2007 EuroBasket
| FIBA EuroBasket 2007 | |||||||||||||
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| 35th FIBA European Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Spain | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3–16 September | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 49 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 6 (in 4 host cities) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 Russia (1st title)
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| MVP |
Andrei Kirilenko
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| Qualified for the second round |
| Advanced to the knockout round |
| Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
| Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as World Champion | |
| Qualified for the 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
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 FIBA European 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.
Of the sixteen teams that participated in EuroBasket 2005, hosts Spain plus the eight European teams that participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship (France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey) qualified directly. The other seven teams earned their berths via a qualifying tournament. The draw for FIBA EuroBasket 2007 was held in Madrid, 19 October 2006.
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