2024 in basketball

Last updated February 08, 2025

The following are the basketball events of the year 2024 throughout the world.

Basketball

FIBA World & Intercontinental Cups

June 29 – July 7: 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey
July 13–21: 2024 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Mexico

FIBA Africa

March 9 – June 1: 2024 BAL season

FIBA Europe

Clubs competitions

October 5, 2023 – May 26: 2023–24 EuroLeague
September 24, 2023 – April 26: 2023–24 Basketball Champions League
October 3, 2023 – April 17: 2023–24 EuroCup Basketball

National Basketball Association

October 24, 2023 – April 14: 2023–24 NBA season
February 18: 2024 NBA All-Star Game at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
- All-Star Game: Eastern Conference defeats Western Conference 211 – 186.
- Skills Challenge: Team Pacers (Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, Myles Turner) ( Indiana )
- Three Point Contest: Damian Lillard ( Milwaukee )
- Slam Dunk Contest: Mac McClung ( Osceola, G League )
April 20: 2024 NBA Playoffs
June 27: 2024 NBA draft
November 12 - December 17: 2024 NBA Cup

Domestic league seasons

Men

Europe

Nation	Tournament	Playoff format
Albania	2023–24 Albanian Basketball League	Best-of-7 series
	2024 Albanian Basketball Cup
	2024 Albanian Basketball Supercup
Armenia	2023–24 Armenia Basketball League A
Austria	2023–24 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga season
	2023–24 Austrian Basketball Cup	Single-game final
	2024 Austrian Basketball Supercup
Azerbaijan	2023–24 Azerbaijan Basketball League
Belarus	2023–24 Belarusian Premier League	Best-of-5 series
Belgium	2024 BNXT League Belgian Playoffs
	2023–24 Belgian Basketball Cup	Single-game final
	2024 Belgian Basketball Supercup
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2023–24 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2023–24 Mirza Delibašić Cup	Single-game final
Bulgaria	2023–24 National Basketball League	Best-of-5 series
Bulgaria	2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup	Single-game final
Croatia	2023–24 Favbet Premijer liga
Croatia	2023–24 Krešimir Ćosić Cup
Cyprus	2023–24 Cyprus Basketball Division A	Best-of-5 series
Cyprus	2023–24 Cypriot Basketball Cup
Czech Republic	2023–24 NBL (Czech Republic)	Best-of-7 series
Czech Republic	2023–24 Czech Republic Basketball Cup
Denmark	2023–24 Basketligaen	Best-of-7 series
Denmark	2023–24 Danish Basketball Cup
England	2023–24 National Basketball League Division 1
	2023–24 National Basketball League Division 2
	2023–24 National Basketball League Division 3
Estonia	2023–24 Estonian Championship	Best-of-5 series
Estonia	2024 Estonian Basketball Cup	Single-game final
Finland	2023–24 Korisliiga season
Finland	2023–24 Finnish Basketball Cup
France ^[a]	2023–24 Pro A season	Best-of-5 series
	2023–24 French Basketball Cup
	2024 Leaders Cup
Georgia	2023–24 Georgian Superliga
Germany	2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga	Best-of-5 series
Germany	2023–24 BBL-Pokal	Single-game final
Great Britain	2023–24 BBL	Single-game final
	2023–24 BBL Cup	Single-game final
	2023–24 BBL Trophy	Single-game final
Greece	2023–24 Greek Basket League	Best-of-5 series
	2023–24 Greek Basketball Cup	Single-game final
	2024 Greek Basketball Super Cup
Hungary	2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A
Hungary	2024 Magyar Kupa
Iceland	2023–24 Úrvalsdeild karla
Iceland	2023–24 Icelandic Basketball Cup
Ireland	2023–24 Super League
Israel	2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League	Best-of-3 series
	2023–24 Israeli Basketball State Cup	SIngle-game final
	2024 Israeli Basketball League Cup
Italy	2023–24 LBA
	2024 Italian Basketball Cup
	2024 Italian Basketball Supercup
Kosovo	2023–24 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Kosovo	2023–24 Kosovo Basketball Cup
Latvia	2023–24 Latvian Basketball League	Best-of-7 series
Lithuania	2023–24 LKL season	Best-of-5 series
Lithuania	2023–24 King Mindaugas Cup
Luxembourg	2023–24 Total League season
Moldova	2023–24 Moldovan National Division
Montenegro	2023–24 Prva A liga
Montenegro	2023–24 Montenegrin Basketball Cup
Netherlands	2024 BNXT League Dutch Playoffs	Best-of-5 series
	2023–24 Dutch Basketball Cup	Single-game final
	2024 Dutch Basketball Supercup
North Macedonia	2023–24 Macedonian First League
North Macedonia	2023–24 Macedonian Basketball Cup
Norway	2023–24 BLNO season
Poland	2023–24 PLK season	Best-of-7 series
	2024 Polish Basketball Cup
	2024 Polish Basketball Supercup
Portugal	2023–24 LPB season
	2023–24 Portuguese Basketball Cup	Single-game final
	2023–24 Portuguese Basketball League Cup	Single-game final
	2023–24 Portuguese Basketball Super Cup	Single-game final
Romania	2023–24 Liga Națională
Romania	2024 Romanian Basketball Cup
Scotland	2023–24 Scottish Basketball Championship
Scotland	2023–24 Scottish Cup	Single-game final
Serbia	2023–24 Basketball League of Serbia	Best-of-3 series
Serbia	2023–24 Radivoj Korać Cup	Single-game final
Slovakia	2023–24 Slovak Basketball League
Slovakia	2023–24 Slovak Basketball Cup
Slovenia	2023–24 Slovenian Basketball League
	2023–24 Slovenian Basketball Cup
	2024 Slovenian Basketball Supercup
Spain ^[b]	2023–24 ACB season	Best-of-5 series
	2024 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto	Single-game final
	2024 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto	Single-game final
Sweden	2023–24 Basketligan season
Sweden	2023–24 Superettan
Switzerland	2023–24 SBL
Switzerland	2023–24 SBL Cup
Turkey	2023–24 Basketbol Süper Ligi	Best-of-5 final

↑ Includes one team from Monaco.
↑ Includes one team from Andorra.

Americas

Nation	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
Canada United States	Basketball Super League (North America)	London Lightning	KW Titans	3-1	Best-of-three playoff
Canada	2024 CEBL season	Niagara River Lions	Vancouver Bandits	97-95	Single-game Final
Paraguay	2024 National Basketball League season
United States ^[a]	2023–24 NBA season	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks	4-1	Best-of-seven playoff
	2023–24 NBA G League season	Oklahoma City Blue	Maine Celtics	2–1	Best-of-three playoff
	2024 NBA Summer League	Miami Heat	Memphis Grizzlies	120-118 (OT)	Single-game Final
	2024 NBA Cup	Milwaukee Bucks	Oklahoma City Thunder	97–81	Single-game Final

↑ The NBA and the G League each include one team from Canada, and the G League also includes one team from Mexico.

College/university seasons

Men's

Nation	League / Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Result	Playoff format
Canada	2024 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship	Laval Rouge et Or	Queen's Gaels	77–71	Single-game final
Philippines	UAAP Season 86	De La Salle Green Archers	UP Fighting Maroons	2–1	Best-of-3 series
United States	NCAA Division I	UConn Huskies	Purdue Boilermakers	75–60	Single-game final
	National Invitation Tournament	Seton Hall Pirates	Indiana State Sycamores	79–77	Single-game final
	NCAA Division II	Minnesota State Mavericks	Nova Southeastern Sharks	88–85	Single-game final
	NCAA Division III	Trine Thunder	Hampden-Sydney Tigers	69–61	Single-game final
	NAIA	Freed–Hardeman Lions	Langston Lions	71–67	Single-game final

Women's

Nation	League / Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Result	Playoff format
Canada	2024 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship	Carleton Ravens	Saskatchewan Huskies	70–67	Single-game final
Philippines	UAAP Season 86	UST Growling Tigresses	NU Lady Bulldogs	2–1	Best-of-3 series
United States	NCAA Division I	South Carolina Gamecocks	Iowa Hawkeyes	87–75	Single-game final
	Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament	Illinois Fighting Illini	Villanova Wildcats	71–57	Single-game final
	NCAA Division II	Minnesota State Mavericks	Texas Woman's Pioneers	89–73	Single-game final
	NCAA Division III	NYU Violets	Smith Pioneers	51–41	Single-game final
	NAIA	Dordt Defenders	Providence Argos ^[a]	57–53	Single-game final

↑ This team represents the University of Providence in Montana, not the much better-known Providence College, an NCAA Division I institution in Rhode Island's capital.

Basketball 3x3

International Cups

March 27–31: 2024 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Singapore
August 22–25: 2024 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in Vienna
September 11–15: 2024 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in Ulaanbaatar

2024 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

April 27–28: #1 in Utsunomiya ^[1]
May 31 – June 1: #2 in Marseille
June 8–9: #3 in Ulaanbaatar
June 22–23: #4 in Chengdu
July 6–7: #5 in Edmonton
August 16–17: #6 in Lausanne
August 31 – September 1: #7 in Debrecen
September 21–22: #8 in Shanghai
October 6–7: #9 in Wuxi
October 19–20: #10 in Macau
October 26–27: #11 in Abu Dhabi
November 7–8: #12 in Manama
November 16–17: #13 in Shenzhen
November 23–24: #14 in Hong Kong
December 1–15: Finals in TBD

Deaths

January 7 — Rick Duckett, 66, American college coach (Grambling State).^[2]
March 12 — Einar Ólafsson, 96, Icelandic coach (ÍR (m), ÍR (w)).
April 12 — Ruben Douglas, 44, American-Panamanian player.^[3]
May 30 — Drew Gordon, 33, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers).^[4]
July 15 — Joe Bryant, 69, American NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, Houston Rockets) and WNBA coach (Los Angeles Sparks).^[5]
July 29 — Floyd Layne, 95, American EPBL player (Carbondale Celtics / Scranton Miners, Hazleton Hawks, Williamsport Billies) and college coach (CCNY).^[6]
July 29 — Robert Moreland, 85, American college coach (Texas Southern).^[7]
August 13 — Frank Selvy, 91, American NBA player (Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks, Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks) and college coach (Furman).^[8]
August 20 — Al Attles, 87, American NBA player (Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors), coach (San Francisco / Golden State Warriors) and executive (Golden State Warriors).^[9]
September 30 – Dikembe Mutombo, 58, Congolese-American NBA player (Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets).^[10]
October 24 – Amir Abdur-Rahim, 43, American college coach (Kennesaw State, South Florida).^[11]
November 17 – John Ray Godfrey, 80, American college player (Abilene Christian).^[12]
November 18 – Bob Love, 81, American NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, New York Nets, Seattle SuperSonics).^[13]
November 30 – Lou Carnesecca, 99, American NBA coach (New Jersey Nets) and college coach (St. John's).^[14]
December 2 – Don Ohl, 88, American NBA player (Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks).^[15]
December 12 – Ernie Beck, 93, American NBA player (Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks, Syracuse Nationals).^[16]
December 12 – Bill Mlkvy, 93, American NBA player (Philadelphia Warriors).^[17]
December 16 – Dick Van Arsdale, 81, American NBA player (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns), coach (Phoenix Suns) and executive (Phoenix Suns).^[18]
December 17 – Jānis Timma, 32, Latvian player (BC Khimki, BC Zenit Saint Petersburg).^[19]
December 18 – Frank Kendrick, 74, American NBA player (Golden State Warriors).^[20]

References

↑ Utsunomiya 2024
↑ Dell, John (January 7, 2024). ""Former WSSU coach Rick Duckett dies after battle with cancer"". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
↑ Grammer, Geoff (April 28, 2024). "Lobo basketball legend Ruben Douglas dies at age 44". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
↑ Spears, Marc J. (May 30, 2024). "Former NBA player Drew Gordon dies in car accident at age 33". ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
↑ "Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant, dies at age 69". ESPN. July 16, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
↑ Goldstein, Richard (August 6, 2024). "Floyd Layne, 95, Basketball Player Tarnished by Gambling Scandal, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
↑ "TSU Mourns The Loss Of Basketball Legend Robert Moreland". Texas Southern University Athletics. July 30, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
↑ Colmenares, Clinton (August 13, 2024). "Frank Selvy, Furman Paladin basketball great, dies at 91". Furman University. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
↑ "Warriors Legend Alvin Attles Passes Away At 87". NBA. August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
↑ "NBA Global Ambassador and Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo passes away at 58". NBA.com. September 30, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
↑ "South Florida Head Men's Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim Passes Away" (Press release). South Florida Bulls. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
↑ Rosado, Carlos (November 17, 2024). "ACU basketball legend John Ray Godfrey dies at 80 years old". Big Country Homepage. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
↑ "Chicago Bulls mourn the passing of Bob Love". NBA. November 18, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
↑ Fitzpatrick, Mike (December 1, 2024). "Lou Carnesecca, Hall of Fame coach who led St. John's for 24 seasons, dies at 99". Associated Press. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
↑ Kamp, Matt (December 4, 2024). "Edwardsville's Don Ohl, a five-time NBA All-Star, passes away at 88". The Intelligencer. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
↑ Barth, Brian (December 13, 2024). "1953 Wharton graduate and NBA champion Ernie Beck dies at the age of 93". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
↑ "Legendary Palmerton basketball player Bill Mlkvy dies at age 93". Times News. December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
↑ Araton, Harvey (December 16, 2024). "Dick Van Arsdale, One of First Identical Twins in the N.B.A., Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
↑ "Latvian Basketball Star Found Dead in Moscow After Apparent Suicide". The Moscow Times. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
↑ King, Sam (December 19, 2024). "Passion for Purdue basketball shined through for Frank Kendrick". Journal & Courier. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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[1] Includes one team from Monaco.

[2] Includes one team from Andorra.

[3] The NBA and the G League each include one team from Canada, and the G League also includes one team from Mexico.

[4] This team represents the University of Providence in Montana, not the much better-known Providence College, an NCAA Division I institution in Rhode Island's capital.

[5] Utsunomiya 2024

[6] Dell, John (January 7, 2024). ""Former WSSU coach Rick Duckett dies after battle with cancer"". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[grammer-7] Grammer, Geoff (April 28, 2024). "Lobo basketball legend Ruben Douglas dies at age 44". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 30, 2024.

[8] Spears, Marc J. (May 30, 2024). "Former NBA player Drew Gordon dies in car accident at age 33". ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2024.

[9] "Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant, dies at age 69". ESPN. July 16, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[10] Goldstein, Richard (August 6, 2024). "Floyd Layne, 95, Basketball Player Tarnished by Gambling Scandal, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[11] "TSU Mourns The Loss Of Basketball Legend Robert Moreland". Texas Southern University Athletics. July 30, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[12] Colmenares, Clinton (August 13, 2024). "Frank Selvy, Furman Paladin basketball great, dies at 91". Furman University. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[13] "Warriors Legend Alvin Attles Passes Away At 87". NBA. August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

[14] "NBA Global Ambassador and Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo passes away at 58". NBA.com. September 30, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2025.

[15] "South Florida Head Men's Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim Passes Away" (Press release). South Florida Bulls. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

[16] Rosado, Carlos (November 17, 2024). "ACU basketball legend John Ray Godfrey dies at 80 years old". Big Country Homepage. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[17] "Chicago Bulls mourn the passing of Bob Love". NBA. November 18, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[18] Fitzpatrick, Mike (December 1, 2024). "Lou Carnesecca, Hall of Fame coach who led St. John's for 24 seasons, dies at 99". Associated Press. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[19] Kamp, Matt (December 4, 2024). "Edwardsville's Don Ohl, a five-time NBA All-Star, passes away at 88". The Intelligencer. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[20] Barth, Brian (December 13, 2024). "1953 Wharton graduate and NBA champion Ernie Beck dies at the age of 93". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[21] "Legendary Palmerton basketball player Bill Mlkvy dies at age 93". Times News. December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[22] Araton, Harvey (December 16, 2024). "Dick Van Arsdale, One of First Identical Twins in the N.B.A., Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[23] "Latvian Basketball Star Found Dead in Moscow After Apparent Suicide". The Moscow Times. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[24] King, Sam (December 19, 2024). "Passion for Purdue basketball shined through for Frank Kendrick". Journal & Courier. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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