2024 in basketball
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The following are the basketball events of the year 2024 throughout the world.
Tournaments included international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
Basketball
FIBA World & Intercontinental Cups
- June 29 – July 7: 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in
Turkey - July 13–21: 2024 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in
Mexico
FIBA Africa
- March 9 – June 1: 2024 BAL season
FIBA Europe
- Clubs competitions
- October 5, 2023 – May 26: 2023–24 EuroLeague
- September 24, 2023 – April 26: 2023–24 Basketball Champions League
- October 3, 2023 – April 17: 2023–24 EuroCup Basketball
National Basketball Association
- October 24, 2023 – April 14: 2023–24 NBA season
- February 18: 2024 NBA All-Star Game at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in
Indianapolis, Indiana
- All-Star Game: Eastern Conference defeats Western Conference 211 – 186.
- Skills Challenge: Team Pacers (Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, Myles Turner) (Indiana)
- Three Point Contest: Damian Lillard (Milwaukee)
- Slam Dunk Contest: Mac McClung (Osceola, G League)
- April 20: 2024 NBA Playoffs
- June 27: 2024 NBA draft
- November 12 - December 17: 2024 NBA Cup
Domestic league seasons
Men
Europe
Americas
- The NBA and the G League each include one team from Canada, and the G League also includes one team from Mexico.
College/university seasons
Men's
| Nation | League / Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
2024 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship | Laval Rouge et Or | Queen's Gaels | 77–71 | Single-game final |
 Philippines |
UAAP Season 86 | De La Salle Green Archers | UP Fighting Maroons | 2–1 | Best-of-3 series |
 United States |
NCAA Division I | UConn Huskies | Purdue Boilermakers | 75–60 | Single-game final |
| National Invitation Tournament | Seton Hall Pirates | Indiana State Sycamores | 79–77 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division II | Minnesota State Mavericks | Nova Southeastern Sharks | 88–85 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division III | Trine Thunder | Hampden-Sydney Tigers | 69–61 | Single-game final | |
| NAIA | Freed–Hardeman Lions | Langston Lions | 71–67 | Single-game final |
Women's
| Nation | League / Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
2024 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship | Carleton Ravens | Saskatchewan Huskies | 70–67 | Single-game final |
| Philippines |
UAAP Season 86 | UST Growling Tigresses | NU Lady Bulldogs | 2–1 | Best-of-3 series |
| United States |
NCAA Division I | South Carolina Gamecocks | Iowa Hawkeyes | 87–75 | Single-game final |
| Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament | Illinois Fighting Illini | Villanova Wildcats | 71–57 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division II | Minnesota State Mavericks | Texas Woman's Pioneers | 89–73 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division III | NYU Violets | Smith Pioneers | 51–41 | Single-game final | |
| NAIA | Dordt Defenders | Providence Argos[a] | 57–53 | Single-game final |
- This team represents the University of Providence in Montana, not the much better-known Providence College, an NCAA Division I institution in Rhode Island's capital.
Basketball 3x3
International Cups
- March 27–31: 2024 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in
Singapore - August 22–25: 2024 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in
Vienna - September 11–15: 2024 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in
Ulaanbaatar
2024 FIBA 3x3 World Tour
- April 27–28: #1 in
Utsunomiya[1] - May 31 – June 1: #2 in
Marseille - June 8–9: #3 in Ulaanbaatar
- June 22–23: #4 in
Chengdu - July 6–7: #5 in
Edmonton - August 16–17: #6 in
Lausanne - August 31 – September 1: #7 in
Debrecen - September 21–22: #8 in Shanghai
- October 6–7: #9 in Wuxi
- October 19–20: #10 in
Macau - October 26–27: #11 in
Abu Dhabi - November 7–8: #12 in
Manama - November 16–17: #13 in Shenzhen
- November 23–24: #14 in
Hong Kong - December 1–15: Finals in TBD
Deaths
- January 7 — Rick Duckett, 66, American college coach (Grambling State).[2]
- March 12 — Einar Ólafsson, 96, Icelandic coach (ÍR (m), ÍR (w)).
- April 12 — Ruben Douglas, 44, American-Panamanian player.[3]
- May 30 — Drew Gordon, 33, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers).[4]
- July 15 — Joe Bryant, 69, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, Houston Rockets) and WNBA coach (Los Angeles Sparks).[5]
- July 29 — Floyd Layne, 95, American EPBL player (Carbondale Celtics / Scranton Miners, Hazleton Hawks, Williamsport Billies) and college coach (CCNY).[6]
- July 29 — Robert Moreland, 85, American college coach (Texas Southern).[7]
- August 13 — Frank Selvy, 91, American NBA player (Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks, Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks) and college coach (Furman).[8]
- August 20 — Al Attles, 87, American NBA player (Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors), coach (San Francisco / Golden State Warriors) and executive (Golden State Warriors).[9]
- September 30 – Dikembe Mutombo, 58, Congolese-American NBA player (Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets).[10]
- October 24 – Amir Abdur-Rahim, 43, American college coach (Kennesaw State, South Florida).[11]
- November 17 – John Ray Godfrey, 80, American college player (Abilene Christian).[12]
- November 18 – Bob Love, 81, American NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, New York Nets, Seattle SuperSonics).[13]
- November 30 – Lou Carnesecca, 99, American NBA coach (New Jersey Nets) and college coach (St. John's).[14]
- December 2 – Don Ohl, 88, American NBA player (Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks).[15]
- December 12 – Ernie Beck, 93, American NBA player (Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks, Syracuse Nationals).[16]
- December 12 – Bill Mlkvy, 93, American NBA player (Philadelphia Warriors).[17]
- December 16 – Dick Van Arsdale, 81, American NBA player (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns), coach (Phoenix Suns) and executive (Phoenix Suns).[18]
- December 17 – Jānis Timma, 32, Latvian player (BC Khimki, BC Zenit Saint Petersburg).[19]
- December 18 – Frank Kendrick, 74, American NBA player (Golden State Warriors).[20]