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Eurobasket 2007 All-Tournament Team

The Eurobasket 2007 Ideal Five was announced after the final game with Andrei Kirilenko leading the nominations. Tournament leading scorer Dirk Nowitzki and Spanish superstar Pau Gasol were also named to the frontcourt, while the Euro-Pippen Ramunas Siskauskas and Spanish point guard Jose Calderon rounded out the five.
C- Pau Gasol
F- Dirk Nowitzki
F- Andrei Kirilenko
G- [...]

Russia Crowned Champions of EuroBasket 2007

JR Holden stole the ball from Pau Gasol and then hit a jumper with 2 seconds remaining to give Russia the 60-59. And when Pau Gasol’s last second attempt rimmed-out, that gave Russia their first-ever Eurobasket championship over the hosts and favorites of the tournament, Spain. (game thread)
While some national teams had bigger [...]

Follow Greece vs. Spain Live in our Forum!

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Watch the second rematch of the two teams that fought for the gold medal in the 2006 World Championships of basketball. They meet again today at the 2007 Eurobasket.
Back in 2006, during the finals of the World Championships, Spain quickly became the underdogs as they lost Pau Gasol to a leg injury [...]

Papaloukas Leads Greece in Amazing Comeback

Theodoros Papaloukas Leads Greece in Amazing Comeback against previously unbeaten Slovenia.
Greece 63: Slovenia 62
In the final game of the Eurobasket Quarterfinals, the Greek National Team came up big when it mattered most - the last few minutes of the game.
Greece looked as if they were finished, the majority of the game Hellas played without much [...]

Russia Advances to EuroBasket Final Four

Led by an all-around play from Victor Khryapa (16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists) and JR Holden’s 15 points, Russia defeated France 75-71 yesterday in what turned out to be a free-throw accuracy contest towards the end the game.
With 24 seconds remaining in the game and the game tied at 69 a piece, twelve [...]

Second Phase of EuroBasket 2007 Continues…

The second round for EuroBasket 2007 is about to begin as 12 teams look to advance into the quarterfinals. Check the schedule below and follow the game in our forum by clicking the game thread link next to each game or you may just directly to our EuroBasket 2007 Discussion Forum.
September 12, 2007
Germany: [...]

Must-Win Situations for Serbia, Turkey and Italy.

Check out today’s game schedule below. Click the game thread to follow along in our forum and post your comments along with other fans.
Israel (0-2) : Serbia (0-2) @ 18:00 (game thread)
Lithuania (2-0) : Germany (2-0) @ 18:00 (game thread)
Portugal (0-2) : Latvia (1-1) @ 19:00 (game thread)
Slovenia (2-0) : France (2-0) @ [...]

EuroBasket 2007: Lakovic hits Game-Winner Against Italy

EuroBasket 2007 commenced yesterday, here’s a quick recap of all the games…
Slovenia 69: Italy 68
The game of the night had to be Slovenia-Italy, as the two teams changed leads four times in the last 30 seconds.
The Italians had made a furious comeback, after being down 13 with just five minutes remaining. Massimo Bulleri [...]