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===[[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]===
===[[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]===
*Class of 2011:<ref name="Inductees">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hall of Famers|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers-index/|work=Basketball Hall of Fame|publisher=|accessdate=12 Oct 2014}}</ref>
*Class of 2011:
**Players: [[Teresa Edwards]], [[Artis Gilmore]], [[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]], [[Dennis Rodman]], [[Arvydas Sabonis]], [[Goose Tatum|Reece "Goose" Tatum]]
**Players: [[Teresa Edwards]], [[Artis Gilmore]], [[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]], [[Dennis Rodman]], [[Arvydas Sabonis]], [[Goose Tatum|Reece "Goose" Tatum]]
**Coaches: [[Herb Magee]], [[Tara VanDerveer]], [[Tex Winter]]
**Coaches: [[Herb Magee]], [[Tara VanDerveer]], [[Tex Winter]]
**Contributors: [[Satch Sanders|Tom "Satch" Sanders]]
**Contributors: [[Satch Sanders|Tom "Satch" Sanders]]
===[[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]]===

*Class of 2011<ref name="Class of 2011">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011|url=http://www.wbhof.com/Class11.html|work=Women's Basketball Hall of Fame|publisher=|accessdate=12 Oct 2014}}</ref>
** [[Val Ackerman]]
** [[Ruthie Bolton]]
** [[Vicky Bullett]]
** [[Muffet McGraw]]
** [[Pearl Moore]]
** [[Lometa Odom]]
** [[Barbara Williams]
===Professional===
===Professional===
*Men
*Men

Revision as of 02:20, 13 October 2014

The following are the basketball events of the year 2011 throughout the world.

Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) 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:

College

Men
Women

Prep

Awards and honors

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.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • 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.[6]

Movies

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.
  2. ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ Yao Ming retirement marks end of an era
  6. ^ Associated Press (September 26, 2011). "Jay-Z: Team to be Brooklyn Nets". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2011.

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