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- April 7, 2008 - With a comfortable lead, Derrick Rose of the Memphis Tigers flubbed his free-throws to set-up a desperation three-point field goal by Mario Chalmers to force overtime for the Kansas Jayhawks. In the extra session, the Tigers went cold as the Jayhawks pulled away at San Antonio, Texas to win the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament to win their third national title, with Chalmers adjudged as the Most Outstanding Player.
- September 16, 2007 - Thanks to clutch free throws from tournament MVP Andrei Kirilenko, a mid-range jumper from J.R. Holden and a missed perimeter jump shot from Pau Gasol, Russia clinch their first EuroBasket championship, beating Spain, 60–59, at EuroBasket 2007 in the Palacio de Deportes in Madrid, Spain. Meanwhile, the Phoenix Mercury win their first WNBA championship by beating the Detroit Shock in the 2007 WNBA FInals.
- September 2, 2007 - Tournament MVP Luis Scola came up short as Argentina was defeated by the United States, 118–81, at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 held at Las Vegas, Nevada.
- August 25, 2007 - Angola successfully defended their championship at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007 by beating Cameroon in the final at Luanda, Angola, 86–72.
- August 24, 2007 - Despite losing the third game in their FIBA Oceania Championship 2007 best-of-3 series 67–58 against New Zealand, Australia will still be Oceania's representatives in the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympics after winning the first two games at their home courts.
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