2007 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 2007 throughout the world.

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* Current basketball seasons
* 2007 in basketball
* 2007 in sports

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Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.

## Events

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* February 21: The International Basketball Federation lifts the suspension of the Philippines as it recognizes the new basketball federation.
* July 20: The NBA acknowledges that the U.S. FBI is investigating whether referee Tim Donaghy bet on NBA games, including those he officiated.

## Tournaments

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### Men's tournaments

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#### Olympic qualifiers

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Boldfaced entries qualify for the Olympics; italicized entries will participate in a wild-card competition.

* FIBA Africa Championship 2007 at Angola
1. Angola
2. Cameroon
3. Cape Verde
* FIBA Americas Championship 2007 at Las Vegas, United States
1. United States
2. Argentina
3. Puerto Rico
* FIBA Asia Championship 2007 at Tokushima, Japan
1. Iran
2. Lebanon
3. South Korea
* EuroBasket 2007 at Spain
1. Russia
2. Spain
3. Lithuania
* FIBA Oceania Championship 2007 at Australia
1. Australia
2. New Zealand

#### Other tournaments

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* All-Africa Games at Algeria
1. Angola
2. Egypt
3. Nigeria
* Pan American Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1. Brazil
2. Puerto Rico
3. Uruguay
* Southeast Asian Games at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
1. Philippines
2. Indonesia
3. Malaysia
* Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship 2007 at Ratchaburi, Thailand
1. Philippines
2. Indonesia
3. Malaysia
* Philippines and  Indonesia advanced to the FIBA Asia Championship.

### Women's tournaments

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#### Olympic qualifiers

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* FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 at Senegal
1. Mali
2. Senegal
3. Angola
* FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007 at Valdivia, Chile
1. United States
2. Cuba
3. Brazil
* FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2007 at Incheon, South Korea
1. South Korea
2. China
3. Japan
* EuroBasket Women 2007 at Italy
1. Russia
2. Spain
3. Belarus
* Russia qualifies for the 2008 Olympics.
* FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 2007 at Dunedin, New Zealand
1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Fiji

#### Other tournaments

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* Pan American Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1. United States
2. Brazil
3. Cuba
* Southeast Asian Games at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
1. Thailand
2. Malaysia
3. Philippines
* Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship for Women 2007 at Phuket, Thailand
1. Thailand
2. Philippines
3. Malaysia

### Youth tournaments

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* FIBA Under-19 World Championship at Novi Sad, Serbia:
1. Serbia
2. United States
3. France
* FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women at Bratislava, Slovakia
1. United States
2. Sweden
3. Serbia
* FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women at Moscow Oblast, Russia
1. United States
2. Australia
3. France

## Club championships

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### Transnational seasons

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Region  | League / Tournament  | Champion  | Runner-up  | Result  | Playoff format

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Euroleague Basketball | 2006–07 Euroleague |  Panathinaikos |  CSKA Moscow | 93–91  | One-game playoff
2006–07 ULEB Cup |  Real Madrid |  Lietuvos Rytas | 87–75
FIBA Asia | 2007 FIBA Asia Champions Cup |  Saba Battery Tehran |  Al Jalaa  | 83–75
South America | 2007 LSB season |  Libertad de Sunchales |  Unimed / Franca  | 3–1  | Best-of-5 series

### National championships

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Men:

* NBA
* Season:
* Western Conference and League: Dallas Mavericks (67-15)
* Eastern Conference: Detroit Pistons (53-29)
* Other Division champions: Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat.
* Finals: The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 in the best-of-seven finals. Finals MVP: Tony Parker
* National Basketball League, 2006-07 season: Brisbane Bullets defeat the Melbourne Tigers 3-1 in the best-of-five Grand Final.
* Chinese Basketball Association, 2006-07 season: Bayi Rockets defeated the Guangdong Southern Tigers 4-1 in the best-of-seven finals.
* Croatian League: Cibona defeat Zadar 3-2 in the best-of-five finals.
* Estonian League, 2006–07: TÜ/Rock defeat Kalev/Cramo 4–2 in the best-of-7 final.
* French League: Roanne defeat Nancy 81-74 in the one-off final.
* German Bundesliga: Brose Baskets defeat Artland Dragons 3-1 in the best-of-five finals.
* Greek League: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3-2 in the best-of-five finals.
* Iranian Super League, 2006-07 season: Saba Battery defeat Petrochimi 2–0 in the best-of-three final.
* Israel Premier League: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeat Hapoel Jerusalem 80-78 in the one-off final.
* Italian Serie A: Montepaschi Siena sweep VidiVici Bologna 3-0 in the best-of-five finals.
* Lithuanian LKL: Žalgiris defeat Lietuvos Rytas 4-2 in the best-of-seven finals.
* Montenegro League: Budućnost Podgorica sweep Lovćen 3-0 in the best-of-five finals.
* Philippine Basketball Association, 2006-07 season:
* Philippine Cup: Barangay Ginebra Kings defeat the San Miguel Beermen 4-2 in the best-of-seven finals. Finals MVP: Jayjay Helterbrand
* Fiesta Conference: Alaska Aces defeat the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 4-3 in the best-of-seven finals. Finals MVP: Willie Miller
* Polish League: Prokom Trefl Sopot defeat Turów Zgorzelec 4-1 in the best-of-seven finals.
* Russian Super League: CSKA Moscow sweep UNICS Kazan 3-0 in the best-of-five finals.
* Serbia Super League: Partizan defeat Red Star 3-1 in the best-of-five finals.
* Slovenian League: Helios Domžale defeat Union Olimpija 3-2 in the best-of-five finals.
* Spanish ACB:
* Season: TAU Cerámica topped the league standings.
* Playoffs: Real Madrid defeat Winterthur FCB 3-1 in the best-of-five Finals.
* Turkish Basketball League: Fenerbahçe Ülker sweep Efes Pilsen 4-0 in the best-ot-seven finals.
* British Basketball League, 2006-07:
* Season: Guildford Heat win the regular-season crown.
* Playoffs: Newcastle Eagles defeat the Scottish Rocks 95-82 to win the postseason playoffs.
* Adriatic League: Partizan defeat FMP 2-0 in the best-of-three finals.

Women:

* 2007 WNBA Finals: The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Detroit Shock, 3-2. Finals MVP: Cappie Pondexter
* EuroLeague Women 2006-07:  Spartak Moscow Region defeated  Ros Casares Valencia, 76-62 in the final.

### College

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Men:

* NCAA
* Division I: Florida 84, Ohio State 75
* Most Outstanding Player: Corey Brewer, Florida
* National Invitation Tournament: West Virginia 78, Clemson 73
* Division II: Barton 77, Winona State 75
* Division III: Amherst 80, Virginia Wesleyan 67
* NAIA
* NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City 79, Concordia (CA) 71
* NAIA Division II: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 78, Mayville State (N.D.) 60
* NJCAA
* Division I: Midland CC TX 94, Chipola JC 75
* Division II: Mott Community College (Flint, MI) 75, Monroe Community College (Rochester, NY) 61
* Division III: Sullivan County 74, Northland CTC 68
* UAAP Men's: La Salle beat UE 2-0 in the best-of-3 finals
* NCAA (Philippines) Seniors': San Beda beat Letran, 2-0 in the best-of-3 finals

Women:

* NCAA
* Division I: Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46
* Most Outstanding Player: Candace Parker, Tennessee
* WNIT: Wyoming 72, Wisconsin 56
* Division II: Southern Connecticut 61, Florida Gulf Coast 45
* Division III DePauw 55, Washington University in St. Louis 52
* NAIA
* NAIA Division I: Lambuth (Tenn.) 63, Cumberla nd (Tenn.) 50
* NAIA Division II: Indiana Wesleyan 48, College of the Ozarks 34
* NJCAA[1]
* Division I: Odessa College TX 73, Central Arizona College 50
* Division II: Kirkwood Community College 84, Kankakee Community College 55
* Division III: Anoka-Ramsey CCMinn. 52, Mohawk Valley CC NY 44
* UAAP Women's: Ateneo beat UP, 2-0 in the best-of-3 series

### Prep

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* USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1: Lincoln High School, Dallas, Texas
* USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1: Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, Georgia
* NCAA (Philippines) Juniors: San Sebastian beat Letran, 2-0 in the best-of-3 series
* UAAP Juniors: Zobel beat Ateneo, 2-0 in the best-of-3 series

## Awards and honors

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### Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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* Class of 2007:[2]
* Van Chancellor
* Pedro Ferrandiz
* Phil Jackson
* Mirko Novosel
* Marvin Rudolph
* Texas Western
* Roy Williams

### Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

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* Class of 2007[3]
* Daedra Charles-Furlow
* Bridgette Gordon
* Mel Greenberg
* Pamela Kelly-Flowers
* Andy Landers
* Andrea Lloyd-Curry

### FIBA Hall of Fame

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* Class of 2007
* Players[4]

* Alexander Belov
* Amaury Pasos
* Ann Meyers
* Bill Russell
* Dražen Dalipagić
* Dražen Petrović
* Emiliano Rodríguez

* Fernando Martín
* Hortência Marcari
* Ivo Daneu
* Krešimir Ćosić
* Liliana Ronchetti
* Mirza Delibašić
* Nikos Galis

* Oscar Furlong
* Pierluigi Marzorati
* Radivoj Korać
* Sergei Belov
* Teófilo Cruz
* Uljana Semjonova
* Vanya Voynova

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* Coaches[5]

* Aleksandar Nikolić
* Alexander Gomelsky
* Antonio Díaz-Miguel
* Dean Smith
* Giancarlo Primo
* Henry "Hank" Iba
* Lidia Alexeyeva
* Ranko Žeravica
* Togo Renan Soares "Kanela"
* Vladimir Kondrashin

* Referees[6]

* Allen Rae
* Ervin Kassai
* Mario Hopenhaym
* Obrad Belošević
* Pietro Reverberi
* Renato Righetto
* Vladimir Kostin

* Contributors[7]

* Borislav Stankovic

### Professional

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* Men
* NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
* NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Brandon Roy, Portland Trail Blazers
* NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Marcus Camby, Denver Nuggets
* NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award: Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns
* NBA Most Improved Player Award: Monta Ellis, Golden State Warriors
* NBA Coach of the Year Award: Sam Mitchell, Toronto Raptors
* FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Andrei Kirilenko, Utah Jazz and  Russia
* Euroscar Award: Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs and  France
* Mr. Europa: Dimitris Diamantidis, Panathinaikos and  Greece
* Women
* WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
* WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm
* WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Armintie Price, Chicago Sky
* WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award: Plenette Pierson, Detroit Shock
* WNBA Most Improved Player Award: Janel McCarville, New York Liberty
* Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Tully Bevilaqua, Indiana Fever
* WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Dan Hughes, San Antonio Silver Stars
* WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock
* WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Cappie Pondexter, Phoenix Mercury
* FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota,  Dynamo Moscow and  Latvia

### Collegiate

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* Combined
* Legends of Coaching Award: Gene Keady, Purdue
* Men
* John R. Wooden Award: Kevin Durant, Texas
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Tre Kelley, South Carolina
* Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
* NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Mario Chalmers, Kansas
* USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
* Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
* Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Bob Knight
* Women
* John R. Wooden Award: Candace Parker, Tennessee
* Naismith College Player of the Year: Lindsey Harding, Duke
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Gail Goestenkors, Duke
* Wade Trophy: Candace Parker, Tennessee
* Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Lindsey Harding, Duke
* Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Candace Parker, Tennessee
* NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Candace Parker, Tennessee
* Basketball Academic All-America Team: Chrissy Givens, Middle Tennessee
* Carol Eckman Award: Theresa Grentz, Illinois
* Maggie Dixon Award: Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, Hofstra
* USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Tina Charles, Connecticut
* Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Gail Goestenkors, Duke
* List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners: Alison Bales, Duke
* Nancy Lieberman Award: Lindsey Harding, Duke
* Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Kay Yow

## Deaths

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* January 9 — Zeke Zawoluk, American college All-American (St. John's) and NBA player (Indianapolis Olympians, Philadelphia Warriors) (born 1930)
* February 7 — Ray Corley, American NBA player (born 1928)
* February 8 — Shelby Metcalf, American college coach (Texas A&M) (born 1930)
* February 21 — Barry Stevens, American NBA player (born 1963)
* February 22 — Dennis Johnson, American Hall of Fame NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics) (born 1954)
* March 1 — Bobby Speight, All-American at NC State (born 1930)
* March 20 — Frank Baird, American NBL player (Indianapolis Kautskys) (born 1912)
* April 13 — Steve Malovic, American NBA player (born 1956)
* April 18 — Harry Miller, Toronto Huskies player (born 1923)
* May 27 — Howard Porter, former NBA player and 1971 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (born 1948)
* June 10 — Jim Killingsworth, American college coach (Idaho State, Oklahoma State, TCU) (born 1923)
* June 11 — Ray Mears, American college coach (Tennessee) (born 1926)
* July 26 — Skip Prosser, College coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (born 1950)
* August 17 — Eddie Griffin, former Seton Hall and NBA player (born 1982)
* August 22 — Butch van Breda Kolff, former college and NBA coach (born 1922)
* September 14 — Dave Humerickhouse, All-American college player (Bradley) (born 1924)
* September 17 — Charlotte Lewis, American Olympic women's basketball player (born 1955)
* November 28 — Bob Simpson, Canadian Olympic player (1952) (born 1930)
* November 29 — Ralph Beard, All-American at Kentucky. Two-time National Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist (born 1927)
* December 13 — Jack Thornton, American NBL player (Hammond Ciesar All-Americans, Sheboygan Red Skins) (born 1914)
* December 28 — Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iran national basketball team player (born 1982)

## See also

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* Timeline of women's basketball

## References

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1. ^ "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.
2. ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
3. ^ "Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2007". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
4. ^ "Players' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
5. ^ "Coaches' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
6. ^ "Technical Officials' list:". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
7. ^ "Contributors' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

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