Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
International tournaments
Men's tournaments FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain:
Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea:
Lusophony Games in Goa, India:
South American Games in Santiago, Chile:
Women's tournaments FIBA World Championship for Women in Turkey:
2014 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Russia:
Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea:
Lusophony Games in Goa, India:
South American Games in Santiago, Chile:
Junior tournaments
Men's tournaments FIBA Under-17 World Championship: in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
Women's tournaments FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women: in Czech Republic:
2014 FIBA U18 3x3 Women in Spain:
2014 FIBA Europe youth championships 20 – 30 August: U-16 European Championship Men Division A in Ogre, Grobiņa, Liepāja and Riga 20 – 30 August: U-16 European Championship Men Division B in Strumica 30 June – 5 July: U-16 European Championship Men Division C in Valletta 24 July – 3 August: U-18 European Championship Men Division A in Konya 24 July – 3 August: U-18 European Championship Men Division B in Sofia 22 – 27 July: U-18 European Championship Men Division C in Andorra la Vella 8 – 20 July: U-20 European Championship Men Division A in Crete 10 – 20 July: U-20 European Championship Men Division B in Sarajevo 31 July – 10 August: U-16 European Championship Women Division A in Debrecen 31 July – 10 August: U-16 European Championship Women Division B in Tallinn 30 June – 5 July: U-16 European Championship Women Division C in Valletta 17 – 27 July: U-18 European Championship Women Division A in Matosinhos 17 – 27 July: U-18 European Championship Women Division B in Timișoara and Oradea 22 – 27 July: U-18 European Championship Women Division C in Andorra la Vella 3 – 13 July: U-20 European Championship Women Division A in Udine 3 – 13 July: U-20 European Championship Women Division B in Sofia
Drafts 2014 NBA draft First pick in the NBA draft: Andrew Wiggins, University of Kansas, by the Cleveland Cavaliers 2014 WNBA draft First pick in the WNBA draft: Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford University, by the Connecticut Sun
Club championships
Continental championships Men: Euroleague: Maccabi Tel Aviv def. Real Madrid 98–86 (OT) Euroleague MVP: Sergio Rodríguez, Real Madrid Euroleague Final Four MVP: Tyrese Rice, Maccabi Tel Aviv Alphonso Ford Trophy (season's leading scorer): Keith Langford, Emporio Armani Milano Eurocup: Valencia def. Unics Kazan 165–140 on aggregate EuroChallenge: Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia def. Triumph Lyubertsy 79–65 Americas League: Flamengo def. Pinheiros 85–78 Asia Champions Cup:
Women: EuroLeague Women: Galatasaray Odeabank Fenerbahçe UMMC Ekaterinburg
Transnational championships Men: Region Tournament Champion Runner-up Result Playoff format Former Yugoslavia 2013–14 ABA League KK Cibona KK Cedevita 72–59 One-game playoff Baltic states 2013–14 Baltic Basketball League BC Šiauliai TonyBet 140–123 Two-legged aggregate Balkans 2013–14 BIBL season Levski Sofia Hapoel Gilboa Galil 75–69 One-game playoff North America 2013–14 NBA season San Antonio Spurs Miami Heat 4–1 Best-of-7 series Australasia 2013–14 NBL season Perth Wildcats Adelaide 36ers 2–1 Best-of-3 series Eastern Europe 2013–14 VTB United League CSKA Moscow BC Nizhny Novgorod 3–0 Best-of-5 series South America 2014 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol Bauru Mogi das Cruzes 79–53 One-game playoff Southeast Asia 2014 ABL season Hi-Tech Bangkok City Westports Malaysia Dragons 2–0 Best-of-3 series
National championships Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2013–14: Regular season: Playoffs: Austrian Bundesliga, 2013–14: UBC magnofit Güssing Knights def. ece Bulls Kapfenberg 3–2 Belarusian Premier League: BC Tsmoki-Minsk def. BK Grodno-93 3–1 Basketball League Belgium, 2013–14: Telenet BC Oostende def. Okapi Aalstar 3–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship: Novo Basquete Brasil, 2013–14: Flamengo def. Paulistano 78–73 Bulgarian National League: Levski Sofia def. Lukoil Academic 3–2 National Basketball League of Canada, 2013–14: Windsor Express def. Island Storm 4–3 Chinese Basketball Association: Regular season: Guangdong Southern Tigers Playoffs: Beijing Ducks def. Xinjiang Flying Tigers 4–2 Croatian League, 2013–14: Cedevita def. Cibona 3–0 Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, 2014: Metros de Santiago def Titanes del Distrito Nacional 4–2 Dutch Basketball League, 2013–14: GasTerra Flames def. SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 4–3 French Pro A League, 2013–14: Limoges def. Strasbourg 3–0 Estonian League, 2013–14: Kalev/Cramo def. TÜ/Rock 4–0 German Bundesliga, 2013–14: FC Bayern Munich def. ALBA Berlin 3–1 Greek League, 2013–14: Panathinaikos def. Olympiacos 3–2 NBL Indonesia, 2013–14: Aspac Jakarta def. Satria Muda 83–67 Iranian Super League, 2013–14: Petrochimi Bandar Imam def. Mahram Tehran 4–1 Israeli Super League, 2013–14: Maccabi Tel Aviv def. Maccabi Haifa 163−161 on aggregate Italian Lega A, 2013–14: EA7 Emporio Armani Milano def. Montepaschi Siena 4−3, ending Montepaschi's streak of league titles at seven. Latvian League, 2013–14: BK Ventspils def. BK VEF Rīga 4–1 Lithuanian LKL, 2013–14: Žalgiris def. Neptūnas 4–2 Montenegro League, 2013–14: Budućnost Podgorica def. Zeta 2011 3–2 Philippine Basketball Association, 2013–14: Philippine Cup: San Mig Super Coffee Mixers def. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4–2 Commissioner's Cup: San Mig Super Coffee Mixers def. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3–1 Governors' Cup: San Mig Super Coffee Mixers def. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3–2 The Mixers became the first team to win the PBA's Grand Slam (winning all conferences in a season) since the Alaska Milkmen in 1996. Polish League, 2013–14: Turów Zgorzelec def. Stelmet Zielona Góra 4–2 Portuguese League: Benfica def. Vitória de Guimarães Divizia A: CSU Asesoft Ploiești def. CSM Oradea 3–2 League of Serbia, 2013–14: Partizan NIS def. Crvena Zvezda Telekom 3–1 Slovenian League: Krka def. Olimpija 3–2 Spanish ACB: Season: Real Madrid Playoffs: FC Barcelona def. Real Madrid 3–1 Super Basketball League: Pure-Youth Construction def. Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards 4–1 Turkish League, 2013–14: Fenerbahçe Ülker def. Galatasaray Liv Hospital 4–3 Ukrainian SuperLeague, 2013–14: Khimik def. Budivelnyk 3–1 British Basketball League, 2013–14: Worcester Wolves Season:Newcastle Eagles Playoffs: Worcester Wolves def. Newcastle Eagles 90–78
Women: WNBA Season: Eastern Conference: Chicago Sky (best regular-season record: Atlanta Dream) Western Conference: Phoenix Mercury (also best regular-season record overall) Finals: The Mercury sweep the Sky 3–0 in the best-of-5 series, claiming their third title. Diana Taurasi of the Mercury is named Finals MVP.
College Men NCAA Division I: Connecticut Huskies def. Kentucky Wildcats 60–54 Most Outstanding Player: Shabazz Napier, Connecticut National Invitation Tournament: Minnesota Golden Gophers def. SMU Mustangs 65–63 College Basketball Invitational: Siena Saints def. Fresno State Bulldogs 2–1 in best-of-3 final series CollegeInsider.com Tournament: Murray State Racers def. Yale Bulldogs 65–57 Division II: Central Missouri Mules def. West Liberty Hilltoppers 84–77 Division III: Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks def. Williams Ephs 75–73 NAIA NAIA Division I: Vanguard def. Emmanuel 70–65 NAIA Division II: Indiana Wesleyan def Midland University 78–68 NJCAA Division I: Jones County def. Indian Hills 87–77 Division II: Phoenix def. Essex County 71–67 Division III: Rock Valley def. Caldwell 79–69 CIS Men's: Carleton Ravens def. Ottawa Gee-Gees 79–67 UAAP Men's: National University def. Far Eastern University 2–1 in best-of-3 final series. NU wins their first title since 1954. NCAA (Philippines) Seniors': San Beda College def. Arellano University 2–0 in best-of-3 final series National Championship: San Beda College def. De La Salle University 2–0 in best-of-3 final series
Women NCAA Division I: : Connecticut Huskies def. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 79–58 Most Outstanding Player: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut WNIT: Rutgers Scarlet Knights def. UTEP Lady Miners 56–54 Women's Basketball Invitational: Division II: Bentley Falcons def. West Texas A&M Buffaloes 73–65 Division III: FDU–Florham Devils def.Whitman Missionaries 80–72 NAIA NAIA Division I: NAIA Division II: NJCAA Division I: Trinity Valley Community College 65, Hutchinson Community College 46 Division II: Mesa Community College 82, Highland Community College 72 Division III: Northland Community and Technical College 69, Rock Valley College 60 UAAP Women's: National University def. Far Eastern University in two games. NU finished with a 16–0 perfect season.
Prep USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1: USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1: NCAA (Philippines) Juniors: San Beda College-Rizal def. Malayan Science High School 2–0 in best-of-3 final series UAAP Juniors:
Notable events On February 1, David Stern retired after being the commissioner of the NBA for 30 years. Adam Silver became his successor.Stern anoints Silver as successor On May 7, FIBA lifted the suspension of the Lebanese Basketball Federation in place since mid-2013, thereby allowing the country to participate in international basketball competitions once again. On August 5, the NBA's San Antonio Spurs announced that Becky Hammon would be hired as an assistant coach immediately after her retirement as a player at the end of the 2014 WNBA season. Hammon became the first full-time female coach in any of the four major U.S. professional leagues. On August 15, Sim Bhullar, a 7'5"/2.26 m Canadian center out of New Mexico State, became the first player of Indian descent to sign a contract with an NBA team. Bhullar signed a non-guaranteed rookie deal with the Sacramento Kings, a franchise whose majority owner, Vivek Ranadivé, is India-born. On November 26, FIBA suspended the Japan Basketball Association over the JBA's failure to merge the bj League and the National Basketball League. FIBA forbids a country from having two primary basketball competitions.
Awards and honors
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2014: Players: Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Alonzo Mourning, Mitch Richmond, Guy Rodgers Coaches: Bobby "Slick" Leonard, Nolan Richardson, Gary Williams Contributors: Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton, David Stern Team: Immaculata College (1972–1974 women's team)
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2014 Lin Dunn Michelle Edwards Mimi Griffin Yolanda Griffith Jasmina Perazic Charlotte West
Professional
North America Men (NBA) Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs NBA All-Star Game MVP: Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Michael Carter-Williams, Philadelphia 76ers NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award: Jamal Crawford, Los Angeles Clippers NBA Most Improved Player Award: Goran Dragić, Phoenix Suns NBA Sportsmanship Award: Mike Conley Jr., Memphis Grizzlies NBA Coach of the Year Award: Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: Luol Deng, Cleveland Cavaliers Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award: Shane Battier, Miami Heat NBA Executive of the Year Award: R. C. Buford, San Antonio Spurs Women (WNBA) WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Chiney Ogwumike, Connecticut Sun WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award: Allie Quigley, Chicago Sky WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Skylar Diggins, Tulsa Shock Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Becky Hammon, San Antonio Stars WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Sandy Brondello, Phoenix Mercury WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Shoni Schimmel, Atlanta Dream