2023 in basketball
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The following are basketball events that took place in, or are scheduled for, 2023 throughout the world. Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club), and amateur and collegiate levels.
International tournaments
=National senior team tournaments=
For tournaments hosted by multiple nations, the host of the final match is listed first.
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| Tournament | Host cities | Duration | {{gold1}} Champion | {{silver2}} Second place | {{bronze3}} Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | {{flagicon|PHL}} Metro Manila {{flagicon|JPN}} Okinawa City {{flagicon|INA}} Jakarta | August 25 – September 10 | {{bk|DEU}} | {{bk|SRB}} | {{bk|CAN}} |
| EuroBasket Women 2023 | {{flagicon|SVN}} Ljubljana {{flagicon|ISR}} Tel Aviv | June 15 – 25 | {{bkw|BEL}} | {{bkw|ESP}} | {{bkw|FRA}} |
=3X3 championships=
== Men ==
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| Tournament | Host city | Duration | {{gold1}} Champion | {{silver2}} Second place | {{bronze3}} Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup | {{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna | May 30 – June 4 | {{3x3|SRB}} | {{3x3|USA}} | {{3x3|LAT}} |
| 2023 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup | {{flagicon|SGP}} Singapore | March 29 – April 2 | {{3x3|MNG}} | {{3x3|AUS}} | {{3x3|NZL}} |
== Women ==
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| Tournament | Host city | Duration | {{gold1}} Champion | {{silver2}} Second place | {{bronze3}} Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup | {{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna | May 30 – June 4 | {{3x3w|USA}} | {{3x3w|FRA}} | {{3x3w|AUS}} |
| 2023 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup | {{flagicon|SGP}} Singapore | March 29 – April 2 | {{3x3w|AUS}} | {{3x3w|NZL}} | {{3x3w|CHN}} |
=Other international championships=
=FIBA youth championships=
Professional club seasons
= FIBA Intercontinental Cup =
{{Main|2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup}}
| class="wikitable"
!Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Lenovo Tenerife
| {{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo | 89–68 | Single-game final |
=Continental seasons=
==Men==
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Organizer !Tournament !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| rowspan=2 | Euroleague Basketball
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid | {{flagicon|GRC}} Olympiacos | 79–78 | Single-game final |
| 2022–23 EuroCup Basketball
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Gran Canaria | {{flagicon|TUR}} Türk Telekom | 71–67 | Single-game final |
| rowspan=3 |FIBA
| 2022–23 Basketball Champions League | {{flagicon|DEU}} Telekom Baskets Bonn | {{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem | 77–70 | Single-game final |
| 2022–23 BCL Americas
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sesi Franca | {{flagicon|BRA}} Flamengo | 88–79 | Single-game final |
| 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup
| {{flagicon|POL}} Anwil Włocławek | {{flagicon|FRA}} Cholet Basket | 161–155 | Best on aggregate |
| NBA/FIBA
| {{flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly | {{flagicon|SEN}} AS Douanes | 80–65 | Single-game final |
==Women==
| class="wikitable"
!Organizer !Tournament !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| rowspan=2 | FIBA
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe | {{flagicon|TUR}} ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. | 99–60 | Single-game final |
| 2022–23 EuroCup Women
| {{flagicon|FRA}} LDLC Asvel Féminin | {{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray | 180–113 | Best on aggregate |
=Regional seasons=
==Men==
| class="wikitable"
!Region !League !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| rowspan=2 |Former Yugoslavia
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Partizan Mozzart Bet | {{flagicon|SRB}} Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | 3–2 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 ABA 2nd League
| {{flagicon|SVN}} Krka | {{flagicon|SVN}} Helios Suns | 83–82 | Single-game final |
| Alpe-Adria
| {{flagicon|POL}} MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | {{flagicon|AUT}} GGMT Vienna | 86–72 | Single-game final |
| East Asia and Philippines
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Anyang KGC | {{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul SK Knights | 90–84 | Single-game final |
| Estonia and Latvia{{efn|group=RegM|A team from Ukraine also participated in 2022–23.}}
| 2022–23 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League | {{flagicon|UKR}} Prometey | {{flagicon|LAT}} VEF Rīga | 77–62 | Single-game final |
| Balkans
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | {{flagicon|KOS}} Peja | 99–95 | Single-game final |
| rowspan=2 | Belgium and Netherlands
| {{flagicon|NLD}} ZZ Leiden | {{flagicon|BEL}} Oostende | 2–1 | Best-of-3 series |
| 2023 BNXT Supercup
| | | | Single-game final |
| Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Macau
| {{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong Eastern | {{flagicon|VIE}} Saigon Heat | 3–0 | Best-of-3 series |
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==Women==
| class="wikitable"
!Region !League !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| Southeast Europe
| {{flagicon|SVN}} Cinkarna Celje | {{flagicon|MNE}} Budućnost Bemax | 66–64 | Single-game final |
Domestic league seasons
=Men=
==Europe==
| class="wikitable"
!Nation !Tournament !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| rowspan="3" |{{ALB}}
|2022–23 Albanian Basketball League | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| 2023 Albanian Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| 2023 Albanian Basketball Supercup
| | | | |
| {{ARM}}
|2022–23 Armenia Basketball League A | | | | |
| rowspan="3" |{{AUT}}
|2022–23 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga season | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Austrian Basketball Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| 2023 Austrian Basketball Supercup
| | | | |
| {{AZE}}
|2022–23 Azerbaijan Basketball League | | | | |
| {{BLR}}
|2022–23 Belarusian Premier League | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| rowspan=3 |{{BEL}}
| 2023 BNXT League Belgian Playoffs | Oostende | 3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Belgian Basketball Cup
| | | | Single-game final |
| 2023 Belgian Basketball Supercup
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{BIH}}
|2022–23 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Igokea | 3–0 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Mirza Delibašić Cup
|76–49 |Single-game final |
| rowspan="2" |{{BUL}}
|2022–23 National Basketball League | 3–0 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2023 Bulgarian Basketball Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| rowspan="2" |{{HRV}}
|2022–23 Hrvatski telekom Premijer liga | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Krešimir Ćosić Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{CYP}}
|2022–23 Cyprus Basketball Division A | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Cypriot Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{CZE}}
| | | |Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Czech Republic Basketball Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| rowspan="2" |{{DEN}}
| | | |Best-of-7 series |
| 2022–23 Danish Basketball Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| rowspan="3" |{{ENG}}
|2022–23 National Basketball League Division 1 |69–63 |Single-game final |
| 2022–23 National Basketball League Division 2
|80–72 |Single-game final |
| 2022–23 National Basketball League Division 3
|113–67 |Single-game final |
| {{EST}}
|2022–23 Estonian Championship | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 3–0 |Best-of-5 series |
| rowspan="2" |{{FIN}}
| | | | |
| 2022–23 Finnish Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="3" |{{FRA}}{{efn|group=EuropeM|Includes one team from Monaco.}}
| {{flagicon|MCO}} AS Monaco | 3–0 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 French Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| 2023 Leaders Cup
| | | | |
| {{GEO}}
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{GER}}
| 2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga | 3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 BBL-Pokal
| | | | Single-game final |
| rowspan="3" |{{GBR2}}
|88–80 |Single-game final |
| 2022–23 BBL Cup
|79–71 |Single-game final |
| 2022–23 BBL Trophy
|73–70 |Single-game final |
| rowspan="3" |{{GRE}}
| 3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Greek Basketball Cup
|85–57 |Single-game final |
| 2023 Greek Basketball Super Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{HUN}}
|2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A | | | | |
| 2023 Magyar Kupa
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{ISL}}
| Valur | 3–2 |Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Icelandic Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| {{IRL}}
| | | | |
| rowspan="3" |{{ISR}}
| 2022–23 Israeli Basketball Premier League | 2–1 | Best-of-3 series |
| 2022–23 Israeli Basketball State Cup
|67–61 |SIngle-game final |
| 2023 Israeli Basketball League Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="3" |{{ITA}}
| 4–3 | Best-of-7 series |
| 2023 Italian Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| 2023 Italian Basketball Supercup
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{KOS}}
|2022–23 Kosovo Basketball Superleague | | | | |
| 2022–23 Kosovo Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| {{LAT}}
|2022–23 Latvian Basketball League | {{flagicon|UKR}} BC Prometey | VEF Rīga | 77–62 | Single-game final |
| rowspan=2 |{{LTU}}
| Žalgiris | Rytas | 3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 King Mindaugas Cup
| | | | |
| {{LUX}}
| | | | |
| {{MDA}}
|2022–23 Moldovan National Division | | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{MNE}}
| | | | |
| 2022–23 Montenegrin Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan=3 |{{NLD}}
| 2023 BNXT League Dutch Playoffs | Donar | 3–2 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Dutch Basketball Cup
| | | | Single-game final |
| 2023 Dutch Basketball Supercup
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{NMK}}
|2022–23 Macedonian First League | | | | |
| 2022–23 Macedonian Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| {{NOR}}
| | | | |
| rowspan="3" |{{POL}}
| 4–2 | Best-of-7 series |
| 2023 Polish Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| 2023 Polish Basketball Supercup
| | | | |
| rowspan="4" |{{POR}}
| | | | |
| 2022–23 Portuguese Basketball Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| 2022–23 Portuguese Basketball League Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| 2022–23 Portuguese Basketball Super Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| rowspan="2" |{{ROU}}
| | | | |
| 2023 Romanian Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{RUS}}
|2022–23 VTB United League{{efn|group=EuropeM|Includes one team each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. The highest-ranked team from Russia is also named as Russian Champions.}} | | | | |
| 2022–23 Russian Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{SCO}}
|2022–23 Scottish Basketball Championship | | | |Best on aggregate |
| 2022–23 Scottish Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| rowspan=3 |{{SRB}}
| 2022–23 Basketball League of Serbia | 2–0 | Best-of-3 series |
| 2022–23 Second Basketball League of Serbia
| Joker | colspan=2 align=center | League standings |
| 2022–23 Radivoj Korać Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| rowspan="2" |{{SVK}}
|2022–23 Slovak Basketball League | | | | |
| 2022–23 Slovak Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="3" |{{SVN}}
|2022–23 Slovenian Basketball League | | | | |
| 2022–23 Slovenian Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| 2023 Slovenian Basketball Supercup
| | | | |
| rowspan="3" |{{ESP}}{{efn|group=EuropeM|Includes one team from Andorra.}}
| Barça | 3–0 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2023 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
|83–80 | Single-game final |
| 2023 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
|88–81 |Single-game final |
| rowspan="2" |{{SWE}}
| | | |Best-of-7 final |
| 2022–23 Superettan
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{CHE}}
| | | | |
| 2022–23 SBL Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="3" |{{TUR}}
| 2022–23 Basketbol Süper Ligi | 3–0 | Best-of-5 final |
| 2023 Turkish Basketball Cup
|rowspan=2 colspan=4 align=center | Cancelled due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes |
| 2023 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup |
| rowspan=2 |{{UKR}}
| 2022–23 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague | rowspan=2 colspan=4 align=center | Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| 2022–23 Ukrainian Basketball Cup |
{{notelist|group=EuropeM}}
==Asia==
| class="wikitable"
!Nation !Tournament !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| {{BHR}}
|2022–23 Bahraini Premier League | | | |Best-of-3 series |
| rowspan="2" | {{CHN}}
|2022–23 Chinese Basketball Association season |4–0 |Best-of-7 series |
| 2023 National Basketball League
| | | |Best-of-3 series |
| {{HKG}}
|2023 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship | | | | |
| {{IND}}
|2023 UBA Pro Basketball League | | | | |
| {{INA}}
| 2–0 |Best-of-3 series |
| {{IRI}}
|2022–23 Iranian Basketball Super League | 2–0 |Best-of-3 series |
| {{IRQ}}
|2022–23 Iraqi Basketball Premier League |4–2 |Best-of-7 series |
| rowspan="3" | {{JPN}}
|2022–23 B.League season (B1 League) |2–0 |Best-of-3 series |
| 2022–23 B.League season (B2 League)
| | | | |
| 2022–23 B.League season (B3 League)
| | | | |
| {{JOR}}
|2022–23 Jordanian Premier Basketball League | | | |Best-of-3 series |
| {{KAZ}}
|2022–23 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| {{KUW}}
|2022–23 Kuwaiti Division 1 Basketball League | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| rowspan="2" | {{LIB}}
|2022–23 Lebanese Basketball League | Dynamo | 4–1 |Best-of-7 series |
| 2023 Lebanese Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| {{Flag|Palestine}}
|2022–23 Palestine Premier League | | | |Single-game final |
| rowspan=2 | {{PHL}}
| 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup | 4–3 |Best-of-7 series |
| 2023 PBA Governors' Cup
| 4–2 | Best-of-7 series |
| {{QAT}}
|2022–23 Qatari Basketball League | | | | Best-of-3 series |
| rowspan="2" | {{SAU}}
| 2022–23 Saudi Premier League (basketball) | | | |Single-game final |
| 2022–23 Saudi Basketball First Division
| | | colspan="2" |League standings |
| {{KOR}}
| | | |Best-of-7 series |
| {{SYR}}
|2022–23 Syrian Basketball League season | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| rowspan="2" |{{TWN}}
|4–0 |Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 P League+
| | | |Best-of-5 series |
| {{THA}}
|2023 Thailand Basketball League | | | | |
| {{ARE}}
|2022–23 UAE National Basketball League | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| {{VIE}}
|3–1 |Best-of-5 series |
==Americas==
| class="wikitable"
!Nation !Tournament !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| {{ARG}}
|2022–23 Liga Nacional de Básquet season | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| {{BRA}}
| | | | Best-of-5 series |
| {{BOL}}
| | | |Best-of-5 season |
| rowspan=2 |{{CAN}}
| | | | |
| 2023 CEBL season
| | | |Single-game final |
| {{CHL}}
| 2023 Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile | | | |Best-of-7 series |
| {{COL}}
|2023 Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano season (Apertura) | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| {{CUB}}
|2023 Liga Superior de Baloncesto season | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| {{MEX}}
| | | | |
| rowspan=4 |{{USA}}{{efn|The NBA and the G League each include one team from Canada.|group=AmericasM}}
| 4–1 | Best-of-7 series |
| 2022–23 NBA G League season
| 2–0 | Best-of-3 series |
| 2023 NBA Summer League
| 99–78 | Single-game final |
| 2023 NBA in-season tournament
| 123–109 | Single-game final |
| {{URY}}
| | | |Best-of-7 series |
| {{VEN}}
| 2022–23 Venezuelan SuperLiga | | | | |
{{notelist|group=AmericasM}}
==African==
| class="wikitable"
!Nation !Tournament !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| rowspan="2" | {{DZA}}
|2022–23 Algerian Basketball Championship | | | |Single-game final |
| 2022–23 Algerian Basketball Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| rowspan="3" | {{ANG}}
|2022–23 Angolan Basketball League | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Angolan Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| 2023 Angolan Supercup
| | | | |
| {{Flag|Benin}}
|2022–23 Benin Professional Basketball League | | | |Single-game final |
| {{Flag|Botswana}}
| | | | |
| {{CPV}}
| | | |Best-of-3 series |
| rowspan="2" | {{CMR}}
| | | colspan="2" |Final Four standings |
| 2023 Cup of Cameroon
| | | |Single-game final |
| rowspan="3" | {{EGY}}
|2022–23 Egyptian Basketball Super League | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| 2022–23 Egypt Basketball Cup
| | | |Single-game final |
| 2022–23 Egyptian Super Cup
| | | | |
| {{Flag|Ivory Coast}}
| 2023 Ivory Coast National Basketball Championship | | | |Best-of-3 series |
| {{KEN}}
| | | | Best-of-5 series |
| rowspan=2 | {{LBY}}
| 2022–23 Libyan Division I Basketball League | | | colspan=2 | League standings |
| 2023 Libyan Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| {{MAD}}
| | | | |
| rowspan=2 | {{MLI}}
| | | | |
| 2023 Malian Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" | {{MOR}}
| | | | Best-of-3 series |
| 2022–23 Moroccan Throne Cup
| | | | Single-game final |
| {{MOZ}}
|2023 Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol | | | |Best-of-5 series |
| {{Flag|Nigeria}}
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Rwanda}}
| | | | |
| 2022–23 RBL Division 2 season
| | | | Single-game final |
| rowspan="4" |{{Flag|Senegal}}
| | | | |
| 2023 Coupe Saint Michel
| | | |Single-game final |
| 2023 Senegalese Basketball Cup
| | | | |
| 2023 Senegalese Mayor's Cup
| | | | |
| rowspan="2" | {{TUN}}
|2022–23 Championnat National A | | | | Best-of-5 series |
| 2023 Tunisian Basketball Cup
| | | | Single-game final |
| {{Flag|Uganda}}
| | | | |
==Oceania==
| class="wikitable"
!Nation !Tournament !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| {{AUS}}{{efn|group=OceaniaM|The Australia-based NBL has featured a New Zealand team throughout its history.}}
| 3–2 | Best-of-5 series |
| {{NZL}}
|93-82 | Single-game final |
{{notelist|group=OceaniaM}}
==Other countries==
| class="wikitable"
!Nation !Tournament !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| {{Flag|North Cyprus}}
|2022–23 Erkekler Basketbol Süper Ligi | | | | |
=Women=
==Europe==
==Asia==
| class="wikitable"
!Nation !Tournament !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| {{Flag|China}}
| | | | |
| {{Flag|Japan}}
|2022–23 Women's Japan Basketball League | | | | |
| {{Flag|South Korea}}
|2022–23 Women's Korean Basketball League | | | | |
| {{Flag|Taiwan}}
| 2023 Women's Super Basketball League | | | | |
==Americas==
| class="wikitable"
! Nation ! Tournament ! Champion ! Runner-up ! Result |
| rowspan=2 | {{USA}}
| 3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
| 2023 WNBA Commissioner's Cup
| 82–63 | Single-game final |
==African==
==Oceania==
| class="wikitable"
!Nation !Tournament !Champion !Runner-up !Result |
| {{Flag|Australia}}
| 2–0 | Best-of-3 series |
College/university seasons
= Men's =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Nation !League / Tournament !Champions !Runners-up !Result |
| {{CAN}}
| 2023 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship | 109–104 (2 OT) | Single-game final |
| {{PHL}}
| 2–1 | Best-of-3 series |
| rowspan=5 | {{USA}}
| 76–59 | Single-game final |
| National Invitation Tournament
| 68–61 | Single-game final |
| NCAA Division II
| 111–101 | Single-game final |
| NCAA Division III
| Christopher Newport Captains | 74–72 | Single-game final |
| NAIA
| 73–71 | Single-game final |
= Women's =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Nation !League / Tournament !Champions !Runners-up !Result |
| {{CAN}}
| 2023 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship | 71–59 | Single-game final |
| {{PHL}}
| 2–0 | Best-of-3 series |
| rowspan=5 | {{USA}}
| 102–85 | Single-game final |
| Women's National Invitation Tournament
| 66–59 | Single-game final |
| NCAA Division II
| 78–67 | Single-game final |
| NCAA Division III
| Christopher Newport Captains | 57–52 | Single-game final |
| NAIA
| 63–52 | Single-game final |
Deaths
- January 9 — Cincy Powell, 80, American ABA player (Dallas Chaparrals, Kentucky Colonels, Utah Stars, Virginia Squires).{{cite web |title=University of Portland Mourns Passing of Hall of Fame Basketball Player Cincy Powell |url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2023/1/12/mens-basketball-university-of-portland-mourns-passing-of-hall-of-fame-basketball-player-cincy-powell.aspx |website=Portland Pilots |access-date=April 28, 2023 |date=January 12, 2023}}
- January 15 — George McLeod, 92, American NBA player (Baltimore Bullets).{{cite web |title=George Lee McLeod |url=https://beresfordfunerals.com/obituary/george-lee-mcleod |website=Beresford Funeral Service |access-date=April 28, 2023}}
- January 15 — Ruslan Otverchenko, 33, Ukrainian player (Budivelnyk).{{cite web |title=Ruslan Otverchenko passed away at 33 |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba/1449042/ruslan-otverchenko-ukraine-death/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=April 28, 2023 |date=January 15, 2023}}
- January 17 — Chris Ford, 74, American NBA player (Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics) and coach (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers).{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Chris Ford, Who Made a 3-Point Mark in the N.B.A., Dies at 74 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/sports/basketball/chris-ford-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=April 28, 2023 |date=January 31, 2023}}
- January 28 – Hershell West, 82, American college player (Grambling State).{{cite web |title=Always in our Hearts |url=https://www.monroedispatchonline.com/story/2023/02/02/news/always-in-our-hearts/4138.html |website=Monroe Dispatch |access-date=September 18, 2023 |date=February 2, 2023}}
- March 11 - Bud Grant, 95.
- March 21 – Willis Reed, 80, American NBA player (New York Knicks).{{cite web |title=Knicks legend, HOF center Reed dies at age 80 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35912570/new-york-knicks-legend-willis-reed-dies-80 |website=ESPN.com |date=March 21, 2023}}
- April 12 — James Bradley, 67, American college player (Memphis).{{cite web |last1=Ugadhyaya |first1=Parth |title=Memphis State, Melrose legend James Bradley dies |url=https://dailymemphian.com/article/35544/james-bradley-memphis-state-university-tigers |website=Daily Memphian |access-date=April 28, 2023 |date=April 14, 2023}}
- May 23 - Cotton Nash, 80.
- October 9 – Terry Dischinger, 82, American NBA player (Detroit Pistons).{{cite web |title=Former Rookie of Year winner Terry Dischinger dies at 82 |url=https://www.nba.com/news/former-nba-player-terry-dischinger-dies |website=NBA.com |date=October 11, 2023}}
- October 24 – Elwood Plummer, 79, American college player (Jackson State) and coach (Prairie View A&M).{{cite web |title=Elwood O. Plummer |url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/29788184/elwood-o-plummer |website=Tribute Archive |access-date=December 15, 2023}}
- November 1 – Bob Knight, 83, American Hall of Fame college coach (Army, Indiana, Texas Tech).{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/38796141/legendary-basketball-coach-bob-knight-dies-83 |title=Legendary basketball coach Bob Knight dies at 83 |website=ESPN.com |date=November 1, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2023}}
- November 2 – Walter Davis, 69, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets).{{cite web|title=Ex-Suns star, UNC great Walter Davis dies at 69|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38802671/former-phoenix-suns-star-unc-great-walter-davis-dies-69|website=ESPN.com|date=November 2, 2023}}
- November 4 – L. C. Gordon, 86, American college player (Oklahoma State) and coach (Texas Southern).{{cite web |title=Cowboy Basketball mourns the loss of 'trailblazer' L.C. Gordon |url=https://okstate.com/news/2023/11/10/cowboy-basketball-mourns-the-loss-of-trailblazer-l-c-gordon |website=Oklahoma State University Athletics |access-date=December 12, 2023 |date=November 10, 2023}}
- November 16 – Johnny Green, 89, American NBA player (New York Knicks).{{cite web |last1=Magliocchetti |first1=Geoff |title=Johnny Green, Knicks All-Star, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/news/new-york-knicks-obituary-johnny-green-rebounder-dies-at-89 |website=Sports Illustrated |date=November 16, 2023}}
- December 14 – George McGinnis, 73, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers).{{cite web|title=Hall of Famer, Pacers legend George McGinnis dies at 73|url=https://www.nba.com/news/pacers-legend-george-mcginnis-dies-at-73|website=NBA.com|date=2023-12-14}}
- December 17 — Reggie Lacefield, 78, American ABA (Kentucky Colonels) and Eastern League (Wilmington Blue Bombers, Lancaster Red Roses).{{cite web |title=Reggie Lacefield obituary |url= https://www.evanwsmithfuneralservices.com/obituaries/Reggie-Lacefield?obId=30170226 |website= evanwsmithfuneralservices.com |access-date=December 25, 2023}}{{Cite tweet |user=blue_coats|author=Delaware Blue Coats|number= 1737855357802918094|url= https://x.com/blue_coats/status/1737855357802918094?s=61&t=-cNp1oc4L5ZiW3fzgOC-0Q |title= rest in peace to a legend, Reggie Lacefield.💙}}
- December 17 — Eric Montross, 52, All-American college player and national champion (North Carolina, 1993), NBA player (Boston Celtics).{{cite news |title=Eric Montross passes away at 52 after battle with cancer |url=https://www.tarheelblog.com/2023/12/18/24006064/eric-montross-passes-away-at-52-after-battle-with-cancer |access-date=December 18, 2023 |publisher=SB Nation |date=December 18, 2023}}
- December 23 — Samboy Lim, 61, Filipino PBA player (San Miguel Beermen).{{Cite web |date=2023-12-23 |title=PBA great Samboy Lim passes away |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/23/23/pba-great-samboy-lim-passes-away |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=ABS-CBN |language=en}}
See also
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