2007 in basketball

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
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*#"bk|CMR"
*#"bk|CPV"
*FIBA Americas Championship 2007 at Las Vegas, United States
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*#bk|ARG
*#"bk|PUR"
*FIBA Asia Championship 2007 at Tokushima, Japan
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*#"bk|LIB"
*#"bk|KOR"
*EuroBasket 2007 at Spain
*#bk|RUS
*#bk|ESP
*#bk|LTU
*FIBA Oceania Championship 2007 at Australia
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*#"bk|NZL"

Other tournaments

*All-Africa Games at Algeria
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*#bk|EGY
*#bk|NGA
*Pan American Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*#bk|BRA
*#bk|PUR
*#bk|URU
*Southeast Asian Games at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
*#bk|PHI
*#bk|INA
*#bk|MAS
*Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship 2007 at Ratchaburi, Thailand
*#bk|PHI
*#bk|INA
*#bk|MAS
**bk|PHI and bk|INA advanced to the FIBA Asia Championship.

Women's tournaments

Olympic qualifiers

*FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 at Senegal
*#bkw|MLI
*#"bkw|SEN"
*#"bkw|ANG"
*FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007 at Valdivia, Chile
*#bkw|USA
*#"bkw|CUB"
*#"bkw|BRA"
*FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2007 at Incheon, South Korea
*#bkw|KOR
*#bkw|CHN
*#"bkw|JPN"
*EuroBasket Women 2007 at Italy
*#bkw|RUS
*#"bkw|ESP"
*#"bkw|BLR"
**bkw|RUS qualifies for the 2008 Olympics.
*FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 2007 at Dunedin, New Zealand
*#bkw|AUS
*#bkw|NZL
*#"bkw|FIJ"

Other tournaments

*Pan American Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*#bkw|USA
*#bkw|BRA
*#bkw|CUB
*Southeast Asian Games at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
*#bkw|THA
*#bkw|MAS
*#bkw|PHI
*Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship for Women 2007 at Phuket, Thailand
*#bkw|THA
*#bkw|PHI
*#bkw|MAS

Youth tournaments

*FIBA Under-19 World Championship at Novi Sad, Serbia:
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*#bk|USA
*#bk|FRA
*FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women at Bratislava, Slovakia
*#bkw|USA
*#bkw|SWE
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*FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women at Moscow Oblast, Russia
*#bkw|USA
*#bkw|AUS
*#bkw|FRA

Club championships

Intercontinental championships

*Euroleague: flagicon|GRC Panathinaikos def. flagicon|RUS CSKA Moscow 93-91 at Athens.
**ULEB Cup: flagicon|ESP Real Madrid def. flagicon|LTU Lietuvos Rytas 87-75 at Charleroi, Belgium.
*Asia Champions Cup: flagicon|IRI Saba Battery def. flagicon|SYR Al Jalaa 83-75 at Tehran.
*Liga Sudamericana: flagicon|ARG Libertad de Sunchales def. flagicon|BRA Unimed/Franca 3-1 in the best-of-5 home-and-away series.

National championships

Men:
*flagicon|USAflagicon|CAN 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
*flagicon|AUS National Basketball League, 2006-07 season: Brisbane Bullets defeat the Melbourne Tigers 3-1 in the best-of-five Grand Final.
*flagicon|CHN Chinese Basketball Association, 2006-07 season: Bayi Rockets defeated the Guangdong Southern Tigers 4-1 in the best-of-seven finals.
*flagicon|CRO Croatian League: Cibona defeat Zadar 3-2 in the best-of-five finals.
*flagicon|FRA French League: Roanne defeat Nancy 81-74 in the one-off final.
*flagicon|GER German Bundesliga: Brose Baskets defeat Artland Dragons 3-1 in the best-of-five finals.
*flagicon|GRC Greek League: Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos 3-2 in the best-of-five finals.
*flagicon|ISR Israel Premier League: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeat Hapoel Jerusalem 80-78 in the one-off final.
*flagicon|ITA Italian Serie A: Montepaschi Siena sweep VidiVici Bologna 3-0 in the best-of-five finals.
*flagicon|LTU Lithuanian LKL: Žalgiris defeat Lietuvos Rytas 4-2 in the best-of-seven finals.
*flagicon|MNE Montenegro League: Budućnost Podgorica sweep Lovćen 3-0 in the best-of-five finals.
*flagicon|PHL 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
*flagicon|POL Polish League: Prokom Trefl Sopot defeat Turów Zgorzelec 4-1 in the best-of-seven finals.
*flagicon|RUS Russian Super League: CSKA Moscow sweep UNICS Kazan 3-0 in the best-of-five finals.
*flagicon|SRB Serbia Super League: Partizan defeat Red Star 3-1 in the best-of-five finals.
*flagicon|SVN Slovenian League: Helios Domžale defeat Union Olimpija 3-2 in the best-of-five finals.
*flagicon|ESP Spanish ACB:
**Season: TAU Cerámica topped the league standings.
**Playoffs: Real Madrid defeat Winterthur FCB 3-1 in the best-of-five Finals.
*flagicon|TUR Turkish Basketball League: Fenerbahçe Ülker sweep Efes Pilsen 4-0 in the best-ot-seven finals.
*flagicon|GBR 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.
*flagicon|BIHflagicon|CROflagicon|MNEflagicon|SRBflagicon|SVN Adriatic League: Partizan defeat FMP 2-0 in the best-of-three finals.

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

College

Men:
*flagicon|USA 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
*flagicon|USA NAIA
**NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City 79, Concordia (CA) 71
**NAIA Division II: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 78, Mayville State (N.D.) 60
*flagicon|USA 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
*flagicon|PHL UAAP Men's: La Salle beat UE 2-0 in the best-of-3 finals
*flagicon|PHL NCAA (Philippines) Seniors': San Beda beat Letran, 2-0 in the best-of-3 finalsWomen:
*flagicon|USA 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 (MO) 52
*flagicon|USA NAIA
**NAIA Division I: Lambuth (Tenn.) 63, Cumberla nd (Tenn.) 50
**NAIA Division II: Indiana Wesleyan 48, College of the Ozarks 34
*flagicon|USA NJCAA
**Division I: Odessa College TX 73, Central Arizona College 50
**Division II: Kirkwood Community College 84, Kankakee Community College 55
**Division III: Anoka-Ramsey CC Minn. 52, Mohawk Valley CC NY 44
*flagicon|PHL UAAP Women's: Ateneo beat UP, 2-0 in the best-of-3 series

Prep

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

Awards and Honors

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
*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 Coach of the Year Award: Dan Hughes, San Antonio Silver Stars

Collegiate

*John R. Wooden Award
** Men: Kevin Durant, Texas
** Women: Candace Parker, Tennessee
*Naismith College Coach of the Year
** Men: Tony Bennett, Washington State
** Women: Gail Goestenkors, Duke
*Naismith College Player of the Year
** Men: Kevin Durant, Texas
** Women: Lindsey Harding, Duke
*Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
** Men: Bob Knight, Texas Tech
** Women: Kay Yow, North Carolina State
*Women's awards:
**Wade Trophy: Candace Parker, Tennessee
**Nancy Lieberman Award: Lindsey Harding, Duke

Events

Movies

Deaths

*February 22: Dennis Johnson, Boston Celtics player
*March 24: Jun Bernardino, basketball player, journalist and executive
*December 28: Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iran national basketball team player