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{{Year_in_basketball|this year=2003}}

==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]]
***[[2003 NBA draft]]
***[[2003 NBA All-Star Game]]
**[[Eurobasket 2003|Eurobasket]]: [[Lithuania]] 93, [[Spain]] 84
*Women
**[[2003 WNBA Finals|WNBA Finals]]: [[Detroit Shock]] over [[Los Angeles Sparks]] 2-1.  MVP:  [[Ruth Riley]]
***[[2003 WNBA season]]
***[[2003 WNBA Playoffs]]
***[[2003 WNBA draft]]
***[[2003 WNBA All-Star Game]]
**[[EuroBasket Women 2003|Eurobasket Women]]: [[Russia]] def. [[Czech Republic]]

===College===
*Men
**[[2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I]]:  [[Syracuse University]] 81, [[University of Kansas]] 78
**[[2003 National Invitation Tournament|National Invitation Tournament]]:  [[University of Michigan]]
**[[2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division II]]: [[Northeastern State University]] 75, [[Kentucky Wesleyan College]] 64
**[[2003 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division III]]: [[Williams College]] 67, [[Gustavus Adolphus College]] 65
**[[2003 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament|NAIA Division I]] Concordia 88, Mountain State 84 OT
**[[2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament|NAIA Division II]] Oregon Tech 81, Bellevue (Neb.) 70
*Women
**[[2003 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I]]:  [[University of Connecticut]] 73, [[University of Tennessee]] 68
**[[2003 Women's National Invitation Tournament|Women's National Invitation Tournament]]: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] 64, [[Baylor Lady Bears|Baylor]] 63
**[[2003 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division II]]: [[South Dakota State]] 65, [[Northern Kentucky University]] 60
**[[2003 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament|NCAA Division III]] [[Trinity University (Texas)|Trinity University]] (Tex.) 60, Eastern Connecticut State 58
**[[2003 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament|NAIA Division I]]: Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 71, [[Oklahoma City University]] 70
**[[NAIA national women's basketball championship|NAIA Division II]] Hastings (Neb.) 59, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 53

==Awards and honors==

===[[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]===
*Class of 2003:<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>
** [[Leon Barmore]]
** [[Chick Hearn|Francis D. "Chick" Hearn]]
** [[Earl Lloyd|Earl F. Lloyd]]
** [[Meadowlark Lemon]]
** [[Dino Meneghin]]
** [[Robert Parish|Robert L. Parish]]
** [[James Worthy|James A. Worthy]]

===[[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]]===
*Class of 2003<ref name="Class of 2003">{{cite web|title=Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2003|url=http://www.wbhof.com/Class03.html|work=Women's Basketball Hall of Fame|accessdate=12 Oct 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017185503/http://www.wbhof.com/Class03.html|archive-date=17 October 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
:* [[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 (basketball)|Ben Wallace]]
**[[NBA Coach of the Year Award]]: [[Gregg Popovich]], [[San Antonio Spurs]]
**[[Euroscar Award]]: [[Dirk Nowitzki]], [[Dallas Mavericks]] and {{Bk|DEU}}
**[[Mr. Europa]]: [[Šarūnas Jasikevičius]], [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] and {{Bk|LTU}} (also [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|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
**[[John R. Wooden Award#Legends of Coaching Award|Legends of Coaching Award]]: [[Roy Williams (coach)|Roy Williams]], [[University of Kansas|Kansas]]
* Men
**[[John R. Wooden Award]]: [[T. J. Ford]], [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]]
**[[Naismith College Coach of the Year]]: [[Tubby Smith]], [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]]
**[[Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award]]: [[Jason Gardner]], [[University of Arizona|Arizona]]
**[[Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year]]: [[David West (basketball)|David West]], [[Xavier University|Xavier]]
**[[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player]]: [[Emeka Okafor]], [[University of Connecticut|Connecticut]]
**[[USBWA National Freshman of the Year]]: [[Carmelo Anthony]], [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]]
**[[Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year]]: [[Tubby Smith]], [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]]
**Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: [[Lefty Driesell|Charles “Lefty” Driesell]]
* Women
**[[Naismith College Player of the Year]]: [[Diana Taurasi]], [[University of Connecticut|Connecticut]]
**[[Naismith College Coach of the Year]]: [[Gail Goestenkors]], [[Duke University|Duke]]
**[[Wade Trophy]]: [[Diana Taurasi]], [[University of Connecticut|Connecticut]]
**[[Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award]]: [[Kara Lawson]], [[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]]
**[[Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year]]: [[Diana Taurasi]], [[University of Connecticut|Connecticut]]
**[[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player]]: [[Diana Taurasi]], [[University of Connecticut|UConn]]
**[[List of Women's Basketball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year|Basketball Academic All-America Team]]: [[Kristine Austgulen]], [[Virginia Commonwealth University|VCU]]
**[[Carol Eckman Award]]: [[Marsha Sharp]], [[Texas Tech University]]
**[[USBWA National Freshman of the Year]]: [[Seimone Augustus]], [[Louisiana State University|LSU]]
**[[Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year]]: [[Geno Auriemma]], [[University of Connecticut|Connecticut]]
**[[List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners]]: [[LaToya Thomas]], [[Mississippi State University|Mississippi State]]
**[[Nancy Lieberman Award]]: [[Diana Taurasi]], [[University of Connecticut|Connecticut]]
**Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: [[Betty Jaynes (basketball)|Betty Jaynes]]

==Events==
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==Deaths==
*January 20&nbsp;— [[Dan King (basketball)|Dan King]], American NBA player ([[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets]]) (born 1931)
*January 29&nbsp;— [[John Murphy (basketball)|John Murphy]], American BAA player ([[Philadelphia Warriors]], [[New York Knicks]]) (born 1924)
*February 9&nbsp;— [[John Hyder]], American college coach ([[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]]) (born 1912)
*March 29&nbsp;— [[Carl Ridd]], Canadian Olympic player ([[Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]) (born 1929)
*April 5&nbsp;— [[Helgi Jóhannsson]], Icelandic basketball player and coach (born 1929)
*April 16&nbsp;— [[Jewell Young]], All-American college player ([[Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball|Purdue]]), [[National Basketball League (United States)|NBL]] player ([[Indianapolis Kautskys]], [[Oshkosh All-Stars]]) (born 1913)
*May 14&nbsp;— [[Dave DeBusschere]], American Hall of Fame NBA player ([[New York Knicks]], [[Detroit Pistons]]) (born 1940)
*May 14&nbsp;— [[Al Fleming (basketball)|Al Fleming]], American NBA player ([[Seattle SuperSonics]]) (born 1954)
*May 23&nbsp;— [[Weenie Miller]], American college coach ([[VMI Keydets basketball|VMI]]) (born 1922)
*May 29&nbsp;— [[Anthony Frederick]], American NBA player ([[Indiana Pacers]], [[Sacramento Kings]], [[Charlotte Hornets]]) (born 1964)
*June 16&nbsp;— [[David Polansky]], American college coach ([[CCNY Beavers men's basketball|CCNY]]) (born 1919)
*June 22&nbsp;— [[John Mandic]], American NBA player (born 1919)
*September 20&nbsp;— [[Ernie Calverley]], All-American player and coach at [[Rhode Island Rams men's basketball|Rhode Island]] (born 1924)
*October 16&nbsp;— [[Chet Jaworski]], All-American player (Rhode Island) (born 1916)
*October 23&nbsp;— [[Kevin Magee (basketball)|Kevin Magee]], Former All-American at [[UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball|UC Irvine]] and [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] player (born 1959)
*October 30&nbsp;— [[Stan Szukala]], American [[National Basketball League (United States)|NBL]] player ([[Chicago Bruins]], [[Chicago American Gears]]) (born 1918)
*November 21&nbsp;— [[Bill Haarlow]], American NBL player (Whiting Ciesar All-Americans) (born 1913)
*December 8&nbsp;— [[Chuck Noe]], American college coach ([[VMI Keydets basketball|VMI]], [[Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball|Virginia Tech]], [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball|South Carolina]], [[VCU Rams men's basketball|VCU]]) (born 1924)
*December 9&nbsp;— [[Norm Sloan]], College basketball coach of the 1974 national champion [[NC State Wolfpack]] (born 1926)
*December 26&nbsp;— [[Gale Bishop]], All-American college ([[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]]) and BAA ([[Philadelphia Warriors]]) player (born 1922)

==See also==
* [[Timeline of women's basketball]]

==References==
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