2011 in basketball


Tournaments include international, professional and amateur and collegiate levels.

Tournaments

Men's tournaments

Olympic qualifiers

Women's tournaments

Olympic qualifiers

Youth tournaments

Club championships

Continental championships

Men:
Women:

Transnational championships

National championships

Men:
Women:
  • WNBA
  • *[2011 Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA season|Season]:
  • ** Eastern Conference: Indiana Fever
  • ** Western Conference: [2011 2011 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota Lynx]
  • * Finals: The Lynx win their first WNBA title, sweeping the Fever 3–0 in the best-of-5 series. The Lynx' Seimone Augustus is named Finals MVP.

College

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Prep

Awards and honors

[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]

[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]

Professional

Collegiate

Events

  • On June 1, Shaquille O'Neal announced his retirement from basketball after 19 seasons and four world championships. O'Neal made the announcement on his Twitter page.
  • On July 1, the collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and its players union expires, and the league immediately imposes a lockout of its players.
  • On July 20, Yao Ming officially announced his retirement from basketball after nine seasons and a series of foot and ankle injuries. Yao has been credited with fueling greatly increased interest in the NBA in his home country of China since his selection as the #1 overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft.
  • On September 26, New Jersey Nets minority owner Jay-Z announced that the team would change its name to the Brooklyn Nets when it moves to its new arena for the 2012–13 season.

Movies

Deaths