EuroBasket 2007

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 2008 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to the champion and runner-up teams (or to the third-placed team in case Spain should reach the final). It was held in Spain between 3 September and 16 September 2007. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Alicante, Granada, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, and Seville hosted the tournament. Russia won its first EuroBasket title since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, by defeating hosts Spain, with a 60–59 score in the final. Russia's Andrei Kirilenko was voted the tournament's MVP.
Venues
Qualification
Of the sixteen teams that participated in EuroBasket 2005, hosts Spain plus the eight European teams that participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship qualified directly. The other seven teams earned their berths via a qualifying tournament. The draw for the FIBA EuroBasket 2007 was held in Madrid on 19 October 2006.
Format
The top three teams from each group advance to the qualifying round, in which they are separated into two groups (A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3 on Group E; C1, C2, C3, D1, D2, D3 on Group F).
Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
The top four teams at the qualifying round advance to the knockout quarterfinals (E1 vs. F4, E2 vs. F3, and so on).
The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, where both are guaranteed of berths in the 2008 Olympics. The losers figure in a third-place playoff. Before the tournament, the semifinal losers and the teams participating in the 5th-place playoff were assured of berths to the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008.
Spain, which lost in the final to Russia, had already qualified for the Olympics as reigning world champions. Since they occupied what would otherwise be a qualifying place, third-place Lithuania received a direct Olympic berth, and seventh-place Slovenia advanced to the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008.
Tie-breaking criteria
Ties are broken via the following criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
Head to head results
Goal average (not the goal difference) in the games between the tied teams
Goal average in all games in its group
Squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Preliminary round
Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
Group E
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Group F
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Knockout stage
Championship bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place
Final
Game Statistics
Head Coach: Pepu Hernández
Head Coach: David Blatt
Legend: PTS = points, FT = free-throws (made/attempts), 2-FG = 2-point field goals (made/attempts), 3-PG = 3-point field goals (made/attempts), Rebs = Rebounds
5th to 8th place
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Minutes
Individual Game Highs
Team Tournament Highs
Offensive PPG
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Team Game highs
Awards
Final standings
FIBA broadcasting rights
: BHRT
: BNT
: HRT
: RIK 2
: Česká televize
: Sport+ / Canal+
: DSF
: ERT
: Sport 5/Channel 10
: RAI
: TV3 Latvia
: TV3 Lithuania
: Basketball TV
: Polsat
: RTP
: RTR Sport
: Sport.ro
: RTS
: LaSexta
: RTV Slovenija
: NTV
: Megasport / Sport 1 Ukraine
References
External links
Eurobasket 2007 Official Site
2007 EuroBasket archive.FIBA.com
Information on tickets and venues
2007
2007–08 in Spanish basketball
2007–08 in European basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by Spain