• Source: 2004 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 2004 throughout the world.




Champions






= Olympics

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Men
Argentina
Italy
United States
Women
United States
Australia
Russia




= Professional

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Men
2004 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons over the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1. MVP: Chauncey Billups
2003-04 NBA season
2004 NBA Playoffs
2004 NBA draft
2004 NBA All-Star Game
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
WNBA Finals: Seattle Storm over Connecticut Sun 2-1. MVP: Betty Lennox
2004 WNBA season
2004 WNBA Playoffs
2004 WNBA draft
2004 WNBA All-Star Game
Eurobasket Women: None.




= College

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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

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Class of 2003:
Jerry Colangelo
Drazen Dalipagic
Clyde Drexler
Bill Sharman
Maurice Stokes
Lynette Woodard




= Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

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Class of 2004
Sylvia Hatchell
Lurlyne Greer Rogers
Amy Ruley
Bev Smith
William L. Wall
Marian E. Washington




= Professional

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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

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Combined
Legends of Coaching Award: Mike Montgomery, Stanford
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


Timeline of women's basketball




References






External links


Media related to 2004 in basketball at Wikimedia Commons

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