The following are the basketball events of the year 1960 throughout the world.
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
editAt 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
editNBA awards
edit- 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
editNAIA
editNCAA
editInternational competition
editBirths
edit- January 12 - Dominique Wilkins, American basketball player
- March 8 - Buck Williams, American basketball player
- March 13 - Cliff Robinson, American basketball player
- June 12 – Joe Kopicki, American basketball player
- June 21 – Kevin Harlan, sports announcer
- August 6 - Dale Ellis, American basketball player
- August 18 - Fat Lever, American basketball player
- September 29 - John Paxson, American basketball player
Deaths
edit- January 1 — Murray Greason, American college coach (Wake Forest) (born 1901)
References
edit- ^ "Olympic Games Official Report 1960 Rome-Volume II" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
External links
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