2005 in basketball

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Championships

Professional

*Men
**NBA: San Antonio Spurs over the Detroit Pistons 4-3. MVP: Tim Duncan
*** See also 2004-05 NBA season, 2005 NBA Playoffs, 2005 NBA Finals
**Eurobasket 2005: Greece 78, Germany 62
**Euroleague:
***Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated TAU Cerámica 90-78 in the final
** Philippine Basketball Association 2004-05 season:
***Barangay Ginebra Kings over the Talk N' Text Phone Pals 4-2 in the Philippine Cup Finals
***San Miguel Beermen over the Talk N' Text Phone Pals 4-1 in the Fiesta Conference Finals
*Women
**WNBA: Sacramento Monarchs over the Connecticut Sun 3-1. MVP: Yolanda Griffith
**Eurobasket Women: Czech Republic 72, Russia 70

College

*Men
**NCAA Division I: North Carolina 75, Illinois 70
**NIT: South Carolina 60, Saint Joseph's 57
**NCAA Division II: Virginia Union 63, Bryant 58
**NCAA Division III: Wisconsin-Stevens Point 73, Rochester 49
**NAIA Division I John Brown (Ark.) 65, Azusa Pacific (Cal.) 55
**NAIA Division II Walsh (Ohio) 81, Concordia (Neb.) 70

*Women
**NCAA Division I: Baylor 84, Michigan State 62
**WNIT: Southwest Missouri State 78, West Virginia 70
**NCAA Division II: Washburn 70, Seattle Pacific 53
**NCAA Division III: Millikin 70, Randolph-Macon 50
**NAIA Division I Union (Tenn.) 67, Oklahoma City 63
**NAIA Division II Morningside College (Iowa) 75, Cedarville University (Ohio) 65

* Philippines
** UAAP Men's: FEU Tamaraws over La Salle Green Archers, 2-0
** NCAA Seniors: Letran Knights over PCU Dolphins, 2-1
** UAAP Women's: Ateneo Lady Eagles over Adamson Lady Falcons 2-0
** NCAA Juniors: San Sebastian Staglets over San Beda Red Cubs 2-0
** UAAP Juniors: DLSZ Junior Archers over UPIS Junior Maroons 2-0

Awards and Honors

*Professional
**NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Steve Nash
**NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Emeka Okafor
**NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ben Wallace
**WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Sheryl Swoopes
*Collegiate
**Naismith College Player of the Year
*** Men: Andrew Bogut, Utah
*** Women: Seimone Augustus, LSU
**John R. Wooden Award
*** Men: Andrew Bogut, Utah
*** Women: Seimone Augustus, LSU
**Naismith College Coach of the Year
*** Men: Bruce Weber, Illinois
*** Women: Pokey Chatman, LSU
**Women's awards:
***Wade Trophy: Seimone Augustus, LSU
***Nancy Lieberman Award: Temeka Johnson, LSU

Events

Movies

*Coach Carter
*Rebound (film)

Deaths

*April 18: Clarence Gaines, 81, Basketball Hall of Fame coach
*May 1: George Mikan, 80, Basketball Hall of Fame player
*August 25: Teo Cruz, 65, Puerto Rican player, BSN legend, five-time olympian.
*August 16: Aleksandr Gomelsky, 77, Basketball Hall of Fame coach
*August 4: Sue Gunter, 60, women's coach for Louisiana State University for 22 seasons.
*October 15: Jason Collier, 28, Atlanta Hawks center
*November 23: Nate Hawthorne, 55, NBA player