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.Official Olympic Report
International tournaments
Men's tournaments
1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Mobilgirgi Varèse Runners-up: Real Madrid 1976 FIBA Intercontinental Cup TeamPldWLPFPAPoints 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
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: 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
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