2010 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 2010 throughout the world.

Years in basketball
2010s 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
2000s 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1990s 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1980s 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
1970s 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
1960s 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
1950s 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950
1940s 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940
1930s 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930
1920s 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920
1910s 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910
1900s 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900
1890s 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891
See also
Current basketball seasons 2010 in basketball 2010 in sports

Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.

Tournaments

Club championships

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.
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:

Awards and honors

Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 2010:
- Players: Cynthia Cooper, Dennis Johnson, Gus Johnson, Karl Malone, Maciel Pereira, Scottie Pippen
- Coaches: Bob Hurley, Sr.
- Contributors: Jerry Buss
- Teams: 1960 USA Olympic Team, 1992 USA Olympic Men's Team (aka the "Dream Team")

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 2010^[2]
- Leta Andrews
- Teresa Edwards
- Rebecca Lobo
- Gloria Ray
- Teresa Weatherspoon
- Chris Weller

FIBA Hall of Fame

Class of 2010

Players^[3]

Coaches^[4]

Evgeny Gomelsky
Lindsay Gaze
Mirko Novosel

Referees^[5]

Jim Bain
Konstantinos Dimou

Contributors^[6]

Abdoulaye Seye Moreau
George Killian
Hans-Joachim Otto

Professional

Men
Women
- WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun
- WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award: DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix Mercury
- WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Leilani Mitchell, New York Liberty
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Brian Agler, Seattle Storm
- WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
- FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Announced in February 2011

Collegiate

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.

Movies

Just Wright – a romantic comedy film starring rappers Common and Queen Latifah that tells the story of a physical therapist who falls in love with a pro basketball player; film also features the NBA's Dwight Howard.
Once Brothers – a TV documentary, jointly produced by ESPN Films and NBA Entertainment, focusing on Serb Vlade Divac and Croat Dražen Petrović, former Yugoslavia national teammates, and how the Yugoslav wars permanently broke their friendship.

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)

References

↑ "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.
↑ "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2010". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
↑ "Players' list". FIBA. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
↑ "Coaches' list". FIBA. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
↑ "Technical Officials' list:". FIBA. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
↑ "Contributors' list list:". FIBA. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.

External links

Media related to 2010 in basketball at Wikimedia Commons

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2010

Players	Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Dennis Johnson Gus Johnson Karl Malone Maciel "Ubiratan" Pereira Scottie Pippen

Coaches	Bob Hurley, Sr.

Contributors	Jerry Buss

Teams	1960 United States Olympic Team 1992 United States Olympic Team ("The Dream Team")

United States squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal

4 Billups 5 Durant (MVP) 6 Rose 7 Westbrook 8 Gay 9 Iguodala 10 Granger 11 Curry 12 Gordon 13 Love 14 Odom 15 Chandler Coach: Krzyzewski

United States squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women – Gold medal

4 Whalen 5 Jones 6 Bird 7 Dupree 8 McCoughtry 9 Appel 10 Catchings 11 Cash 12 Taurasi 13 Fowles 14 Moore 15 Charles Coach: Auriemma

Los Angeles Lakers 2009–10 NBA Champions

2 Derek Fisher 4 Luke Walton 5 Jordan Farmar 6 Adam Morrison 7 Lamar Odom 12 Shannon Brown 16 Pau Gasol 17 Andrew Bynum 18 Sasha Vujačić 21 Josh Powell 24 Kobe Bryant (Finals MVP) 28 D. J. Mbenga 37 Ron Artest Head coach Phil Jackson Assistant coaches Frank Hamblen Brian Shaw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Craig Hodges Jim Cleamons Chuck Person

Regular season Playoffs

Seattle Storm 2010 WNBA Champions

2 Swin Cash 5 Abby Bishop 7 Jana Veselá 10 Sue Bird 15 Lauren Jackson (Finals MVP) 20 Camille Little 25 Svetlana Abrosimova 30 Tanisha Wright 34 Le'coe Willingham 40 Alison Lacey 43 Ashley Robinson Head coach Brian Agler

FC Barcelona 2009–10 Euroleague Champions

5 Gianluca Basile 8 Jordi Trias 9 Ricky Rubio 10 Jaka Lakovič 11 Juan Carlos Navarro (Final4 MVP) 13 Luboš Bartoň 17 Fran Vázquez 21 Boniface N'Dong 22 Xavi Rabaseda 23 Terence Morris 24 Víctor Sada 25 Erazem Lorbek 33 Pete Mickeal 44 Roger Grimau Head coach: Xavi Pascual Assistant coaches: Agustín Julbé Josep M. Berrocal Iñigo Zorzano

Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup Champions

1 Rico Maierhofer 4 Rafi Reavis 5 Kerby Raymundo 8 Peter June Simon 9 Niño Canaleta 10 Rommel Adducul 11 Paul Artadi 12 Jonathan Fernandez 13 Roger Yap 15 Marc Pingris 18 James Yap (Finals MVP) 31 Chris Timberlake 41 Don Allado 61 Jondan Salvador Coach Ryan Gregorio

Alaska Aces 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference Champions

1 Samigue Eman 3 Cyrus Baguio (Co-Finals MVP) 5 LA Tenorio (Co-Finals MVP) 7 Sonny Thoss 8 Kelvin dela Peña 10 Mark Borboran 11 Topex Robinson 12 Larry Fonacier 21 Reynel Hugnatan 22 Jeffrey Cariaso 24 Brandon Cablay 30 Ervin Sotto 34 Diamon Simpson (import) 35 Tony dela Cruz 38 Joe Devance 63 Michael Burtscher Coach Tim Cone

Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball 2009–10 NCAA Champions

2 Nolan Smith 5 Mason Plumlee 12 Kyle Singler (MOP) 20 Andre Dawkins 21 Miles Plumlee 30 Jon Scheyer 34 Ryan Kelly 42 Lance Thomas 55 Brian Zoubek Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant Coaches Chris Collins Steve Wojciechowski Nate James

Philippine Patriots 2009-10 ASEAN Basketball League Champions

Head Coach Louie Alas
Assistant Coaches Bogs Adornado

Ryan Dy
Allan Gamboa
Glenn Capacio
Team Manager Erick Arejola

2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team	Sherron Collins Wesley Johnson Scottie Reynolds Evan Turner John Wall

Second Team	Cole Aldrich James Anderson DeMarcus Cousins Luke Harangody Jon Scheyer Greivis Vásquez

Connecticut Huskies Women's Basketball 2009–10 NCAA Champions

3 Tiffany Hayes 5 Caroline Doty 13 Jacquie Fernandes 21 Heather Buck 22 Meghan Gardler 23 Maya Moore (MOP) 30 Lorin Dixon 31 Tina Charles 32 Kalana Greene 34 Kelly Faris 41 Kaili McLaren Head Coach Geno Auriemma

2010 NBA draft

First round	John Wall Evan Turner Derrick Favors Wesley Johnson DeMarcus Cousins Ekpe Udoh Greg Monroe Al-Farouq Aminu Gordon Hayward Paul George Cole Aldrich Xavier Henry Ed Davis Patrick Patterson Larry Sanders Luke Babbitt Kevin Séraphin Eric Bledsoe Avery Bradley James Anderson Craig Brackins Elliot Williams Trevor Booker Damion James Dominique Jones Quincy Pondexter Jordan Crawford Greivis Vásquez Daniel Orton Lazar Hayward

Second round	Tibor Pleiß Dexter Pittman Hassan Whiteside Armon Johnson Nemanja Bjelica Terrico White Darington Hobson Andy Rautins Landry Fields Lance Stephenson Jarvis Varnado Da'Sean Butler Devin Ebanks Jerome Jordan Paulão Prestes Gani Lawal Tiny Gallon Latavious Williams Ryan Richards Solomon Alabi Magnum Rolle Luke Harangody Pape Sy Willie Warren Jeremy Evans Hamady N'Diaye Ryan Reid Derrick Caracter Stanley Robinson Dwayne Collins

2010 WNBA Draft

First round	Tina Charles Monica Wright Kelsey Griffin Epiphanny Prince Jayne Appel Jacinta Monroe Danielle McCray Andrea Riley Chanel Mokango Alison Lacey Jené Morris Bianca Thomas

Second round	Kalana Greene Jenna Smith Allison Hightower Ashley Houts Alysha Clark Shanavia Dowdell Amanda Thompson Angel Robinson Brigitte Ardossi Tanisha Smith Armelie Lumanu Tyra Grant

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