40 years ago, U.S. Olympians - coached by Dean Smith - played, beat the Allentown Jets

Posted Jul 6, 2016
As a run-up to the '76 Olympics in Montreal, the U.S. team, coached by UNC coach Dean Smith, came to Bethlehem to take on the Allentown Jets, champions of the Eastern Basketball Association, which served as a minor league for the NBA. Smith was already well known to Lehigh Valley basketball fans after recruiting Catasauqua star Larry Miller in 1964. (Allentown Morning Call)

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