In the summer of 2009, Katowice Eurobasket was played in Poland. In the European final Spain won gold against Serbia by 85-63. Serbia with a younger team returns to the path of the medal seven years later and the history was consistent with Spain and was proclaimed Gold, European champion
In 2009, the EuroCup final was held at 8, which would be the last year in this format, in Turin, where Lietuvos Rytas defeated a star-studded Khimki in the grand final by (80-74) after coming back from a thirteen-point deficit. Marijonas Petravicius, MVP of the final tournament
In 2009, the final of four of the FIBA Cup was held, the first under the name of «EuroChallenge», in Bologna, where Virtus took advantage of its local status to win the title, beating the French Cholet in the final by (77-75). Keith Langford, MVP of the final tournament, with Boykins as the explosive squire
