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2008 in basketball

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The following are thebasketball events of the year2008 throughout the world.

Years in basketball
2020s 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
2010s 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
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 1891
See also
Current basketball seasons 2008 in basketball 2008 in sports
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Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.

Tournaments

Men's tournaments

Olympics

Other tournaments

EuroBasket 2009 qualification

Women's tournaments

Olympics

Other tournaments

EuroBasket Women 2009 qualification

Youth tournaments

Club championships

Continental seasons

Men

Organizer	League / Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
Euroleague Basketball	2007–08 EuroLeague	CSKA Moscow	Maccabi Tel Aviv	91–77	Single-game final
Euroleague Basketball	2007–08 ULEB Cup	DKV Joventut	Akasvayu Girona	79–54	Single-game final
FIBA Americas	2007–08 FIBA Americas League	Peñarol	Soles de Mexicali	—	Single round-robin
FIBA Asia	2008 FIBA Asia Champions Cup	Saba Battery Tehran	Al-Rayyan Sports Club	82–75	Single-game final

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: TheBoston Celtics defeat theLos Angeles Lakers 4–2 in the best-of-sevenNBA Finals. Finals MVP:Paul Pierce
Liga Nacional de Básquet,2007–08 season:
- Regular season:Libertad
- Playoffs:Libertad defeatQuimsa 4–0 in the best-of-seven final.
National Basketball League,2007–08 season: TheMelbourne Tigers defeat theSydney Kings 3–2 in the best-of-five grand finals.
Chinese Basketball Association,2007–08 season: TheGuangdong Southern Tigers defeat theLiaoning Hunters 4–1 in the best-of-seven finals.
Croatian League:
Estonian League,2007–08:TÜ/Rock defeatKalev/Cramo 4–0 in the best-of-7 final.
French League:Nancy crush defending championsChorale Roanne 84–53 in the one-off final.
German Bundesliga:
Greek League:Panathinaikos defeatOlympiacos 3–2 in the best-of-five final.
Iranian Super League,2007–08 season:Mahram defeatSaba Battery 2–0 in the best-of-three final.
Israel Super League:Hapoel Holon defeatMaccabi Tel Aviv, the 14-time defending champions, 73–72 in the one-off final.
Italian Serie A:Montepaschi Siena defeatLottomatica Roma 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
Lithuanian LKL:Žalgiris defeatLietuvos Rytas 4–1 in the best-of-seven final.
Montenegro League:
Philippine Basketball Association,2007–08 season:
- Philippine Cup: TheSta. Lucia Realtors defeat thePurefoods Tender Juicy Giants 4–3 in the best-of-seven finals. Finals MVP:Dennis Espino
- Fiesta Conference: TheBarangay Ginebra Kings defeat theAir21 Express 4–3 in the best-of-seven Finals. Finals MVPs:Ronald Tubid andEric Menk
Polish League:
Russian Super League,2007–08 season:CSKA Moscow sweepDynamo Moscow 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
Serbia Super League:
Slovenian League:Union Olimpija defeatHelios Domžale 3–1 in the best-of-five finals.
Spanish ACB:
- Season:Real Madrid
- Playoffs:TAU Cerámica sweepAXA FC Barcelona 3–0 in the best-of-five final.
Turkish Basketball League:
British Basketball League,2007–08:
- Season:
- Playoffs:
Adriatic League:

Women:

College

Men

Nation	League / Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Playoff format
Canada	2008 CIS Men's Basketball Championship	Brock Badgers	Acadia Axemen	64–61	Single-game final
Philippines	2008 Philippine Collegiate Champions Cup	De La Salle Green Archers	Ateneo Blue Eagles	71–62	Single-game final
	UAAP Season 71	Ateneo Blue Eagles	De La Salle Green Archers	2–0	Best-of-three series
	NCAA Season 84	San Beda Red Lions	JRU Heavy Bombers	2–1	Best-of-three series

NCAA
- Division I:Kansas 75,Memphis 68 OT
  - Most Outstanding Player:Mario Chalmers, Kansas
- National Invitation Tournament:
- Division II:Winona State (MN) 87,Augusta State (GA) 76
- Division III:Washington University in St. Louis (MO) 90,Amherst 68
NAIA
- NAIA Division I:Oklahoma City 75,Mountain State (WV) 72
- NAIA Division II:Oregon Tech 63,Bellevue (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
Philippines
- Philippine Collegiate Championship 2008:De La Salle University 71,Ateneo de Manila University 62
- UAAP Men's:Ateneo de Manila University def.De La Salle University, 2–0 in the finals series
- NCAA (Philippines)Seniors':San Beda College def.José Rizal University, 2–1 in the finals series

Women

NCAA
- Division I:Tennessee 64,Stanford 48
  - Most Outstanding Player:Candace Parker, Tennessee
- WNIT:Marquette 81,Michigan State 66
- Division II:Northern Kentucky 63,South Dakota 58
- Division III:Howard Payne (TX) 68,Messiah (PA) 54
NAIA
- NAIA Division I:Vanguard (CA) 72,Trevecca Nazarene (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:Far Eastern University def.University of the Philippines, 2–0 in the finals series

Prep

USA Today Boys Basketball Ranking #1:St. Anthony High School (New Jersey), Jersey City, New Jersey
USA Today Girls Basketball Ranking #1:Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, California
NCAA (Philippines) Juniors:San Sebastian College-Recoletos def.Colegio de San Juan de Letran, 2–0 in the finals series
UAAP Juniors:Ateneo High School def.De La Salle Zobel, 2–0 in the finals series

Awards and honors

Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 2008:^[1]
- Players:Adrian Dantley,Patrick Ewing,Hakeem Olajuwon
- Coaches:Pat Riley,Cathy Rush
- Contributors:William Davidson,Dick Vitale

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 2008^[2]

Professional

Collegiate

Events

TheSeattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Movies

More than a Game
Semi-Pro – ascrewball comedy film starringWill Ferrell, loosely based on theAmerican Basketball Association in the 1970s.

Deaths

March 22 —Red Stroud, American ABA player (New Orleans Buccaneers) (born 1941)
March 25 —Ben Carnevale, American Hall of Fame coach of theNavy Midshipmen andNorth Carolina Tar Heels (born 1915)
April 1 —Marvin Stone, formerKentucky Wildcats andLouisville Cardinals player (born 1981)
April 4 —Julius McCoy, 76, All-American college player atMichigan State (1956).^[3]
April 9 —Art Spoelstra, American NBA player (Rochester Royals,Minneapolis Lakers,New York Knicks) (born 1932)
May 5 —Sam Aubrey, American college player and coach (Oklahoma State) (born 1922)
May 23 —Bob Knight, American professional basketball player (New York Knicks) (born 1929)
June 25 —A. L. Bennett, American college player (Oklahoma State) (born 1924)
July 15 —Gennadi Volnov, Russian (Soviet) Olympic gold medalist (1972) (born 1939)
August 20 —Larry Hennessy, AmericanVillanova All-American (born 1929)
August 20 —Kevin Duckworth, American NBA All-Star with thePortland Trail Blazers (born 1964)
September 5 —Bob Cluggish, AmericanBAA player (New York Knicks) (born 1917)
September 5 —Doyle Parrack, American college coach (Oklahoma City,Oklahoma) (born 1921)
September 6 —LeRoy Gardner Jr.,University of Minnesota guard from 1966 to 1969. (born 1947)
September 8 —Don Haskins, American Hall of Fame coach of theUTEP Miners, 1966 National Champions (born 1930)
September 19 —Ernie Andres, All-American college player (Indiana), NBL player (Indianapolis Kautskys) (born 1918)
November 17 —Pete Newell, American Hall of Fame coach of theCalifornia Golden Bears, 1959 National Champions (born 1915)

References

^"Hall of Famers".Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved12 Oct 2014.
^"Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2008".Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved12 October 2014.
^Axelrod, Phil (April 11, 2008)."Obituary: Julius McCoy / Basketball star in '50s at Farrell High School".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. RetrievedMay 20, 2020.

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