Deaths
- February 11 — Harry Vines, American wheelchair basketball coach (born 1938)
- March 17 — Ray Meyer Hall of Fame coach of the DePaul University men's team (born 1913)
- April 30 — Harold "Bunny" Levitt, player for the Harlem Globetrotters who once sank 499 consecutive free throws
- April 28 — Ron Mather, Scottish coach
- April 6 — Maggie Dixon, women's coach at Army (born 1977)
- May 6 — Bob Dro, national champion at Indiana and Indianapolis Kautskys player (born 1918)
- May 9 — Grady Wallace, All-American and national scoring champion at South Carolina
- July 3 — Dick Dickey, NBA player and All-American at NC State (born 1926)
- August 17 — Bob Rogers, former Texas A&M coach
- October 28 — Arnold "Red" Auerbach, Hall of Fame coach and president of the Boston Celtics (born 1917)
- November 29 — Gary Alcorn, Former Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers player (born 1936)
- December 12 — Paul Arizin, Hall of Famer for the Philadelphia Warriors who twice led the NBA in scoring (born 1928)
- December 13 — Lamar Hunt, Last remaining original ownership partner of the Chicago Bulls (born 1932)
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