1976 in basketball

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

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

Women's tournaments

1975–76 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

College tournaments

Men
  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
Women

NBA

Deaths

References

External links

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