The following are the basketball events of the year 2002 throughout the world.

Championships [ edit ]

World Championship [ edit ]

• Men
  • Gold medal: Yugoslavia
  • Silver medal: Argentina
  • Bronze medal: Germany
  • Final match: Yugoslavia 84, Argentina 77
  • MVP: Dirk Nowitzki , Germany
  • All-tournament team: Nowitzki, Pero Cameron ( New Zealand ), Manu Ginobili ( Argentina ), Peja Stojakovic (Yugoslavia), Yao Ming ( China )
• Women
  • Gold medal: USA
  • Silver medal: Russia
  • Bronze medal: Australia
  • Final match: USA 79, Russia 74

Professional [ edit ]

• Men
  • 2002 NBA Finals : Los Angeles Lakers over the New Jersey Nets 4?0. MVP: Tim Duncan (More information can be found at 2002-03 NBA season .)
    • 2002 NBA Playoffs , 2002 NBA draft , 2001-02 NBA season , 2002 NBA All-Star Game
  • Philippine Basketball Association 2002 season:
    • Purefoods TJ Hotdogs over the Alaska Aces 4?3 in the Governor's Cup Finals
    • Red Bull Thunder over the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 4?3 in the Commissioner's Finals
    • Coca-Cola Tigers over the Alaska Aces 3?1 in the All-Filipino Cup Finals
  • Euroleague : Panathinaikos over Kinder Bologna 89?83 in the final match.
• Women
  • WNBA Finals : Los Angeles Sparks over the New York Liberty 2?0. MVP: Lisa Leslie
    • 2002 WNBA season , 2002 WNBA Playoffs , 2002 WNBA draft , 2002 WNBA All-Star Game

College [ edit ]

• Men
  • NCAA Division I : Maryland 64, Indiana 52
  • National Invitation Tournament : University of Memphis
  • NCAA Division II : Metropolitan State College of Denver 80, Kentucky Wesleyan College 72
  • NCAA Division III : Otterbein College 102, Elizabethtown College 83
  • NAIA Division I Oklahoma Science & Arts 96, Oklahoma Baptist University 79
  • NAIA Division II Evangel (Mo.) 84, Robert Morris (Ill.) 61
• Women
  • NCAA Division I : University of Connecticut 82, Oklahoma 70
  • Women's National Invitation Tournament : University of Oregon
  • NCAA Division II : Cal Poly Pomona 74, Southeastern Oklahoma 62
  • NCAA Division III Wis.-Stevens Point 67, St. Lawrence 65
  • NAIA Division I : Oklahoma City 82, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 73
  • NAIA Division II Hastings (Neb.) 73, Cornerstone (Mich.) 69

Awards and honors [ edit ]

Professional [ edit ]

• Men
  • NBA Most Valuable Player Award : Tim Duncan
  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award : Pau Gasol
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award : Ben Wallace
  • NBA Coach of the Year Award : Rick Carlisle , Detroit Pistons
  • Euroscar Award : Dirk Nowitzki , Dallas Mavericks and   Germany
  • Mr. Europa : Peja Stojakovi? , Sacramento Kings and Serbia and Montenegro
• Women
  • WNBA Most Valuable Player Award : Sheryl Swoopes , Houston Comets
  • WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award : Sheryl Swoopes , Houston Comets
  • WNBA Rookie of the Year Award : Tamika Catchings , Indiana Fever
  • WNBA Most Improved Player Award : Coco Miller , Washington Mystics
  • Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award : Jennifer Gillom , Phoenix Mercury
  • WNBA Coach of the Year Award : Marianne Stanley , Washington Mystics
  • WNBA All-Star Game MVP : Lisa Leslie , Los Angeles Sparks
  • WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award : Lisa Leslie , Los Angeles Sparks

Collegiate [ edit ]

• Combined
  • Legends of Coaching Award : Denny Crum , Louisville
• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award : Jay Williams , Duke
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year : Ben Howland , Pittsburgh
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award : Steve Logan , Cincinnati
  • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year : Jay Williams , Duke
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player : Carmelo Anthony , Syracuse
  • USBWA National Freshman of the Year : T. J. Ford , Texas
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year : Ben Howland , Pittsburgh
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball : Don Haskins
• Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year : Sue Bird , Connecticut
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year : Geno Auriemma , Connecticut
  • Wade Trophy : Sue Bird , Connecticut
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award : Sheila Lambert , Baylor
  • Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year : Sue Bird , Connecticut
  • NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player : Swin Cash , UConn
  • Basketball Academic All-America Team : Stacey Dales-Schuman , Oklahoma
  • Carol Eckman Award : Barbara Stevens , Bentley College
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year : Brenda Oldfield , Minnesota
  • List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners : Sue Bird , Connecticut
  • Nancy Lieberman Award : Sue Bird , Connecticut
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball : Billie Moore

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [ edit ]

• Class of 2002: ^[1]
  • Harlem Globetrotters
  • Larry Brown
  • Earvin "Magic" Johnson
  • Robert "Lute" Olson
  • Drazen Petrovic
  • Sandra Kay Yow

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame [ edit ]

• Class of 2002 ^[2]

• Cindy Brogdon
• Hortencia Marcari
• Kamie Ethridge
• Margaret Sexton Gleaves
• Sandra Meadows
• Lea Plarski
• Marianne Crawford Stanley
• Tara VanDerveer

Events [ edit ]

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Movies [ edit ]

• Double Teamed
• Juwanna Mann
• Like Mike

Deaths [ edit ]

• January 6 ? Fred Taylor , Hall of Fame coach of the 1960 National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes (born 1924)
• January 7 ? Geoff Crompton , American NBA player (born 1955)
• January 18 ? Alex Hannum , Hall of Fame pro basketball coach (born 1923)
• January 26 ? Milt Ticco , American NBL player (born 1922)
• February 2 ? Ed Jucker , American college coach ( Cincinnati ) (born 1916)
• February 13 ? Bob Gerber , American NBL player (born 1916)
• February 21 ? Gene Sullivan , American college coach ( Loyola (Illinois) ) (born 1931)
• March 11 ? Al Bonniwell , American NBL player ( Akron Firestone Non-Skids ) (born 1911)
• March 18 ? Don Betourne , American NBL player and coach (Kankakee Gallagher Trojans) (born 1915)
• May 5 ? Jimmy Smith , American college All-American ( Steubenville ) (born 1934)
• June 3 ? Cecil Hankins , NBA player ( St. Louis Bombers , Boston Celtics ) (born 1922)
• June 22 ? Bobby Roberts , American college coach ( Clemson ). ^[3]
• July 7 ? Bison Dele , NBA player (born 1969)
• July 17 ? Ubiratan Pereira Maciel , Hall of Fame Brazilian basketball player (born 1944)
• July 27 ? Billy McCann , 82, American college coach ( Hampden?Sydney , Washington and Lee , Virginia ). ^[4]
• August 8 ? Chick Hearn , television and radio announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers (born 1916)
• September 2 ? Abe Lemons , American college coach ( Oklahoma City , Texas ) (born 1922)
• September 7 ? Edward Spotovich , American NBL player (born 1916)
• September 14 ? Jim Barnes , Former #1 overall NBA draft pick and 1964 Olympic Gold medalist (born 1941)
• September 23 ? Jule Rivlin , American NBL player ( Akron Goodyear Wingfoots , Toledo Jeeps ) and college coach ( Marshall ) (born 1917)
• December 17 ? Bobby Joe Hill , American college national champion at Texas Western ( 1966 ) (born 1943)
• December 17 ? Hank Luisetti , college basketball player and inventor of the layup; first player to score 50 points in a game (born 1916)

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

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