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==Championships==

===[[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]]===
*[[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Men]]:
*:{{gold1}} {{Bk|USA}}
*:{{silver2}} {{Bk|FRA}}
*:{{bronze3}} {{Bk|LTU}}
*[[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Women]]:
*:{{gold1}} {{Bkw|USA}}
*:{{silver2}} {{Bkw|AUS}}
*:{{bronze3}} {{Bkw|BRA}}

===Professional===
*Men
**[[2000 NBA Finals]]:  [[Los Angeles Lakers]] over the [[Indiana Pacers]] 4-2.  MVP:  [[Shaquille O'Neal]]
***[[1999–2000 NBA season]], [[2000 NBA Playoffs]], [[2000 NBA draft]], [[2000 NBA All-Star Game]]
*Women
**[[2000 WNBA Championship|WNBA Finals]]: [[Houston Comets]] over the [[New York Liberty]] 2-0.  MVP:  [[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|Cynthia Cooper]]
***[[2000 WNBA season]], [[2000 WNBA Playoffs]], [[2000 WNBA draft]], [[2000 WNBA All-Star Game]]

===College===
*Men
**[[2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I]]:  [[Michigan State University]] 89, [[University of Florida]] 76
**[[2000 National Invitation Tournament|National Invitation Tournament]]:  [[Wake Forest University]] 71, [[University of Notre Dame]] 61
**[[2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division II]]: [[Metropolitan State College of Denver]] 97, [[Kentucky Wesleyan College]] 79
**[[2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division III]]: [[The Catholic University of America|Catholic]] 76, [[William Paterson College]] 62
**[[2000 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament|NAIA Division I]]:  [[Life University]] (Ga.) 61, [[Georgetown College (Kentucky)|Georgetown College]] (Ky.) 59
**[[2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament|NAIA Division II]]: [[Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University]] (Florida) 75, [[University of the Ozarks]] (Mo.) 63
**[[NJCAA]] Division I:   Southeastern C.C., W. [[Burlington, Iowa]] 84,  Calhoun C.C., [[Decatur, Alabama]] 70
*Women
**[[2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I]]:  [[University of Connecticut]] 71, [[University of Tennessee]] 52
**[[2000 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division II]]: [[Northern Kentucky]] 71, [[North Dakota State University]] 62 (OT)
**[[2000 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division III]] [[Washington University in St. Louis|Washington]] (Mo.) 77, [[University of Southern Maine]] 33
**[[2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament|NAIA Division I]]: [[Oklahoma City University]] 64, [[Simon Fraser University|Simon Fraser]] (BC) 55
**[[NAIA national women's basketball championship|NAIA Division II]] [[University of Mary]] (N.D.) 59, [[Northwestern College (Iowa)|Northwestern]] (Iowa) 49

==Awards and honors==

===Professional===
*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 {{Bk|ITA}}
**[[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-Dyke|Cynthia Cooper]], [[Houston Comets]]

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

===[[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]===
*Class of 2000:<ref name="Inductees">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hall of Famers|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers-index/|work=Basketball Hall of Fame|publisher=|accessdate=12 Oct 2014}}</ref>
** [[Danny Biasone|Daniel "Danny" Biasone]]
** [[Bob McAdoo|Robert A. McAdoo]]
** [[C. M. Newton|Charles Martin Newton]]
** [[Pat Summitt|Pat Head Summitt]]
** [[Isiah Thomas|Isiah L. Thomas]]
** [[Morgan Wootten|Morgan B. Wootten]]

===[[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]]===
*Class of 2000<ref name="Class of 2000">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2000|url=http://www.wbhof.com/Class00.html|work=Women's Basketball Hall of Fame|publisher=|accessdate=12 Oct 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017175432/http://www.wbhof.com/Class00.html|archive-date=17 October 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
:* [[Alline Banks Sprouse]]
:* [[Mildred Barnes]]
:* [[Breezy Bishop|Barbara "Breezy" Bishop]]
:* [[E. Wayne Cooley]]
:* [[Nancy Dunkle]]
:* [[Olga Sukharnova]]
:* [[Borislav Stankovic]]
:* [[Fran Garmon]]
{{col-3}}
* [[Dorothy Gaters]]
* [[Sue Gunter]]
* [[Rita Horky]]
* [[Betty Jaynes (basketball)|Betty Jaynes]]
* [[George E. Killian]]
* [[Kim Mulkey|Kim Mulkey-Robertson]]
* [[Cindy Noble Hauserman]]
* [[Lorene Ramsey]]
{{col-3}}
* [[Patricia (Trish) Roberts]]
* [[Sue Rojcewicz]]
* [[Cathy Rush]]
* [[Juliene Brazinski Simpson]]
* [[Katherine Washington]]
* [[Dean Weese]]
* [[Marcy Weston]]
* [[Kay Yow]]
{{col-end}}

==Events==
* The [[Gary Steelheads]] joins the [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]]
* January: [[Mark Cuban]] becomes owner of the [[Dallas Mavericks]] <!--- Jan 04 according to Cuban article, Jan 14 according to Mavs article.  Will research and update... --->
* November 17: For [[2000–01 Phoenix Suns season|the Phoenix Suns]] against [[2000–01 New York Knicks season|the New York Knicks]], [[Jason Kidd]] is debited with an NBA-record 14 turnovers in one game<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/tov_game.html Game record for turnovers]</ref>

==Movies==
*[[Finding Forrester]]
*[[Love & Basketball]]
*[[Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?]]

==Deaths==
* January 4 — [[Al Schrecker]], American [[National Basketball League (United States)|NBL]] player (Pittsburgh Raiders) (born 1917)
* January 12 — [[Bobby Phills]], [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] and [[Charlotte Hornets (1988–2002)|Charlotte Hornets]] guard (born 1969)
* January 16 — [[Örlygur Aron Sturluson]], Icelandic basketball player ([[Njarðvík men's basketball|Njarðvík]]) (born 1981)
* February 21 — [[Antonio Díaz-Miguel]], Hall of Fame Spanish coach (born 1933)
* February 24 — [[Bernard Opper]], All-American college player ([[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]), [[National Basketball League (United States)|NBL]] and original [[American Basketball League (1925–55)|ABL]] player (born 1915)
* March 7 — [[Darrell Floyd]], American college basketball player and national scoring champion ([[Furman Paladins men's basketball|Furman]])
* March 8 — [[Joe Mullaney (basketball)|Joe Mullaney]], American college coach ([[Providence Friars men's basketball|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 [[BYU Cougars men's basketball|Brigham Young University]] (born 1911)
* April 9 — [[Jack Gardner (basketball)|Jack Gardner]], Hall of Fame college coach at [[Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball|Kansas State]] and [[Utah Utes men's basketball|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 Abramovic|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 ([[Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics|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 Bearkats men's basketball|Sam Houston State]], [[Phillips Haymakers men's basketball|Phillips]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Price dies of heart attack|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77213070/the-daily-oklahoman/|newspaper=[[The Daily Oklahoman]]|date=July 8, 2000|page=25|via =[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = May 7, 2021}} {{Open access}}</ref>
* July 10 — [[Conrad McRae]],  [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|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 ([[Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]) (born 1913)
* October 6 — [[John Keller (basketball)|John Keller]], American Olympic gold medalist ([[Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]) (born 1928)
* October 7 — [[Ed Beisser]], American college All-American ([[Creighton Bluejays men's basketball|Creighton]]) and AAU  (Phillips 66ers) player (born 1919)
* December 15 — [[Haris Brkić]], Serbian player ([[KK Partizan|Partizan]]) (born 1974)
* December 31 — [[Wayne Glasgow]], American Olympic gold medalist ([[Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]) (born 1926)

==References==
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==External links==
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