2003 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 2003 throughout the world.

Champions

Professional

• Men
  • 2003 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs over the New Jersey Nets 4-2. MVP: Tim Duncan (More information can be found at 2003-04 NBA season.)
    • 2002-03 NBA season
    • 2003 NBA Playoffs
  • Eurobasket: Lithuania 93, Spain 84
• Women
  • WNBA: Detroit Shock over Los Angeles Sparks 2-1. MVP: Ruth Riley
  • Eurobasket Women: Russia def. Czech Republic

College

• Men
  • NCAA Division I: University of Syracuse 81, University of Kansas 78
  • National Invitation Tournament: University of Michigan
  • NCAA Division II: Northeastern State University 75, Kentucky Wesleyan College 64
  • NCAA Division III: Williams College 67, Gustavus Adolphus College 65
  • NAIA Division I Concordia 88, Mountain State 84 OT
  • NAIA Division II Oregon Tech 81, Bellevue (Neb.) 70
• Women
  • NCAA Division I: University of Connecticut 73, University of Tennessee 68
  • NCAA Division II: South Dakota State 65, Northern Kentucky University 60
  • NCAA Division III Trinity University (Tex.) 60, Eastern Connecticut State 58
  • NAIA Division I: Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 71, Oklahoma City University 70
  • NAIA Division II Hastings (Neb.) 59, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 53

Awards and honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

• Class of 2003:[1]
  • Leon Barmore
  • Francis D. "Chick" Hearn
  • Earl F. Lloyd
  • Meadowlark Lemon
  • Dino Meneghin
  • Robert L. Parish
  • James A. Worthy

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

• Class of 2003[2]

• Leon Barmore
• Tara Heiss
• Claude Hutcherson
• Patsy Neal
• Doris Rogers
• Marsha Sharp

Professional

• Men
  • NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Tim Duncan
  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Amar'e Stoudemire
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ben Wallace
  • NBA Coach of the Year Award: Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs
  • Euroscar Award: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and  Germany
  • Mr. Europa: Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Maccabi Tel Aviv and  Lithuania (also FC Barcelona)
• Women
  • WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
  • WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
  • WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock
  • WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Michelle Snow, Houston Comets
  • Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Edna Campbell, Sacramento Monarchs
  • WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Bill Laimbeer, Detroit Shock
  • WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Ruth Riley, Detroit Shock

Collegiate

• Combined
  • Legends of Coaching Award: Roy Williams, Kansas
• Men
  • John R. Wooden Award: T. J. Ford, Texas
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jason Gardner, Arizona
  • Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: David West, Xavier
  • NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
  • USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Charles “Lefty” Driesell
• Women
  • Naismith College Player of the Year: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year: Gail Goestenkors, Duke
  • Wade Trophy: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Kara Lawson, Tennessee
  • Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
  • NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Diana Taurasi, UConn
  • Basketball Academic All-America Team: Kristine Austgulen, VCU
  • Carol Eckman Award: Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech University
  • USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Seimone Augustus, LSU
  • Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
  • List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State
  • Nancy Lieberman Award: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
  • Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Betty Jaynes

Events

Deaths

• January 20 — Dan King, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets) (born 1931)
• January 29 — John Murphy, American BAA player (Philadelphia Warriors, New York Knicks) (born 1924)
• February 9 — John Hyder, American college coach (Georgia Tech) (born 1912)
• March 29 — Carl Ridd, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1929)
• April 16 — Jewell Young, All-American college player (Purdue), NBL player (Indianapolis Kautskys, Oshkosh All-Stars) (born 1913)
• May 14 — Dave DeBusschere, American Hall of Fame NBA player (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons) (born 1940)
• May 14 — Al Fleming, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics) (born 1954)
• May 23 — Weenie Miller, American college coach (VMI) (born 1922)
• May 29 — Anthony Frederick, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets) (born 1964)
• June 16 — David Polansky, American college coach (CCNY) (born 1919)
• June 22 — John Mandic, American NBA player (born 1919)
• September 20 — Ernie Calverley, All-American player and coach at Rhode Island (born 1924)
• October 16 — Chet Jaworski, All-American player (Rhode Island) (born 1916)
• October 23 — Kevin Magee, Former All-American at UC Irvine and Maccabi Tel Aviv player (born 1959)
• October 30 — Stan Szukala, American NBL player (Chicago Bruins, Chicago American Gears) (born 1918)
• November 21 — Bill Haarlow, American NBL player (Whiting Ciesar All-Americans) (born 1913)
• December 8 — Chuck Noe, American college coach (VMI, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, VCU) (born 1924)
• December 9 — Norm Sloan, College basketball coach of the 1974 national champion NC State Wolfpack (born 1926)
• December 26 — Gale Bishop, All-American college (Washington State) and BAA (Philadelphia Warriors) player (born 1922)

See also

• Timeline of women's basketball

References

1. "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
2. "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2003". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.