2003 in basketball
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The following are the basketball events of the year 2003 throughout the world.
Champions
Professional
- Men
- 2003 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs over the New Jersey Nets 4-2. MVP: Tim Duncan (More information can be found at 2003-04 NBA season.)
- Eurobasket: Lithuania 93, Spain 84
- Women
College
- Men
- NCAA Division I: Syracuse University 81, University of Kansas 78
- National Invitation Tournament: University of Michigan
- NCAA Division II: Northeastern State University 75, Kentucky Wesleyan College 64
- NCAA Division III: Williams College 67, Gustavus Adolphus College 65
- NAIA Division I Concordia 88, Mountain State 84 OT
- NAIA Division II Oregon Tech 81, Bellevue (Neb.) 70
- Women
- NCAA Division I: University of Connecticut 73, University of Tennessee 68
- Women's National Invitation Tournament: Auburn 64, Baylor 63
- NCAA Division II: South Dakota State 65, Northern Kentucky University 60
- NCAA Division III Trinity University (Tex.) 60, Eastern Connecticut State 58
- NAIA Division I: Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 71, Oklahoma City University 70
- NAIA Division II Hastings (Neb.) 59, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 53
Awards and honors
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 2003[2]
- Leon Barmore
- Tara Heiss
- Claude Hutcherson
- Patsy Neal
- Doris Rogers
- Marsha Sharp
Professional
- Men
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Tim Duncan
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Amar'e Stoudemire
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ben Wallace
- NBA Coach of the Year Award: Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs
- Euroscar Award: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and
Germany - Mr. Europa: Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Maccabi Tel Aviv and
Lithuania (also FC Barcelona)
- Women
- WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock
- WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Michelle Snow, Houston Comets
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Edna Campbell, Sacramento Monarchs
- WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Bill Laimbeer, Detroit Shock
- WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Ruth Riley, Detroit Shock
Collegiate
- Combined
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: T. J. Ford, Texas
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jason Gardner, Arizona
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: David West, Xavier
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Charles “Lefty” Driesell
- Women
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Gail Goestenkors, Duke
- Wade Trophy: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Kara Lawson, Tennessee
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Diana Taurasi, UConn
- Basketball Academic All-America Team: Kristine Austgulen, VCU
- Carol Eckman Award: Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech University
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Seimone Augustus, LSU
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
- List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State
- Nancy Lieberman Award: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Betty Jaynes
Deaths
- January 20 — Dan King, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets) (born 1931)
- January 29 — John Murphy, American BAA player (Philadelphia Warriors, New York Knicks) (born 1924)
- February 9 — John Hyder, American college coach (Georgia Tech) (born 1912)
- March 29 — Carl Ridd, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1929)
- April 5 — Helgi Jóhannsson, Icelandic basketball player and coach (born 1929)
- April 16 — Jewell Young, All-American college player (Purdue), NBL player (Indianapolis Kautskys, Oshkosh All-Stars) (born 1913)
- May 14 — Dave DeBusschere, American Hall of Fame NBA player (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons) (born 1940)
- May 14 — Al Fleming, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics) (born 1954)
- May 23 — Weenie Miller, American college coach (VMI) (born 1922)
- May 29 — Anthony Frederick, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets) (born 1964)
- June 16 — David Polansky, American college coach (CCNY) (born 1919)
- June 22 — John Mandic, American NBA player (born 1919)
- September 20 — Ernie Calverley, All-American player and coach at Rhode Island (born 1924)
- October 16 — Chet Jaworski, All-American player (Rhode Island) (born 1916)
- October 23 — Kevin Magee, Former All-American at UC Irvine and Maccabi Tel Aviv player (born 1959)
- October 30 — Stan Szukala, American NBL player (Chicago Bruins, Chicago American Gears) (born 1918)
- November 21 — Bill Haarlow, American NBL player (Whiting Ciesar All-Americans) (born 1913)
- December 8 — Chuck Noe, American college coach (VMI, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, VCU) (born 1924)
- December 9 — Norm Sloan, College basketball coach of the 1974 national champion NC State Wolfpack (born 1926)
- December 26 — Gale Bishop, All-American college (Washington State) and BAA (Philadelphia Warriors) player (born 1922)