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

Championships

International

2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...

: **Gold medal: Spain **Silver medal: Greece **Bronze medal: USA **MVP: Pau Gasol, Spain **All-tournament team: *** Pau Gasol *** Carmelo Anthony (USA) ***

Jorge Garbajosa Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro (born December 19, 1977), also known as The Pornoplayer, is a Spanish former professional basketball player and the current president of the Spanish Basketball Federation. Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in), he p ...

(Spain) *** Manu Ginóbili ( Argentina) *** Theodoros Papaloukas (Greece) *

2006 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national fede ...

2006 World Championship for Women Australia

**Gold medal:

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**Silver medal: Russia **Bronze medal: USA **MVP: Penny Taylor, Australia * Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games ** Men's tournament: ***Gold medal:

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

***Silver medal: Qatar ***Bronze medal: Iran ** Women's tournament: ***Gold medal:

***Silver medal:

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...

***Bronze medal:

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Professional

Men

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

season and playoffs: **

2006 NBA Finals The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2005–06 NBA season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks were favored to win the championship over the Miami Heat. Despite these odds, the Heat won the title in ...

: Miami Heat 4,

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferenc ...

2. MVP:

Dwyane Wade Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (; born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Wade spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won three NBA champi ...

*** 2006 NBA draft ***

2006 NBA All-Star Game The 2006 NBA All-Star Game was played on Sunday, February 19, 2006 at the Toyota Center (Houston), Toyota Center in Houston, home of the Houston Rockets. The game was the 55th annual All-Star game. The theme song was by Houston native Chamilli ...

* EuroLeague (Europe-wide): ** CSKA Moscow defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 73-69 in the final * Croatian League: **

Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes ...

defeated Zadar 2-1 in the best-of-three finals *

French League The French League (: "French League for purging, mutual aid and European collaboration") was a collaborationist French movement founded by Pierre Costantini in September 1940. Its journal was entitled '' L'Appel''. Bibliography * Pierre Phi ...

: **

Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...

defeated Nancy 93-88 in the one-off final * German Bundesliga: ** RheinEnergie Köln defeated

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Mercedes ...

3-1 in the best-of-five finals * Greek League: **

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

defeated Olympiakos 3-0 in the best-of-five finals * Iranian Super League, 2005–06 season: ** Saba Battery defeat Petrochimi 3–0 in the best-of-five final. * Israel Premier League: ** Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 96-66 in the one-off final (the first such final in Israel history) * Italian Serie A: ** Benetton Treviso defeated

Climamio Bologna Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Kiğılı Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division. Histor ...

3-1 in the best-of-five finals * Lithuanian LKL: ** Lietuvos Rytas defeated Žalgiris 4-0 in the best-of-seven finals * Philippine Basketball Association 2005–06 season: ** Red Bull Barako over the Purefoods Chunkee Giants 4-2 in the Fiesta Conference Finals. Finals MVP: Lordy Tugade ** Purefoods Chunkee Giants over Red Bull Barako 4-2 in the Philippine Cup Finals. Finals MVP: Marc Pingris * Polish League: ** Prokom Trefl Sopot over Anwil Włocławek 4-1 in the best-of-seven finals * Russian Super League: ** CSKA Moscow over Khimki 3-0 in the best-of-five finals * Serbia and Montenegro Super League: ** Partizan over

Red Star A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. I ...

3-0 in the best-of-five finals * Spanish ACB: ** Unicaja Málaga over TAU Cerámica 3-0 in the best-of-five finals *** 2005–06 season, 2005–06 playoffs * Turkish Basketball League: ** Ülkerspor over

Efes Pilsen Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independe ...

4-0 in the best-of-seven finals. Only three matches were actually played; under Turkish rules, Ülker was granted a 1-0 lead by virtue of its regular-season sweep of Efes. * British Basketball League: ** Newcastle Eagles defeated Scottish Rocks 83-68 in the one-off final * Adriatic League: ** FMP defeated Partizan 73-72 in the one-off final

Women

2006 WNBA Finals The 2006 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2006 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Detroit Shock, second-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the Sacramento Monarchs, second-seeded champio ...

Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006, and 2008 WNBA champions. Debuting in 1998, the Shock were one of the league's first expansion franchises. ...

3, Sacramento Monarchs 2 ***

2006 WNBA season The 2006 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's tenth season. The league added one team the Chicago Sky. The Sky was the first expansion team since 2000 when the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and the Seattle Stor ...

***

2006 WNBA Playoffs The 2006 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2006 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion Sacramento Monarchs 3-2. Format *T ...

***

2006 WNBA draft On November 16, 2005, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky. It was the first expansion draft since the 2000 season, when the WNBA welcomed the Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Indiana Fever, and ...

***

2006 WNBA All-Star Game The 2006 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 12, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, home of the New York Liberty. The game was the 7th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the third time New York has hosted the basketball showca ...

**MVP: Deanna Nolan, Detroit

College

*Men ** NCAA *** Division I: Florida 73, UCLA 57 ***

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...

: South Carolina 76, Michigan 64 *** Division II:

Winona State Winona State University (Winona) is a public university in Winona, Minnesota. It was founded as First State Normal School of Minnesota in 1858 and is the oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It was the first n ...

73,

Virginia Union Virginia Union University is a private historically black Baptist university in Richmond, Virginia. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. History The American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) founded the school as Rich ...

61 *** Division III:

Virginia Wesleyan Virginia Wesleyan University (VWU) is a private university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The university is nonsectarian but historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church. It enrolls 1,607 students annually in undergraduate and graduate ...

59, Wittenberg 56 ** NAIA *** NAIA Division I: Texas Wesleyan 67, Oklahoma City 65 *** NAIA Division II: University of the Ozarks (Mo.) 74, Huntington (Ind.) 56 ** NJCAA *** Division I: Arkansas-Ft. Smith 68,

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(FL) 59 *** Division II: Cecil CC 9 (MD) 64, Kirkwood CC (IA) 63 *** Division III: North Lake College (TX) 78, Gloucester County College (N.J.) 65 ** UAAP Men's: University of Santo Tomas over Ateneo de Manila University, 2 games to 1 ** NCAA (Philippines) Seniors': San Beda College over Philippine Christian University, 2 games to 1 *Women ** NCAA *** Division I: Maryland 78, Duke 75 OT *** WNIT: Kansas State 77, Marquette 65 *** Division II:

Grand Valley State Grand Valley State University (GVSU, GV, or Grand Valley) is a public university in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan, Allendale, Michigan. It was established in 1960 as Grand Valley State College. Its main campus is situated on approximately ...

58, American International 52 *** Division III

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...

69, Southern Maine 56 ** NAIA *** NAIA Division I: Union (TN) 79, Lubbock Christian (TX) 62 *** NAIA Division II Hastings (Neb.)58, University of the Ozarks (Mo.) 39 ** NJCAA *** Division I: Monroe CC (Rochester, New York) 76, Odessa College (TX) 64 *** Division II: Illinois Central College 71, Kirkwood CC (IA) 54 *** Division III: Monroe College (Bronx, New York) 100, Mohawk Valley CC (NY) 70 ** UAAP

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: University of Santo Tomas over

Far Eastern University Far Eastern University (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Pamantasan ng Malayong Silanganan''), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a Private university, private non-sectarian Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Manila, Philippines ...

, 2 games to 1

Prep

* USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1: Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis, Indiana * USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1: Christ the King, Queens, New York * NCAA (Philippines) Juniors: San Sebastian Recoletos High School over Philippine Christian University Union High School, 2 games to 0 * UAAP Juniors: Ateneo de Manila High School over Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation, 2 games to 1

Awards and honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pres ...

*Class of 2006: ** Geno Auriemma ** Charles Barkley **

Joe Dumars Joe Dumars III ( ; born May 24, 1963) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the executive vice president and head of basketball operations of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He could play either shoo ...

** Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba ** Dave Gavitt ** Jacques Dominique Wilkins

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

*Class of 2006 ** Geno Auriemma ** Maria Paula Gonçalves da Silva ** Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil ** Janice Lawrence Braxton ** Katrina McClain Johnson ** Barbara Stevens

Professional

*Men ** NBA Most Valuable Player Award:

Steve Nash Stephen John Nash (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 18 seasons in the NBA, ...

NBA Rookie of the Year Award The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the top rookie(s) of the regular season. Initiated following the 1952–53 NBA season, it confers the Eddie Gottl ...

: Chris Paul ** NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award:

Ben Wallace Ben Wallace most commonly refers to: *Ben Wallace (basketball) (born 1974), American basketball player *Ben Wallace (politician) (born 1970), British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace may also refer to: * Benjamin Wallace (circus owner) (1 ...

** NBA Coach of the Year Award: Avery Johnson ** FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Theodoros Papaloukas, CSKA Moscow and ** Euroscar Award: Dirk Nowitzki,

and ** Mr. Europa:

, Toronto Raptors and (also Unicaja Málaga) *Women ** WNBA Most Valuable Player Award:

Lisa Leslie Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on F ...

, Los Angeles Sparks ** WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award:

Tamika Catchings Tamika Devonne Catchings (born July 21, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Catchings has won a WNBA champio ...

Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2000 season began. The team is owned ...

WNBA Rookie of the Year Award The Women's National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the 1998 WNBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel ...

Seimone Augustus Seimone Delicia Augustus (born April 30, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted first overa ...

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded pr ...

** WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Erin Buescher, Sacramento Monarchs ** Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award:

Dawn Staley Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970) is an American basketball Hall of Fame player and coach, who is currently the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Staley won three Olympic gold medals with Team USA as a player and later was head co ...

Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Houston. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. They are one of two ...

WNBA Coach of the Year Award The Women's National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season. The winner is selected at the end of regular season by a panel of sportswr ...

: Mike Thibault, Connecticut Sun ** WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Deanna Nolan,

** FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Maria Stepanova, CSKA Samara and

Collegiate

* Combined ** Legends of Coaching Award: Jim Boeheim,

Syracuse Syracuse may refer to: Places Italy *Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa'' *Province of Syracuse United States *Syracuse, New York **East Syracuse, New York **North Syracuse, New York *Syracuse, Indiana * Syracuse, Kansas *Syracuse, Miss ...

* Men ** John R. Wooden Award: J. J. Redick, Duke ** Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova ** Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Dee Brown, Illinois **

Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year The Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1961 to recognize the best men's college basketball player of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP). The only three-time winner is Ralph Sampson of ...

: J. J. Redick, Duke ** NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Corey Brewer, Florida ** USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina ** Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Roy Williams (coach), North Carolina ** Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Jerry Colangelo * Women ** John R. Wooden Award:

, LSU ** Naismith College Player of the Year:

, LSU ** Naismith College Coach of the Year:

Sylvia Hatchell Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell (born February 28, 1952) is a former American women's basketball coach, who last coached for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was the fifth with the most career wins in NCAA women's basketball history, be ...

, North Carolina ** Wade Trophy:

, LSU ** Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Megan Duffy,

Notre Dame Notre Dame, French for "Our Lady", a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, most commonly refers to: * Notre-Dame de Paris, a cathedral in Paris, France * University of Notre Dame, a university in Indiana, United States ** Notre Dame Fighting Irish, th ...

** Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year:

, LSU ** NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Laura Harper, Maryland ** Basketball Academic All-America Team: Lindsay Shearer,

Kent State Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in Ash ...

** Carol Eckman Award:

Gail Goestenkors Gail Ann Goestenkors (born February 26, 1963) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team. She is perhaps best known as the women's college basketball head coach of Duke ...

, Duke ** USBWA National Freshman of the Year:

Courtney Paris Courtney Paris (born September 21, 1987) is an American basketball coach and former player. She is currently an assistant coach for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA. She last played as a center for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketb ...

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

** Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year:

, North Carolina ** List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners:

, LSU ** Nancy Lieberman Award: Ivory Latta, North Carolina ** Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Val Ackerman

Events

*December 13- after a few months in use and complaints from players, the

announces it will disuse the new synthetic ball in favor of the classic leather one. *December 16- a

brawl Brawl or Brawling may refer to: * Brawl, a large-scale fist fight usually involving multiple participants *'' Brawl Stars'', a game desarrollated by Supercell, created at 2018 * Brawl, Scotland, a crofting community on the north coast of Scotland ...

erupted at the

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

game between the

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...

and the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...

Movies

Church Ball ''Church Ball'' is a 2006 Sports comedy film about a basketball team from a ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). This family-film and comedy was filmed in and around Provo, Utah and is distributed by Halestorm En ...

* Crossover (film) *

The Heart of the Game ''The Heart of the Game'' is a 2005 sports documentary film about the Roosevelt Roughriders girls basketball team directed by Ward Serrill. The movie is centered on their star player Darnellia Russell and the Roughriders new coach Bill Resler. T ...

* Glory Road (film) * Like Mike 2: Streetball

Deaths

* February 11 —

Harry Vines Harry Doyle Vines (September 12, 1938 – February 11, 2006) was a prominent member of the wheelchair basketball community, winning national and international championships. Born in Caldwell, Arkansas and later residing in Sherwood, Arkansas, he se ...

, American wheelchair basketball coach (born 1938) * March 17 — Ray Meyer, American

Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...

coach of the DePaul University men's team (born 1913) * April 6 — Maggie Dixon, women's coach at Army (born 1977) * April 6 — Price Brookfield, American NBA player (born 1920) * April 19 —

Gene Rosenthal Eugene "Yaney" Rosenthal (August 5, 1914 – April 19, 2006) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball and football for Carnegie Mellon University. Rosenthal then played in the National Basketball League for th ...

, American NBL player (

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

) (born 1914) * May 6 — Bob Dro, national champion at Indiana and Indianapolis Kautskys player (born 1918) * May 9 — Grady Wallace, All-American and national scoring champion at South Carolina * May 18 —

Irving Meretsky Irving "Toots" Meretsky (May 17, 1912 – May 18, 2006) was a Canadian basketball player who won the first and to this date only Silver medal for Canada in the first Olympic basketball competition, playing forward as a part of the 1936 Summ ...

, Canadian Olympic silver medalist (

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

) (born 1912) * July 3 —

Dick Dickey Richard Lea Dickey (October 26, 1926 – July 3, 2006) was an American professional basketball player for the National Professional Basketball League's Anderson Packers and National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, although he is best ...

, NBA player and All-American at NC State (born 1926) * July 4 —

Bobby Joe Mason Bobby Joe Mason (April 23, 1936 – July 4, 2006) was an American basketball player. He was an All-American college player at Bradley University and gained worldwide fame as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. Career Mason was a three-sport ...

Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. Created in 1926 by Tommy Brookins in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name ''Harlem'' because of i ...

player and college All-American at Bradley (born 1936) * July 21 — Alexander Petrenko, Russian player ( BC Khimki) (born 1976) * August 18 —

Dick Hickox Richard A. Hickox (February 15, 1938 – August 18, 2006) was an American basketball player, best known for his college career at the University of Miami (UM), where he was the school's first basketball All-American. Hickox later coached at the c ...

, American college All-American ( Miami Hurricanes) (born 1938) * September 7 — Ozell Jones, American NBA player ( San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers) (born 1960) * October 5 —

Cleveland Buckner Cleveland Buckner (August 17, 1938 – October 5, 2006) was an American basketball player. A forward-center from Yazoo City, Mississippi, he played collegiately for the Jackson State University and was selected by the New York Knicks in the 6th r ...

, American NBA player (

) (born 1938) * October 5 — George King, American NBA player ( Syracuse Nationals, Cincinnati Royals) and college coach ( West Virginia,

Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

) (born 1928) * October 25 — Johnny Hoekstra, American NBL player (Kankakee Gallagher Trojans) (born 1917) * October 28 —

Arnold "Red" Auerbach Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American professional basketball coach and executive. He served as a head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Boston Celtics. ...

, Hall of Fame coach and president of the

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

(born 1917) * November 9 — Mikhail Semyonov, Russian (Soviet) Olympic Silver medalist (

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

) (born 1933) * November 29 — Gary Alcorn, American NBA player ( Detroit Pistons,

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

) (born 1936) * December 12 —

Paul Arizin Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed "Pitchin' Paul", was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. He reti ...

, Hall of Famer for the

Philadelphia Warriors The history of the Golden State Warriors began in Philadelphia in 1946. In 1962, the franchise was relocated to San Francisco, California and became known as the San Francisco Warriors until 1971, when its name was changed to the current Golden St ...

who twice led the NBA in scoring (born 1928) * December 13 — Lamar Hunt, original ownership partner of the Chicago Bulls (born 1932) * December 21 —

Warren Hair Warren Ray Hair (July 18, 1918 – December 21, 2006) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Kankakee Gallagher Trojans during the 1937–38 season and averaged 4.2 points per game. R ...

, American NBL player (Kankakee Gallagher Trojans) (born 1918) * December 29 — Charlie Tyra, All-American college ( Louisville) and NBA player (

, Chicago Packers) (born 1935)

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Awards and honors

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