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

Events

*February 21: The

International Basketball Federation The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, ...

lifts the suspension of the Philippines as it recognizes the new basketball federation. *July 20: The

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

acknowledges that the

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is investigating whether referee

Tim Donaghy Timothy Francis Donaghy ( ; born January 7, 1967) is an American former professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons from 1994 to 2007 until he was caught in a gambling scandal. During ...

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 AfroBasket 2007 was the 24th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body of the African zone. The tournament was hosted by Angola, in the cities of Be ...

Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...

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Las Vegas Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

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FIBA Asia Championship 2007 The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament was held in Tokushima, Japan from July 28 to August 5, 2007. Participati ...

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Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

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EuroBasket 2007 The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – ...

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

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FIBA Oceania Championship 2007 The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2007 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament, a best-of-three series between Australia and New Zealand, was h ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

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Other tournaments

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the ...

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

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Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

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Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...

Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Ratchasima (, ) is the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province, the largest city in Isan, Northeastern Thailand and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, third-largest city in Thailand. It is 250 km (1 ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

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Ratchaburi Ratchaburi (, ) or Rajburi, Rat Buri) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in western Thailand, capital of Ratchaburi Province. Ratchaburi town covers the entire ''tambon'' Na Mueang (หน้าเมือง) of Mueang Ratchaburi District. As o ...

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Women's tournaments

Olympic qualifiers

* FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 at

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

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Valdivia Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder, Pedro de Valdivia, and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

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Incheon Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. As of February 2020, ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

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EuroBasket Women 2007 The 2007 Eurobasket Women, European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2007, was the 31st regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Italy and took place from September 24, 2007 to October ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

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Dunedin Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of S ...

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

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Other tournaments

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Phuket Phuket (; , , or ''Tongkah'') is one of the Southern Thailand, southern Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, List of islands of Thailand, the country's largest island, and another 3 ...

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Youth tournaments

FIBA Under-19 World Championship The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was ...

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: *# *# *# * FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women at

Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

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FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women The FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women was a women's under-21 only basketball competition organized by FIBA, first held in 2003. FIBA no longer holds world championships for this age group. Summaries Medal table Participation details ...

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...

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Club championships

Transnational seasons

National championships

Men: *

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: ***Western Conference and League:

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(67-15) ***Eastern Conference:

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(53-29) ***Other Division champions:

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Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), E ...

and

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...

. **

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: The

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defeat the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

4-0 in the best-of-seven finals. Finals MVP:

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* National Basketball League, 2006-07 season:

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defeat the

Melbourne Tigers Melbourne United is an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. United compete in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Joh ...

3-1 in the best-of-five Grand Final. *

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, 2006-07 season:

Bayi Rockets The Bayi Rockets ( zh, c=八一双鹿电池火箭 , p=Bāyī Shuānglù Diànchí Huǒjiàn) were a professional basketball team based in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, which played in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. The Roc ...

defeated the

Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers () or Guangdong Southern Tigers, also known as Guangdong Dongguan Bank () for sponsorship reasons, are a Chinese professional basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan) Group. The team is one of ...

4-1 in the best-of-seven finals. * Croatian League: Cibona defeat

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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 The French League (: "French League for Purge, purging, mutual aid (politics), mutual aid and European integration, European collaboration") was a Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, collaborationist French movement founded by Pier ...

Roanne Roanne (; ; ) is a commune in the Loire department, central France. It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (French), with many Egypt ...

defeat Nancy 81-74 in the one-off final. * German Bundesliga:

Brose Baskets Bamberg Baskets is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia/North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup six times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketball ...

defeat

Artland Dragons QTSV Quakenbrück, widely known as Artland Dragons is a professional basketball club based in Quakenbrück, Germany. The club's home arena is the Artland Arena, which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. From 2003 till 2015 the club played in the B ...

3-1 in the best-of-five finals. * Greek League: Panathinaikos defeat

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

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 Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

defeat Hapoel Jerusalem 80-78 in the one-off final. * Italian Serie A:

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sweep VidiVici Bologna 3-0 in the best-of-five finals. * Lithuanian LKL: Žalgiris defeat

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4-2 in the best-of-seven finals. * Montenegro League: Budućnost Podgorica sweep

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3-0 in the best-of-five finals. *

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, 2006-07 season: ** Philippine Cup:

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defeat the

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4-2 in the best-of-seven finals. Finals MVP: Jayjay Helterbrand ** Fiesta Conference: Alaska Aces defeat the

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4-3 in the best-of-seven finals. Finals MVP:

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* Polish League:

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defeat

Turów Zgorzelec Turów Zgorzelec (officially PGE GiEK Turów Zgorzelec for sponsorship reasons) is a Polish a basketball team based in Zgorzelec. The club played in the Polish Basketball League, Polish League (PLK) and won the Polish championship once, in the 2 ...

4-1 in the best-of-seven finals. *

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sweep

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS () is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukr ...

3-0 in the best-of-five finals. * Serbia Super League: Partizan defeat

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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: **

: TAU Cerámica topped the league standings. **

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defeat Winterthur FCB 3-1 in the best-of-five Finals. *

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: Fenerbahçe Ülker sweep

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4-0 in the best-ot-seven finals. *

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, 2006-07: **Season:

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win the regular-season crown. **Playoffs:

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defeat the

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95-82 to win the postseason playoffs. *

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: Partizan defeat KK FMP (1991–2011), 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 **2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Division I: Florida Gators men's basketball, Florida 84, Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball, Ohio State 75 ***NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player, Most Outstanding Player: Corey Brewer, Florida **2007 National Invitation Tournament, National Invitation Tournament: West Virginia Mountaineers, West Virginia 78, Clemson Tigers, Clemson 73 **2007 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, Division II: Barton College, Barton 77, Winona State University, Winona State 75 **2007 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament, Division III: Amherst College, Amherst 80, Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Wesleyan 67 * National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA **2007 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament, NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City 79, Concordia University, Irvine, Concordia (CA) 71 **2007 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament, NAIA Division II: MidAmerica Nazarene University, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 78, Mayville State University, Mayville State (N.D.) 60 * NJCAA **NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, Division I: Midland CC TX 94, Chipola JC 75 **NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship, Division II: Mott Community College (Flint, MI) 75, Monroe Community College (Rochester, NY) 61 **NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship, Division III: Sullivan County Community College, Sullivan County 74, Northland CTC 68 * UAAP UAAP Season 70 basketball tournaments#Men's basketball tournament, Men's: De La Salle Green Archers, La Salle beat UE Red Warriors, UE 2-0 in the best-of-3 finals * NCAA (Philippines) NCAA Season 83#Seniors' basketball tournament, Seniors': San Beda Red Lions, San Beda beat Letran Knights, Letran, 2-0 in the best-of-3 finals Women: * NCAA **2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Division I: Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball, Tennessee 59, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Rutgers 46 ***Most Outstanding Player: Candace Parker, Tennessee **2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament, WNIT: Wyoming Cowboys, Wyoming 72, Wisconsin Badgers, Wisconsin 56 **2007 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, Division II: Southern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut 61, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Gulf Coast 45 **2007 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament, Division III DePauw University, DePauw 55, Washington University in St. Louis 52 * National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA **2007 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament, NAIA Division I: Lambuth University, Lambuth (Tenn.) 63, Cumberland University, Cumberla nd (Tenn.) 50 **NAIA national women's basketball championship, NAIA Division II: Indiana Wesleyan University, Indiana Wesleyan 48, College of the Ozarks 34 * NJCAA **NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship, Division I: Odessa College TX 73, Central Arizona College 50 **NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship, Division II: Kirkwood Community College 84, Kankakee Community College 55 **NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship, Division III: Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Anoka-Ramsey CCMinn. 52, Mohawk Valley Community College, Mohawk Valley CC NY 44 * UAAP UAAP Season 70 basketball#Women's basketball tournament, Women's: Ateneo Blue Eagles, Ateneo beat UP Fighting Maroons, UP, 2-0 in the best-of-3 series

Prep

* USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1: Lincoln High School, Dallas, Texas, Dallas, Texas * USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1: Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, Georgia, Suwanee, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia * NCAA Season 83 basketball tournaments#Juniors' tournament, NCAA (Philippines) Juniors: San Sebastian Stags, San Sebastian beat Letran Knights, Letran, 2-0 in the best-of-3 series * UAAP Season 70 basketball tournaments#Juniors' tournament, UAAP Juniors: De La Salle Junior Archers, Zobel beat Ateneo Blue Eagles, Ateneo, 2-0 in the best-of-3 series

Awards and honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

*Class of 2007: ** Van Chancellor ** Pedro Ferrándiz, Pedro Ferrandiz ** Phil Jackson ** Mirko Novosel ** Mendy Rudolph, Marvin Rudolph ** 1965–66 Texas Western Miners basketball team, Texas Western ** Roy Williams (coach), Roy Williams

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

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

FIBA Hall of Fame

*Class of 2007 **Players ::* Alexander Belov ::* Amaury Pasos ::* Ann Meyers ::* Bill Russell ::* Dražen Dalipagić ::* Dražen Petrović ::* Emiliano Rodríguez ::* Fernando Martín Espina, 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 :*Coaches ::* Aleksandar Nikolić ::* Alexander Gomelsky ::* Antonio Díaz-Miguel ::* Dean Smith ::* Giancarlo Primo ::* Henry Iba, Henry "Hank" Iba ::* Lidia Alexeyeva ::* Ranko Žeravica ::* Togo Renan Soares, Togo Renan Soares "Kanela" ::* Vladimir Kondrashin :*Referees ::* Allen Rae ::* Ervin Kassai ::* Mario Hopenhaym ::* Obrad Belošević ::* Pietro Reverberi ::* Renato Righetto ::* Vladimir Kostin :*Contributors ::* Borislav Stankovic

Professional

*Men **NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Dirk Nowitzki,

**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,

**NBA Most Improved Player Award: Monta Ellis, Golden State Warriors **NBA Coach of the Year Award: Sam Mitchell (basketball), Sam Mitchell,

**FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award: Andrei Kirilenko (basketball), Andrei Kirilenko,

and **Euroscar Award:

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 (basketball coach), 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 (women's basketball), Dynamo Moscow and

Collegiate

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

Deaths

* January 9 — Zeke Zawoluk, American college All-American (St. John's Red Storm men's basketball, 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 Aggies men's basketball, Texas A&M) (born 1930) * February 21 — Barry Stevens (basketball), Barry Stevens, American NBA player (born 1963) * February 22 — Dennis Johnson, American Hall of Fame NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics,

, Boston Celtics) (born 1954) * March 1 — Bobby Speight, All-American at NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, NC State (born 1930) * March 20 — Frank Baird, American National Basketball League (United States), NBL player (Indianapolis Kautskys) (born 1912) * April 13 — Steve Malovic, American NBA player (born 1956) * April 18 — Harry Miller (basketball, born 1923), Harry Miller, Toronto Huskies player (born 1923) * May 27 — Howard Porter (basketball), Howard Porter, former NBA player and 1971 NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player, NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (born 1948) * June 10 — Jim Killingsworth, American college coach (Idaho State Bengals men's basketball, Idaho State, Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball, Oklahoma State, TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball, TCU) (born 1923) * June 11 — Ray Mears (basketball), Ray Mears, American college coach (Tennessee Volunteers basketball, Tennessee) (born 1926) * July 26 — Skip Prosser, College coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (born 1950) * August 17 — Eddie Griffin (basketball), Eddie Griffin, former Seton Hall Pirates, 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 Braves men's basketball, Bradley) (born 1924) * September 17 — Charlotte Lewis (basketball), Charlotte Lewis, American Olympic women's basketball player (born 1955) * November 28 — Bob Simpson (Canadian football), Bob Simpson, Canadian Olympic player (Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952) (born 1930) * November 29 — Ralph Beard, All-American at Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky. Two-time National Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist (born 1927) * December 13 — Jack Thornton (basketball), 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)

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