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

Olympic qualifiers

• 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

• 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

• 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

Intercontinental championships

• Euroleague: Panathinaikos def. CSKA Moscow 93-91 at Athens.
  • ULEB Cup: Real Madrid def. Lietuvos Rytas 87-75 at Charleroi, Belgium.
• Asia Champions Cup: Saba Battery def. Al Jalaa 83-75 at Tehran.
• Liga Sudamericana: Libertad de Sunchales def. Unimed/Franca 3-1 in the best-of-5 home-and-away 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.
• 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]
  • Van Chancellor
  • Pedro Ferrandiz
  • Phil Jackson
  • Mirko Novosel
  • Marvin Rudolph
  • Texas Western
  • Roy Williams

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

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

FIBA Hall of Fame

• Class of 2007
  • Players^[4]

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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, former college coach at Texas A&M (born 1930)
• February 21 — Barry Stevens, former 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 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 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

• Timeline of women's basketball

References

External links

Media related to 2007 in basketball at Wikimedia Commons