2007 in basketball

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

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

Events

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

Men's tournaments

Olympic qualifiers

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

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

Club championships

Transnational seasons

Region	League / Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
Euroleague Basketball	2006–07 Euroleague	Panathinaikos	CSKA Moscow	93–91	One-game playoff
Euroleague Basketball	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

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

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

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

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 2007:^[2]

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 2007^[3]

FIBA Hall of Fame

Class of 2007
- Players^[4]

Coaches^[5]

Referees^[6]

Contributors^[7]

Borislav Stankovic

Professional

Collegiate

Deaths

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)

References

^ "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.
^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
^ "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.
^ "Players' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "Coaches' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "Technical Officials' list:". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "Contributors' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

External links

Media related to 2007 in basketball at Wikimedia Commons

[NJCAA-1] "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.

[Inductees-2] "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.

[Class_of_2007-3] "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.

[FIBA_HOF_Players-4] "Players' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[FIBA_HOF_Coaches-5] "Coaches' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[FIBA_HOF_Referees-6] "Technical Officials' list:". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[FIBA_HOF_Contributors-7] "Contributors' list". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

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2007 in basketball

Contents

Events

Tournaments

Men's tournaments

Olympic qualifiers

Other tournaments

Women's tournaments

Olympic qualifiers

Other tournaments

Youth tournaments

Club championships

Transnational seasons

National championships

College

Prep

Awards and honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

FIBA Hall of Fame

Professional

Collegiate

Deaths

See also

References

External links