2011 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 2011 throughout the world.

Tournaments

Men's tournaments Olympic qualifiers • 2011 FIBA Africa Championship – Antananarivo, Madagascar • • • • 4th • 2011 FIBA Americas Championship – Mar del Plata, Argentina. • • • • 4th • 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship – Australia • • • EuroBasket 2011 – Lithuania • • • • 4th • 2011 FIBA Asia Championship – Wuhan, China • • • • 4th Women's tournaments Olympic qualifiers • 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women – Bamako, Mali • • • • 4th • 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women – Neiva, Colombia. • • • • 4th • 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women – Ōmura, Nagasaki, Japan • • • • 4th • EuroBasket Women 2011 – Poland • • • • 4th • 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women – Australia • • Youth tournaments • 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship – Latvia • • • • 4th • 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women – Chile • • • • 4th ==Club championships==

Club championships

Continental championships Men: • Euroleague: • Panathinaikos Maccabi Tel Aviv Montepaschi Siena • Eurocup: • UNICS Kazan Cajasol Cedevita Zagreb • EuroChallenge: • Krka Novo Mesto Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar Telenet Oostende • Asia Champions Cup: • Al-Riyadi Beirut Mahram Tehran Al-Rayyan • Americas League: • Regatas Corrientes Capitanes de Arecibo Halcones UV Xalapa Women: • EuroLeague Women: • Halcón Avenida Salamanca Spartak Moscow Region UMMC Ekaterinburg Transnational championships • 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. • 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. • Adriatic League, 2010–11 season: Partizan Belgrade defeat Union Olimpija Ljubljana 77–74 in the one-off final. • ASEAN Basketball League, 2010–11 season: Chang Thailand Slammers defeat Philippine Patriots 2–0 in the best-of-three finals. • Baltic League: Žalgiris Kaunas defeat VEF Riga 75–67 in the one-off final. • VTB United League, 2010–11 season: BC Khimki defeat CSKA Moscow 66–64 in the one-off final. National championships Men: • 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. • Basketball League Belgium: Spirou Charleroi sweep Okapi Aalstar 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. • Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship: • Novo Basquete Brasil: UniCEUB/BRB Brasília defeat Franca 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals. • 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. • Chinese Basketball Association: 2010–11 season: Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals. • Croatian League: KK Zagreb sweep Cedevita Zagreb 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. • Czech League: ČEZ Nymburk defeat Prostějov 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals. • Dutch Basketball League: ZZ Leiden defeat GasTerra Flames 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. • Estonian League, 2010–11: Kalev/Cramo sweep TÜ/Rock 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. • French Pro A League: Nancy defeat Cholet 76–74 in the one-off final. • German Bundesliga, 2010–11 season: Brose Baskets defeat ALBA Berlin 3–2 in the best-of-5 finals. • 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. • Iranian Super League, 2010–11 season: • Israeli Super League, 2010–11 season: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeat Hapoel Gilboa Galil 91–64 in the one-off final. • Italian Serie A, 2010–11 season: Montepaschi Siena defeat Bennet Cantù 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals. • Latvian League: VEF Riga defeat Ventspils 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. • Lithuanian LKL: Žalgiris defeat Lietuvos Rytas 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals. • Montenegro League: • 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. • Polish League: Asseco Prokom Gdynia defeat Turów Zgorzelec 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. • Russian PBL: CSKA Moscow defeat Khimki 3–1 in the best-of-5 finals. • League of Serbia, 2010–11 season: Partizan sweep Hemofarm 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. • Slovenian League: • Spanish ACB: • Season: Regal FC Barcelona • Playoffs: Barça sweep Bizkaia Bilbao 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. • Turkish Basketball League: Fenerbahçe Ülker defeat Galatasaray Café Crown 4–2 in the best-of-7 finals. • Ukrainian SuperLeague: Budivelnyk defeat Donetsk 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. • British Basketball League, 2010–11: • Season: Mersey Tigers • Playoffs: The Tigers defeat the Sheffield Sharks 79–74 in the one-off final. • Super Basketball League:Taiwan Beer defeat Dacin Tigers 4–1 in the best-of-7 finals. Women: • 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: • 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 • NAIA • NAIA Division I: Pikeville 83, Mountain State 76 (OT) • NAIA Division II: Cornerstone 80, Saint Francis (IN) 71 • NJCAA • Division I: • Division II: Lincoln College (Lincoln, Illinois)74, Mott Community College (Flint, Michigan) 67 • Division III: • UAAP Men's: Ateneo defeated FEU 2–0 in the best-of-3 finals • NCAA (Philippines) Seniors': San Beda defeated San Sebastian 2–0 in the best-of-3 finals ;Women: • 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 • NAIA • NAIA Division I: • NAIA Division II women's basketball championship: • NJCAA • 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 • UAAP Women's: FEU defeated Adamson Falcons 2–1 in the best-of-3 finals Prep • USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1: St. Anthony High School (New Jersey) • USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1: • NCAA (Philippines) Juniors: San Beda defeated LSGH 2–1 in the best-of-5 finals, with San Beda having a 1–0 advantage • UAAP Juniors: NU defeated FEU-FERN 2–1 in the best-of-3 finals ==Awards and honors==

Awards and honors

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. • 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. • 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. ==Movies==

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==

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==

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