2008 in basketball

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

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2000s

2009 • 2008 •2007 • 2006 • 2005 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000

1990s

1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990

1980s

1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985 1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980

1970s

1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975 1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970

1960s

1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965 1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960

1950s

1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955 1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950

1940s

1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941 • 1940

1930s

1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935 1934 • 1933 • 1932 • 1931 • 1930

1920s

1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920

1910s

1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915 1914 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 • 1910

1900s

1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905 1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900

1890s

1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895 1894 • 1893 • 1892 •

See also

Basketball National Basketball Association Euroleague College basketball American Basketball Association: 1967-1976, 2000- Women's National Basketball Association Eurobasket Women 2007 in sports

Sources

Basketball Hall of Fame TSN Basketball Almanac Basketball Through the Years NBA Hoops Online Euroleague Eurobasket NCAA Sports

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

Contents 1 Events 2 Tournaments 2.1 Men's tournaments 2.1.1 Olympics 2.1.2 Other tournaments 2.2 Women's tournaments 2.2.1 Olympics 2.2.2 Other tournaments 2.3 Youth tournaments 3 Club championships 3.1 Intercontinental championships 3.2 National championships 3.3 College 3.4 Prep 4 Awards and Honors 4.1 Professional 4.2 Collegiate 5 Movies 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] Tournaments

[edit] Men's tournaments

[edit] Olympics

• FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 at Athens
• 2008 Olympics at Beijing

[edit] Other tournaments

[edit] Women's tournaments

[edit] Olympics

• FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008 at Madrid
• 2008 Olympics at Beijing

[edit] Other tournaments

[edit] Youth tournaments

[edit] Club championships

[edit] Intercontinental championships

• Euroleague: CSKA Moscow def. Maccabi Tel Aviv 91-77 at the Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid.
  • ULEB Cup: DKV Joventut def. Akasvayu Girona 79-54 at Palavela, Turin.
• Asia Champions Cup: Saba Battery def. Al-Rayyan 82-75 at Kuwait City.
• Liga Sudamericana: Best-of-5 finals in a home-and-away series.

[edit] National championships

Men:

• NBA
  • Season:
    • Western Conference: Los Angeles Lakers (57-25)
    • Eastern Conference and League: Boston Celtics (66-16)
    • Other Division champions: Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic
  • Finals:
• National Basketball League, 2007-08 season: The Melbourne Tigers defeat the Sydney Kings 3-2 in the best-of-five grand finals.
• Chinese Basketball Association, 2007-08 season: The Guangdong Southern Tigers defeat the Liaoning Hunters 4-1 in the best-of-seven finals.
• Croatian League:
• French League:
• German Bundesliga:
• Greek League:
• Israel Premier League:
• Italian Serie A:
• Lithuanian LKL:
• Montenegro League:
• Philippine Basketball Association, 2007-08 season:
  • Philippine Cup: The Sta. Lucia Realtors defeat the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 4-3 in the best-of-seven finals. Finals MVP: Dennis Espino
  • Fiesta Conference:
• Polish League:
• Russian Super League, 2007-08 season:
• Serbia Super League:
• Slovenian League:
• Spanish ACB:
  • Season:
  • Playoffs:
• Turkish Basketball League:
• British Basketball League, 2007-08:
  • Season:
  • Playoffs:
• Adriatic League:

Women:

• 2008 WNBA Finals:
• EuroLeague Women 2007-08: Spartak Moscow Region

[edit] College

Men:

• NCAA
  • Division I: University of Kansas 75, University of Memphis 68 OT
    • Most Outstanding Player:
  • National Invitation Tournament:
  • Division II: Winona State University MN 87, Augusta State University GA 76
  • Division III: Washington University MO 90, Amherst College 68
• NAIA
  • NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City University 75, Mountain State University WV 72
  • NAIA Division II: Oregon Institute of Technology 63, Bellevue College NE 56
• NJCAA
  • Division I: South Plains College 67, Salt Lake CC 56
  • Division II: Mott Community College 83,Columb State Community College 73
  • Division III: North Lake College TX 73, Joliet Junior College IL 70
• UAAP Men's:
• NCAA (Philippines) Seniors':

Women:

• NCAA
  • Division I: Tennessee 64, Stanford University 48
    • Most Outstanding Player: Candace Parker
  • WNIT: Marquette University 81, Michigan State University 66
  • Division II:Northern Kentucky University 63, South Dakota State 58
  • Division III: Howard Payne University TX 68, Messiah College PA 54
• NAIA
  • NAIA Division I: Vanguard University CA 72, Trevecca Nazarene University TN 59
  • NAIA Division II: Northwestern College 82, College of the Ozarks MO 75
• NJCAA
  • Division I: Gulf Coast 62, Central Arizona 61
  • Division II: Kirkwood 78 vs Kankakee 53 (Final)
  • Division III: Monroe CC NY 79, Mohawk Valley CC 48
• UAAP Women's:

[edit] Prep

• USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1:
• USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1:
• NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:
• UAAP Juniors:

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] Professional

• Men
  • NBA Most Valuable Player Award:
  • NBA Rookie of the Year Award:
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award:
  • NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award:
  • NBA Most Improved Player Award:
  • NBA Coach of the Year Award:
• Women
  • WNBA Most Valuable Player Award:
  • WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award:
  • WNBA Rookie of the Year Award:
  • WNBA Coach of the Year Award:

[edit] Collegiate

• John R. Wooden Award
  • Men: Tyler Hansbrough, University of North Carolina
  • Women: Candace Parker, Tennessee
• Naismith College Coach of the Year
  • Men: John Calipari (Memphis
  • Women: Geno Auriemma (Connecticut)
• Naismith College Player of the Year
  • Men: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
  • Women: Candace Parker, Tennessee
• Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball
  • Men:
  • Women:
• Women's awards:
  • Wade Trophy:
  • Nancy Lieberman Award:

[edit] Movies

[edit] Deaths