1976 in basketball

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The following are the basketball events of the year 1976 throughout the world.

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Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.

1976 Olympics

The United States men's team won its eighth Gold medal in nine competitions. This was the first time that Women's basketball was played at the Summer Olympics. [1]

International tournaments

Men's tournaments

1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup
1976 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
TeamPldWLPFPAPoints
1. Flag of Spain (civil).svg Real Madrid 55046238110
2. Flag of Italy.svg Mobilgirgi Varèse 5414063359
3. Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Obras Sanitarias 5324283738
4. Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg EC Amazonas Franca 5233823557
5. Flag of the United States.svg Missouri Tigers 5143804016
6. Flag of Senegal.svg ASFA 5052414545

Women's tournaments

1975–76 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

College tournaments

Men
National semifinals National Championship Game
      
E Rutgers 70
MW Michigan86
MW Michigan 68
ME Indiana86
ME Indiana65
W UCLA 51 National third-place game
W UCLA106
E Rutgers 92
Women

ABA

NAIA

NBA

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Deaths

Births

References

  1. Official Olympic Report Archived 2006-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.