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The table provides a chronological list of winners of the NBA championship.

National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship
season winner runner-up results
1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Stags 4–1
1947–48 Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia Warriors 4–2
1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers Washington Capitols 4–2
1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4–2
1950–51 Rochester Royals New York Knickerbockers 4–3
1951–52 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knickerbockers 4–3
1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knickerbockers 4–1
1953–54 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4–3
1954–55 Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons 4–3
1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons 4–1
1956–57 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4–3
1957–58 St. Louis Hawks Boston Celtics 4–2
1958–59 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers 4–0
1959–60 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4–3
1960–61 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4–1
1961–62 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4–3
1962–63 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4–2
1963–64 Boston Celtics San Francisco Warriors 4–1
1964–65 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4–1
1965–66 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4–3
1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers San Francisco Warriors 4–2
1967–68 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4–2
1968–69 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4–3
1969–70 New York Knickerbockers Los Angeles Lakers 4–3
1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks Baltimore Bullets 4–0
1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knickerbockers 4–1
1972–73 New York Knickerbockers Los Angeles Lakers 4–1
1973–74 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks 4–3
1974–75 Golden State Warriors Washington Bullets 4–0
1975–76 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns 4–2
1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 4–2
1977–78 Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 4–3
1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics Washington Bullets 4–1
1979–80 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4–2
1980–81 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4–2
1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4–2
1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 4–0
1983–84 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4–3
1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4–2
1985–86 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4–2
1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4–2
1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons 4–3
1988–89 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4–0
1989–90 Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers 4–1
1990–91 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers 4–1
1991–92 Chicago Bulls Portland Trail Blazers 4–2
1992–93 Chicago Bulls Phoenix Suns 4–2
1993–94 Houston Rockets New York Knickerbockers 4–3
1994–95 Houston Rockets Orlando Magic 4–0
1995–96 Chicago Bulls Seattle SuperSonics 4–2
1996–97 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4–2
1997–98 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4–2
1998–99 San Antonio Spurs New York Knickerbockers 4–1
1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers 4–2
2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4–1
2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers New Jersey Nets 4–0
2002–03 San Antonio Spurs New Jersey Nets 4–2
2003–04 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4–1
2004–05 San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons 4–3
2005–06 Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks 4–2
2006–07 San Antonio Spurs Cleveland Cavaliers 4–0
2007–08 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4–2
2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers Orlando Magic 4–1
2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4–3
2010–11 Dallas Mavericks Miami Heat 4–2
2011–12 Miami Heat Oklahoma City Thunder 4–1
2012–13 Miami Heat San Antonio Spurs 4–3
2013–14 San Antonio Spurs Miami Heat 4–1
2014–15 Golden State Warriors Cleveland Cavaliers 4–2
2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors 4–3
2016–17 Golden State Warriors Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1
2017–18 Golden State Warriors Cleveland Cavaliers 4–0
2018–19 Toronto Raptors Golden State Warriors 4–2
2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat 4–2
2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks Phoenix Suns 4–2
2021–22 Golden State Warriors Boston Celtics 4–2
2022–23 Denver Nuggets Miami Heat 4–1
2023–24 Boston Celtics Dallas Mavericks 4–1
2024–25 Oklahoma City Thunder Indiana Pacers 4βˆ’3
2025–26 New York Knicks San Antonio Spurs 4–1

WNBA championship

The table provides a chronological list of winners of the WNBA championship.

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Championship*
year winner runner-up results
*Best-of-three final series until 2005; thereafter best-of-five series.
1997 Houston Comets New York Liberty 1–0
1998 Houston Comets Phoenix Mercury 2–1
1999 Houston Comets New York Liberty 2–1
2000 Houston Comets New York Liberty 2–0
2001 Los Angeles Sparks Charlotte Sting 2–0
2002 Los Angeles Sparks New York Liberty 2–0
2003 Detroit Shock Los Angeles Sparks 2–1
2004 Seattle Storm Connecticut Sun 2–1
2005 Sacramento Monarchs Connecticut Sun 3–1
2006 Detroit Shock Sacramento Monarchs 3–2
2007 Phoenix Mercury Detroit Shock 3–2
2008 Detroit Shock San Antonio Silver Stars 3–0
2009 Phoenix Mercury Indiana Fever 3–2
2010 Seattle Storm Atlanta Dream 3–0
2011 Minnesota Lynx Atlanta Dream 3–0
2012 Indiana Fever Minnesota Lynx 3–1
2013 Minnesota Lynx Atlanta Dream 3–0
2014 Phoenix Mercury Chicago Sky 3–0
2015 Minnesota Lynx Indiana Fever 3–2
2016 Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx 3–2
2017 Minnesota Lynx Los Angeles Sparks 3–2
2018 Seattle Storm Washington Mystics 3–0
2019 Washington Mystics Connecticut Sun 3–2
2020 Seattle Storm Las Vegas Aces 3–0
2021 Chicago Sky Phoenix Mercury 3–1
2022 Las Vegas Aces Connecticut Sun 3–1
2023 Las Vegas Aces New York Liberty 3–1
2024 New York Liberty Minnesota Lynx 3–2
2025 Las Vegas Aces Phoenix Mercury 4–0
2026 Golden State Valkyries Atlanta Dream 4–3

NCAA men’s championship

The table provides a chronological list of winners of the NCAA men’s championship.

Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship—men
year winner runner-up score
*Louisville's title was vacated in 2018 because of rules violations committed between 2011 and 2015.
**Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
1939 Oregon Ohio State 46–43
1940 Indiana Kansas 60–42
1941 Wisconsin Washington State 39–34
1942 Stanford Dartmouth 53–38
1943 Wyoming Georgetown 46–34
1944 Utah Dartmouth 42–40
1945 Oklahoma A&M New York 49–45
1946 Oklahoma A&M North Carolina 43–40
1947 Holy Cross Oklahoma 58–47
1948 Kentucky Baylor 58–42
1949 Kentucky Oklahoma State 46–36
1950 CCNY Bradley 71–68
1951 Kentucky Kansas State 68–58
1952 Kansas St. John's (N.Y.) 80–63
1953 Indiana Kansas 69–68
1954 La Salle Bradley 92–76
1955 San Francisco La Salle 77–63
1956 San Francisco Iowa 83–71
1957 North Carolina Kansas 54–53
1958 Kentucky Seattle 84–72
1959 California (Berkeley) West Virginia 71–70
1960 Ohio State California (Berkeley) 75–55
1961 Cincinnati Ohio State 70–65
1962 Cincinnati Ohio State 71–59
1963 Loyola (Ill.) Cincinnati 60–58
1964 UCLA Duke 98–83
1965 UCLA Michigan 91–80
1966 Texas Western Kentucky 72–65
1967 UCLA Dayton 79–64
1968 UCLA North Carolina 78–55
1969 UCLA Purdue 92–72
1970 UCLA Jacksonville 80–69
1971 UCLA Villanova 68–62
1972 UCLA Florida State 81–76
1973 UCLA Memphis State 87–66
1974 North Carolina State Marquette 76–64
1975 UCLA Kentucky 92–85
1976 Indiana Michigan 86–68
1977 Marquette North Carolina 67–59
1978 Kentucky Duke 94–88
1979 Michigan State Indiana State 75–64
1980 Louisville UCLA 59–54
1981 Indiana North Carolina 63–50
1982 North Carolina Georgetown 63–62
1983 North Carolina State Houston 54–52
1984 Georgetown Houston 84–75
1985 Villanova Georgetown 66–64
1986 Louisville Duke 72–69
1987 Indiana Syracuse 74–73
1988 Kansas Oklahoma 83–79
1989 Michigan Seton Hall 80–79
1990 UNLV Duke 103–73
1991 Duke Kansas 72–65
1992 Duke Michigan 71–51
1993 North Carolina Michigan 77–71
1994 Arkansas Duke 76–72
1995 UCLA Arkansas 89–78
1996 Kentucky Syracuse 76–67
1997 Arizona Kentucky 84–79
1998 Kentucky Utah 78–69
1999 Connecticut Duke 77–74
2000 Michigan State Florida 89–76
2001 Duke Arizona 82–72
2002 Maryland Indiana 64–52
2003 Syracuse Kansas 81–78
2004 Connecticut Georgia Tech 82–73
2005 North Carolina Illinois 75–70
2006 Florida UCLA 73–57
2007 Florida Ohio State 84–75
2008 Kansas Memphis 75–68
2009 North Carolina Michigan State 89–72
2010 Duke Butler 61–59
2011 Connecticut Butler 53–41
2012 Kentucky Kansas 67–59
2013 Louisville* Michigan 82–76
2014 Connecticut Kentucky 60–54
2015 Duke Wisconsin 68–63
2016 Villanova North Carolina 77–74
2017 North Carolina Gonzaga 71–65
2018 Villanova Michigan 79–62
2019 Virginia Texas Tech 85–77
2020 not held**
2021 Baylor Gonzaga 86–70
2022 Kansas North Carolina 72–69
2023 Connecticut San Diego State 76–59
2024 Connecticut Purdue 75–60
2025 Florida Houston 65–63
2026 Michigan Connecticut 69–63

NCAA women’s championship

The table provides a chronological list of winners of the NCAA women’s championship.

Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship—women
year winner runner-up score
*Tournament canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
1982 Louisiana Tech Cheyney (Pa.) 76–62
1983 Southern California Louisiana Tech 69–67
1984 Southern California Tennessee 72–61
1985 Old Dominion Georgia 70–65
1986 Texas Southern California 97–81
1987 Tennessee Louisiana Tech 67–44
1988 Louisiana Tech Auburn 56–54
1989 Tennessee Auburn 76–60
1990 Stanford Auburn 88–81
1991 Tennessee Virginia 70–67
1992 Stanford Western Kentucky 78–62
1993 Texas Tech Ohio State 84–82
1994 North Carolina Louisiana Tech 60–59
1995 Connecticut Tennessee 70–64
1996 Tennessee Georgia 83–65
1997 Tennessee Old Dominion 68–59
1998 Tennessee Louisiana Tech 93–75
1999 Purdue Duke 62–45
2000 Connecticut Tennessee 71–52
2001 Notre Dame Purdue 68–66
2002 Connecticut Oklahoma 82–70
2003 Connecticut Tennessee 73–68
2004 Connecticut Tennessee 70–61
2005 Baylor Michigan State 84–62
2006 Maryland Duke 78–75
2007 Tennessee Rutgers 59–46
2008 Tennessee Stanford 64–48
2009 Connecticut Louisville 76–54
2010 Connecticut Stanford 53–47
2011 Texas A&M Notre Dame 76–70
2012 Baylor Notre Dame 80–61
2013 Connecticut Louisville 93–60
2014 Connecticut Notre Dame 79–58
2015 Connecticut Notre Dame 63–53
2016 Connecticut Syracuse 82–51
2017 South Carolina Mississippi State 67–55
2018 Notre Dame Mississippi State 61–58
2019 Baylor Notre Dame 82–81
2020 not held*
2021 Stanford Arizona 54–53
2022 South Carolina Connecticut 64–49
2023 LSU Iowa 102–85
2024 South Carolina Iowa 87–75
2025 Connecticut South Carolina 82–59
2026 UCLA South Carolina 79–51

FIBA Basketball World Cup

The table provides a chronological list of winners of the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

FIBA Basketball World Cup
year winner runner-up
*Known as the FIBA World Championship until 2014.
**Olympic championships, recognized as world championships.
***By default.
1936** United States Canada
1948** United States France
1950 Argentina United States
1952** United States U.S.S.R.
1954 United States Brazil
1956** United States U.S.S.R.
1959 Brazil*** United States
1960** United States U.S.S.R.
1963 Brazil Yugoslavia
1964** United States U.S.S.R.
1967 U.S.S.R. Yugoslavia
1968** United States Yugoslavia
1970 Yugoslavia Brazil
1972** U.S.S.R. United States
1974 U.S.S.R. Yugoslavia
1976** United States Yugoslavia
1978 Yugoslavia U.S.S.R.
1980** Yugoslavia Italy
1982 U.S.S.R. United States
1984** United States Spain
1986 United States U.S.S.R.
1988** U.S.S.R. Yugoslavia
1990 Yugoslavia U.S.S.R.
1992** United States Croatia
1994 United States Russia
1996** United States Yugoslavia
1998 Yugoslavia Russia
2000** United States France
2002 Yugoslavia Argentina
2004** Argentina Italy
2006 Spain Greece
2008** United States Spain
2010 United States Turkey
2012** United States Spain
2014 United States Serbia
2016** United States Serbia
2019 Spain Argentina
2020** United States France
2023 Germany Serbia

FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup

The table provides a chronological list of winners of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.

FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
year winner runner-up
1953 United States Chile
1957 United States U.S.S.R.
1959 U.S.S.R. Bulgaria
1964 U.S.S.R. Czechoslovakia
1967 U.S.S.R. South Korea
1971 U.S.S.R. Czechoslovakia
1975 U.S.S.R. Japan
1976** U.S.S.R. United States
1979 United States South Korea
1980** U.S.S.R. Bulgaria
1983 U.S.S.R. United States
1984** United States South Korea
1986 United States U.S.S.R.
1988** United States Yugoslavia
1990 United States Yugoslavia
1992** Unified Team*** China
1994 Brazil China
1996** United States Brazil
1998 United States Russia
2000** United States Australia
2002 United States Russia
2004** United States Australia
2006 Australia Russia
2008** United States Australia
2010 United States Czech Republic
2012** United States France
2014 United States Spain
2016** United States Spain
2018 United States Australia
2020** United States Japan
2022 United States China
2024** United States France
2026 United States France
*Known as the FIBA World Championship for Women until 2018.
**Olympic championships, recognized as world championships.
***Athletes from the Commonwealth of Independent States plus Georgia.

NBA all-time records

The table provides a selection of National Basketball Association records.

National Basketball Association all-time records1
players/teams number season/date
Individual career records
Games played LeBron James 1,622 2003–04β€”2025–26
Points scored LeBron James 43,440 2003–04β€”2025–26
Field goals attempted LeBron James 31,5022003–04β€”2025–26
Field goals made LeBron James 15,961 2003–04β€”2025–26
Field-goal percentage2 DeAndre Jordan .6741 2008–09β€”2023–24
Three-point field goals attempted Stephen Curry 10,0732009–10β€”2025–26
Three-point field goals made Stephen Curry 4,2482009–10β€”2025–26
Three-point field-goal percentage3 Steve Kerr .454 1988–89β€”2002–03
Free throws attempted Karl Malone 13,188 1985–86β€”2003–04
Free throws made Karl Malone 9,787 1985–86β€”2003–04
Free-throw percentage4 Stephen Curry .91192009–10β€”2025–26
Assists John Stockton 15,806 1984–85β€”2002–03
Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 1959–60β€”1972–73
Steals5 John Stockton 3,265 1984–85β€”2002–03
Blocked shots5 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 1984–85β€”2001–02
Personal fouls Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4,657 1969–70β€”1988–89
Wins (coaching) Gregg Popovich 1,390 1996–97β€”2024–25
Individual season records
Points scored Wilt Chamberlain 4,029 1961–62
Field goals attempted Wilt Chamberlain 3,159 1961–62
Field goals made Wilt Chamberlain 1,597 1961–62
Field-goal percentage Mitchell Robinson .7419 2019–20
Three-point field goals attempted James Harden 1,028 2018–19
Three-point field goals made Stephen Curry 402 2015–16
Three-point field-goal percentage Kyle Korver .536 2009–10
Free throws attempted Wilt Chamberlain 1,363 1961–62
Free throws made Jerry West 840 1965–66
Free-throw percentage JosΓ© CalderΓ³n .9805 2008–09
Assists John Stockton 1,164 1990–91
Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 2,149 1960–61
Steals5 Alvin Robertson 301 1985–86
Blocked shots5 Mark Eaton 456 1984–85
Personal fouls Darryl Dawkins 386 1983–84
Team records
Highest winning percentage (season) Golden State Warriors .890 (73–9) 2015–16
Consecutive games won Los Angeles Lakers 33 Nov. 5, 1971β€”
Jan. 7, 1972
Championships Boston Celtics 18
Consecutive championships Boston Celtics 8 1959–66
1Through the end of the 2025–26 regular season.
2Minimum 2,000 made.
3Minimum 250 made.
4Minimum 1,200 made.
5Since 1973–74; before that season steals and blocked shots were not officially recorded by the NBA.