2004 in basketball
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The following are the basketball events of the year 2004 throughout the world.
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Champions
Olympics
Professional
- Men
- 2004 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons over the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1. MVP: Chauncey Billups
- Eurobasket: None.
- Euroleague:
- Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Skipper Bologna 118-74 in the final
- ULEB Cup
- Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem defeated Real Madrid 83-72
- Women
College
- Men
- NCAA Division I: Connecticut 82, Georgia Tech 73
- National Invitation Tournament: Michigan 62, Rutgers 55
- NCAA Division II: Kennesaw State 84, Southern Indiana 59
- NCAA Division III: UW-Stevens Point 84, Wiliams 82
- NAIA Division I Mountain State 74, Concordia 70
- NAIA Division II Oregon Tech 81, Bellevue (Neb.) 70
- Women
- NCAA Division I: Connecticut 70, Tennessee 61
- Women's National Invitation Tournament: Creighton 73, UNLV 52
- NCAA Division II: California (Pennsylvania) 75, Drury 72
- NCAA Division III: Wilmington (Ohio) 59, Bowdoin 53
- NAIA Division I: Southern Nazarene 77, Oklahoma City 61
- NAIA Division II Morningside (Iowa) 87, Cedarville (Ohio) 74
Awards and honors
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 2003:[1]
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 2004[2]
Professional
- Men
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Kevin Garnett
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award: LeBron James
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ron Artest
- NBA Coach of the Year Award: Mike D'Antoni, Phoenix Suns
- Euroscar Award: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and
Germany - Mr. Europa: Pau Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies and
Spain
- Women
- WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
- WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Kelly Miller, Charlotte Sting & Wendy Palmer, Connecticut Sun
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Teresa Edwards, Minnesota Lynx
- WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Suzie McConnell-Serio, Minnesota Lynx
- WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Betty Lennox, Seattle Storm
Collegiate
- Combined
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Sean May, North Carolina
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Luol Deng, Duke
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: George Killian
- Women
- John R. Wooden Award: Alana Beard, Duke
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Pat Summitt, Tennessee
- Wade Trophy: Alana Beard, Duke
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Erika Valek, Purdue
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Alana Beard, Duke
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Diana Taurasi, UConn
- Basketball Academic All-America Team: Kelly Mazzante, Penn State
- Carol Eckman Award: Deirdre Kane, West Chester
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Tiffany Jackson, Texas
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Joe Curl, Houston
- List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Alana Beard, Duke
- Nancy Lieberman Award: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Sonja Hogg
Deaths
- January 9 — Yinka Dare, Nigerian center for the New Jersey Nets (born 1972)
- January 18 — Hook Dillon, All-American at North Carolina (born 1924)
- January 26 — Stanley Nantais, Canadian Olympic player (1936) (born 1913)
- January 28 — Sox Walseth, American college coach (South Dakota State, Colorado) (born 1926)
- April 11 — Hy Gotkin, All-American at St. John's (born 1922)
- July 30 — Ed Melvin, American BAA player and college coach (St. Bonaventure, Toledo) (born 1916)
- July 24 — Cotton Fitzsimmons, NBA basketball coach (born 1931)
- August 12 — George Yardley, Hall of Fame player for the Fort Wayne Pistons (born 1928)
- September 4 — Alphonso Ford, 3000-point NCAA scorer and Greek A1 League MVP (born 1971)
- December 14 — Anselmo López, Spanish coach and administrator. FIBA Hall of Fame member (born 1910)
- December 18 — Eddie Oram, All-American college player (USC), NBL player (born 1914)
- December 25 — Howie Williams, American AAU player and Olympic gold medalist (1952) (born 1927)
See also
References
- ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2004". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
External links
Media related to 2004 in basketball at Wikimedia Commons