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The following are the
basketball events of the year
2003 throughout the world.
Champions
Professional
College
Awards and honors
Professional
Collegiate
- Combined
- Men
- Women
-
Naismith College Player of the Year:
Diana Taurasi,
Connecticut
-
Naismith College Coach of the Year:
Gail Goestenkors,
Duke
-
Wade Trophy:
Diana Taurasi,
Connecticut
-
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award:
Kara Lawson,
Tennessee
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Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year:
Diana Taurasi,
Connecticut
-
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player:
Diana Taurasi,
UConn
-
Basketball Academic All-America Team:
Kristine Austgulen,
VCU
-
Carol Eckman Award:
Marsha Sharp,
Texas Tech University
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USBWA National Freshman of the Year:
Seimone Augustus,
LSU
-
Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year:
Geno Auriemma,
Connecticut
-
List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners:
LaToya Thomas,
Mississippi State
-
Nancy Lieberman Award:
Diana Taurasi,
Connecticut
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball:
Betty Jaynes
Events
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Deaths
- January 20 —
Dan King, American NBA player (
Baltimore Bullets) (born 1931)
- January 29 —
John Murphy, American BAA player (
Philadelphia Warriors,
New York Knicks) (born 1924)
- February 9 —
John Hyder, American college coach (
Georgia Tech) (born 1912)
- March 29 —
Carl Ridd, Canadian Olympic player (
1952) (born 1929)
- April 5 —
Helgi Jóhannsson, Icelandic basketball player and coach (born 1929)
- April 16 —
Jewell Young, All-American college player (
Purdue),
NBL player (
Indianapolis Kautskys,
Oshkosh All-Stars) (born 1913)
- May 14 —
Dave DeBusschere, American Hall of Fame NBA player (
New York Knicks,
Detroit Pistons) (born 1940)
- May 14 —
Al Fleming, American NBA player (
Seattle SuperSonics) (born 1954)
- May 23 —
Weenie Miller, American college coach (
VMI) (born 1922)
- May 29 —
Anthony Frederick, American NBA player (
Indiana Pacers,
Sacramento Kings,
Charlotte Hornets) (born 1964)
- June 16 —
David Polansky, American college coach (
CCNY) (born 1919)
- June 22 —
John Mandic, American NBA player (born 1919)
- September 20 —
Ernie Calverley, All-American player and coach at
Rhode Island (born 1924)
- October 16 —
Chet Jaworski, All-American player (Rhode Island) (born 1916)
- October 23 —
Kevin Magee, Former All-American at
UC Irvine and
Maccabi Tel Aviv player (born 1959)
- October 30 —
Stan Szukala, American
NBL player (
Chicago Bruins,
Chicago American Gears) (born 1918)
- November 21 —
Bill Haarlow, American NBL player (Whiting Ciesar All-Americans) (born 1913)
- December 8 —
Chuck Noe, American college coach (
VMI,
Virginia Tech,
South Carolina,
VCU) (born 1924)
- December 9 —
Norm Sloan, College basketball coach of the 1974 national champion
NC State Wolfpack (born 1926)
- December 26 —
Gale Bishop, All-American college (
Washington State) and BAA (
Philadelphia Warriors) player (born 1922)
See also
References