The following are the basketball events of the year 2004 throughout the world.

Years in basketball
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2010s 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
2000s 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1990s 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1980s 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
1970s 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
1960s 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
1950s 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950
1940s 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940
1930s 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930
1920s 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920
1910s 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910
1900s 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900
1890s 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891
See also
Current basketball seasons 2004 in basketball 2004 in sports
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Champions

Olympics

Men
Argentina

Italy

United States
Women
United States

Australia

Russia

Professional

Men
- 2004 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons over the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1. MVP: Chauncey Billups
- Eurobasket: None.
- Euroleague:
  - Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Skipper Bologna 118-74 in the final
- ULEB Cup
  - Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem defeated Real Madrid 83-72
Women
- WNBA Finals: Seattle Storm over Connecticut Sun 2-1. MVP: Betty Lennox
- Eurobasket Women: None.

College

Men
- NCAA Division I: Connecticut 82, Georgia Tech 73
- National Invitation Tournament: Michigan 62, Rutgers 55
- NCAA Division II: Kennesaw State 84, Southern Indiana 59
- NCAA Division III: UW-Stevens Point 84, Wiliams 82
- NAIA Division I Mountain State 74, Concordia 70
- NAIA Division II Oregon Tech 81, Bellevue (Neb.) 70
Women
- NCAA Division I: Connecticut 70, Tennessee 61
- Women's National Invitation Tournament: Creighton 73, UNLV 52
- NCAA Division II: California (Pennsylvania) 75, Drury 72
- NCAA Division III: Wilmington (Ohio) 59, Bowdoin 53
- NAIA Division I: Southern Nazarene 77, Oklahoma City 61
- NAIA Division II Morningside (Iowa) 87, Cedarville (Ohio) 74

Awards and honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 2003:^[1]

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 2004^[2]

Professional

Collegiate

Combined
- Legends of Coaching Award: Mike Montgomery, Stanford
Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Sean May, North Carolina
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Luol Deng, Duke
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: George Killian
Women
- John R. Wooden Award: Alana Beard, Duke
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Pat Summitt, Tennessee
- Wade Trophy: Alana Beard, Duke
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Erika Valek, Purdue
- Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Alana Beard, Duke
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Diana Taurasi, UConn
- Basketball Academic All-America Team: Kelly Mazzante, Penn State
- Carol Eckman Award: Deirdre Kane, West Chester
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Tiffany Jackson, Texas
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Joe Curl, Houston
- List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Alana Beard, Duke
- Nancy Lieberman Award: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Sonja Hogg

Deaths

January 9 — Yinka Dare, Nigerian center for the New Jersey Nets (born 1972)
January 18 — Hook Dillon, All-American at North Carolina (born 1924)
January 26 — Stanley Nantais, Canadian Olympic player (1936) (born 1913)
January 28 — Sox Walseth, American college coach (South Dakota State, Colorado) (born 1926)
April 11 — Hy Gotkin, All-American at St. John's (born 1922)
July 30 — Ed Melvin, American BAA player and college coach (St. Bonaventure, Toledo) (born 1916)
July 24 — Cotton Fitzsimmons, NBA basketball coach (born 1931)
August 12 — George Yardley, Hall of Fame player for the Fort Wayne Pistons (born 1928)
September 4 — Alphonso Ford, 3000-point NCAA scorer and Greek A1 League MVP (born 1971)
December 14 — Anselmo López, Spanish coach and administrator. FIBA Hall of Fame member (born 1910)
December 18 — Eddie Oram, All-American college player (USC), NBL player (born 1914)
December 25 — Howie Williams, American AAU player and Olympic gold medalist (1952) (born 1927)

See also

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