2000 in basketball
Championships
2000 Olympics">Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics">2000 Olympics
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Professional
- Men
- *2000 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers over the Indiana Pacers 4-2. MVP: Shaquille O'Neal
- **1999–2000 NBA season, 2000 NBA Finals, 2000 NBA Playoffs, 2000 NBA draft
- Women
- *WNBA Finals: Houston Comets over the New York Liberty 2-0. MVP: Cynthia Cooper
College
- Men
- *NCAA Division I: Michigan State University 89, University of Florida 76
- *National Invitation Tournament: Wake Forest University 71, University of Notre Dame 61
- *NCAA Division II: Metropolitan State College of Denver 97, Kentucky Wesleyan College 79
- *NCAA Division III: Catholic 76, William Paterson College 62
- *NAIA Division I: Life University 61, Georgetown College 59
- *NAIA Division II: Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University 75, University of the Ozarks 63
- *NJCAA Division I: Southeastern C.C., W. Burlington, Iowa 84, Calhoun C.C., Decatur, Alabama 70
- Women
- *NCAA Division I: University of Connecticut 71, University of Tennessee 52
- *NCAA Division II: Northern Kentucky 71, North Dakota State University 62
- *NCAA Division III Washington 77, University of Southern Maine 33
- *NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City University 64, Simon Fraser 55
- *NAIA Division II University of Mary 59, Northwestern 49
Awards and honors
Professional
- Men
- *NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Shaquille O'Neal
- *NBA Rookie of the Year Award: 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
- *Mr. Europa: Gregor Fučka, Fortitudo Bologna and Italy
- Women
- *WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
- *WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets
- *WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Betty Lennox, Minnesota Lynx
- *WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Tari Phillips, New York Liberty
- *Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Suzie McConnell Serio, Cleveland Rockers
- *WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Sparks
- *WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Tina Thompson, Houston Comets
- *WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets
Collegiate
- 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
- Class of 2000:
- * Daniel "Danny" Biasone
- * Robert A. McAdoo
- * Charles Martin Newton
- * Pat Head Summitt
- * Isiah L. Thomas
- * Morgan B. Wootten
- Class of 2000
- Dorothy Gaters
- Sue Gunter
- Rita Horky
- Betty Jaynes
- George E. Killian
- Kim Mulkey-Robertson
- Cindy Noble Hauserman
- Lorene Ramsey
- Patricia Roberts
- Sue Rojcewicz
- Cathy Rush
- Juliene Brazinski Simpson
- Katherine Washington
- Dean Weese
- Marcy Weston
- Kay Yow
Events
- 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
Movies
- Finding Forrester
- Love & Basketball
- Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?
Deaths
- January 4 — Al Schrecker, American NBL player
- January 12 — Bobby Phills, Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets guard
- January 16 — Örlygur Aron Sturluson, Icelandic basketball player
- February 21 — Antonio Díaz-Miguel, Hall of Fame Spanish coach
- February 24 — Bernard Opper, All-American college player, NBL and original ABL player
- March 7 — Darrell Floyd, American college basketball player and national scoring champion
- March 8 — Joe Mullaney, American college coach
- March 12 — Aleksandar Nikolić, Hall of Fame Serbian coach
- April 6 — Stan Watts, Hall of Fame college coach at Brigham Young University
- April 9 — Jack Gardner, Hall of Fame college coach at Kansas State and Utah
- May 5 — Bill Musselman, ABA, NBA and college coach. The first head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise
- May 9 — John Nucatola, Hall of Fame college and professional referee
- May 20 — Malik Sealy, Minnesota Timberwolves guard
- June 9 — John "Brooms" Abramovic, First college player to score 2000+ points and early professional
- June 16 — Mike Silliman, American NBA player and Olympic gold medalist
- June 28 — Haskell Cohen, former NBA public relations director and creator of Parade High School All-America teams
- July 10 — Conrad McRae, Syracuse forward who played in Europe
- August 25 — Leo Barnhorst, Two-time NBA All-Star with the Indianapolis Olympians
- September 13 — Duane Swanson, American Olympic gold medalist
- October 6 — John Keller, American Olympic gold medalist
- October 7 — Ed Beisser, American college All-American and AAU player
- December 15 — Haris Brkić, Serbian player
- December 31 — Wayne Glasgow, American Olympic gold medalist
