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The following are the basketball 2019
Tournaments included international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
International tournaments [ edit ] National senior team tournaments [ edit ] Other international championships [ edit ] FIBA youth championships [ edit ] Professional club seasons [ edit ] FIBA Intercontinental Cup [ edit ] Continental seasons [ edit ] Domestic league seasons [ edit ]
^ Includes one team from New Zealand.
^ Includes one team from Monaco.
^ Basketball in the island of Ireland, including the league system, is organised on an All-Ireland basis. As such, the national league includes one team from Northern Ireland, which is politically part of the United Kingdom.
^ Includes one team from Australia.
^ Includes one team each from Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, and Latvia. The highest ranked team from Russia is also named as Russian Champions.
^ Includes one team from Andorra.
^ The NBA and the G League each include one team from Canada.
January 1 — Larry Weinberg , 92, American NBA owner (Portland Trail Blazers ).[ 1]
January 3 — Bob Burrow , 84, American college All-American (Kentucky ) and NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers , Rochester Royals ).[ 2]
January 6 — Ben Coleman , 57, American NBA player (New Jersey Nets , Philadelphia 76ers , Milwaukee Bucks ).[ 3]
January 11 — Gus Ganakas , 92, American college coach (Michigan State ).[ 4]
January 11 — Jumping Johnny Wilson , 91, American player (Harlem Globetrotters ).[ 5]
January 19 — Ken Warzynski , 70, American college player (DePaul ).[ 6]
January 20 — Jimmy Rayl , 77, American college All-American (Indiana ) and ABA player (Indiana Pacers ).[ 7]
January 26 — Dale Barnstable , 93, two-time college national champion at Kentucky (1948 , 1949 ).[ 8]
February 3 — Irv Brown , 83, college basketball referee and announcer.[ 9]
February 14 — Clinton Wheeler , 59, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat , Portland Trail Blazers).[ 10]
February 20 — Joe Gibbon , 83, All-American college player (Ole Miss ).[ 11]
February 23 — Carl Meinhold , 92, American BAA player (Baltimore Bullets , Providence Steamrollers , Chicago Stags ).[ 12]
February 28 — Jim Fritsche , 87, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers, Baltimore Bullets, Fort Wayne Pistons ).[ 13]
March 9 — Alberto Bucci , 70, Italian coach (Fortitudo Bologna , Virtus Bologna , Scaligera Verona )[ 14]
March 10 — Alekos Spanoudakis , 90, Greek player (Olympiacos ).[ 15]
March 12 — Tom Meyer , 96, American NBL player (Detroit Gems , Detroit Vagabonds).[ 16]
March 19 — Thanasis Giannakopoulos , 88, Greek executive (Panathinaikos B.C. ).[ 17]
March 23 — Jacques Dessemme , 93, French Olympic player (1952 ).[ 18]
March 25 — Paul Dawkins , 61, American-Turkish player (Utah Jazz , Galatasaray ).[ 19]
March 25 — Cal Ramsey , 81, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks , New York Knicks , Syracuse Nationals ).[ 20]
April 4 — Myer Skoog , 92, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers).[ 21]
April 14 — John MacLeod , 81, American college (Oklahoma , Notre Dame ) and NBA (Phoenix Suns ) coach.[ 22]
April 18 — Ken Buehler , 99, American NBL player (Sheboygan Red Skins , Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons ).[ 23]
April 22 — Andy O'Donnell , 94, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets ).[ 24]
April 23 — Johnny Neumann , 68, American ABA (Memphis Tams , Virginia Squires ) and NBA (Los Angeles Lakers) player.[ 25]
April 24 — Zoran Marojević , Serbian Olympic silver medalist (1968 ).[ 26]
April 25 — John Havlicek , 79, American Hall of Fame NBA player (Boston Celtics )[ 27]
May 3 — George Hanna , 90, Iraqi Olympic player (1948 ).[ 28]
May 3 — Andy Jick , 66, American public address announcer (Boston Celtics, Boston College ).[ 29]
May 4 — Jumpin Jackie Jackson , 79, American player (Harlem Globetrotters).
May 7 — Arnaldo Taurisano , 85, Italian coach (Cantù , Partenope Napoli , Brescia ).[ 30]
May 15 — Rob Babcock , 66, American NBA executive (Minnesota Timberwolves , Toronto Raptors ).[ 31]
May 22 — Tony Gennari , 76, Italian player (Varese , Libertas Forlì , Milano 1958 ).[ 32]
May 23 — Wilfredo Peláez , 88, Uruguayan Olympic bronze medalist (1952).[ 33]
May 25 — Rod Bramblett , 53, American college announcer (Auburn ).[ 34]
June 4 — Billy Gabor , 97, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals).[ 35]
June 11 — Yvan Delsarte , 90, Belgian Olympic player (1952).[ 36]
June 13 — Jiří Pospíšil , 68, Czech Olympic player (1972 , 1976 , 1980 ).[ 37]
June 16 — Kelly Coleman , 80, American player (Harlem Globetrotters, Chicago Majors , Baltimore Bullets ).
June 23 — Žarko Varajić , 67, Serbian Olympic silver medalist (1976).
June 25 — Tony Barone , 72, American college (Creighton , Texas A&M ) and NBA (Memphis Grizzlies ) coach.[ 38]
June 27 — Vukica Mitić , 65, Serbian Olympic Bronze medalist (1980).[ 39]
June 28 — Borislav Džaković , 71, Serbian-Bosnian coach (KK Crvena zvezda , KK Partizan ).[ 40]
July 5 — Lewis Lloyd , 60, American NBA player (Golden State Warriors , Houston Rockets , Philadelphia 76ers).[ 41]
July 6 — Charles Hardnett , 80, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets ).[ 42]
July 22 — Nikos Milas , 91, Greek player (Panathinaikos ), coach (Panathinaikos, AEK Athens ) and Olympian (1952).[ 43]
July 22 — Wayne See , 95, American NBA player (Waterloo Hawks ).[ 44]
July 24 — Cathy Inglese , 60, American college coach (Vermont , Boston College , Rhode Island )[ 45]
July 28 — Howard Nathan , American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks ).[ 46]
July 28 — Harrison Wilson Jr. , 94, American college coach (Jackson State ).[ 47]
July 29 — Max Falkenstien , 95, American college radio broadcaster (Kansas ).[ 48]
August 10 — Cándido Sibilio , 60, Spanish player (FC Barcelona , Tau Vitoria ) and Olympian (1980).[ 49]
August 12 — Jim Marsh , 73, American NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers) and broadcaster (Seattle SuperSonics ).[ 50]
August 13 — Vladimír Ptáček , 64, Czech Olympic player (1976).[ 51]
August 16 — Penka Stoyanova , 69, Bulgarian Olympic silver (1980) and bronze (1976) medalist.[ 52]
August 19 — Mike Leaf , 58, American college coach (Winona State ).[ 53]
August 20 — Kelsey Weems , 51, American player (Quad City Thunder , Hartford Hellcats , Yakima SunKings ).[ 54]
August 22 — Tom Nissalke , 87, American NBA (Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz) and ABA (San Antonio Spurs ) coach.[ 55]
August 25 — Jerry Rook , 75, American ABA player (New Orleans Buccaneers ).[ 56]
September 2 — Rainer Pethran , 68, German Olympic player (1972).[ 57]
September 5 — Bob Rule , 75, American NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers , Milwaukee Bucks).[ 58]
September 9 — Fred McLeod , 67, American NBA television and radio broadcaster (Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers).[ 59]
September 22 — Courtney Cox Cole , 48, American college player (Indiana ).[ 60]
September 22 — Andre Emmett , 37, American NBA player (Memphis Grizzlies , New Jersey Nets).[ 61]
September 22 — Nat Frazier , 84, American college (Morgan State , Bowie State ) and WBL (Washington Metros) coach.[ 62]
September 23 — Gordon C. Stauffer , 89, American college coach (Washburn , Indiana State , Nicholls ).[ 63]
September 24 — Mel Utley , 66, American college player (St. John's )[ 64]
September 27 — Gene Melchiorre , 92, American college All-American (Bradley ).[ 65]
September 28 — Bill Ridley , 91, All-American college player (Illinois ).[ 66]
September 29 — Glen Smith , 90, All-American college player (Utah ).[ 67]
October 7 — Ed Kalafat , 86, American NBA player (Minneapolis Lakers).[ 68]
October 16 — Ed Beck , 83, American college national champion at Kentucky (1958 ).[ 69]
October 28 — Al Bianchi , 87, American NBA player (Syracuse Nationals) and coach (Seattle SuperSonics).[ 70]
October 28 — Ron Dunlap , 72, American player (Maccabi Tel Aviv ).[ 71]
October 29 — Claude Constantino , 80, Senegalese Olympic player (1968).[ 72]
October 30 — Paul Crosby , 30, American college (Mississippi Valley State ) player.[ 73]
November 2 — Bohumil Tomášek , 83, Czech Olympic player (1960 ).[ 74]
November 4 — Eli Pasquale , 59, Canadian Olympic player (1984 , 1988 ).[ 75]
November 7 — Frank Saul , 95, American NBA player (Rochester Royals, Baltimore Bullets , Minneapolis Lakers).[ 76]
November 14 — Anthony Grundy , 40, American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks).[ 77]
November 14 — Charles Moir , 88, American college coach (Roanoke , Tulane , Virginia Tech ).[ 78]
November 15 — Irv Noren , 94, American NBL player (Chicago American Gears ).[ 79]
November 18 — Doug Smart , 82, All-American college player (Washington ).[ 80]
November 19 — Bob Hallberg , 75, American college coach (Saint Xavier , Chicago State , UIC ).[ 81]
November 20 — Wataru Misaka , 95, American NBA player (New York Knicks), national college champion at Utah (1944 ).[ 82]
December 5 — Ji Zhe , 33, Chinese player (Liaoning Flying Leopards , Beijing Ducks ).
December 13 — Carl Scheer , 82, American ABA, NBA (Charlotte Hornets , Denver Nuggets , Los Angeles Clippers ) and CBA executive.[ 83]
December 13 — Linda Jónsdóttir , 63, Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna (KR ) and Icelandic national team player.[ 84]
December 20 — Rick Fisher , 71, American ABA player (Utah Stars , The Floridians )[ 85]
December 29 — LaDell Andersen , 90, American college (Utah State , BYU ) and ABA (Utah Stars) coach.[ 86]
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Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 21, 2019 . ^ Tipton, Jerry (January 26, 2019). "Former UK basketball player, World War II vet Dale Barnstable dies" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved January 27, 2019 . ^ "Reflections on the death of UNC grad, Colorado sports legend Irv Brown" . www.greeleytribune.com . 3 February 2019.^ Edelson, Stephen (February 21, 2019). "Former Long Branch star Clinton Wheeler, who played in NBA, dies at 59" . Asbury Park Press . Retrieved February 21, 2019 . ^ Gabler, Nathaniel (February 20, 2019). "Joe Gibbon, legendary dual-sport Rebel, dies at 83" . The Oxford Eagle . Retrieved February 22, 2019 . ^ Carl Meinhold ^ "HU Hall of Famer Jim Fritsche passes away" . Hamline Pipers . March 2, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .^ Basket in lutto, è morto Alberto Bucci ^ "Έφυγε πλήρης ημερών ο μεγάλος Αλέκος Σπανουδάκης – pikosapikos.gr" .^ "Peach Basket Society: Tom Meyer" . 30 March 2016.^ "Prominent businessman Thanasis Giannakopoulos dies" . Kathimerini . Retrieved 19 March 2019 .^ Jacques Dessemme est décédé (in French) ^ "Galatasaray'ın unutulmaz basketbolcusu Paul Dawkins vefat etti" . BloombergHT . 26 March 2019.^ "Cal Ramsey, Knicks Broadcaster and Community Representative, Dies at 81" . The New York Times . March 25, 2019.^ "Longtime Coach Whitey Skoog Dies" . 4 April 2019.^ "John MacLeod, a Winning Coach for the Suns, Is Dead at 81" . The New York Times . Associated Press. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .^ "Kenneth L. Buehler Obituary" . Nimsgern Funeral and Cremation Services. April 23, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .^ "Andrew O'Donnell Obituary (1925 - 2019) - Allentown, PA - Baltimore Sun" . Legacy.com ^ Cobb, David (April 23, 2019). "Local basketball legend, former Ole Miss star Johnny Neumann dies at 68" . The Commercial Appeal . Retrieved April 24, 2019 . ^ Preminuo Zoran Marojević (in Serbian) ^ Boston Celtics legend John Havlicek dies at 79 ^ "John Hanna Hallaq" . Legacy.com . 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019 .^ "Andy Jick, longtime P.A. Announcer for Celtics, BC, dead at 66 - the Boston Globe" . The Boston Globe ^ "Morto Arnaldo Taurisano, già coach di Brescia" . Giornale di brescia (in Italian). May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019 .^ "Storyline: Rob Babcock Death" . Hoopshype.com . May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019 .^ "Pallacanestro Varese in lutto, è morto Tony Gennari" . VareseNews (in Italian). May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019 .^ "Falleciò el Olìmpico de Helsinky Wilfredo "Plomo" Pelaez – Urubasket" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2019 .^ "UPDATED: 'Voice of the Auburn Tigers' Rod Bramblett, wife both killed in tragic car accident" . Opelika-Auburn News . Retrieved May 25, 2019 .^ Syracuse great, NBA star Billy Gabor dies at age of 97 ^ Yvan Delsarte (in French) ^ Basketbalový svět smutní, v Ádovi přišel o velkou legendu (in Czech) ^ "Calkins: Tony Barone Sr. — who died Tuesday at the age of 72 — brought joy to the early Grizz" .^ "IN MEMORIAM - VUKICA MITIĆ Preminula legendarna košarkašica reprezentacije i Crvene zvezde" . sport.blic.rs . Retrieved 27 June 2019 .^ "Preminuo Borislav Džaković, legendarni trener KK Sloboda Dita" . tuzlanski.ba . 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019 .^ Bell, Daryl (July 5, 2019). "Lewis Lloyd, famed Philly basketball standout, dies at 60" . Philadelphia Tribune . Retrieved July 16, 2019 . ^ "Obituary: Charles Hardnett Jr September 13 1938 July 6 2019" . 12 July 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019 .^ "Θρήνος για Νίκο Μήλα" . aekbc.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .^ "Obituary: Wayne See, 1923 - 2019" . Verde News. Retrieved 23 August 2019 .^ "Former Boston College women's basketball coach Cathy Inglese dies at 60" . USA Today AP . July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .^ Howard Nathan, the former DePaul star who was paralyzed after a car crash in 2006, dies at 47, according to a report ^ Former NSU President Dr. Harrison B. Wilson passes away ^ " . KUathletics.com . 29 July 2019.^ "Muere el mítico jugador del Barça de baloncesto Chicho Sibilio a los 60 años" . The Huffington Post ^ Allen, Percy (August 12, 2019). "Former Sonics broadcaster, Seattle youth-basketball legend Jim Marsh dies at 73" . Seattle Times . Retrieved August 14, 2019 . ^ Zemřel Vladimír Ptáček, člen českého basketbalového rodu ^ Почина баскетболната легенда Пенка Стоянова (in Bulgarian) ^ "Minnesota Scene: Former Winona State basketball coach Mike Leaf dies" . Star Tribune . Retrieved September 2, 2019 .^ "Kelsey Weems Obituary" . legacy.com . Retrieved August 23, 2019 .^ Rock, Brad (August 23, 2019). "Former Utah Jazz head coach Tom Nissalke dies at age 87" . Deseret News . Retrieved August 24, 2019 . ^ Hudgison, Chris (August 25, 2019). "Arkansas State & NEA basketball legend Jerry Rook passes away" . kait8.com . Retrieved September 1, 2019 . ^ "Ehemaliger Basketball-Nationalspieler Rainer Pethran gestorben" . Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019 .^ Lund, Rick; Allen, Percy (September 13, 2019), "Bob Rule, forward for original Sonics team, dies at 75" , The Seattle Times ^ "Longtime Detroit sportscaster Fred McLeod dies at 67" . FoxSports.com . Retrieved September 14, 2019 .^ Benbow, Dana Hunsinger (September 24, 2019). "Courtney Cox Cole, IU and Noblesville basketball star, dies at 48" . Indianapolis Star . Retrieved October 19, 2019 . ^ Cassandra Jaramillo (September 23, 2019). "Dallas hoops star Andre Emmett found dead in Old East Dallas" . dallasnews.com . Retrieved September 23, 2019 . ^ Klingaman, Mike (September 27, 2019). "Nat Frazier, who coached Morgan State men's basketball to national title, dies at 84" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved October 20, 2019 . ^ "Former MBB head coach Gordon Stauffer passes away" . Nicholls Colonels . Retrieved October 19, 2019 .^ "St. John's Remembers Mel Utley" . St. John's University Athletics . September 25, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2020 .^ Reynolds, Dave (September 27, 2019). "Bradley legend Gene 'Squeaky' Melchiorre dies at 92" . Peoria Journal Star . Retrieved October 2, 2019 . ^ "William Ridley obituary" . Legacy.com . October 4, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2020 .^ "Glen Smith obituary" . Legacy.com . October 5, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020 .^ "Obituary" . Retrieved October 9, 2019 .^ "Ed Beck, of Kentucky Wildcats' 1958 NCAA title team, dies" . ESPN.com . Retrieved October 19, 2019 .^ Goldstein, Richard (October 29, 2019), "Al Bianchi, Pro Basketball Coach and Knicks G.M., Dies at 87" , The New York Times ^ West, Samantha (October 29, 2019). "Ron Dunlap, longtime Appleton educator and influential leader in Fox Valley's African-American community, has died" . Appleton Post Crescent . Retrieved October 30, 2019 . ^ Décès de Claude Constantino : Une vie dédiée au basketball sénégalais et africain lequotidien.sn , 5 novembre 2019 ^ Obeng, Kristan (November 1, 2019). "Lansing remembers Paul Crosby, a former Holt basketball player, who died at 30" . Lansing State Journal . Retrieved November 1, 2019 . ^ "Lídr Sparty byl v Guinnessovce díky Slavii VŠ. Zemřel Bohumil Tomášek" . iDNES.cz . November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019 .^ Chidley-Hill, John (November 6, 2019). "Eli Pasquale, Olympian and Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer, dies at 59" . CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved November 6, 2019 . ^ Frank B. Saul, Jr. obituary ^ "Former North Carolina State, NBA player Anthony Grundy dies in stabbing, police say" . USA Today Louisville Courier Journal . November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .^ Berman, Mark (November 15, 2019). "Former Roanoke College and Virginia Tech coach Charlie Moir dies" . The Roanoke Times . Retrieved November 16, 2019 . ^ Privman, Jay (November 15, 2019). "Irv Noren, horse owner and former MLB player, dead at 94" . drf.com . Retrieved November 16, 2019 . ^ "Doug Smart 1936 – 2019" . Island's Sounder . December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .^ Baranek, Tony (November 20, 2019). "Bob Hallberg leaves behind a legacy as 'the straw that stirred it all' for St. Xavier" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved November 23, 2019 . ^ Wataru Misaka, who broke pro basketball's color barrier, dies at 95 . Yahoo Sports . November 21, 2019.^ "Carl Scheer, first GM of Charlotte Hornets and slam-dunk contest inventor, dies at 82" . The Charlotte Observer . December 14, 2019.^ "Jórunn Linda Jónsdóttir" . Morgunblaðið . Retrieved 6 December 2020 .^ "Richard Fisher obituary" . Legacy.com . Retrieved December 27, 2020 .^ Harmon, Dick (December 30, 2019). "Losing a legend: Remembering Ladell Andersen, iconic basketball coach" . Deseret News . Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
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