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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

  • Men:
  • Women:

    • 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.

    Men's tournaments

    1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup
  • Winner: Mobilgirgi Varèse
  • Runners-up: Real Madrid
    • 1976 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

    Women's tournaments

    1975–76 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
  • Winner: Sparta Prague

    • College tournaments

    Men
  • 1976 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
  • Winner: University of Puget Sound
  • 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  • Final Four
  • 1976 National Invitation Tournament
  • Winner: Kentucky
  • 1976 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  • Winner: Coppin State
    • Women
  • AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament
  • Winner: Delta State University

    • NBA

  • Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
  • Rookie of the Year: Alvan Adams, Phoenix Suns
  • Coach of the Year: Bill Fitch, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • NBA All-Star Game MVP:Dave Bing
  • see also:1976 NBA All-Star Game
  • NBA Champion:Boston Celtics
  • NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award:Jo Jo White
  • see also:1976 NBA Playoffs, 1976 NBA Finals

    • Deaths

  • June 8 — Bob Feerick, American NBA player and coach (born 1920)
  • October 27 — Jerry Bush, American college coach (Toledo, Nebraska) (born 1914)

    • References

    1976 in basketball Wikipedia
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