Deaths
- March 17 — Norm Mager, NBA player (Baltimore Bullets) and college champion (CCNY) (born 1926)
- April 18 — Clarence Gaines, Basketball Hall of Fame coach (born 1923)
- May 1 — George Mikan, Basketball Hall of Fame player (born 1924)
- August 25 — Teo Cruz, Puerto Rican player, BSN legend, five-time olympian (born 1942)
- August 16 — Aleksandr Gomelsky, Basketball Hall of Fame coach (born 1928)
- August 4 — Sue Gunter, women's coach for Louisiana State University for 22 seasons (born 1939)
- September 26 — Shawntinice Polk, Arizona Wildcats women's player (born 1983)
- October 15 — Jason Collier, Atlanta Hawks center (born 1977)
- November 23 — Nate Hawthorne, NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns) (born 1951)
- December 27 — Giancarlo Primo, Italian coach and FIBA Hall of Fame member (born 1924)
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