2010 in basketball

Venue	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Third place	Result	Playoff format
Turkey	2010 FIBA Basketball World Cup	United States	Turkey	Lithuania	81–67	One-game playoff
Czech Republic	2010 FIBA Basketball Women's World Cup	United States	Czech Republic	Spain	89–69	One-game playoff
Toulouse and Rodez	2010 FIBA Under-17 Women's World Championships	United States	France	China	92–62	One-game playoff
Hamburg	2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championships	United States	Poland	Canada	111–80	One-game playoff

2010 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Nation	Player
United States	Kevin Durant (MVP)
Lithuania	Linas Kleiza
Argentina	Luis Scola
Serbia	Miloš Teodosić
Turkey	Hedo Türkoğlu

2010 FIBA Basketball Women's World Cup
Nation	Player
Czech Republic	Hana Horáková (MVP)
United States	Diana Taurasi
Czech Republic	Eva Vítečková
Spain	Sancho Lyttle
Belarus	Yelena Leuchanka

2010 FIBA Basketball Under-17 World Cup
Nation	Player
Canada	Kevin Pangos
Poland	Mateusz Ponitka
United States	Bradley Beal (MVP)
James Michael McAdoo
Poland	Przemyslaw Karnowski

Continental championships

Men:

Women:

EuroLeague Women: Spartak Moscow Region

National championships

Men:

NBA
- Season:
  - Division champions: Boston Celtics (Atlantic), Cleveland Cavaliers (Central), Orlando Magic (Southeast), Denver Nuggets (Northwest), Los Angeles Lakers (Pacific), Dallas Mavericks (Southwest)
  - Best regular-season record: Cleveland Cavaliers (61–21)
  - Eastern Conference: Boston Celtics
  - Western Conference: Los Angeles Lakers
- Finals: The Lakers defeat the Celtics 4–3 in the best-of-seven series, with Kobe Bryant named Finals MVP.
Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2009–10 season:
- Regular season: Peñarol
- Playoffs: Peñarol defeat Atenas 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
National Basketball League, 2009–10 season:
- Premiers: Perth Wildcats
- Champions: Perth Wildcats defeat the Wollongong Hawks 2–1 in the best-of-three Grand Final.
Basketball League Belgium:
Bulgarian National League: Lukoil Academic defeat Levski Sofia 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
Chinese Basketball Association:
- Regular season: Guangdong Southern Tigers
- Playoffs: Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
Croatian League: Cibona defeat Zadar 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
Czech League: Nymburk defeat Prostějov 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
Dutch Eredivisie: GasTerra Flames Groningen defeat WCAA Giants Bergen op Zoom 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
Estonian League, 2009–10: TÜ/Rock defeat Rakvere Tarvas 4–2 in the best-of-7 final.
French Pro A League: Cholet defeat Le Mans 81–65 in the one-off final.
German Bundesliga, 2009–10 season: Brose Baskets defeat Deutsche Bank Skyliners 3–2 in the bist-of-five final.
Greek League, 2009–10 season: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3–1 in the best-of-five final.
Iranian Super League, 2009–10 season: Mahram defeat Zob Ahan 2–0 in the best-of-three final.
Israeli Super League, 2009–10 season: Gilboa/Galil defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 90–77 in the one-off final.
Italian Serie A, 2009–10 season: Montepaschi Siena sweep AJ Milano 4–0 in the best-of-seven final.
Latvian League: Barons defeat VEF Riga 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
Lithuanian LKL: Lietuvos Rytas defeat Žalgiris 4–3 in the best-of-seven final.
Montenegro League:
Philippine Basketball Association, 2009–10 season:
- Philippine Cup: Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants sweep the Alaska Aces 4–0 in the best-of-seven final.
- Fiesta Conference: Alaska Aces defeat the San Miguel Beermen 4–2 in the best-of-seven final.
Polish League: Asseco Prokom Gdynia sweep Anwil Włocławek 4–0 in the best-of-seven final.
Russian Super League: CSKA Moscow sweep Khimki Moscow Region 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
Serbia Super League:
Slovenian League: Krka defeat Union Olimpija 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
Spanish ACB:
- Season: Regal FC Barcelona
- Playoffs: Caja Laboral Baskonia sweep Regal FC Barcelona 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
Turkish Basketball League: Fenerbahçe Ülker defeat Efes Pilsen 4–2 in the best-of-seven final.
Ukrainian SuperLeague: Azovmash Mariupol defeat Budivelnyk Kyiv 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
British Basketball League, 2009–10:
- Season: Newcastle Eagles
- Playoffs: Everton Tigers defeat the Glasgow Rocks 80–72 in the one-off final.
Adriatic League: Partizan Belgrade defeat Cibona 75–74 in overtime in the one-off final.
Baltic League: Žalgiris defeat Lietuvos Rytas 73–66 in the one-off final.
VTB United League, 2009–10 season: CSKA Moscow defeat UNICS Kazan 66–55 in the one-off final.
Super Basketball League:Yulon Dinos defeat Dacin Tigers 4–2 in the best-of-seven final.

Women:

WNBA
- Season:
  - Eastern Conference: Atlanta Dream
  - Western Conference: Seattle Storm
- Finals: The Storm sweep the Dream 3–0, with their center Lauren Jackson becoming the first non-U.S. player to be named Finals MVP.

College

Men

NCAA
- Division I: Duke 61, Butler 59
  - Most Outstanding Player: Kyle Singler, Duke
- National Invitation Tournament: Dayton 79, North Carolina 68
- College Basketball Invitational: Virginia Commonwealth defeats Saint Louis 2–0 in the best-of-three final.
- CollegeInsider.com Tournament: Missouri State 78, Pacific 65
- Division II: Cal Poly Pomona 65, Indiana (PA) 53
- Division III: Wisconsin–Stevens Point 78, Williams 73
NAIA
- NAIA Division I: Oklahoma Baptist 84, Azusa Pacific 83
- NAIA Division II: Saint Francis (IN) 67, Walsh 66
NJCAA
- Division I: Howard (TX) 85, Three Rivers 80 (OT)
- Division II: Lincoln (IL) 71, Cincinnati State 60
- Division III: Joliet 94, Rochester (MN) 82
UAAP Men's: Ateneo sweeps FEU in the best of three finals 2–0
NCAA (Philippines) Seniors': San Beda sweeps San Sebastian in the best of five finals 3–0

Women

NCAA
- Division I: Connecticut 53, Stanford 47
  - Most Outstanding Player: Maya Moore, Connecticut
- WNIT: California 73, Miami (FL) 61
- Women's Basketball Invitational: Appalachian State 79, Memphis 71
- Division II: Emporia State 65, Fort Lewis 53
- Division III: Washington University in St. Louis 65, Hope 59
NAIA
- NAIA Division I: Union (TN) 73, Azusa Pacific 65
- NAIA Division II: Northwestern (IA) 85, Shawnee State 66
NJCAA^[1]
- Division I:Gulf Coast Community College 83, Jefferson College 61
- Division II:Kirkwood Community College 72, Patrick & Henry Community College 62
- Division III:Madison College 74, Onondaga Community College 55
UAAP Women's:

Prep

USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1:
USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1:
NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:
UAAP Juniors:

Events

July 8 – LeBron James makes the decision to sign with the Miami Heat joining new signee Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. The decision was televised in an hour-long special on ESPN.
December 21 – The University of Connecticut women's team wins its 89th consecutive game, surpassing the NCAA Division I record previously held by the UCLA men's team of 1971–1974.
December 30 – UConn's record winning streak ends at 90 when the Huskies lose 71–59 to Stanford.

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Deaths

January 8 — Bob Blackburn, American radio and TV play-by-play announcer (Seattle SuperSonics) (born 1924)
January 19 — Dan Fitzgerald, American college coach (Gonzaga) (born 1942)
January 28 — Bud Millikan, American college coach (Maryland) (born 1920)
February 3 — Dick McGuire, Hall of Fame player for the New York Knicks (born 1926)
February 10 — Carl Braun, player and coach for the New York Knicks (born 1927)
February 10 — Fred Schaus, American coach of West Virginia University and the Los Angeles Lakers (born 1925)
February 13 — Red Rocha, American BAA and NBA player (born 1925)
February 15 — Dana Kirk, former college coach at Memphis State University (born 1936)
June 4 — John Wooden, Hall of Fame player (Purdue, Indianapolis Kautskys) and coach (UCLA) (born 1910)
June 11 — Bus Whitehead, All-American college (Nebraska) and AAU (Phillips 66ers) player (born 1928)
June 13 — Tom Stith, All-American at St. Bonaventure University (born 1939)
June 19 — Manute Bol, Sudanese NBA player, tallest player in league history (born 1962)
July 8 — Melvin Turpin, All-American at Kentucky and NBA veteran (born 1960)
July 16 — Aleksandr Boloshev, Russian Olympic champion (born 1947)
July 19 — Lorenzen Wright, American NBA player (born 1975)
August 30 — Sharm Scheuerman, American college player and coach (Iowa) (born 1934)
October 14 — Larry Siegfried, won five NBA titles with the Boston Celtics and an NCAA title at Ohio State (born 1939)
October 25 — Roy Skinner, American college coach at Vanderbilt (born 1930)
October 28 — Marshall Hawkins, American NBL and NBA player (born 1924)
October 31 — Maurice Lucas, American ABA and NBA player. Won an NBA championship with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 (born 1952)
November 8 — Quintin Dailey, All-American at San Francisco and NBA player (born 1961)
November 13 — Red Curren, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1925)
December 6 — Art Quimby, NCAA rebounding leader; a Connecticut Huskie of Honor (born 1933)
December 6 — Hank Raymonds, American college coach (Marquette) (born 1924)

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2010 in basketball

National team tournaments

Men's Senior Division: All-Tournament Team

Women's Senior Division: All-Tournament Team

Youth Division: All-Tournament Team

Professional club seasons

Continental championships

National championships

College

Prep

Awards and honors

Basketball Hall of Fame

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

FIBA Hall of Fame

Professional

Collegiate

Events

Movies

Deaths

See also

References

External links

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