2021 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 2021 throughout the world.
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| See also |
The following are basketball events that are expected to take place in 2021 throughout the world. Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club), and amateur and collegiate levels.
International tournaments
[edit]National senior team tournaments
[edit]3X3 championships
[edit]- September 10 – 12: 2021 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in
Paris - November 12 - 14: 2021 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup in
Miami, Florida
Other international championships
[edit]FIBA youth championships
[edit]- 3-11 July: 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
- 7-15 August: 2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
Professional club seasons
[edit]FIBA Intercontinental Cup
[edit]| Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hereda San Pablo Burgos
|
 Quimsa
|
82–73 | One-game playoff |
Continental seasons
[edit]Men
[edit]| Organizer | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euroleague Basketball | 2020–21 EuroLeague |  Anadolu Efes
|
86–81 | Barcelona
|
Single-game final |
| 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball |  Monaco[a]
|
175–170 |  UNICS
|
Two-legged final | |
| FIBA | 2021 FIBA Asia Champions Cup | ||||
| 2020–21 Basketball Champions League | San Pablo Burgos
|
64–59 | Karşıyaka Basket
|
Single-game final | |
| 2020–21 BCLA season |  Flamengo
|
84–80 |  Real Estelí
|
Single-game final | |
| 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup |  Ironi Nes Ziona
|
82–74 |  Arged BMSLAM Stal
|
Single-game final | |
| NBA/FIBA | 2021 BAL season |  Zamalek
|
76–63 |  Monastir
|
Single-game final |
- ^ Monaco is based and plays its home games in that country, but plays in the French basketball league system.
Women
[edit]| Organizer | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBA | 2020–21 EuroLeague Women | UMMC Ekaterinburg
|
Perfumerías Avenida
|
78–68 | Single-game final |
| 2020–21 EuroCup Women | Valencia
|
 Reyer Venezia
|
82–81 | Single-game final |
Regional seasons
[edit]Men
[edit]| Region | League | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adriatic | 2020–21 ABA League |  Crvena zvezda
|
 Budućnost
|
3–2 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2020–21 ABA 2nd League | Studentski centar
|
 Spars
|
170–161 | Two-legged final | |
| Alpe-Adria | 2020–21 Alpe Adria Cup | ||||
| Albania and Kosovo | 2020–21 Liga Unike |  KB Ylli
|
KB Peja
|
82–79 | Single-game final |
| Estonia and Latvia | 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League |  BC Kalev
|
 VEF Rīga
|
86–75 | Single-game final |
| Balkans | 2020–21 BIBL | Hapoel Holon
|
 Academic Plovdiv
|
91–75 | Single-game final |
| East Europe | 2020–21 VTB United League | CSKA Moscow
|
UNICS
|
3–0 | Best-of-5 series |
Women
[edit]| Region | League | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Europe | 2020–21 WABA League | Beroe
|
Budućnost Bemax
|
66–56 | Single-game final |
Domestic league seasons
[edit]Men
[edit]Europe
[edit]
- ^ The top level includes one team from Monaco.
- ^ Russia's top-level competition is the multinational VTB United League, which also includes teams from Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, and Latvia. The official Russian champion is the highest-ranked team from Russia in the VTB United League.
- ^ The top level includes one team from Andorra.
Asia
[edit]
Americas
[edit]| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
2020–21 Liga Nacional de Básquet Season | San Lorenzo | Quimsa | 3–2 | Best-of-5 series |
| Brazil
|
2020–21 NBB season | Flamengo | São Paulo | 3–0 | Best-of-5 series |
 Canada
|
2021 CEBL season | Edmonton Stingers | Niagara River Lions | 101–65 | Single-game final |
 Chile
|
2020–21 Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile | ||||
 United States[a]
|
2020–21 NBA season | Milwaukee Bucks | Phoenix Suns | 4–2 | Best-of-7 series |
| 2020–21 NBA G League season | Lakeland Magic | Delaware Blue Coats | 97–78 | Single-game final | |
| 2021 NBA Summer League | Sacramento Kings | Boston Celtics | 100–67 | Single-game final | |
 Venezuela
|
2021 Copa LPB |
- ^ The NBA and the G League each include one team from Canada.
African
[edit]| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
2020–21 Algerian Basketball Cup | ||||
 Angola
|
2020–21 Angolan Basketball League | Petro de Luanda | G.D. Interclube | 3–0 | Best-of-5 series |
| Egypt
|
2020–21 Egyptian Basketball Super League | ||||
| 2020–21 Egypt Basketball Cup | Al Ittihad | Al Ahly | 78–76 | Single-game final | |
| 2020–21 Egyptian Basketball Super Cup | |||||
 Mali
|
2020–21 Ligue 1 | ||||
| 2021 Malian Cup | |||||
 Mozambique
|
2021 Mozambican Basketball League | ||||
 Nigeria
|
2021 NBBF President Cup | ||||
 Senegal
|
2021 Nationale 1 season | ||||
 South Africa
|
2020–21 BNL | Egoli magic | S'Panther | 85–76 | Single-game final |
| Tunisia
|
2020–21 Championnat National A | US Monastir | Ezzahra Sports | 2–0 | Best-of-3 series |
| 2021 Tunisian Basketball Cup |
Oceania
[edit]| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
2020–21 NBL season | Melbourne United | Perth Wildcats | 3–0 | Best-of-5 series |
 New Zealand
|
2021 New Zealand NBL season | Wellington Saints | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 77–75 | Single Game Final |
Other Country
[edit]| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 North Cyprus
|
2020–21 Erkekler Basketbol Süper Ligi |
Women
[edit]Europe
[edit]
Asia
[edit]| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China
|
2021 WCBA season | Inner Mongolia Nongxin | Xinjiang WJ | 93–82 | Single-game final |
 Japan
|
2020–21 Women's Japan Basketball League | JOMO Sunflowers | Toyota Antelopes | 2–0 | Best-of-3 series |
 South Korea
|
2020–21 Women's Korean Basketball League | Samsung Life Blueminx | Cheongju KB Stars | 3–2 | Best-of-5 series |
 Taiwan
|
2021 Women's Super Basketball League | Cathay Life | Taiyuan Textile | Premature ending | |
Americas
[edit]| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
|
2021 WNBA season | Chicago Sky | Phoenix Mercury | 3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2021 WNBA Commissioner's Cup | Seattle Storm | Connecticut Sun | 79–57 | Single-game final | |
| 2021 Women's Basketball Development Association Season |
African
[edit]Oceania
[edit]| Nation | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
2020–21 WNBL season | Southside Flyers | Townsville Fire | 99–82 | Single-game final |
Other Country
[edit]College seasons
[edit]Men's
[edit]| Nation | League / Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
2021 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship | Not held due to COVID-19 | |||
 Philippines
|
PCCL National Collegiate Championship | Not held due to COVID-19 | |||
| United States
|
NCAA Division I | Baylor Bears | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 86–70 | Single-game final |
| National Invitation Tournament | Memphis Tigers | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 77–64 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division II | Northwest Missouri State Bearcats | West Texas A&M Buffaloes | 80–54 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division III | Not held due to COVID-19 | ||||
| NAIA | Shawnee State Bears | Lewis–Clark State Warriors | 74–68 | Single-game final | |
Women's
[edit]| Nation | League / Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Result | Playoff format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
2021 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship | Not held due to COVID-19 | |||
| Philippines
|
UAAP Season 83 | Not held due to COVID-19 | |||
| United States
|
NCAA Division I | Stanford Cardinal | Arizona Wildcats | 54–53 | Single-game final |
| Women's National Invitation Tournament | Rice Owls | Ole Miss Rebels | 71–58 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division II | Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps | Drury Panthers | 69–59 | Single-game final | |
| NCAA Division III | Not held due to COVID-19 | ||||
| NAIA | Westmont Warriors | Thomas More Saints | 72–61 | Single-game final | |
Deaths
[edit]- January 2 — Paul Westphal, 70, Hall of Fame American NBA player (Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics) and NBA (Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, Sacramento Kings) and college coach (Grand Canyon, Pepperdine).[4]
- January 5 — András Haán, 74, Hungarian Olympic player (1964).[5]
- January 7 — Grant Gondrezick, 57, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers).[6]
- January 10 — Wayne Radford, 64, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers) and NCAA champion at Indiana (1976).[7]
- January 10 — Dee Rowe, 91, American college coach (UConn).[8]
- January 13 — Borivoje Cenić, 90, Serbian player (Radnički Belgrade) and coach (OKK Beograd, Apollon Patras).[9]
- January 18 — Tony Ingle, 68, American college coach (BYU, Kennesaw State, Dalton State).[10]
- January 19 — Lou Goetz, 74, American college coach (Richmond).[11]
- January 19 — Bob Williams, 89, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers).[12]
- January 22 — Gianfranco Lombardi, 79, Italian player (Virtus Bologna) and coach (Scaligera Verona). Three-time Olympian (1960, 1964, 1968).[13]
- January 23 — Wayne Stevens, 84, American NBA player (Cincinnati Royals).[14]
- January 23 — Harthorne Wingo, 73, American NBA player (New York Knicks).[15]
- January 24 — Jerry Johnson, 102, American college coach (LeMoyne–Owen).[16]
- January 26 — Sekou Smith, 48, American sportswriter who covered the NBA.[17]
- January 29 — John Chaney, 89, Hall of Fame American college coach (Cheyney, Temple).[18]
- February 7 — Lew Hill, 55, American college coach (Texas–Rio Grande Valley)[19]
- February 8 — Phil Rollins, 87, American NBA player (Philadelphia Warriors, Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks).[20]
- February 10 — Dick Bunt, 91, American NBA player (New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets).[21]
- February 13 — Ansley Truitt, 70, American ABA player (Dallas Chaparrals).[22]
- March 10 — Joe Tait, 83, American NBA announcer (Cleveland Cavaliers).[23]
- March 12 — Miodrag Baletić, 72, Montenegrin coach (KK Budućnost, KK MZT Skopje).
- March 12 — Dwight Waller, 75, American NBA (Atlanta Hawks) and ABA (Denver Rockets) player.[24]
- March 13 — Bob Davis, 93, American college coach (High Point, Georgetown (KY), Auburn).[25]
- March 20 — Jack Phelan, 95, American NBA player (Waterloo Hawks, Sheboygan Red Skins).
- March 22 — Elgin Baylor, 86, American Hall of Fame NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers) and executive (Los Angeles Clippers).[26]
- March 23 — Benny Dees, 86, American college coach (VCU, New Orleans, Wyoming, Western Carolina).[27]
- March 23 — Joe Vancisin, 98, American college coach (Yale).[28]
- March 23 — Granville Waiters, 60, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls).[29]
- March 25 — Stan Albeck, 89, American NBA (Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls) and college (Bradley) coach.[30]
- March 31 — Ron Greene, 82, American college coach (New Orleans, Mississippi State, Murray State, Indiana State).[31]
- April 3 — Ho Lien Siew, 88, Singaporean Olympic player (1956).[32]
- April 10 — Vito Fabris, 66, Italian player (Fulgor Libertas Forlì, Pallacanestro Firenze, Basket Mestre, Olimpia Pistoia).[33]
- April 11 — Miguel López Abril, 66, Spanish player (FC Barcelona Bàsquet, Bàsquet Manresa, Baloncesto Málaga).[34]
- April 13 — Bruce Larson, American college coach (Arizona).[35]
- April 13 — Bobby Leonard, 88, American NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Packers) and Hall of Fame ABA coach (Indiana Pacers).[36]
- April 13 — Ruth Roberta de Souza, 52, Brazilian Olympic player (1992).[37]
- April 14 — Frank Card, 76, American ABA player (Minnesota Pipers, Virginia Squires, Carolina Cougars, Denver Rockets).[38]
- April 15 — Bill Thieben, 86, American NBA player (Detroit Pistons).[39]
- April 16 — Nelson Haggerty, 47, American college coach (Midwestern State)[40]
- April 18 — Frank McCabe, 93, American Olympic gold medalist (1952).[41]
- April 19 — Shaler Halimon, 76, American NBA and ABA player (Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Chaparrals).[42]
- April 22 — Terrence Clarke, 19, American college player (Kentucky)[43]
- May 3 — Steve McKean, 77, New Zealand coach.[44]
- May 3 — Masatomo Taniguchi, 75, Japanese Olympic player (1972).[45]
- May 4 — Jim Hagan, 83, American college All-American (Tennessee Tech) and AAU player (Phillips 66ers).[46]
- May 8 — Cal Luther, 93, American college coach (DePauw, Murray State, Longwood, UT Martin, Bethel).[47]
- May 10 — Miguel Arellano, 80, Mexican Olympic player (1964, 1968).[48]
- May 14 — Bob Jones, 81, American college coach (Kentucky Wesleyan).[49]
- May 20 — Jean Bayle-Lespitau, 92, French administrator (Ligue nationale de basket).[50]
- May 26 — Spas Natov, 53, Bulgarian player (BC Cherno More).[51]
- May 28 — Mark Eaton, 64, American NBA player (Utah Jazz).[52]
- May 30 — Ralph Davis, 82, American NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Packers).[53]
- June 2 — Eric Mobley, 51, American NBA player (Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies).[54]
- June 15 — Jim Phelan, 92, American NBA player (Philadelphia Warriors) and college coach (Mount Saint Mary's).[55]
- July 7 — Eddie Payne, 69, American college coach (Belmont Abbey, East Carolina, Oregon State, Greensboro, USC Upstate).[56]
- July 21 — Stan McKenzie, 76, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets).[57]
- July 26 — Cliff Anderson, 76, American NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers).[58]
- August 3 – Tommy Curtis, 69, American college player (UCLA Bruins)[59][60]
- August 24 – Jerry Harkness, 81, American NBA player (New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers), college national champion at Loyola Chicago (1963).[61]
- August 26 — Rafael Hechanova, 93, Filipino Olympic player (1952).[62]
- September 6 – Dick Parfitt, 90, American college coach (Central Michigan).[63]
- September 6 – Frank Russell, 72, American NBA player (Chicago Bulls).[64]
- September 9 — Gene Littles, 78, American college (North Carolina A&T) and NBA (Charlotte Hornets) coach.[65]
- September 16 – Dušan Ivković, 77, Serbian coach (Partizan, Olympiacos, CSKA Moscow), FIBA Hall of Famer (2017), EuroLeague Basketball Legend (2017)[66]
- September 18 — Neil McCarthy, 82, American college coach (Weber State, New Mexico State).[67]
- October 2 — Major Wingate, 37, American player.[68]
- October 5 — Jerry Shipp, 86, American player (Phillips 66ers), Olympic gold medalist (1964)[69]
- October 12 — Leon Black, American college coach (Lon Morris, Texas).[70]
- October 27 — Bob Ferry, 84, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets) and executive (Washington Bullets).[71]
- October 30 — Lafayette Stribling, 87, American college coach (Mississippi Valley State, Tougaloo).[72]
- November 7 — Ronnie Williams, 59, American college player (Florida).[73]
- November 8 — Medina Dixon, 59, American college player (Old Dominion) and Olympic bronze medalist (1992).[74]
- November 12 — Davíð Janis, 75, Icelandic and Indonesian basketball player and one of the first foreign basketball players to play in Iceland.[75]
- November 19 — Don Kojis, 82, American NBA player.[76]
- November 25 — Risto Kala, 80, Finnish Olympic player (1964).[77]
- December 5 — Stevan Jelovac, 32, Serbian player (Mega Vizura, CAI Zaragoza, AEK B.C.).[78]
- December 11 — Ed Gayda, 94, American NBA player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks).[79]
- December 30 — Sam Jones, 88, American NBA player (Boston Celtics). 10-time NBA champion.[80]
- December 31 — Christine Grant, 85, American college athletics administrator (Iowa), member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.[81]
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