2000_in_basketball Knowpia

The following are the basketball events of the year 2000 throughout the world.

Championships edit

Awards and honors edit

Professional edit

Men
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Shaquille O'Neal
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award: (tie) Elton Brand & Steve Francis
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Alonzo Mourning
- NBA Coach of the Year Award: Doc Rivers, Orlando Magic
- Euroscar Award: Gregor Fučka, Fortitudo Bologna and Italy
- Mr. Europa: Gregor Fučka, Fortitudo Bologna and Italy
Women

Collegiate edit

Combined
- Legends of Coaching Award: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Montgomery, Stanford
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Scoonie Penn, Ohio State
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Shane Battier, Duke
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Jason Gardner, Arizona
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Bill Wall
Women
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Tamika Catchings, Tennessee
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
- Wade Trophy: Edwina Brown, Texas
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Helen Darling, Penn State
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Tamika Catchings, Tennessee
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Shea Ralph, UConn
- Carol Eckman Award: Kathy Delaney-Smith, Harvard University
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
- Nancy Lieberman Award: Sue Bird, Connecticut
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Harley Redin

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame edit

Class of 2000:^[1]

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame edit

Class of 2000^[2]

Patricia (Trish) Roberts
Sue Rojcewicz
Cathy Rush
Juliene Brazinski Simpson
Katherine Washington
Dean Weese
Marcy Weston
Kay Yow

Events edit

The Gary Steelheads joins the CBA
January: Mark Cuban becomes owner of the Dallas Mavericks
November 17: For the Phoenix Suns against the New York Knicks, Jason Kidd is debited with an NBA-record 14 turnovers in one game^[3]

Movies edit

Deaths edit

January 4 — Al Schrecker, American NBL player (Pittsburgh Raiders) (born 1917)
January 12 — Bobby Phills, Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets guard (born 1969)
January 16 — Örlygur Aron Sturluson, Icelandic basketball player (Njarðvík) (born 1981)
February 21 — Antonio Díaz-Miguel, Hall of Fame Spanish coach (born 1933)
February 24 — Bernard Opper, All-American college player (Kentucky), NBL and original ABL player (born 1915)
March 7 — Darrell Floyd, American college basketball player and national scoring champion (Furman)
March 8 — Joe Mullaney, American college coach (Providence College) (born 1925)
March 12 — Aleksandar Nikolić, Hall of Fame Serbian coach (born 1924)
April 6 — Stan Watts, Hall of Fame college coach at Brigham Young University (born 1911)
April 9 — Jack Gardner, Hall of Fame college coach at Kansas State and Utah (born 1910)
May 5 — Bill Musselman, ABA, NBA and college coach. The first head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise (born 1940)
May 9 — John Nucatola, Hall of Fame college and professional referee (born 1907)
May 20 — Malik Sealy, Minnesota Timberwolves guard (born 1970)
June 9 — John "Brooms" Abramovic, First college player to score 2000+ points and early professional (born 1919)
June 16 — Mike Silliman, American NBA player (Buffalo Braves) and Olympic gold medalist (1968) (born 1944)
June 28 — Haskell Cohen, former NBA public relations director and creator of Parade High School All-America teams (born 1914)
July 7 — Denny Price, 62, American AAU player (Phillips 66ers) and college coach (Sam Houston State, Phillips).^[4]
July 10 — Conrad McRae, Syracuse forward who played in Europe (born 1971)
August 25 — Leo Barnhorst, Two-time NBA All-Star with the Indianapolis Olympians (born 1924)
September 13 — Duane Swanson, American Olympic gold medalist (1936) (born 1913)
October 6 — John Keller, American Olympic gold medalist (1952) (born 1928)
October 7 — Ed Beisser, American college All-American (Creighton) and AAU (Phillips 66ers) player (born 1919)
December 15 — Haris Brkić, Serbian player (Partizan) (born 1974)
December 31 — Wayne Glasgow, American Olympic gold medalist (1952) (born 1926)

References edit

^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
^ "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2000". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ Game record for turnovers
^ "Price dies of heart attack". The Daily Oklahoman. July 8, 2000. p. 25. Retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.