2013 in basketball

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

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:
 * 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:
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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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 27 October–3 November: FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Bangkok, Thailand
 * 27 October–3 November: FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Bangkok, Thailand
 * 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:
 * 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:
 * Women's tournament:
 * 8–16 December: Southeast Asian Games in Naypidaw, Myanmar
 * Men's tournament:
 * Women's tournament:
 * 8–16 December: Southeast Asian Games in Naypidaw, Myanmar
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 * Women's tournament:
 * 8–16 December: Southeast Asian Games in Naypidaw, Myanmar
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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:
 * 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:
 * 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:
 * 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:
 * 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:
 * 26–28 September: 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Men in Melbourne, Australia:
 * 26–28 September: 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Men in Melbourne, Australia:
 * 26–28 September: 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Men in Melbourne, Australia:
 * 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:
 * 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:
 * 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:
 * 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:
 * 23–30 November: 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women in Colombo, Sri Lanka:
 * 23–30 November: 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women in Colombo, Sri Lanka:
 * 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

Continental championships
Men: Women:
 * 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
 * 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

 * 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.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

 * Class of 2013:
 * Players: Roger Brown, Richie Guerin, Bernard King, Gary Payton, Oscar Schmidt, Dawn Staley
 * Coaches: Sylvia Hatchell, Guy Lewis, Rick Pitino, Jerry Tarkanian
 * Contributors: Russ Granik, Edwin Bancroft Henderson

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

 * Class of 2012
 * Gary Blair
 * Jim Foster
 * Peggie Gillom-Granderson
 * Jennifer Rizzotti
 * Annette Smith-Knight
 * Sue Wicks

FIBA Hall of Fame

 * Class of 2013:
 * Players: Jean-Jacques Conceiçao, Teresa Edwards, Andrew Gaze, Paula Gonçalves, David Robinson, Zoran Slavnić
 * Coaches: Jack Donohue, Cesare Rubini, Pat Summitt
 * Technical officials: Valentin Lazarov, Costas Rigas
 * Contributors: Aldo Vitale

Professional

 * Men
 * NBA Most Valuable Player Award: LeBron James, Miami Heat
 * NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
 * NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies
 * NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award: J. R. Smith, New York Knicks
 * NBA Most Improved Player Award: Paul George, Indiana Pacers
 * NBA Sportsmanship Award: Jason Kidd, New York Knicks
 * NBA Coach of the Year Award: George Karl, Denver Nuggets
 * J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets
 * Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award: Chauncey Billups, Los Angeles Clippers
 * NBA Executive of the Year Award: Masai Ujiri, Denver Nuggets
 * FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award:
 * Euroscar Award:
 * Mr. Europa:
 * Women
 * WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
 * WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
 * WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Elena Delle Donne, Chicago Sky
 * WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award: Sylvia Fowles, Chicago Sky
 * WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Shavonte Zellous, Indiana Fever
 * Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Swin Cash, Chicago Sky & Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever
 * WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Mike Thibault, Washington Mystics
 * WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
 * FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
 * WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx

Collegiate

 * Combined
 * Legends of Coaching Award: Bill Self, Kansas
 * Men
 * John R. Wooden Award: Trey Burke, Michigan
 * Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jim Larrañaga, Miami (FL)
 * Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Peyton Siva, Louisville
 * Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Trey Burke, Michigan
 * NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
 * USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
 * Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Jim Larrañaga, Miami
 * Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Lute Olson
 * Women
 * John R. Wooden Award: Brittney Griner, Baylor
 * Naismith College Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor
 * Naismith College Coach of the Year: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
 * Wade Trophy: Brittney Griner, Baylor
 * Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Alex Bentley, Penn State
 * Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor
 * NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Breanna Stewart, UConn
 * Basketball Academic All-America Team: Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
 * Kay Yow Award: Sue Semrau, Florida State
 * Carol Eckman Award: Jan Ross, Oklahoma
 * Maggie Dixon Award: Holly Warlick, Tennessee
 * USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame
 * Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
 * List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Elena Delle Donne, Delaware
 * Nancy Lieberman Award: Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame
 * Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Pat Summitt

Events

 * January 21 – The Maloof family announces that it has reached an agreement to sell the Sacramento Kings to a Seattle-based group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer that plans to move the team to Seattle for the and resurrect the SuperSonics name.
 * April 15 – The 2013 WNBA draft is held at the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut, with Baylor center Brittney Griner chosen first overall.
 * April 29 – After Sacramento mayor and former NBA player Kevin Johnson recruits an ownership group to make a counter-offer to keep the Kings in Sacramento, a league committee unanimously recommends that owners reject the Seattle group's deal.
 * May 31 – The sale of the Kings to the Sacramento-based group led by Vivek Ranadive is closed.
 * June 27 – The 2013 NBA draft is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with Anthony Bennett, a power forward from UNLV, becoming the first Canadian to be chosen as the first overall pick.
 * December 6 – In the highest-scoring game in NCAA Division I women's history, Kentucky defeats Baylor 133–130 in four overtimes. The game, held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was the front end of a doubleheader that included the two schools' men's teams.

Movies

 * Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story
 * Medora

Deaths

 * January 7 — Gonzalo Puyat II, former president of FIBA (born 1934)
 * January 10 — Jay Handlan, College All-American (Washington and Lee) and AAU player (born 1928)
 * January 12 — Chuck Dalton, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1927)
 * January 15 — George Gund III, NBA owner (Cleveland Cavaliers) (born 1937)
 * January 16 — Wayne D. Anderson, American college coach (Idaho) (born 1930)
 * January 19 — Jim Marking, American college coach (South Dakota State) (born 1927)
 * January 24 — Jim Line, two-time NCAA championship player at Kentucky (1948, 1949) (born 1926)
 * January 31 — Larry Killick, 10th overall selection in the 1947 BAA draft (born 1922)
 * February 3 — B. H. Born, 1953 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (Kansas), AAU player (born 1932)
 * February 7 — Howard Lassoff, American player (Maccabi Tel Aviv) (born 1955)
 * February 11 — Jim Boatwright, American player (Maccabi Tel Aviv) (born 1951)
 * February 11 — Matthew White, American player known for his collegiate career (University of Pennsylvania) (born 1957)
 * February 13 — Harry Miller, 86, American college coach (Fresno State, Eastern New Mexico, Wichita State, Stephen F. Austin).
 * February 13 — Tibor Zsíros, Hungarian Olympic player (1948, 1952) (born 1930)
 * February 17 — Phil Henderson, three-time Final Four player at Duke (born 1968)
 * February 18 — Jerry Buss, Los Angeles Lakers owner and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (born 1933)
 * March 2 — Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek player (Panathinaikos B.C.) (born 1945)
 * March 3 — Bart Quinn, American NBL player (Fort Wayne General Electrics) (born 1917)
 * March 3 — George Wearring, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1928)
 * March 4 — Chick Halbert, American BBA player (born 1919)
 * March 5 — Calvin Fowler, ABA player (Carolina Cougars) and 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist (born 1940)
 * March 7 — Harold Hunter, College coach (NC Central), first African-American to sign an NBA contract (born 1926)
 * March 8 — Mickey Marty, 91, All-American college player (Loras).
 * March 14 — Jack Curran, American high school coach (Archbishop Molloy High School) (born 1930)
 * March 22 — Ray Williams, NBA player (New York Knicks, among others) (born 1954)
 * March 26 — Tom Boerwinkle, NBA player (Chicago Bulls) (born 1945)
 * March 30 — Bob Nichols, 82, American college coach (Toledo).
 * March 30 — Bobby Parks, American player (San Miguel, Shell, Aspac Jakarta) (born 1962)
 * April 1 — Greg Willard, NBA referee (born 1958)
 * April 7 — Marty Blake, NBA GM (Atlanta Hawks and scout (born 1927)
 * April 12 — Marv Harshman, Naismith Hall of Fame college coach (Washington State, Washington) (born 1917)
 * April 24 — Murray Satterfield, 87, American college coach (Boise State, College of Idaho)
 * May 5 — Jack Turner, NBA player (Chicago Packers) (born 1939)
 * May 16 — Carl Bennett, NBA coach and GM (Fort Wayne Pistons) (born 1915)
 * May 23 — Flynn Robinson, NBA player (born 1941)
 * May 29 — Cliff Meely, NBA player (Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers) (born 1947)
 * June 4 — Monti Davis, NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks) (born 1958)
 * June 7 — Charlie Coles, College coach (Central Michigan, Miami of Ohio) (born 1942)
 * June 19 — Ólafur Rafnsson, Icelandic president of FIBA Europe (born 1963)
 * July 6 — Rudy Keeling, College coach (Maine, Northeastern) (born 1947)
 * July 6 — Leland Mitchell, ABA player (New Orleans Buccaneers) (born 1941)
 * July 14 — Simmie Hill, ABA player (born 1946)
 * July 23 — Red McManus, college coach (Creighton) (born 1925)
 * July 30 — Ossie Schectman, BAA player (New York Knicks) (born 1919)
 * August 2 — George Hauptfuhrer, third overall pick in the 1948 BAA draft (born 1926)
 * August 5 — Roy Rubin, NBA (Philadelphia 76ers) and college (Long Island) coach (born 1925)
 * August 14 — Jack Garfinkel, BAA player (Boston Celtics) (born 1918)
 * August 17 — Devin Gray, NBA player (Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets) (born 1972)
 * August 23 — Dean Meminger, NBA player (New York Knicks) (born 1948)
 * August 30 — Howie Crittenden, college (Murray State) and AAU (Peoria Cats) player (born 1933)
 * September 3 — Don Meineke, NBA player (Fort Wayne Pistons, Cincinnati Royals) (born 1930)
 * September 7 — Zelmo Beaty, NBA/ABA player (St. Louis Hawks, Utah Stars, Los Angeles Lakers) (born 1939)
 * September 16 — Jim Palmer, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, New York Knicks) (born 1933)
 * September 17 — Dick O'Neal, All-American college player (TCU) (born 1935)
 * September 29 — Bob Kurland, Hall of Fame college (Oklahoma State) and AAU (Phillips 66ers) player (born 1924)
 * October 3 — Sergei Belov, Russian Olympic gold medalist (1972) (born 1944)
 * October 13 — Joe Meriweather, NBA player (Kansas City Kings, among others) (born 1953)
 * October 23 — Wes Bialosuknia, ABA player (Oakland Oaks) (born 1945)
 * October 25 — Bill Sharman, Hall of Fame player and coach (born 1926)
 * October 25 — Chico Vaughn, NBA and ABA player (St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Pittsburgh Pipers) (born 1940)
 * November 2 — Walt Bellamy, Hall of Fame player and 1960 Olympic Gold medalist (born 1939)
 * November 7 — Ian Davies, Australian player (Sydney Kings) and Olympian (born 1956)
 * November 7 — Lenny Rzeszewski, American college basketball player (Indiana State) (born 1923)
 * November 17 — Joe Dean, Collegiate basketball Hall of Fame player, administrator (LSU) (born 1930)
 * November 21 — Vern Mikkelsen, Hall of Fame player (Minneapolis Lakers) (born 1928)
 * November 29 — Valdis Muižnieks, Latvian player who won three Olympic silver medals as a part of the Soviet Union national team (born 1935)
 * December 6 — M. K. Turk, college coach (Southern Miss) (born 1942)
 * December 15 — Dyron Nix, NBA player (Indiana Pacers) (born 1967)
 * December 18 — Harry Boland, Irish Olympic player (born 1925)
 * December 29 — Connie Dierking, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals, Philadelphia 76ers) (born 1936)
 * December 29 — Khushi Ram, Indian player (born 1936)
 * December 31 — Johnny Orr, NBA player and college coach (Michigan, Iowa State) (born 1927)
 * December 31 — Art Stolkey, BAA player (Detroit Falcons) (born 1920)