat Riley, Miami Heat FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Dirk Nowitzki, DEU and Dallas Mavericks Euroscar Award: Dirk Nowitzki, DEU and Dallas Mavericks Mr. Europa: Women WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Sylvia Fowles, Chicago Sky WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award: DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix Mercury WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Kia Vaughn, New York Liberty Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Sue Bird, Seattle Storm and Ruth Riley, San Antonio Silver Stars WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Cheryl Reeve, Minnesota Lynx WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Swin Cash, Seattle Storm WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Alba Torrens, ESP, Perfumerías Avenida, and Galatasaray Medical Park Collegiate Combined Legends of Coaching Award: Tom Izzo, Michigan State Men John R. Wooden Award: Jimmer Fredette, BYU Naismith College Coach of the Year: Steve Fisher, San Diego State Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jacob Pullen, Kansas State Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Jimmer Fredette, BYU NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Anthony Davis, Kentucky USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Mike Brey, Notre Dame Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Dick Enberg Women John R. Wooden Award: Maya Moore, Connecticut Naismith College Player of the Year: Maya Moore, Connecticut Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Wade Trophy: Maya Moore, Connecticut Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Maya Moore, Connecticut NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Danielle Adams, Texas A&M Basketball Academic All-America Team: Maya Moore, UConn Kay Yow Award: Matt Bollant, Green Bay Carol Eckman Award: Joanne Boyle, California Maggie Dixon Award: Stephanie Glance, Illinois State USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Odyssey Sims, Baylor Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Katie Meier, Miami (FL) Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Tara VanDerveer, Stanford List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Maya Moore, Connecticut Nancy Lieberman Award: Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Cheryl Miller Events On June 1, Shaquille O'Neal announced his retirement from basketball after 19 seasons and four world championships. O'Neal made the announcement on his Twitter page.https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=6615886 Shaq announces his retirement after 19 seasons June 2011 On July 1, the collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and its players union expires, and the league immediately imposes a lockout of its players. On July 20, Yao Ming officially announced his retirement from basketball after nine seasons and a series of foot and ankle injuries. Yao has been credited with fueling greatly increased interest in the NBA in his home country of China since his selection as the #1 overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft.Yao Ming retirement marks end of an era On September 26, New Jersey Nets minority owner Jay-Z announced that the team would change its name to the Brooklyn Nets when it moves to its new arena for the 2012–13 season.https://www.espn.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7022025/jay-z-announces-brooklyn-nets-name-concert Jay-Z: Team to be Brooklyn Nets Associated Press ESPN.com September 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 Movies The Fab Five – an ESPN Films documentary about the 1990s Michigan Wolverines players known collectively as the Fab Five: Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson Off the Rez – a TLC documentary chronicling the high school career of current University of Louisville women's player Shoni Schimmel, a Native American who grew up on an Oregon reservation Runnin' Rebels of UNLV – a Home Box Office documentary chronicling the UNLV men's team's success in the late 1980s through early 1990s Salaam Dunk Unguarded – an ESPN Films documentary about former NBA player Chris Herren, including his struggle with and ongoing recovery from drug addiction Deaths January 12 — Howard Engleman, All-American player and interim head coach for the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team (born 1919) January 16 — Guðmundur Þorsteinsson, Icelandic national team player and coach (born 1942) February 2 — Roger Strickland, NBA player (Baltimore Bullets) (born 1940) February 4 — Lee Winfield, NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics, Buffalo Braves, Kansas City Kings) (born 1947) February 6 — Cesare Rubini, Italian coach and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (born 1923) February 20 — Troy Jackson, better known by his nickname "Escalade", streetball player for the AND1 Mixtape Tour (born 1976) March 4 — Ed Manning, NBA and ABA player and father of 1988 #1 overall NBA Draft pick Danny Manning (born 1943) March 7 — Rudy Salud, former commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association (born 1938) March 22 — Edgar Lacey, ABA player (Los Angeles Stars) and national champion at UCLA (born 1944) April 2 — Larry Finch, college coach and player (Memphis) (born 1951) April 10 — Bob Shaw, American NBL player (born 1921) April 14 — Joe Dan Gold, college player and coach (Mississippi State) (born 1942) April 15 — Beryl Shipley, college coach (Southwestern Louisiana) (born 1926) May 11 — Robert Traylor, NBL and NBA player (Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets) (born 1977) May 27 — Margo Dydek, Polish WNBA player (Utah Starzz, San Antonio Silver Stars, Connecticut Sun, Los Angeles Sparks) (born 1974) June 6 — Bill Closs, NBA player (Philadelphia Warriors, Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1922) June 9 — Mike Mitchell, NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs) (born 1956) June 15 — Marshall Rogers, NBA player (Golden State Warriors) and the 1976 NCAA Division I season scoring leader (born 1953) June 27 — Lorenzo Charles, NBA player (Atlanta Hawks) famous for hitting the game-winning shot of the 1983 NCAA tournament for NC State (born 1963) July 1 — Bob McCann, NBA player (five teams) (born 1964) July 5 — Neil Dougherty, college coach (TCU) (born 1961) July 5 — Armen Gilliam, NBA player (six teams) (born 1964) July 9 — Don Ackerman, NBA player (New York Knicks) (born 1930) July 16 — Joe McNamee, NBA player (Rochester Royals, Baltimore Bullets) (born 1926) July 30 — Bob Peterson, NBA player (Baltimore Bullets, Milwaukee Hawks, New York Knicks) (born 1932) August 3 — Ray Patterson, NBA executive (Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets) August 4 — Sherman White, college player at Long Island famous for being indicted in point shaving scandal (born 1928) August 8 — Mike Barrett, ABA player and Olympic gold medalist in 1968 (born 1943) August 18 — Scotty Robertson, NBA and college coach (born 1930) August 27 — Bob Hubbard, American NBL and BAA player (born 1922) August 31 — Cal Christensen, NBA player (Milwaukee Hawks, Cincinnati Royals) (born 1927) August 31 — Jack Stephens, NBA player (St. Louis Hawks) (born 1933) September 14 — Lewis Brown, NBA player (Washington Bullets) (born 1955) September 16 — Dave Gavitt, American basketball coach (Providence College) and founder of the Big East Conference; member of the Naismith Hall as a contributor (born 1937) September 17 — Fedon Matheou, Greek basketball player and coach (born 1924) September 21 — Mickey Rottner, American NBL (Sheboygan Red Skins) and BAA (Chicago Stags) player (born 1919) September 22 — John H. Dick, starter on first NCAA championship team (1939 Oregon Ducks) (born 1918) September 30 — Peter Gent, standout forward/center for Michigan State from 1962 to 1964 and author of North Dallas Forty (born 1942) October 3 — Jim Neal, NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) (born 1930) October 9 — Antonis Christeas, Greek basketball player (Panellinios, AEK Athens) (born 1937) October 9 — Chauncey Hardy, 23-year-old American playing professionally in Romania (born 1988) October 12 — Lewis Mills, college coach (Richmond) and athletic director November 2 — Ilmar Kullam, Olympic silver medalist for the Soviet Union in 1952 (born 1922) November 8 — Ed Macauley, Hall of Fame player (St. Louis Hawks) (born 1928) November 9 — Bob Carney, NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers) (born 1932) November 17 — Kurt Budke, women's college basketball coach (Oklahoma State) (born 1961) November 18 — Walt Hazzard, NBA player and college coach (UCLA) (born 1942) November 22 — Alberto Reynoso, Philippine Basketball Association player (born 1940) November 25 — Hoddy Mahon, College basketball coach (Seton Hall) November 30 — George McCarty, College coach (New Mexico State, UTEP) (born 1915) December 1 — Dick Wehr, BAA player (Indianapolis Jets) and college coach (Georgia State) (born 1925) See also Timeline of women's basketball References External links