2002 in basketball

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Championships

World Championship

*Men
**Gold medal: Yugoslavia
**Silver medal: Argentina
**Bronze medal: Germany
**Final match: Yugoslavia 84, Argentina 77
**MVP: Dirk Nowitzki, Germany
**All-tournament team: Nowitzki, Pero Cameron (New Zealand), Manu Ginobili (Argentina), Peja Stojakovic (Yugoslavia), Yao Ming (China)
*Women
**Gold medal: USA
**Silver medal: Russia
**Bronze medal: Australia
**Final match: USA 79, Russia 74

Professional

*Men
**2002 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers over the New Jersey Nets 4-0. MVP: Tim Duncan (More information can be found at 2002-03 NBA season.)
**Euroleague: Panathinaikos over Kinder Bologna 89-83 in the final match.
*Women
**WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks over the New York Liberty 2-0. MVP: Lisa Leslie

College

*Men
**NCAA Division I: Maryland 64, Indiana 52
**National Invitation Tournament: University of Memphis
**NCAA Division II: Metropolitan State College of Denver 80, Kentucky Wesleyan College 72
**NCAA Division III: Otterbein College 102, Elizabethtown College 83
**NAIA Division I Oklahoma Science & Arts 96, Oklahoma Baptist University 79
**NAIA Division II Evangel (Mo.) 84, Robert Morris (Ill.) 61

*Women
**NCAA Division I: University of Connecticut 82, Oklahoma 70
**NCAA Division II: Cal Poly Pomona 74, Southeastern Oklahoma 62
**NCAA Division III Wis.-Stevens Point 67, St. Lawrence 65
**NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City 82, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 73
**NAIA Division II Hastings (Neb.) 73, Cornerstone (Mich.) 69

Awards and Honors

Professional

*Men
**NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Tim Duncan
**NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Pau Gasol
**NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ben Wallace
**NBA Coach of the Year Award: Rick Carlisle, Detroit Pistons
*Women
**WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Sheryl Swoopes
**WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Sheryl Swoopes
**WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Tamika Catchings
**WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Marianne Stanley Washington Mystics

Collegiate

*Naismith College Player of the Year
** Men: Jason Williams, Duke
** Women: Sue Bird, UConn
*John R. Wooden Award: Jason Williams, Duke
*Naismith College Coach of the Year
** Men: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
** Women: Geno Auriemma, UConn
*Nancy Lieberman Award: Sue Bird, UConn
*Wade Trophy: Sue Bird, UConn

Events

Deaths

*January 18: Alex Hannum, 78, pro basketball coach
*August 8: Chick Hearn, television and radio announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
*September: Bison Dele, Professional basketball player.
*December 17: Hank Luisetti, college basketball player and inventor of the layup; first player to score 50 points in a game.