Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
National tournaments
FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers 1–11 August: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Men in Metro Manila, Philippines:
14–18 August: 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship for Men in Auckland, New Zealand and Canberra, Australia:
20–31 August: 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Men in Abidjan, Ivory Coast:
30 August – 11 September: 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men in Caracas, Venezuela:
4th: 4–22 September: FIBA EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia:
4th: 5th: 6th: 7th:
FIBA World Championship for Women qualifiers 15–30 June: EuroBasket Women 2013 in France:
14–18 August: 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women in Auckland, New Zealand and Canberra, Australia:
20–29 September: 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Maputo, Mozambique:
21–28 September: 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Xalapa and Veracruz, Mexico:
27 October–3 November: FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Bangkok, Thailand
Other tournaments 28 May–1 June: Games of the Small States of Europe in D'Coque, Luxembourg: Men's tournament:
Women's tournament:
18–25 June: Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey:
2013 William Jones Cup in Taipei City, Taiwan 6–15 July: Men's tournament:
15–20 September: Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia: Men's tournament:
Women's tournament:
8–16 December: Southeast Asian Games in Naypidaw, Myanmar Men's tournament:
Women's tournament:
Youth tournaments
2014 FIBA Under-17 World championship qualifiers 11–15 June: 2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Men in Punta de Este, Uruguay:
28 June–7 July: 2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Men in Antananarivo, Madagascar:
8–18 August: 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Men in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
25 September–4 October: 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Men in Tehran, Iran:
26–28 September: 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Men in Melbourne, Australia:
2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women qualifiers 19–23 June: 2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women in Cancún, Mexico:
1–11 August: 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Varna and Albena, Bulgaria:
26–28 September: 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Women in Melbourne, Australia:
5–12 October: 2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women in Maputo, Mozambique:
23–30 November: 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women in Colombo, Sri Lanka:
2013 FIBA Europe youth championships 8–18 August: U-16 European Championship Men Division A in Kyiv 8–18 August: U-16 European Championship Men Division B in Sarajevo 2–7 July: U-16 European Championship Men Division C in Gibraltar 18–28 July: U-18 European Championship Men Division A in Liepāja, Ventspils and Riga 18–28 July: U-18 European Championship Men Division B in Strumica 15–20 July: U-18 European Championship Men Division C in Andorra la Vella 9–21 July: U-20 European Championship Men Division A in Tallinn 12–21 July: U-20 European Championship Men Division B in Pitești 1–11 August: U-16 European Championship Women Division A in Varna and Albena 1–11 August: U-16 European Championship Women Division B in Matosinhos 2–7 July: U-16 European Championship Women Division C in Gibraltar 15–25 August: U-18 European Championship Women Division A in Vukovar and Vinkovci 15–25 August: U-18 European Championship Women Division B in Miskolc 15–20 July: U-18 European Championship Women Division C in Andorra la Vella 4–14 July: U-20 European Championship Women Division A in Samsun 4–14 July: U-20 European Championship Women Division B in Albena
Club championships
Continental championships Men: FIBA Intercontinental Cup: Olympiacos EC Pinheiros Euroleague: Olympiacos Real Madrid CSKA Moscow Euroleague MVP and Euroleague Final Four MVP: Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos Alphonso Ford Trophy (season's leading scorer): Bobby Brown, Montepaschi Siena Eurocup: Lokomotiv-Kuban Uxue Bilbao Basket Budivelnyk Kyiv, Valencia EuroChallenge: Krasnye Krylia Samara Pınar Karşıyaka EWE Baskets Oldenburg FIBA Americas League: EC Pinheiros Lanús Capitanes de Arecibo FIBA Asia Champions Cup: Foolad Mahan Isfahan Al Rayyan ASU Women: EuroLeague Women: UMMC Ekaterinburg Fenerbahçe Bourges Basket
Transnational championships Men: NBA Season: Division champions: New York Knicks (Atlantic), Indiana Pacers (Central), Miami Heat (Southeast), Oklahoma City Thunder (Northwest), Los Angeles Clippers (Pacific), San Antonio Spurs (Southwest) Best regular-season record: Miami Heat (66–16) Eastern Conference: Miami Heat Western Conference: San Antonio Spurs Finals: The Heat defend their title from last season, defeating the Spurs 4–3 in the best-of-7 series. LeBron James repeats as Finals MVP. National Basketball League, 2012–13 season: Premiers: New Zealand Breakers Champions: The Breakers win their third straight championship, sweeping the Perth Wildcats 2–0 in the best-of-3 Grand Final. Adriatic League, 2012–13: Partizan Belgrade defeat Red Star Belgrade 71–63 in the one-off final. ASEAN Basketball League, 2013: San Miguel Beermen sweep the Indonesia Warriors 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. Balkan League, 2012–13: Hapoel Gilboa Galil defeat Levski Sofia 87-79 in the one-off final. Baltic League: Ventspils defeat Prienai 161–150 on aggregate (91–69, 70–71) in the two-legged final. Czech League: Nymburk sweep Prostějov 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. This is Nymburk's 10th straight league title. VTB United League, 2012–13: CSKA Moscow defeat Lokomotiv-Kuban 3–1 in the best-of-5 final.
National championships Liga Nacional de Básquet, 2012–13: Regular season championship Round: Regatas Playoffs: Regatas sweep the Lanús 4-0 in the best-of-7 final. Austrian Bundesliga: BC Vienna defeat Oberwart Gunners 3–2 in the best-of-5 finals. Belaruisan Premier League:BC Tsmoki-Minsk sweep BK Grodno-93 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. Basketball League Belgium, 2012–13: Telenet Oostende sweep Belfius Mons-Hainaut 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship, 2012–13: KK Igokea defeat Široki WWin 3–2 in the best-of-5 finals. Novo Basquete Brasil, 2012–13: Flamengo defeat Uberlândia 77–70 in the final. Bulgarian National League: Lukoil Academic defeat Levski Sofia 3–2 in the best-of-5 final, claiming their 11th straight league title. Chinese Basketball Association: Regular season: Guangdong Southern Tigers Playoffs: Guangdong Southern Tigers sweep the Shandong Lions 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. Croatian League, 2012–13: Cibona sweep Zadar 3–0 in the best-of-5 final. Dutch Basketball League, 2012–13: ZZ Leiden sweep Aris Leeuwarden 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. Estonian League, 2012–13: Kalev/Cramo sweep TÜ/Rock 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. French Pro A League, 2012–13: Nanterre defeat Strasbourg 3–1 in the best-of-5 final. German Bundesliga, 2012–13: Brose Baskets sweep EWE Baskets Oldenburg 3–0 in the best-of-5 final, claiming their fourth consecutive title. Greek League, 2012–13: Panathinaikos sweep Olympiacos 3–0 in the best-of-5 final. National Basketball League (Indonesia), 2012–13: Dell Aspac defeat Pelita Jaya Esia 63-50 in the one-off final. Iranian Super League, 2012–13: Petrochimi defeat Mahram 3-2 in the best-of-5 final. Israeli Super League, 2012–13: Maccabi Haifa defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–79 in the one-off final. Italian Serie A, 2012–13: Montepaschi Siena defeat Acea Roma 4–1 in the best-of-7 final, claiming their seventh straight title. Japan Basketball League, 2012–13: Toshiba Brave Thunders defeat the Aishin Sea Horses 3-2 in the best-of-5 final. Korean Basketball League, 2012–13: Ulsan Mobis Phoebus sweep the Seoul SK Knights 4-0 in the best-of-7 final. Latvian League, 2012–13: VEF Rīga defeat Ventspils 4–1 in the best-of-7 final. Lithuanian LKL, 2012–13: Žalgiris sweep Lietuvos rytas 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. Mexican League, 2012–13: Toros de Los Dos Laredos defeat Halcones UV Xalapa 4–2 in the best-of-7 final. Montenegro League: Budućnost sweep the Sutjeska 3-0 in the best-of-5 final. Philippine Basketball Association, 2012–13: Philippine Cup: The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters sweep the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4–0 in the best-of-7 finals. Commissioner's Cup: The Alaska Aces sweep Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3–0 in the best-of-5 finals. Governors' Cup: The San Mig Coffee Mixers defeat the Petron Blaze Boosters 4–3 in the best-of-7 finals. Polish League, 2012–13: Stelemet Zielona Góra sweep PGE Turów 4–0 in the best-of-7 final. Portuguese League: Benfica defeat Académica de Coimbra 3-1 in the best-of-5 final. Divizia A: CSU Asesoft Ploiești defeat Mureș 4–2 in the best-of-7 final. Russian PBL, 2012–13: CSKA Moscow (regular-season play only; no playoffs) League of Serbia, 2012–13: Partizan Belgrade defeat Red Star Belgrade 3–1 in the best-of-5 final. Slovenian League: Krka Novo Mesto defeat Union Olimpija Ljubljana i3–1 n the best-of-5 final. Spanish ACB: Season: Real Madrid Playoffs: Real Madrid defeat FC Barcelona Regal 3–2 in the best-of-5 final. Super Basketball League: Pure Youth defeat Dacin Tigers Turkish League, 2012–13: Galatasaray Medical Park defeat Banvit 4–1 in the best-of-7 final. Ukrainian SuperLeague, 2012–13: Budivelnyk Kyiv defeat Azovmash Mariupol 4–3 in the best-of-7 final. British Basketball League, 2012–13: Season: Leicester Riders Playoffs: The Riders defeat the Newcastle Eagles 68–57 in the one-off final.
Women: WNBA Season: Eastern Conference: Atlanta Dream Western Conference: Minnesota Lynx Finals: The Lynx sweep the Dream 3–0 in the best-of-5 series, claiming their second title in three years. Maya Moore of the Lynx in named Finals MVP.
College seasons: Men's Division NationLeague / TournamentChampionResultRunner-upPlayoff format United StatesNCAA Division ILouisville Cardinals82–76Michigan WolverinesOne-game playoff2013 National Invitation TournamentBaylor Bears74–54Iowa Hawkeyes2013 College Basketball InvitationalSanta Clara Broncos2–1George Mason PatriotsBest-of-3 series2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason TournamentEast Carolina Pirates77–74Weber State WildcatsOne-game playoffNCAA Division IIDrury University74–73Metro StateNCAA Division IIIAmherst College87–70Mary Hardin–BaylorNAIA Division IGeorgetown (KY)88–62SAGU (TX)NAIA Division IICardinal Stritch (WI)73–59William Penn (IA)NJCAA Division ICollege of Central Florida74–69Northwest Florida State CollegeNJCAA Division IIRend Lake College87–69Moraine Valley Community CollegeNJCAA Division IIIBrookdale Community College61–55Eastfield College PhilippinesUAAP Season 76De La Salle Green Archers2–1UST Growling TigersBest-of-3 seriesNCAA Season 89San Beda Red Lions2–1Letran KnightsPhilippine Collegiate Champions LeagueDe La Salle Green Archers2–0SWU Cobras Women NCAA Division I: Connecticut 93, Louisville 60 Most Outstanding Player: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut WNIT: Drexel 46, Utah 43 Women's Basketball Invitational: Detroit 73, McNeese State 62 Division II: Ashland 71, Dowling 56 Division III: DePauw 69, Wisconsin–Whitewater 51 NAIA NAIA Division I: Westmont College 71, Lee University 65 NAIA Division II: Indiana Wesleyan 61, Davenport 43 NJCAA Division I: Trinity Valley 83, Central Arizona 71 Division II: Louisburg 75, Mesa 65 Division III: Rock Valley 78, Mohawk Valley 60 UAAP Women's: La Salle defeated NU 2–1 in the best-of-3 finals.
Prep USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1: USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1: NCAA (Philippines) Juniors: San Beda defeated LSGH in 2 games in the finals en route to winning all 20 games of the season. UAAP Juniors: NU defeated Ateneo in 2 games in the finals en route to winning all 18 games of the season.
Awards and honors
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2013: Players: Roger Brown, Richie Guerin, Bernard King, Gary Payton, Oscar Schmidt, Dawn Staley