International competitions

Men's national teams

Senior 20 – 30 July: 1980 Olympic Tournament at Moscow, Soviet Union1980 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive.

18 – 25 March: 1980 FIBA Americas Championship at San Juan, Puerto Rico1980 American Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive.

22 – 28 March: FIBA Africa Championship 1980 at Rabat, Morocco1980 African Championship for Men, FIBA Archive.

Youth 22 – 30 August: 1980 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship at Celje, Yugoslavia1980 European Championship for Junior Men, FIBA Archive.

Women's national teams

Senior 20 – 30 July: 1980 Olympic Tournament at Moscow, Soviet Union1980 Olympic Games: Tournament for Women, FIBA Archive.

13 – 21 September: 1980 FIBA Asia Championship at Hong Kong1980 Asian Championship for Women, FIBA Archive.

19 – 28 September: 1980 EuroBasket at Yugoslavia1980 European Championship for Women, FIBA Archive.

Youth 6 – 14 March: 1980 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship at Hungary1980 European Championship for Cadettes, FIBA Archive.

Club competitions

Continental championships Men

RegionTournamentChampionRunner-upFinal/Series result FIBA 1980 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Maccabi Tel Aviv AA Francana— FIBA Americas 1980 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes AA Francana E.C. Sírio—FIBA Europe 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup Real Madrid Maccabi Tel Aviv89–85 1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Emerson Varese Gabetti Cantù90–88 1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup Sebastiani Rieti Cibona Zagreb76–71

Women RegionTournamentChampionRunner-upFinal/Series resultFIBA Europe 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup Sisport Fiat Turin Minyor Pernik75–66 1979–80 Ronchetti Cup Montmontaža Zagreb DFS Maritza Plovdiv82–76

Domestic championships Country/RegionTournamentChampionRunner-upFinal/Series resultRegular season MVPFinals MVP Albania1980 Albanian Basketball LeaguePartizani Tirana–1980 Albanian Basketball CupPartizani Tirana– AlgeriaAlgerian Basketball ChampionshipDarak El-Watani–Algerian Basketball CupDarak El-WataniCS DNC Alger88–78– AngolaBAI BasketDesportivo da TAAG– Australia1980 National Basketball LeagueSt Kilda SaintsWest Adelaide Bearcats113–88Mike Jones– Belgium1980 Belgian Basketball LeagueRacing Club Mechelen–1979–80 Belgian Basketball CupSFX VerviersSunair Oostende73–72– BrazilCampeonato Brasileiro de BasqueteFranca B.C.– Bulgaria1979–80 National Basketball LeagueCSKA Sofia–Bulgarian CupCSKA Sofia– Cyprus1979–80 Cyprus Division 1AEL Limassol–1980 Cypriot Basketball CupAEL Limassol– Czechoslovakia1979–80 Czechoslovak Basketball LeagueInter Slovnaft– Finland1979–80 KorisliigaPantterit–1980 Finnish Basketball CupTorpan Pojat– Greece1979–80 A National CategoryPanathinaikos–1980 Greek Basketball CupOlympiacosA.E.K. Athens85–80–1979–80 Premier LeagueValur– Israel1979–80 Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueMaccabi Tel AvivHapoel Tel Aviv–1979–80 Israeli Basketball State CupMaccabi Tel AvivHapoel Ramat Gan105–87– Italy1979–80 Lega Basket Serie ASinudyne BolognaGabetti Cantù2–0– Luxembourg1979–80 Diekirch LeagueBBC Amicale Steinsel– Netherlands1979–80 EredivisieNashua Den BoschParker Leiden2–0Kees Akerboom, Sr.–1979–80 NBB-BekerPSV Almonte Eindhoven– Paraguay1980 Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball LeagueOlimpia– Poland1979–80 Polish Basketball LeagueŚląsk Wrocław–1979–80 Polish CupŚląsk Wrocław– Portugal1979–80 Liga Portuguesa de BasquetebolF.C. Porto– Puerto Rico1979–80 Baloncesto Superior NacionalMets de GuaynaboPiratas de Quebradillas– Romania1979–80 Liga NaționalăSteaua București– Soviet Union1979–80 Soviet Union National LeagueCSKA Moscow– Spain1979–80 Liga Española de BaloncestoReal MadridFC Barcelona–1979–80 Copa del Rey de BaloncestoFC BarcelonaReal Madrid106–90– Switzerland1979–80 Ligue Nationale de BasketAS Viganello– Tunisia1979–80 Tunisian Division IEspérance Sportive de Tunis–1979–80 Tunisian Basketball CupStade Nabeulien– Turkey1979–80 Turkish Basketball LeagueEczacıbaşıEfes Pilsen–1979–80 Continental Basketball AssociationAnchorage Northern KnightsRochester Zeniths4–0–1979–80 National Basketball AssociationLos Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers4–2Kareem Abdul-JabbarMagic Johnson Philippines1980 PBA Open ConferenceU/Tex WranglersCrispa RedmanizersNicholas StoodleyToyota TamarawsToyota TamarawsToyota Tamaraws–Philip Cezar–1980 PBA All-Filipino ConferenceCrispa RedmanizersToyota Tamaraws– Venezuela1980 Liga Profesional de BaloncestoGuaiqueríes de MargaritaRetadores de Caracas4–3– West Germany1979–80 Basketball BundesligaASC 1846 Göttingen–1980 German Basketball CupBSC Saturn 1977 Köln– Yugoslavia1979–80 Yugoslav First Federal LeagueBosna–1979–80 Yugoslav Basketball CupCibona ZagrebBosna68–62–

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductions Lester Harrison, contributor Jerry Lucas, player Oscar Robertson, player Everett Shelton, coach Dallas Shirley, referee Jerry West, player

Births February 28 — Tayshaun Prince March 13 — Caron Butler March 15 — Yannick Gagneur March 16 — Felipe Reyes April 15 — Raül López April 23 — Rohanee Cox April 30 — Luis Scola May 30 — Ilona Korstin June 7 — Berni Rodríguez June 9 — Udonis Haslem June 13 — Juan Carlos Navarro June 14 — Elena Karpova June 21 — Richard Jefferson June 21 — Federico Kammerichs July 6 — Pau Gasol July 9 — Svetlana Abrosimova August 1 — Asjha Jones September 12 — Yao Ming October 16 — Sue Bird December 16 — Natalie Porter December 17 — Suzy Batkovic

Deaths February 5 — Skinny Johnson, American Hall of Fame college (Kansas) and AAU player (born 1911) February 29 — Doug Kistler, American NBA player (born 1938) April 22 — Decio Scuri, Italian Olympic coach and FIBA executive (born March 18) May 5 — Stewart Way, American NCAA coach (born 1911) May 23 — Terry Furlow, American NBA player (born 1954) June 12 — Johnny Horan, American NBA and EPBL player (born 1916) August 19 — Sadi Gülçelik, Turkish club and Olympic player (born 1930) October 4 — Sihugo Green, American NBA player (born 1933) October 27 — Art Hillhouse, American NBA player (born 1916) November 14 — Johnny Horan, American NBA player (born 1932) November 25 — Joe Cipriano, American college coach (Idaho, Nebraska) (born 1931) November 27 — Ferenc Hepp, Hungarian FIBA executive (born 1909) November 30 — Mieko Fukui, Japanese Olympic player (born 1956) December 5 — Eddie Hickey, Hall of Fame American college coach (Creighton, Saint Louis, Marquette) (born 1902) December 19 — Tarzan Cooper, American Hall of Fame player (New York Renaissance) (born 1907)

See also

1980 in sports

References