2008 in basketball explained

Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.

Tournaments

Men's tournaments

Olympics

Other tournaments

Women's tournaments

Olympics

Other tournaments

Youth tournaments

Club championships

Continental seasons

Men

Organizer League / Tournament Champion Runner-up Result Playoff format
CSKA Moscow 91–77 Single-game final
DKV Joventut 79–54 Single-game final
Peñarol Single round-robin
Saba Battery Tehran Al-Rayyan Sports Club82–75 Single-game final

National championships

Men:

The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Finals MVP: Paul Pierce

The Sta. Lucia Realtors defeat the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 4–3 in the best-of-seven finals. Finals MVP: Dennis Espino

The Barangay Ginebra Kings defeat the Air21 Express 4–3 in the best-of-seven Finals. Finals MVPs: Ronald Tubid and Eric Menk

Real Madrid

TAU Cerámica sweep AXA FC Barcelona 3–0 in the best-of-five final.

Women:

Spartak Moscow Region

College

Men

Nation League / Tournament Champion Runner-up Result Playoff format
64–61 Single-game final
71–62 Single-game final
2–0 Best-of-three series
2–1 Best-of-three series

Kansas 75, Memphis 68 OT

Mario Chalmers, Kansas

Winona State (MN) 87, Augusta State (GA) 76

Washington University in St. Louis (MO) 90, Amherst 68

Oklahoma City 75, Mountain State (WV) 72

Oregon Tech 63, Bellevue (NE) 56

South Plains College 67, Salt Lake CC 56

Mott Community College 83, Columb State Community College 73

North Lake College TX 73, Joliet Junior College IL 70

Women

Tennessee 64, Stanford 48

Marquette 81, Michigan State 66

Northern Kentucky 63, South Dakota 58

Howard Payne (TX) 68, Messiah (PA) 54

Vanguard (CA) 72, Trevecca Nazarene (TN) 59

Northwestern College 82, College of the Ozarks MO 75

Gulf Coast 62, Central Arizona 61

Kirkwood 78 vs Kankakee 53 (Final)

Monroe CC NY 79, Mohawk Valley CC 48

Prep

Awards and honors

Basketball Hall of Fame

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Professional

Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

Kevin Durant, Seattle SuperSonics

Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics

Manu Ginóbili, San Antonio Spurs

Hedo Türkoğlu, Orlando Magic

Byron Scott, New Orleans Hornets

Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers and (also Memphis Grizzlies)

Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers and Spain (also Memphis Grizzlies)

Ricky Rubio, Joventut Badalona and

Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks

Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks

Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks

Candice Wiggins, Minnesota Lynx

Ebony Hoffman, Indiana Fever

Vickie Johnson, San Antonio Silver Stars

Mike Thibault, Connecticut Sun

Katie Smith, Detroit Shock

Maria Stepanova, CSKA Samara and

Collegiate

Pat Summitt, Tennessee

Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina

John Calipari, Memphis

Mike Green, Butler

Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina

Wayne Ellington, North Carolina

Michael Beasley, Kansas State

Keno Davis, Drake

Dick Vitale

Candace Parker, Tennessee

Candace Parker, Tennessee

Geno Auriemma, Connecticut

Candice Wiggins, Stanford

Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin

Candace Parker, Tennessee

Candace Parker, Tennessee

Candace Parker, Tennessee

Doug Bruno, DePaul University

Jeff Walz, Louisville

Maya Moore, Connecticut

Geno Auriemma, Connecticut

Candice Wiggins, Stanford

Kristi Toliver, Maryland

Jody Conradt

Events

Movies

Deaths

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hall of Famers. Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014.
  2. Web site: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2008. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. 12 Oct 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017214140/http://www.wbhof.com/Class08.html. 17 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  3. News: Axelrod. Phil. Obituary: Julius McCoy / Basketball star in '50s at Farrell High School. April 11, 2008. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 20, 2020.