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Basketball At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Team Rosters
Twelve men's teams competed in basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Group A Australia The following players represented Australia: * Andy Campbell (basketball), Andy Campbell * Andris Blicavs * Tony Barnett * Ed Palubinskas, Eddie Palubinskas * Ian Watson (basketball), Ian Watson * John Maddock (basketball), John Maddock * Michael Tucker (basketball), Michael Tucker * Perry Crosswhite * Peter Walsh (basketball), Peter Walsh * Ray Tomlinson (basketball), Ray Tomlinson * Robbie Cadee * Russell Simon * Head coach: Lindsay Gaze Canada The following players represented Canada: * Alex Devlin, Alexander Devlin * Martin Riley (basketball), Martin Riley * Bill Robinson (basketball), Bill Robinson * John Cassidy (basketball), John Cassidy * Derek Sankey * Bob Sharpe (basketball), Robert Sharpe * Cameron Hall (basketball player), Cameron Hall * Jamie Russell * Bob Town, Robert Town * Romel Raffin * Lars Hansen (basketball), Lars Hansen * Phil Tollestrup, Philip Tollestrup * Head coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 1976 Summer Olympics
Basketball events at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the ninth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games. The United States won the gold against Yugoslavia in the men's tournament, while the Soviet Union won the gold medal against the United States in the women's competition. Medal summary Qualification A single NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country for both events plus the three medal winners from the previous Olympic Games for the men's tournament, and the three first places at the 1975 FIBA World Championship for the women's tournament. Additional spots for the men's tournament were decided via the continental qualificati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassidy (basketball)
John Cassidy (born 9 June 1947) is a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P .... References External links * 1947 births Living people Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canadian men's basketball players 1978 FIBA World Championship players Dalhousie University alumni Olympic basketball players of Canada Sportspeople from Calgary 1970 FIBA World Championship players {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Scott (basketball)
Daniel Scott (born 11 January 1953) is a Cuban basketball coach and former player. As a player, he competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P ... and the 1980 Summer Olympics. References 1953 births Living people Cuban basketball coaches Cuban men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Cuba Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics People from Santa Cruz del Sur {{Cuba-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Padrón (basketball)
Angel Padrón (born 22 August 1953) is a Cuban basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P .... References 1953 births Living people Cuban men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Cuba Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Cuba-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Urgelles Guibot
Alejandro Urgelles Guibot (July 2, 1951 in Santiago de Cuba – October 6, 1984) was a basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O .... ReferencesAlejandro Urgelles Guibot's profile at databaseOlympics* 1951 births 1984 deaths Sportspeople from Santiago de Cuba Cuban men's basketball players 1970 FIBA World Championship players 1974 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Ortiz (basketball)
Alejandro Ortiz (born 3 May 1952) is a Cuban former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P ... and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. References 1952 births Living people Cuban men's basketball players 1974 FIBA World Championship players Olympic basketball players of Cuba Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in basketball Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games {{Cuba-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Donohue (basketball)
John Patrick Donohue, M.S.M. posthumous (June 4, 1931 – April 16, 2003) was an American-Canadian basketball coach. Donohue was the head coach of the senior Canadian men's national basketball team for 16 years, and he led them to several international successes. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2013. Coaching career Donohue served as a basketball coach for St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School. He then served as the head coach of Power Memorial Academy, from 1959 to 1965. At Power Memorial, Donohue had a career win–loss record of 163–30, including winning 71 straight games with the star center of his team, Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Donohue's 1963–64 Power Memorial team was named, "The High School Team of The Century". Donohue went on to work as the head coach of the College of the Holy Cross, from 1965 to 1972. With Holy Cross, he compiled a record of 106–66. Donohue was also the head basketball coach of the senior men's Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Tollestrup
Phil Tollestrup (born October 21, 1949) is a former Olympic basketball player as a member of the Canadian national men's basketball team during the 1970s. Six feet, six inches tall forward, Tollestrup attributes the development of his basketball ability to his being able to practice on a daily basis both at his school gym, where his father was janitor, and at the local cultural centre, which has an open gym. The native of Raymond, Alberta was later a member of his local basketball team which won the provincial youth basketball championship in 1967 and '68. He played college basketball at Brigham Young University, and was a teammate of Cougar and Yugoslav legend Kresimir Cosić. He then played an additional year of college ball with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns where for 1972-3 he was named Male Pronghorn Athlete of the Year and a CIAU All-Canadian. After college, he was drafted by the Buffalo Braves with their last pick in the 1973 draft (19th round, 211th overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Hansen (basketball)
Lars Erik Hansen (born September 27, 1954) is a former Danish Canadian basketball center in the National Basketball Association for the Seattle SuperSonics. He also was a member of the Cinzano Milano, Eldorado Roma, OAR Ferrol and FC Barcelona Bàsquet in Europe. He played college basketball at the University of Washington. Early years Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1956, two years after his birth, his family settled in Coquitlam, British Columbia. He later became a basketball star at Centennial Secondary School. In 1971, he led the team to the B.C. High School Boys' provincial semifinals, losing to Vancouver College. In 1972, the team won the B.C. Provincial title, while he received AAA Provincial tournament MVP honors for the second straight year and the Vic Andrews Award winner as the B.C. High School Athlete of the year. He also practiced baseball as a pitcher. Hansen contributed to the Canada men's national basketball team finishing in eighth-place at the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romel Raffin
Romel Raffin (born April 23, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario) is a three-time Canadian Olympian in men's basketball. A resident of Kitchener, Ontario, Raffin played for Canada at the 1976, 1984, and 1988 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the 1980 team as well which had qualified for the tournament but did not participate due to the Canadian Olympic Committee's decision to boycott the Moscow games. A centre- forward, Raffin played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1974 to 1978. He played professionally in Italy for one year and spent another year playing pro in Venezuela, with Cocodrilos de Caracas. In the early 80's Raffin taught physical education, as well as some other courses at Woodman Jr. High in Calgary. Raffin became basketball coach at Central Memorial High School in Calgary in 1989 and the school's athletic director in 1994. He was inducted as a player into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996. See also *List of Pennsylvania State Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Town
Robert Frederick "Bob" Town (born October 4, 1949) was a member of the Canadian men's national basketball team between 1972 and 1976. Canada finished fourth at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Town graduated from Churchill High School. He played college basketball at the University of Manitoba from 1967 and 1972 and was named a CIAU All-Canadian in 1972. As a member of the national team, Town participated in various European tournaments, the World University Games in Moscow, the Pan Am Games, and the Montreal Olympics. Town was a member of the St. Andrews Super Saints which won the Canadian Senior Men's Championship both in 1975 and 1976. Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a Canadian museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, dedicated to honoring the history and achievements of sports in Manitoba. The organization began in 1980, and then opened a museum in The Forks in 1993. Afte ... in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell (born 23 April 1952) is a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P .... References External links * 1952 births Living people Basketball people from Ontario Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian men's basketball players 1974 FIBA World Championship players 1978 FIBA World Championship players Colgate Raiders men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, Ontario Waterloo Warriors men's basketball players {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |