2012 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 2012 throughout the world.
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Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
National team tournaments
2012 Olympic Basketball Tournament
Men |
Women
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2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championships
Men |
Women
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Other FIBA-sanctioned tournaments
Men:
Professional club seasons
Continental championships
Men:
- Euroleague:
Olympiacos 
CSKA Moscow 
FC Barcelona Regal
- Euroleague MVP: Andrei Kirilenko, CSKA Moscow
- Euroleague Final Four MVP: Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos
- Alphonso Ford Trophy (season's leading scorer):
Bo McCalebb, 
Montepaschi Siena
- Euroleague MVP:
- Eurocup:
- EuroChallenge:
Women:
Transnational seasons
Men
| Region | League | Champion | Runners-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Asia | 2011−12 ABL season |  Indonesia Warriors
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 San Miguel Beermen
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2−1 | Best-of-3 series |
| Balkans | 2011–12 BIBL season |  Hapoel Gilboa Galil
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 Levski Sofia
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89−84 (OT) | One-game playoff |
| Baltic States | 2011–12 Baltic Basketball League |  Zalgiris Kaunas
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Lietuvos rytas
|
74–70 | One-game playoff |
| Former Yugoslavia | 2011–12 ABA League | Maccabi Tel Aviv
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 Cedevita Zagreb
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87−77 | One-game playoff |
| Eastern Europe | 2011–12 VTB United League | CSKA Moscow
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UNICS Kazan
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74–62 | One-game playoff |
| Australasia | 2011–12 NBL season |  New Zealand Breakers
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 Perth Wildcats
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2–1 | Best-of-3 series |
Domestic league seasons for men
*Includes one team from New Zealand.
**Includes one team each from Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Latvia. The highest ranking team is also named as the Russian champions.
***Includes one team from Canada.
Domestic league seasons for women
WNBA
- Season:
- Eastern Conference: Indiana Fever
- Western Conference: Minnesota Lynx
- Finals: The Fever defeat the Lynx 3–1 in the best-of-5 series.
- Season:
College seasons for men
College seasons for women
- NCAA
- Division I: Baylor 80, Notre Dame 61
- Baylor becomes the first team in NCAA basketball history to win 40 games in a season.
- Most Outstanding Player: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- WNIT: Oklahoma State 75, James Madison 68
- Women's Basketball Invitational:
- Division II: Shaw 88, Ashland 82 (OT)
- Division III: Illinois Wesleyan 57, George Fox 43
- Division I: Baylor 80, Notre Dame 61
- NAIA
- NJCAA[1]
- UAAP Women's: FEU defeated La Salle in two games to win their second consecutive champion and finish an undefeated season.
Prep
- USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1:
- USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1:
- NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:
San Beda Red Cubs defeated 
La Salle Green Hills Greenies 2+1–1 in the best-of-5 finals. Because San Beda were unbeaten in the elimination round, they were given a 1–0 series lead before finals play started. - UAAP Juniors:
NUNS Bullpups defeated 
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 2–1 in the best-of-3 finals.
Awards and honors
- Class of 2012:[2]
- Players: Mel Daniels, Katrina McClain, Reggie Miller, Ralph Sampson, Chet Walker, Jamaal Wilkes
- Coaches: Lidia Alexeyeva, Don Nelson
- Contributors: Don Barksdale, Phil Knight
- Referees: Hank Nichols
- Teams: All American Red Heads
- Class of 2012[3]
Professional
- Men
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award: LeBron James, Miami Heat
- NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Tyson Chandler, New York Knicks
- NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award: James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder
- NBA Most Improved Player Award: Ryan Anderson, Orlando Magic
- NBA Sportsmanship Award: Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks
- NBA Coach of the Year Award: Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers
- NBA Executive of the Year Award: Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers
- FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Andrei Kirilenko, 2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves
- Euroscar Award:Andrei Kirilenko, 2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves
- NBA All-Star Game MVP:Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
- Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award: Pat Riley, Miami Heat
- Women
- WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles Sparks
- WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award: Renee Montgomery, Connecticut Sun
- WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Kristi Toliver, Los Angeles Sparks
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Kara Lawson, Connecticut Sun
- WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Carol Ross, Los Angeles Sparks
- FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Expected to be announced in February 2013.
- WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
Collegiate
- Combined
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Bill Self, Kansas
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Reggie Hamilton, Oakland
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Luke Hancock, Louisville
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Frank Haith, Missouri
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Don Meyer
- Women
- John R. Wooden Award: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Kim Mulkey, Baylor
- Wade Trophy: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Brittney Griner, Baylor
- Basketball Academic All-America Team: Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
- Kay Yow Award: Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast
- Carol Eckman Award: Sue Ramsey, Ashland University
- Maggie Dixon Award: Jennifer Hoover, High Point
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Elizabeth Williams, Duke
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Kim Mulkey, Baylor
- List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford
- Nancy Lieberman Award: Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Teresa Edwards
Events
- April 18 – Tennessee Lady Volunteers coach Pat Summitt stepped down after 38 years and 8 NCAA championships. She was succeeded by assistant Holly Warlick.[4]
- December 17 – Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim became the third NCAA Division I men's coach with 900 career wins following the Orange's 72–68 win over Detroit. He had been preceded to 900 wins by Bob Knight and current leader Mike Krzyzewski.[5]
Movies
- Benji – A documentary about the life and 1984 murder of Chicago high school superstar Ben Wilson.
- The Other Dream Team – A documentary about the 1992 Lithuanian Olympic basketball team.
- Thunderstruck
Deaths
- January 3 — Gene Bartow, American college coach (Memphis State, UCLA, UAB), and member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (born 1930)
- January 5 — Alexander Sizonenko, Russian basketball player (born 1959)
- January 10 — Jack Heron, American college coach (Sacramento State) (born 1926)
- January 11 — Wally Osterkorn, NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) (born 1928)
- January 23 — Larry Striplin, American college coach (Belmont) (born 1929)
- January 28 — Joseph Curran, American college coach (Canisius) (born 1922)
- February 1 — Charlie Spoonhour, American college coach (Saint Louis and others) (born 1939)
- February 1 — Jerry Steiner, American National Basketball League player (Indianapolis Kautskys, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons) (born 1918)
- February 8 — Lew Hitch, NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks) (born 1929)
- February 16 — Gene Vance, BAA/NBA player (Chicago Stags, Milwaukee Hawks) (born 1923)
- February 25 — Dick Davies, gold medal-winning player for Team USA at the 1964 Summer Olympics (born 1936)
- February 26 — Zollie Volchok, NBA Executive (Seattle SuperSonics) (born 1916)
- March 8 — Charlie Hoag, 1952 Olympic Gold Medal winner and National Champion at Kansas (born 1931)
- March 12 — Dick Harter, American coach (Charlotte Hornets, University of Oregon) (born 1930)
- March 16 — Ed Dahler, NBA player (Philadelphia Warriors) (born 1926)
- March 24 — Pete McCaffrey, gold medal-winning player for Team USA at the 1964 Summer Olympics (born 1938)
- April 11 — Tippy Dye, American college coach (Brown, Ohio State, Washington) (born 1915)
- April 11 — Bob Lewis, National champion at Utah (born 1925)
- April 15 — Dwayne Schintzius, NBA player (San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, among others) (born 1968)
- April 15 — Bob Wright, high school and college coach (Morehead State) (born 1926)
- April 30 — Andrew Levane, NBA player and coach (New York Knicks) (born 1920)
- April 30 — Frank Zummach, NBL coach (Sheboygan Red Skins) (born 1911)
- May 1 — Greg Jackson, NBA player (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns) (born 1952)
- May 6 — Pat Frink, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals) (born 1945)
- May 13 — Nolan Richardson III, American college coach (Tennessee State) (born 1964)
- May 26 — Lou Watson, American college coach (Indiana) (born c. 1924)
- May 28 — Ed Burton, NBA player (New York Knicks, St. Louis Hawks) (born 1939)
- May 30 — Jack Twyman, Naismith Hall of Fame NBA player (Cincinnati Royals) (born 1934)
- May 31 — Orlando Woolridge, NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers, among others) (born 1959)
- June 2 — LeRoy Ellis, NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers, among others) (born 1940)
- June 4 — Jim Fitzgerald, NBA owner (Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors) (born 1926)
- June 7 — Chuck Share, NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, among others) (born 1927)
- June 7 — Mervin Jackson, ABA player (Utah Stars) (born 1946)
- June 8 — Pete Brennan, NBA player (New York Knicks) (born 1936)
- June 14 — Dick Acres, 78, American college coach (Oral Roberts).[6]
- June 18 — Dennis Hamilton, NBA/ABA player (Los Angeles Lakers, among others) (born 1944)
- June 24 — Heino Kruus, Olympic Silver medalist for the Soviet Union in 1952. (born 1926)
- June 24 — Ted Luckenbill, NBA player (San Francisco Warriors). (born 1939)
- June 26 — Pat Cummings, NBA player (New York Knicks, Miami Heat). (born 1956)
- June 26 — Jack Hewson, BAA player (Boston Celtics). (born 1924)
- June 28 — Herb Scherer, NBA player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks, New York Knicks). (born 1929)
- July 9 — Kenny Heitz, three-time NCAA champion at UCLA. (born 1947)
- July 13 — Warren Jabali, ABA player (Oakland Oaks, among others). (born 1946)
- July 26 — Neil Reed, College player (Indiana, Southern Miss) (born 1975)
- August 2 — Ruy de Freitas, Olympic Bronze medalist for Brazil in 1948. (born 1916)
- August 3 — John Pritchard, NBA player (Waterloo Hawks) and Washington Generals player (born 1927)
- August 4 — Arnie Risen, Naismith Hall of Fame NBA player (Rochester Royals, Boston Celtics) (born 1924)
- August 6 — Dan Roundfield, ABA and NBA player (Atlanta Hawks, among others) (born 1953)
- August 17 — Pál Bogár, Hungarian Olympic player (born 1927)
- August 27 — Art Heyman, NBA and ABA player (New York Knicks, among others) (born 1941)
- September 21 — Ed Conlin, NBA player (Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia Warriors, Detroit Pistons) (born 1933)
- September 29 — Bob Stevens, college coach (Oklahoma, South Carolina) (born 1924)
- October 8 — Donnie Butcher, NBA player (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons) and coach (Detroit Pistons) (born 1936)
- October 9 — Kenny Rollins, NBA player, college national champion at Kentucky, Olympic gold medalist in 1948 (born 1923)
- October 12 — Ervin Kassai, Hungarian referee, FIBA Hall of Fame member (born 1925)
- October 18 — Slater Martin, Naismith Hall of Fame player, five-time NBA champion (Minneapolis Lakers, St. Louis Hawks) (born 1925)
- October 30 — Dan Tieman, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals) (born 1940)
- November 13 — Murray Arnold, college and professional coach (Chattanooga, Perth Wildcats) (born 1938)
- November 25 — Carlisle Towery, American National Basketball League player (Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1920)
- December 1 — John Crigler, national championship college player at Kentucky (1958) (born 1936)
- December 1 — Rick Majerus, college coach (Saint Louis, Utah, Ball State, Marquette) (born 1948)
- December 4 — Ken Trickey, college coach (Middle Tennessee, Oral Roberts, Oklahoma City, Iowa State) (born 1933)
- December 7 — Nikola Ilić, Serbian player (born 1985)
- December 12 — Walt Kirk, American NBA player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks, among others) (born 1924)
- December 20 — Jerome Whitehead, American NBA player (San Diego Clippers, Golden State Warriors, among others) (born 1956)
- December 22 — Charles Cleveland, American college player (Alabama Crimson Tide) (born 1951)
- December 28 — Dan Kraus, American BAA player (Baltimore Bullets) (born 1923)
- December 28 — Fred Rehm, American NBL player (Oshkosh All-Stars), NCAA champion at Wisconsin (1941) (born 1921)
- December 29 — Erv Staggs, American ABA player (Miami Floridians) (born 1948)
See also
References
- ^ "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2012". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Lynn Zinser (April 20, 2012). "Pat Summitt stepping down as Tennessee women's basketball coach". The New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ "Jim Boeheim earns 900th win as Syracuse stops rally". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "Richard Acres obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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