2004 in basketball
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The following are the basketball events of the year 2004 throughout the world.
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
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- Class of 2004[2]
- Sylvia Hatchell
- Lurlyne Greer Rogers
- Amy Ruley
- Bev Smith
- William L. Wall
- Marian E. Washington
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)
