2004 in basketball

Olympics

 * Men
 * Women
 * Women
 * Women
 * Women

Professional

 * Men
 * 2004 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons over the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1. MVP: Chauncey Billups
 * 2003-04 NBA season
 * 2004 NBA Playoffs
 * 2004 NBA draft
 * 2004 NBA All-Star Game
 * 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
 * 2004 WNBA season
 * 2004 WNBA Playoffs
 * 2004 WNBA draft
 * 2004 WNBA All-Star Game
 * 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

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

 * Class of 2003:
 * Jerry Colangelo
 * Drazen Dalipagic
 * Clyde Drexler
 * Bill Sharman
 * Maurice Stokes
 * Lynette Woodard

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

 * Class of 2004
 * Sylvia Hatchell
 * Lurlyne Greer Rogers
 * Amy Ruley
 * Bev Smith
 * William L. Wall
 * Marian E. Washington

Professional

 * Men
 * NBA Most Valuable Player Award:  Kevin Garnett
 * NBA Rookie of the Year Award: LeBron James
 * NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ron Artest
 * NBA Coach of the Year Award: Mike D'Antoni, Phoenix Suns
 * Euroscar Award: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks and
 * Mr. Europa: Pau Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies and
 * Women
 * WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
 * WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks
 * WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
 * WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Kelly Miller, Charlotte Sting & Wendy Palmer, Connecticut Sun
 * Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Teresa Edwards, Minnesota Lynx
 * WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Suzie McConnell-Serio, Minnesota Lynx
 * WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Betty Lennox, Seattle Storm

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)