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2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was won by Florida, which defeated Houston 65-63 on April 7, 2025 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (March Madness women): 68-team bracket won by second-seeded UConn, which beat South Carolina 82-59 in Tampa for its record 12th title.
2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
The 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was the 45th annual championship, won by ninth-seeded Texas A&M, which swept second-seeded Kentucky 3-0 in Kansas City.
2025 WNBA draft
2025 WNBA draft, held April 14, 2025 at The Shed, New York City; Dallas Wings won the lottery and drafted Paige Bueckers first overall; Golden State Valkyries picked fifth in their expansion debut.
2025 WNBA playoffs
2025 WNBA playoffs: eight-team postseason of the WNBA's 29th season; first best-of-seven Finals, won 4-0 by the Las Vegas Aces over the Phoenix Mercury; A'ja Wilson Finals MVP.
2025 WNBA season
2025 WNBA season, the league's 29th (May 16-Sept 11, 2025), 13 teams, 44 games each; Golden State Valkyries debuted; Las Vegas Aces won their third title, sweeping Phoenix 4-0 in the first best-of-seven Finals; A'ja Wilson won a record fourth MVP.
2025 World Men's Handball Championship
2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship (29th edition), co-hosted by Croatia, Denmark, and Norway, 14 January to 2 February 2025; 32 teams, five venues; Denmark beat Croatia 32:26 in the Oslo final for a record fourth consecutive title, with France third and Mathias Gidsel top scorer.
2025–26 ABA League First Division
2025–26 ABA League First Division (AdmiralBet ABA League), 24th or 25th season of the Adriatic regional basketball league: 18 clubs in two groups, new format, wild cards Vienna and Cluj-Napoca; Dubai Basketball won its first title over Partizan.
2025–26 ACB season
2025-26 ACB season (Liga Endesa), Spanish top basketball league: 18 teams, 34 rounds, Oct 4 2025 to May 30 2026, DAZN broadcaster, Copa del Rey at Roig Arena Valencia, Valencia Basket champion, Hezonja MVP.
2025–26 Atlanta Hawks season
2025-26 Atlanta Hawks season: NBA campaign in which Atlanta went 46-36, sixth in the East, its best record since 2015-16. Jalen Johnson made All-NBA, Alexander-Walker won Most Improved Player, Trae Young was traded midseason, and the Knicks eliminated the Hawks in round one.
2025–26 Basketball Champions League
2025–26 Basketball Champions League: tenth season of FIBA's European club competition, 32 teams, 7 October 2025 to 9 May 2026, 29 direct berths plus three qualifiers, group round-robin then play-ins, Round of 16, quarterfinals, Final Four.
2025–26 Boston Celtics season
2025-26 Boston Celtics NBA season: transition year after Tatum's Achilles injury, Holiday and Porzingis trades, and $6.1B Chisholm sale; finished 56-26, second in the East, lost 4-3 to Philadelphia in round one.
2025–26 CEV Champions League
2025-26 CEV Champions League Volley (CEV Champions League Volley 2026), Europe's top club volleyball competition for men and women. 20 men's teams in five pools; Perugia defended the men's title, VakifBank won a seventh women's title in Istanbul.
2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League
2025–26 CEV Women's Champions League (CEV ZEREN Group Champions League Volley 2026), European club volleyball. VakifBank Istanbul beat Eczacibasi 3-1 in the Istanbul final for a record seventh title; Tijana Bošković was MVP.
2025–26 Charlotte Hornets season
2025-26 Charlotte Hornets season: NBA campaign under coach Charles Lee in which Charlotte improved from 19-63 to 44-38, 9th in the East, behind rookie Kon Knueppel's league-leading 273 threes, ending in a play-in loss and a June 2026 LaMelo Ball trade.
2025–26 Chicago Bulls season
2025-26 Chicago Bulls season: NBA campaign finishing 31-51, 12th in the East, out of the playoffs. Opened 5-0, went 0-11 in February, traded Vučević, White, and Dosunmu at the deadline, and fired Karnišovas and Eversley in April 2026.
2025–26 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2025-26 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA season: costliest roster in basketball, fourth East seed, beat Toronto and Detroit in seven games each, lost Eastern Conference Finals to the Knicks; Harden added midseason.
2025–26 Dallas Mavericks season
2025-26 Dallas Mavericks season: NBA year under Jason Kidd, first full season after the Luka Doncic trade; finished 26-56, Cooper Flagg drafted first overall, Nico Harrison fired, Kyrie Irving out all season.
2025–26 Denver Nuggets season
2025-26 Denver Nuggets season: NBA team's year under coach David Adelman, 54-28, 3rd in the West, league-leading offense (122.6 ORtg), lost first round 2-4 to Minnesota; Murray's first All-Star season.
2025–26 Detroit Pistons season
2025-26 Detroit Pistons season: Detroit's 78th NBA campaign, 60-22 and first in the East under J.B. Bickerstaff; beat Orlando in seven for first series win since 2008, lost East semifinals to Cleveland in seven.
2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Jon Scheyer's fourth Duke squad: 35–3, ACC regular-season and tournament champions, NCAA East 1-seed, Elite Eight exit to UConn, led by freshman Cameron Boozer (22.5 ppg).
2025–26 EHF Champions League
2025–26 EHF Champions League (Machineseeker EHF Champions League), men's handball season: 16 clubs in two groups of eight, group phase September 2025 to March 2026, FINAL4 in Cologne 13/14 June 2026, won by Barça 37:34 over Füchse Berlin; last season before 24-team expansion.
2025–26 EHF European League
2025–26 EHF European League: men's second-tier European handball, won by MT Melsungen, who beat THW Kiel 24:23 in the Hamburg final; Flensburg were defending champions and Benfica the only non-German winner.
2025–26 EuroCup Basketball
2025–26 BKT EuroCup, Euroleague Basketball's second-tier European club competition: 20 teams in two groups, September 30, 2025 to May 1, 2026 finals, champion promoted to the EuroLeague.
2025–26 EuroLeague
2025-26 EuroLeague season: first 20-team edition, 38-round regular season from September 30, 2025; newcomers Dubai and Hapoel Tel Aviv; Olympiacos finished 26-12 and won the title.
2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup
The 2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup was the 11th season of FIBA Europe's open European club basketball competition, ending with Surne Bilbao Basket beating PAOK BC 162–153 on aggregate.
2025–26 Golden State Warriors season
2025–26 Golden State Warriors season: NBA season at Chase Center under Steve Kerr and Mike Dunleavy; finished 37–45, 10th in the West, Curry 26.6 ppg, added Kristaps Porziņģis for Kuminga and Hield at the February deadline.
2025–26 Houston Rockets season
2025-26 Houston Rockets season: 59th NBA season, 55th in Houston. Kevin Durant arrived in a record seven-team trade; Rockets went 52-30, fifth in the West, and lost the first round to the Lakers in six games.
2025–26 Indiana Pacers season
2025-26 Indiana Pacers season: NBA campaign in which Indiana, without Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles, Game 7 of the 2025 Finals) and after losing Myles Turner to Milwaukee, finished 19-63, 14th in the East, coached by Rick Carlisle.
2025–26 LBA season
2025-26 LBA season (Serie A Unipol), Italy's top basketball league, 16 teams, Oct 4 2025-May 10 2026. Olimpia Milano won the title 3-1 over Reyer Venezia; Armoni Brooks was MVP; Virtus Bologna led the regular season.