1980 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 1980 throughout the world.
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International competitions
Men's national teams
Senior
- 20 – 30 July: 1980 Olympic Tournament at Moscow, Soviet Union[1]
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- 18 – 25 March: 1980 FIBA Americas Championship at San Juan, Puerto Rico[2]
- 22 – 28 March: FIBA Africa Championship 1980 at Rabat, Morocco[3]
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Youth
- 22 – 30 August: 1980 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship at Celje, Yugoslavia[4]
Women's national teams
Senior
- 20 – 30 July: 1980 Olympic Tournament at Moscow, Soviet Union[5]
- 13 – 21 September: 1980 FIBA Asia Championship at Hong Kong[6]
- 19 – 28 September: 1980 EuroBasket at Yugoslavia[7]
Youth
- 6 – 14 March: 1980 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship at Hungary[8]
Club competitions
Continental championships
Men
| Region | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Final/Series result |
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| FIBA | 1980 FIBA Intercontinental Cup |  |
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| FIBA Americas | 1980 Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes | |
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| FIBA Europe | 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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89–85 |
| 1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | |
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90–88 | |
| 1979–80 FIBA Korać Cup | |
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76–71 |
Women
| Region | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Final/Series result |
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| FIBA Europe | 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup | |
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| 1979–80 Ronchetti Cup | |
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82–76 |
Domestic championships
| Country/Region | Tournament | Champion | Runner-up | Final/Series result | Regular season MVP | Finals MVP | |
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1980 Albanian Basketball League | Partizani Tirana | – | ||||
| 1980 Albanian Basketball Cup | Partizani Tirana | – | |||||
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Algerian Basketball Championship | Darak El-Watani | – | ||||
| Algerian Basketball Cup | Darak El-Watani | CS DNC Alger | 88–78 | – | |||
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BAI Basket | Desportivo da TAAG | – | ||||
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1980 National Basketball League | St Kilda Saints | West Adelaide Bearcats | 113–88 | Mike Jones | – | |
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1980 Belgian Basketball League | Racing Club Mechelen | – | ||||
| 1979–80 Belgian Basketball Cup | SFX Verviers | Sunair Oostende | 73–72 | – | |||
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Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete | Franca B.C. | – | ||||
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1979–80 National Basketball League | CSKA Sofia | – | ||||
| Bulgarian Cup | CSKA Sofia | – | |||||
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1979–80 Cyprus Division 1 | AEL Limassol | – | ||||
| 1980 Cypriot Basketball Cup | AEL Limassol | – | |||||
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1979–80 Czechoslovak Basketball League | Inter Slovnaft | – | ||||
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1979–80 Korisliiga | Pantterit | – | ||||
| 1980 Finnish Basketball Cup | Torpan Pojat | – | |||||
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1979–80 A National Category | Panathinaikos | – | ||||
| 1980 Greek Basketball Cup | Olympiacos | A.E.K. Athens | 85–80 | – | |||
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1979–80 Premier League | Valur | – | ||||
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1979–80 Israeli Basketball Premier League | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Tel Aviv | – | |||
| 1979–80 Israeli Basketball State Cup | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 105–87 | – | |||
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1979–80 Lega Basket Serie A | Sinudyne Bologna | Gabetti Cantù | 2–0 | – | ||
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1979–80 Diekirch League | BBC Amicale Steinsel | – | ||||
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1979–80 Eredivisie | Nashua Den Bosch | Parker Leiden | 2–0 | Kees Akerboom, Sr. | – | |
| 1979–80 NBB-Beker | PSV Almonte Eindhoven | – | |||||
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1980 Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League | Olimpia | – | ||||
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1979–80 Polish Basketball League | Śląsk Wrocław | – | ||||
| 1979–80 Polish Cup | Śląsk Wrocław | – | |||||
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1979–80 Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol | F.C. Porto | – | ||||
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1979–80 Baloncesto Superior Nacional | Mets de Guaynabo | Piratas de Quebradillas | – | |||
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1979–80 Liga Națională | Steaua București | – | ||||
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1979–80 Soviet Union National League | CSKA Moscow | – | ||||
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1979–80 Liga Española de Baloncesto | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | – | |||
| 1979–80 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid | 106–90 | – | |||
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1979–80 Ligue Nationale de Basket | AS Viganello | – | ||||
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1979–80 Tunisian Division I | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | – | ||||
| 1979–80 Tunisian Basketball Cup | Stade Nabeulien | – | |||||
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1979–80 Turkish Basketball League | Eczacıbaşı | Efes Pilsen | – | |||
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1979–80 Continental Basketball Association | Anchorage Northern Knights | Rochester Zeniths | 4–0 | – | ||
| 1979–80 National Basketball Association | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4–2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Magic Johnson | ||
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1980 PBA Open Conference | U/Tex Wranglers Crispa Redmanizers Nicholas Stoodley |
Toyota Tamaraws Toyota Tamaraws Toyota Tamaraws |
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| 1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference | Crispa Redmanizers | Toyota Tamaraws | – | ||||
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1980 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto | Guaiqueríes de Margarita | Retadores de Caracas | 4–3 | – | ||
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1979–80 Basketball Bundesliga | ASC 1846 Göttingen | – | ||||
| 1980 German Basketball Cup | BSC Saturn 1977 Köln | – | |||||
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1979–80 Yugoslav First Federal League | Bosna | – | ||||
| 1979–80 Yugoslav Basketball Cup | Cibona Zagreb | Bosna | 68–62 | – | |||
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 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)
- May 23 — Terry Furlow, American NBA player (born 1954)
- October 4 — Sihugo Green, American NBA player (born 1933)
- October 27 — Art Hillhouse, American NBA player (born 1916)
- November 25 — Joe Cipriano, American college coach (Idaho, Nebraska) (born 1931)
- 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)
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See also
References
- 1980 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive.
- 1980 American Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive.
- 1980 African Championship for Men, FIBA Archive.
- 1980 European Championship for Junior Men, FIBA Archive.
- 1980 Olympic Games: Tournament for Women, FIBA Archive.
- 1980 Asian Championship for Women, FIBA Archive.
- 1980 European Championship for Women, FIBA Archive.
- 1980 European Championship for Cadettes, FIBA Archive.
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