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1976 in basketball

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

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

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

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Men's tournaments

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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

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1975–76 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup

College tournaments

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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

ABA

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NAIA

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NBA

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Deaths

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Births

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References

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  1. ^ Official Olympic Report Archived 2006-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
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