Basketball at the 2007 Summer Universiade

The Basketball competition in the 2007 Summer Universiade were held on different venues in Bangkok, Thailand between 7–10 August 2007 and 12–18 August 2007.

Men's competition

Draw

Twenty-four (24) teams participated in the men's competition, drawn to eight groups of three. USA Basketball did not send a team to the event; instead, the University of Northern Iowa sent its team to compete under the country's banner.[1]

Preliminary round (Group stage)

Qualified for the quarterfinals group I-IV
Qualified for the quarterfinals group V-VI

Group A

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Canada 4 2 0 1.000
 New Zealand 3 1 1 5.000
 Thailand 2 0 2 0.000

Group B

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Lithuania 4 2 0 1.000
United States USA 3 1 1 0.500
 Angola 2 0 1 0.000

Group C

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Japan 4 2 0 1.000
 Ukraine 3 1 1 5.000
 Brazil 2 0 2 0.000

Group D

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Serbia 4 2 0 1.000
 Mexico 3 1 1 0.500
 Czech Republic 2 0 2 0.000

Group E

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Russia 4 2 0 1.000
 Finland 3 1 1 0.500
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 0.000

Group F

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Germany 4 2 0 1.000
 Greece 3 1 1 5.000
 Kazakhstan 2 0 2 0.000

Group G

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Turkey 4 2 0 1.000
 China 3 1 1 0.500
 South Africa 2 0 2 0.000

Group H

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Israel 4 2 0 1.000
 South Korea 3 1 1 5.000
 Australia 2 0 2 0.000

Second Phase (Classification)

The top two teams in each group were placed into four (4) separate groups, and played another round-robin within the group. (Teams from Groups A & H formed Group I, B & G: Group J, C & F: Group K, and the remaining: Group L). The last place teams in groups A, C, E & H formed consolation Group M, the rest Group N, and also played another round-robin within.

The top two teams in the upper groups advanced to the quarterfinals. The others played teams with the same rank to determine 9th through 16th places. The top two teams in the lower groups played for the 17-20th places, and the rest for 21st-24th places.

Upper Groups (Groups I-L)


Qualified for the championship contention
Classification 9-16

Group I

Team Pts. W L PCT Tiebreak
GF GA
 Canada 5 2 1 0.667 236 198
 South Korea 5 2 1 0.667 232 214
 Israel 5 2 1 0.667 222 242
 New Zealand 3 0 3 0.000

Group J

Team Pts. W L PCT Tiebreak
GF GA
 Lithuania 5 2 1 0.667 311 226
 Turkey 5 2 1 0.667 262 249
United States USA 5 2 1 0.667 238 213
 China 3 0 3 0.000

Group K

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Japan 6 3 0 1.000
 Germany 5 2 1 0.667
 Greece 4 1 2 0.333
 Ukraine 3 0 3 0.000

Group L

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Serbia 6 3 0 1.000
 Russia 5 2 1 0.667
 Finland 4 1 2 0.333
 Mexico 3 0 3 0.000

Lower Groups (Groups M & N)


Classification 17-20
Classification 21-24

Group I

Team Pts. W L PCT
 Brazil 6 3 0 1.000
 Chinese Taipei 5 2 1 0.667
 Thailand 4 1 2 0.333
 South Africa 3 0 3 0.000

Group N

Team Pts. W L PCT Tiebreak
GF GA
 Australia 5 2 1 0.667 238 178
 Czech Republic 5 2 1 0.667 214 156
 Kazakhstan 5 2 1 0.667 188 206
 Angola 3 0 3 0.000

Finals

Lithuanian team became the winner of the games, defeating Serbia in the final 85–66.

References

  1. Katz, Andy (2009-07-10). "U.S. to play Israel for bronze". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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