1960 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 1960 throughout the world.
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The following are the basketball events of the year 1960 throughout the world. Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels.
Olympics
At the 1960 Summer Olympics, United States men's basketball team would go on to win the Gold medal. Team USA was led by Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson and Jerry West.[1]
NBA
- 1960 NBA Finals
- 1960 NBA Playoffs
- 1960 NBA All-Star Game
- 1959–60 NBA season
- 1960–61 NBA season
NBA awards
- Most Valuable Player: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
- Rookie of the Year: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
- NBA All-Star Game MVP award:Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
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FIBA
- FIBA South American Championship for Women 1960
- 1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup
- 1959–60 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
- 1960–61 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
NCAA
- 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 1960 National Invitation Tournament
- 1960 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
International Competition
Births
- June 12 – Joe Kopicki, American basketball player
- June 21 – Kevin Harlan, sports announcer
Deaths
- January 1 — Murray Greason, American college coach (Wake Forest) (born 1901)
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References
- Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume II
- "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
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