# 2009 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 2009 throughout the world.
Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.

## Tournaments
### Men's tournaments
#### Other tournaments

* All-Africa Games at
* Pan American Games at
* Southeast Asian Games at
* Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship 2009 at

### Women's tournaments
#### Olympic qualifiers

* FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2009 at
* FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2009 at
* FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2009 at
* EuroBasket Women 2009 at
* FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 2009 at

#### Other tournaments

* Pan American Games at
* Southeast Asian Games at
* Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship for Women 2009 at

### Youth tournaments

* FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand
** United States Greece Croatia
** All-tournament team:
*** Mario Delaš
*** Gordon Hayward
*** Nikolaos Pappas
*** Tyshawn Taylor
*** Toni Prostran
* FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women in Thailand
* FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women at

## Club championships
### Intercontinental championships

* Euroleague: Panathinaikos
* Eurocup: Lietuvos Rytas
* EuroChallenge: Virtus Bologna
* Asia Champions Cup: Mahram Tehran
* Liga Sudamericana: Flamengo

### National championships

Men:
* NBA
** Season:
*** Division champions: Boston Celtics (Atlantic), Cleveland Cavaliers (Central), Orlando Magic (Southeast), Denver Nuggets (Northwest), Los Angeles Lakers (Pacific), San Antonio Spurs (Southwest)
*** Best regular-season record: Cleveland Cavaliers (66–16)
*** Eastern Conference: Orlando Magic
*** Western Conference: Los Angeles Lakers
** finals: The Lakers defeat the Magic 4–1, giving Phil Jackson a record 10th NBA title as a head coach. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant is named Finals MVP.
* Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2008–09 season:
** Regular season: Atenas
** Playoffs: Atenas defeat Peñarol 4–2 in the best-of-seven final.
* National Basketball League, 2008–09 season:
** Premiers: South Dragons
** Champions: South Dragons defeat Melbourne Tigers 3–2 in the best-of-five Grand Final.
* Basketball League Belgium: Spirou Charleroi defeat Dexia Mons-Hainaut 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
* Chinese Basketball Association, 2008–09 season: Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat the Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
* Croatian League: Cibona defeat Zadar 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
* Czech League: ČEZ Nymburk defeat Geofin Nový Jičín 4–0 in the best-of-seven final.
* Dutch Eredivisie: MyGuide Amsterdam defeat EiffelTowers Den Bosch 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
* Estonian League, 2008–09: Kalev/Cramo defeat TÜ/Rock 4–2 in the best-of-7 final.
* French Pro A League: ASVEL Basket defeat Orléans 55–41 in the one-off final.
* German Bundesliga: EWE Baskets Oldenburg defeat Telekom Baskets Bonn 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
* Greek League, 2008–09 season: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
* Iranian Super League, 2008–09 season: Mahram defeat Zob Ahan 2–0 in the best-of-three final.
* Israeli Super League, 2008–09 season: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeat Maccabi Haifa 85–72 in the one-off final.
* Italian Serie A, 2008–09 season: Montepaschi Siena defeat Armani Jeans Milano 4–0 in the best-of-seven final. Montepaschi complete a treble of trophies, having also won the Italian Supercup and Italian Cup; they lost only one out of 44 matches across all domestic competitions this season.
* Lithuanian LKL: Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius defeat Žalgiris Kaunas 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
* Montenegro League: Budućnost Podgorica defeat Primorje 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
* Philippine Basketball Association, 2008–09 season:
** Philippine Cup: The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeat the Alaska Aces 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
** Fiesta Conference: The San Miguel Beermen defeat the Barangay Ginebra Kings 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
* Polish League: Asseco Prokom Sopot defeat Turów Zgorzelec 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
* Russian Super League: CSKA Moscow defeat Khimki Moscow Region 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
* Serbia Super League: Partizan Belgrade defeat Red Star Belgrade 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
* Slovenian League: Union Olimpija defeat Helios Domžale 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
* Spanish ACB:
** Season: TAU Cerámica
** Playoffs: Regal FC Barcelona defeat TAU Cerámica 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
* Turkish Basketball League: Efes Pilsen defeat Fenerbahçe Ülker 4–2 in the best-of-seven final.
* Ukrainian Super League: Azovmash Mariupol defeat BC Donetsk 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
* British Basketball League, 2008–09:
** Season: Newcastle Eagles
** Playoffs: Newcastle Eagles defeat Everton Tigers 87–84 in the one-off final.
* Adriatic League: Partizan Belgrade defeat Cibona Zagreb 63–49 in the one-off final.
* Baltic League: Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius defeat Žalgiris Kaunas 97–74 in the one-off final.
Women:
* WNBA
** Season:
*** Eastern Conference: Indiana Fever
*** Western Conference and best regular-season record: Phoenix Mercury
** Finals: The Mercury defeat the Fever 3–2 for their second title in three years. The Mercury's Diana Taurasi is named Finals MVP.
* 2008–09 EuroLeague Women: Spartak Moscow

### College

Men:
| Country | League / Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
| Canada | 2009 CIS Men's Basketball Championship | Carleton Ravens | UBC Thunderbirds | 87–77 | Single-game final |
| Philippines | UAAP Season 72 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | UE Red Warriors | 2–1 | Best-of-three series |
| Philippines | NCAA Season 85 | San Sebastian Stags | San Beda Red Lions | 2–0 | Best-of-three series |
| United States | NCAA Division I | North Carolina Tar Heels | Michigan State Spartans | 89–72 | Single-game final |
| United States | National Invitation Tournament | Penn State Lions | Baylor | 69–63 | Single-game final |
| United States | College Basketball Invitational | Oregon State | UTEP | 2–1 | Best-of-three series |
| United States | CollegeInsider.com Tournament | Old Dominion | Bradley | 66–62 | Single-game final |
| United States | NCAA Division II | Findlay | Cal Poly Pomona | 56–53 (OT) | Single-game final |
| United States | NCAA Division III | Washington University (SL) | Stockton University | 61–52 | Single-game final |
| United States | NAIA Division I | Rocky Mountain College (MT) | Columbia College (MO) | 77–61 | Single-game final |
| United States | NAIA Division II | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Ozarks College (MO) | 60–53 | Single-game final |
| United States | NJCAA Division I | Salt Lake Comm. College (UT) | Midland College (TX) | 67–60 | Single-game final |
| United States | NJCAA Division II | Johnson County Comm. College | Kirkwood Community College | 63–49 | Single-game final |
| United States | NJCAA Division III | Richland College (TX) | Minneapolis ComTech College (MN) | 58–57 | Single-game final |
Women:
* NCAA
** Division I: Connecticut 76, Louisville 54
*** Most Outstanding Player: Tina Charles, UConn
** WNIT: South Florida 75, Kansas 71
** Division II: Minnesota State-Mankato 103, Franklin Pierce 94
** Division III: George Fox 60, Washington (MO) 53
* NAIA
** NAIA Division I: Union College (TN) 73, Lambuth University (TN) 63
** NAIA Division II: Morningside College (IA) 68, Hastings College (NE) 63
* NJCAA
** Division I: Central Arizona College 78, Jefferson College 71
** Division II: Kirkwood Community College 62, Schoolcraft College 38
** Division III: Rochester Community & Technical College 87, Madison Area Technical College 63
* UAAP Women's: Adamson defeats FEU in the best of three finals 2–0

### Prep

* USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1:
* USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1:
* NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:
* UAAP Juniors: Ateneo defeats DLSZ in the best of three finals 2–1

## Awards and honors
### Basketball Hall of Fame

* Class of 2009:
** Players: Michael Jordan, David Robinson, John Stockton
** Coaches: Jerry Sloan, C. Vivian Stringer

### Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

* Class of 2009
** Jennifer Azzi
** Cynthia Cooper
** Jennifer Gillom
** Sonja Hogg
** Jill Hutchison
** Ora Washington

### FIBA Hall of Fame

* Class of 2009
* Players
* Jacky Chazalon
      * Oscar Robertson
      * Ricardo González
      * Ubiratan Pereira
   * Coaches
      * Kay Yow
      * Pedro Ferrándiz
      * Pete Newell
   * Referees
      * Artenik Arabadjian
      * Marcel Pfeuti
   * Contributors
      * Al Ramsay

### Professional

* Men
** NBA Most Valuable Player Award: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
** NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
** NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
** NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award: Jason Terry, Dallas Mavericks
** NBA Most Improved Player Award: Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers
** NBA Coach of the Year Award: Mike Brown, Cleveland Cavaliers
** FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Pau Gasol, Spain and Los Angeles Lakers
** Euroscar Award: Pau Gasol, Spain and Los Angeles Lakers
** Mr. Europa: Pau Gasol, Spain and Los Angeles Lakers
* Women
** WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
** WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
** WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream
** WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award: DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix Mercury
** WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Crystal Langhorne, Washington Mystics
** Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Kara Lawson, Sacramento Monarchs
** WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Marynell Meadors, Atlanta Dream
** WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Swin Cash, Seattle Storm
** WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
** FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Sandrine Gruda, France, UMMC Ekaterinburg, and Connecticut Sun

### Collegiate

* Combined
** Legends of Coaching Award: Rick Barnes, Texas
* Men
** John R. Wooden Award: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
** Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
** Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Darren Collison, UCLA
** Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
** NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Kyle Singler, Duke
** USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Tyreke Evans, Memphis
** Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Bill Self, Kansas
** Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Billy Packer
* Women
** John R. Wooden Award: Maya Moore, Connecticut
** Naismith College Player of the Year: Maya Moore, Connecticut
** Naismith College Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
** Wade Trophy: Maya Moore, Connecticut
** Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Renee Montgomery, Connecticut
** Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Maya Moore, Connecticut
** NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Tina Charles, UConn
** Basketball Academic All-America Team: Amber Guffey, Murray State
** Carol Eckman Award: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
** Maggie Dixon Award: Kelly Packard, Ball State
** USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee
** Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
** List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma
** Nancy Lieberman Award: Renee Montgomery, Connecticut
** Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Anne Donovan

## Events

* The Italian club Nuova Sebastiani Basket moves from the central Italian city of Rieti to the major southern city of Naples, effective with the 2009–10 season.
* October 20 – The WNBA announces that the Detroit Shock has been purchased by a group of investors from Tulsa, Oklahoma and will move to that city for the 2010 season. In January 2010, the team would be unveiled as the Tulsa Shock.

## Movies

* Hurricane Season
* The Mighty Macs
* Streetballers
* The Winning Season

## Deaths

* January 29 — Kay Yow, Hall of Fame coach of the NC State Lady Wolfpack (born 1942)
* February 5 — Mel Thompson, American college coach (The Citadel) (born 1932)
* February 20 — Larry H. Miller, American businessman, owner of the Utah Jazz (born 1944)
* February 26 — Johnny Kerr, Former NBA player, coach and Chicago Bulls announcer (born 1932)
* February 26 — Norm Van Lier, Former NBA player and announcer (born 1947)
* March 13 — William Davidson, American businessman, owner of the Detroit Pistons and Hall of Famer (born 1923)
* April 4 — Marvin Webster, The "Human Eraser" was a 10-year NBA vet and Division II National Champion at Morgan State University (born 1952)
* April 16 — Reggie Royals, ABA player (San Diego Conquistadors) (born 1950)
* April 27 — Glen Gondrezick, Former NBA and UNLV guard (born 1955)
* April 29 — Alexander Athas, American basketball player and sports celebrity (born 1922)
* April 30 — Hal Perry, Starting guard on San Francisco's back to back national championship teams (1955 & 1956) (born 1933)
* May 9 — Chuck Daly, Two-time NBA Champion coach of the Detroit Pistons and coach of the 1992 US Olympic team (born 1930)
* May 15 — Wayman Tisdale, American player, member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame and 12-year NBA veteran; also a renowned jazz bass guitarist (born 1964)
* May 21 — DeWitt Menyard, American ABA player (Houston Mavericks) (born 1944)
* June 4 — Randy Smith, Former All-Star guard for the Buffalo Braves (born 1948)
* July 27 — Dick Holub, Former Fairleigh Dickinson coach and All-American player at LIU (born 1921)
* August 11 — Kirby Minter, American basketball player, MVP of the 1954 FIBA World Championship (born 1929)
* August 13 — Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (born 1980)
* August 17 — Paul Hogue, All-American and 1962 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player at Cincinnati (born 1940)
* August 19 — Harry Kermode, Canadian Olympic player (1948) (born 1922)
* September 29 — Ebony Dickinson, American basketball player (born 1977)
* October 19 — Joe Hutton, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers) (born 1928)
* October 19 — Angelo Musi, NBA (Philadelphia Warriors) and ABL player (born 1918)
* October 23 — Ron Sobieszczyk, former member of the New York Knicks and Minneapolis Lakers (born 1934)
* October 30 — Howie Schultz, member of two NBA championship teams with the Minneapolis Lakers (born 1922)
* November 1 — Jonathan Bourhis, French player (JDA Dijon Basket) (born 1990)
* November 1 — Alan Ogg, former UAB and Miami Heat center (born 1967)
* November 9 — Al Cervi, Hall of Fame player and coach of the 1955 NBA Champion Syracuse Nationals (born 1917)
* November 18 — Red Robbins, Tennessee standout and ABA player (born 1944)
* November 22 — Bob Armstrong, American NBL player (Youngstown Bears) (born 1920)
* November 24 — Abe Pollin, Owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics (born 1923)
* December 8 — Fred Sheffield, BAA player (Philadelphia Warriors) (born 1923)
* December 28 — Zoltán Horváth, Hungarian player (born 1979)