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1981 In Basketball
Basketball competitions taking place in 1981 Winners of major team competitions 1980–1981 Men * Intercontinental Cup : Real Madrid Women Player awards (NBA) Regular Season MVP NBA Finals MVP Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame *Class of 1981: ** Tom Barlow **Arad McCutchan **Ferenc Hepp **J. Walter Kennedy Deaths * January 1 — Matt Vaniel, American professional player (born 1919) * January 5 — Joe Dolhon, American professional player (born 1927) * January 9 — Tommy Byrnes, American professional player (born 1923) * January 10 — Chink Crossin, American professional player (born 1923) * January 22 — Russ Wilkins, American professional player (born 1923) * January 31 — Dick Edwards, American college coach (born 1930) * February 7 — Connie Kunzmann, American professional player (born 1956) * February 26 — Bud Lindberg, American professional player (born 1909) * April 3 — Willis Young, American professional player (born 1911) * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intercontinental Cup (basketball)
The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, also commonly referred to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs, or the FIBA Club World Cup, is a professional basketball clubs competition that is endorsed by FIBA and the NBA. Historically, its purpose has been to gather the premier basketball clubs from each of the world's geographical zones, and to officially decide the best basketball club of the world, which is officially crowned as the world club champion. The World Cup for Clubs has been contended mainly by the champions of the continents and/or world geographical regions that are of the highest basketball levels. The league champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA), which is widely considered the most prestigious basketball league in the world, currently decline participation. The North American spot is instead allocated to the champions of the NBA's developmental league, the G League. The league champions of the EuroLeague, which is considered Europe's most prestigious c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
