1976 in basketball

none 1976 Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels. 1976 Olympics Men: USA YUG SUN Women: SUN USA BUL 1971 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.Official Olympic Report https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm 2006-06-22 International tournaments Men's tournaments 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Mobilgirgi Varèse Runners-up: Real Madrid 1976 FIBA Intercontinental Cup TeamPldWLPFPAPoints 1. ESP civil Real Madrid 5 5 0 462 381 10 2. ITA Mobilgirgi Varèse 5 4 1 406 335 9 3. ARG alt Obras Sanitarias 5 3 2 428 373 8 4. BRA 1968 EC Amazonas Franca 5 2 3 382 355 7 5. USA Missouri Tigers 5 1 4 380 401 6 6. SEN 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 National third-place game E Rutgers 70 MW Michigan 86 ME Indiana 65 W UCLA 51 MW Michigan 68 ME Indiana 86 W UCLA 106 E Rutgers 92 1976 National Invitation Tournament Winner: Kentucky 1976 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament Winner: Coppin State Women AIAW women's basketball tournament Winner: Delta State University ABA Most Valuable Player: Julius Erving, New York Nets Rookie of the Year: David Thompson, Denver Nuggets Coach of the Year: Larry Brown, Denver Nuggets ABA All-Star Game MVP: Julius Erving see also:1976 ABA All-Star Game ABA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Julius Erving see also:1976 ABA Playoffs NAIA 1976 NAIA Basketball Tournament NBA NBA draft 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 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1976:Hall of Famers http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers-index/ Basketball Hall of Fame 12 Oct 2014 25 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130325102924/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers-index/ dead Tom Gola Ed Krause Harry Litwack Bill Sharman Deaths March 21 - Joe Fulks, American NBA Hall of Fame player (born 1921) June 8 — Bob Feerick, American NBA player and coach (born 1920) October 27 — Jerry Bush, American college coach (Toledo, Nebraska) (born 1914) Births April 25 - Tim Duncan, American NBA player and a Hall of Famer May 19 - Kevin Garnett, American NBA player and a Hall of Famer June 12 - Antawn Jamison, American NBA player September 25 - Chauncey Billups, American NBA player References External links 1976 Intercontinental Cup William Jones