2007 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 2007 throughout the world.
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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
- FIBA Americas Championship 2007 at Las Vegas, United States
- FIBA Asia Championship 2007 at Tokushima, Japan
- EuroBasket 2007 at Spain
- FIBA Oceania Championship 2007 at Australia
Other tournaments
- All-Africa Games at Algeria
- Pan American Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Southeast Asian Games at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
- Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship 2007 at Ratchaburi, Thailand
Women's tournaments
Olympic qualifiers
- FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 at Senegal
- FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007 at Valdivia, Chile
- FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2007 at Incheon, South Korea
- EuroBasket Women 2007 at Italy
- FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 2007 at Dunedin, New Zealand
Other tournaments
- Pan American Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Southeast Asian Games at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
- Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship for Women 2007 at Phuket, Thailand
Youth tournaments
- FIBA Under-19 World Championship at Novi Sad, Serbia:
- FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women at Bratislava, Slovakia
- FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women at Moscow Oblast, Russia
Club championships
Transnational seasons
| Region | League / Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Playoff format |
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| Euroleague Basketball | 2006–07 Euroleague |  |
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93–91 | One-game playoff |
| 2006–07 ULEB Cup |  |
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87–75 | ||
| FIBA Asia | 2007 FIBA Asia Champions Cup |  |
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83–75 | |
| South America | 2007 LSB season |  |
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3–1 | Best-of-5 series |
National championships
Men:
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- 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
- Season:
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- 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
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- Season: TAU Cerámica topped the league standings.
- Playoffs: Real Madrid defeat Winterthur FCB 3-1 in the best-of-five Finals.
- Season: Guildford Heat win the regular-season crown.
- Playoffs: Newcastle Eagles defeat the Scottish Rocks 95-82 to win the postseason playoffs.
Women:
- EuroLeague Women 2006-07:
College
Men:
- 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
- Division I: Florida 84, Ohio State 75
- NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City 79, Concordia (CA) 71
- NAIA Division II: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 78, Mayville State (N.D.) 60
- 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
Women:
- 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
- Division I: Tennessee 59, Rutgers 46
- NAIA Division I: Lambuth (Tenn.) 63, Cumberla nd (Tenn.) 50
- NAIA Division II: Indiana Wesleyan 48, College of the Ozarks 34
- 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
Prep
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]
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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
- Euroscar Award: Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs and
- Mr. Europa: Dimitris Diamantidis, Panathinaikos and
- 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,
Collegiate
- Combined
- 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, 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
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 list:". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
External links
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