1976 in basketball

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

Years in basketball
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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
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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 1976 in basketball 1976 in sports

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

1976 Olympics

Men:
01 ! United States

02 ! Yugoslavia

03 ! Soviet Union
Women:
01 ! Soviet Union

02 ! United States

03 ! Bulgaria

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

Winner: Mobilgirgi Varèse
Runners-up: Real Madrid

1976 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Points
1.	Real Madrid	5	5	0	462	381	10
2.	Mobilgirgi Varèse	5	4	1	406	335	9
3.	Obras Sanitarias	5	3	2	428	373	8
4.	EC Amazonas Franca	5	2	3	382	355	7
5.	Missouri Tigers	5	1	4	380	401	6
6.	ASFA	5	0	5	241	454	5

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

National Semifinals			National Championship Game

E	Rutgers	70
MW	Michigan	86
			MW	Michigan	68
			ME	Indiana	86
ME	Indiana	65
W	UCLA	51	National Third Place Game

			W	UCLA	106
			E	Rutgers	92

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)

References

↑ Official Olympic Report

External links

1976 Intercontinental Cup William Jones

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