Expectations were high for the Czech Republic to defend their crown at the 2007 EuroBasket Women in Italy, and of course many were a bit shocked that tournament debutants Belarus knocked off the Czechs in the quarter-finals.

The good news is that the defending champions are a team consisting of almost the exact same players that won the title two years ago.  The bad news is that the defending champions are a team consisting of almost the exact same players that won the title two years ago.