2015 Event UConn defeats Notre Dame 63-53 to win the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship; these results follow yesterday's Duke University win over the University of Wisconsin 68-63 in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship 2015 Event Duke University defeats the University of Wisconsin to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship; the game, with a 68-63 score, resulted in Duke's fifth title 2014 Event The University of Connecticut achieves a second championship as the women's basketball team takes home the NCAA championship title after a 79-58 victory over Notre Dame; the men's basketball team won the NCAA title this season 2014 Event The UConn Huskies beat the University of Kentucky Wildcats 60-54 for the NCAA Men's Basketball Division I championship title 2014 Event Kentucky beat undefeated Wichita State in the NCAA basketball tournament, ending Wichita's historic 35-0 record 2014 Event NCAA basketball team Wichita State Shockers wins the Missouri Valley Conference championship undefeated 2012 Event Rick Majerus, the head basketball coach at Saint Louis University, announces his retirement due to health issues 2012 Event Owner of the New Orleans Saints, Tom Benson, agrees to purchase the New Orleans Hornets from the National Basketball Association for an estimated $338 million 2009 Death Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida 2005 Event NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Illinois 75-70 2002 Event 64th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Georgia Dome Atlanta 2002 Event 21st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at San Antonio 2001 Event 63rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Metrodome Minneapolis 2001 Event 20th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at St. Louis 2000 Event 62nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at RCA Dome Indianapolis 2000 Event 19th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at Corel State Spectrum 1999 Death Wilt Chamberlain, "Wilt ""The Stilt"" Chamberlain", basketball great/sometime actor, Record-smashing basketball player who scored over 70 points in several pro games, dies at 63 1999 Event 61st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at ThunderDome St. Petersburg 1999 Event 18th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at San Jose 1998 Event 60th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Alamodome San Antonio 1998 Event 17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at Kemper Arena KC 1997 Event Women's National Basketball Association begins as New York Liberty beats LA Sparks 1997 Event 59th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Ariz beats Kentucky 84-79 (OT) 1997 Event 16th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee beats Old Dominion 68-59 1996 Event 58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Syracuse 76-67 1996 Event 15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Georgia 83-65 1995 Death James Smiddy, high school basketball coach (1,216 wins), dies at 71 1995 Event Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics) 1995 Event 57th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: UCLA Bruins beats Arkansas 89-78 1995 Event 14th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: University of Ct Huskies beats Tennessee 70-64 1994 Event 56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Arkansas Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72 1994 Event 13th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Louisiana Tech 60-59 1993 Death Jim Valvano, basketball coach (North Carolina State), dies of cancer at 47 1993 Event 55th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Michigan 77-71 1993 Event 12th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Texas Tech beats OH State 84-82 1993 Death Chris Street, basketball player, dies at 20 1993 Death Henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at 88 1992 Event U.S. Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57 1992 Death Danny Biasone, basketball innovator (24-second clock), dies at 83 1992 Event Lou Conaseca retires as coach of St. John's basketball team 1992 Event 54th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Michigan 71-51 1992 Event 11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62 1992 Event NCAA Basketball Women's Championship at Kemper Arena, KC 1991 Event 8 are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, New York City 1991 Event Auburn men's basketball team was placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and is not eligble for post-season play in 1991-92 1991 Event USA Basketball announces "Dream Team" for the 1992 Olympics 1991 Event Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle is 1st woman to officiate a men's pro basketball (USBL) game, game between New Haven Skyhawks and Philadelphia Spirit 1991 Event 53rd NCAA Mens Basketball Champion: Duke Bluedevils beats Kansas 72-65 1991 Event 10th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee beats Virginia 70-67 1991 Event North Carolina is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games 1991 Event Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520) 1991 Event Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games 1990 Death John "Cat" Thompson, basketball hall of famer, dies at 84 1990 Event 52nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Nevada-LV beats Duke 103-73 1990 Event 9th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Auburn 88-81 1990 Event Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229) 1989 Event U.S. Basketball League cancels its summer schedule 1989 Event 51st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Michigan beats Seton Hall 80-79 in overtime 1989 Event 8th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Auburn 76-60 1988 Event 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79 1988 Event 7th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Louisiana Tec beat Auburn 56-54 1988 Event Highest scoring NCAA basketball game; Loyola-Marymont 119, Wyoming 115 1987 Event 49th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Syracuse 74-73 1987 Event 6th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44 1987 Event David Robinson scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game 1986 Event NCAA adopts 3-point basketball rule (19 feet 9 inch distance) 1986 Event 48th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Duke 72-69 1986 Event 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern California 97-81 1986 Event NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots 1985 Event Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal 1985 Event 47th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Villanova beats Georgetown 84-75 1985 Event 4th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Old Dominion beats Georgia 70-65 1985 Event Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game 1985 Event Bruce Morris, Marshall University, makes a 92' 5" basketball shot 1985 Event Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score 1984 Birthday LeBron James, born in Akron, Ohio, professional basketball player, nicknamed, 'King James', number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, won gold at 2008 Olympics 1984 Event 46th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Georgetown beats Houston 84-75 1984 Event 3rd NCAA Womens Basketball Championship: Southern California beats Tennessee 72-61 1984 Event Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women's basketball record with 70 pts 1984 Event NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams 1983 Event NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule 1983 Event 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52 1983 Event 2nd NCAA Womens Basketball Championship: South California beats LA Tech 69-67 1982 Event Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic 1982 Event 44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown 63-62 1982 Event 1st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: LA Tech beats Cheney 76-62 1982 Event Old Dominion ends La Tech's women's basketball rec 54-game win streak 1981 Event 43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champ: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50 1980 Event 42nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats UCLA 59-54 1980 Event Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal 1979 Event 41st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Michigan State beats Indiana State. 75-64 1979 Event 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period 1978 Event 1st game of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle vs Milwaukee Does 1978 Event 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota and Dayton 1978 Event 40th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Duke 94-88 1978 Event In girls' High School basketball, Chicago Latin beats Harvard St. George 1978 Event Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded 1977 Event 14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash 1977 Event 39th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Marquette beats North Carolina 67-59 1977 Event Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball 1977 Birthday Vince Carter, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, professional basketball player, shooting guard and small forward for Orlando Magic National Basketball Team 1976 Birthday Sam Mackinnon, Melbourne VIC Australia, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Event 38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68 1976 Event Delta States beat Immaculata, 69-64, for AIWA basketball title 1975 Birthday Carla Boyd, Wynyard Tasmania, basketball player 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Event 37th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Kentucky 92-55 1975 Event UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship 1974 Birthday Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball point guard, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1974 Event 36th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64 1974 Event Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win 1974 Birthday Martina Jerant, Windsor Ontario, basketball center 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Tony Delk, born in Covington, Tennessee, professional basketball player, point guard, shooting guard, leader of University of Kentucky Wildcats team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division 1974 Event A college basketball game ends 210-67 1974 Event Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball 1974 Event Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak 1973 Event Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game 1973 Event Mike Storen becomes American Basketball Association's 4th commissioner 1973 Birthday Jenny Whittle, Australian basketball center 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Event 1st U.S. - China basketball game, U.S. collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61 1973 Birthday Brett Maher, born in Adelaide SA Australia, basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1973 Event 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76 1973 Event UCLA wins their 7th straight NCAA basketball title 1973 Event Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52 to win AIAW Basketball title 1973 Event Friendsville Academy (Tennessee) ends 138-game basketball losing streak 1973 Birthday Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Event UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record) 1972 Event U.S. Men's olympic basketball teams 1st lose, 51-50 to U.S.S.R. (disputed) 1972 Birthday Trisha Fallon, Australian basketball forward 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Birthday Tony Ronaldson, Adelaide SA Australia, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1972 Event Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game 1972 Event 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida 81-76 1972 Event UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title 1972 Event AIAW 1st basketball champs, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48 1972 Event Bob Douglas is 1st black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame 1971 Birthday Nikki McCray, Collierville Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold 1971 Birthday Tonny Jensen, Australian basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Camille Thompson, Salmon Arm BC, basketball center 1996 Olympics 1971 Event UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship 1971 Event 33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 UCLA wins their 5th consecutive NCAA basketball title 1971 Birthday Patrick Reidy, Melbourne VIC Australia, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Dianne Norman, Sault Ste Marie Ontario, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1971 Event UCLA starts 88 basketball game win streak 1970 Birthday Shane Heal, Box Hill Melbourne VIC Austral, basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Dawn Staley, Philadelphia, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold 1970 Event 32nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Jacksonville 80-69 1970 Event Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to avg 100+ pts per game 1970 Birthday Adam Keefe, born in Irvine, California, professional basketball player, power forward, played in the National Basketball Association with the Utah Jazz for nine years 1970 Event Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points 1970 Event AAU player Steve Myers makes a basketball field goal of 92'3 " from out of bounds, Tacoma-it shouldn't have counted, but was allowed 1969 Birthday Sue Stewart, born in Toronto, Ontario, basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Merlelynn Lange-Harris, born in Toronto, Ontario, basketball center 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Andrew Vlahov, Australian basketball forward, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1969 Event 31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 UCLA wins its 5th national championship in 6 years 1969 Birthday Fiona Robinson, born in Collie, Australia, basketball player, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Shelley Sandie, Australian basketball guard, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Shawna Molcak, Cardston Alberta, basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Cynthia Johnston, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Greg Foster, born in Oakland, California, professional basketball player, center-power forward, played for the Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz 1968 Birthday Mark Bradtke, born in Adelaide, Australia, basketball center, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Jennifer Azzi, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold 1968 Birthday Sandy Brondello, Australian basketball guard 1996 Olympics bronze 1968 Birthday Rachael Sporn, Australian basketball forward 1996 Olympics bronze 1968 Birthday Vernell Coles, basketball player 1988 Olympics bronze 1968 Event 1st ABA basketball championship began 1968 Event 30th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats North Carolina 78-55 1968 Birthday Carla McGhee, born in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. basketball forward, won Olympic gold in 1996 1968 Event Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Massachusetts, opens 1968 Event Houston ends UCLA's 47-game basketball winning streak, 71-69 1968 Birthday Kelly Boucher, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Katy Steding, Lake Oswego Oregon, basketball forward, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Ruthie Bolton, McClain Mississippi, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold 1967 Event 29th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Dayton 79-64 1967 Event Formation of American Basketball Association is announced 1966 Event 28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65 1965 Birthday Katrina McClain, Charleston, South Carolina, basketball forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1965 Birthday Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player, Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96 1965 Event 27th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Michigan 91-80 1965 Birthday Cindy Brown, U.S., basketball player 1988 Olympics gold 1964 Birthday Karla Karch-Gailus, Vancouver BC, basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Teresa Edwards, born in Cairo, Georgia, basketball forward, Gold Medals 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1964 Event 26th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Duke 98-83 1964 Event UCLA completes undefeated NCAA basketball season (30-0) 1964 Event North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime 1964 Event Most lopsided high-school basketball score 211-29 (Louisiana) 1964 Birthday Cheryl Miller, Riverside California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1963 Event 25th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Loyola beats Cincinnati 60-58 (OT) 1963 Birthday Scott Fisher, born in San Jose, California, Australian basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1962 Event American Basketball League announces suspension of operation 1962 Birthday Keith Lee, basketball player, Memphis State 1962 Birthday Andrea Blackwell, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Cathy Boswell, Joliet, Illinois, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1962 Birthday John Dorge, Australian basketball center 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Sandra "Sweetness" Hodge, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters 1962 Birthday Ray Borner, Australian basketball center, Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96 1962 Event 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59 1961 Birthday Anne Donovan, born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1961 Event American Basketball League starts play 1961 Event 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 70-65 (OT) 1961 Event Niagara ends St. Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak 1961 Birthday Vern Fleming, LIC, New York, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1960 Birthday Bev Smith, born in Armstrong BC, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1960 Event 22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55 1960 Birthday Sleepy Floyd, born in Gastonia, North Carolina, professional basketball player, guard, played for Georgetown University, the New Jersey Nets, the Houston Rockets 1960 Event Danny Heater scores 135 pts in basketball game (Boys' HS) 1960 Event High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points 1959 Birthday Robyn Maher, Australian basketball guard 1996 Olympics bronze 1959 Birthday Denise Curry, Daivs California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1959 Birthday Magic Johnson, born in Lansing, Michigan, professional basketball player, inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame, 2002, played for Michigan State, NBA All-Star Games 1959 Event 21st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: California beats West Virginia 71-70 1959 Birthday Daniel Ray "Danny" Ainge, basketball and football star 1959 Event Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US 1958 Event 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72 1958 Event Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled 1958 Birthday Larry Smith, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, professional basketball player, coach, played forward/center for Alcorn State University, played for NBA's Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, credited as best rebounder in the 1980's, coached Anaheim Arsenal 1958 Event In basketball Oscar Robertson (Cin) scores 56, Seton Hall team 54 1957 Birthday Vladmir Tkachenko, U.S.S.R., basketball 1980 Olympics bronze 1957 Birthday Bill Cartwright, basketball player, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls 1957 Event 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas 54-53 (3 OTs) 1956 Birthday Phillip Gregory Hubbard, born in Canton, Ohio, basketball 1976 Olympics gold 1956 Birthday Bernard King, basketball player, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets 1956 Event Wilt Chamberlain's 1st collegiate basketball game (scores 52) 1956 Event 18th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats Iowa 83-71 1956 Birthday Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1955 Birthday Charlotte Lewis, born in Chicago, Illinois, basketball player 1976 Olympics silver 1955 Birthday Kenneth Carr, born in Clearwater, Florida, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1955 Event 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63 1955 Birthday Lusia Mae Harris, born in Minter City, Mississippi, basketball player, Silver Medal 1976 Olympics 1955 Birthday Eric Money, born in Detroit, Michigan, athlete, former pro basketball player for the NBA, averaged 12.2 points per game 1955 Event Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt 1955 Event Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak 1954 Event 1st use of 24-sec shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester vs Boston) 1954 Birthday Walter Paul Davis, Pineville, North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1954 Event 16th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: La Salle beats Bradley 92-76 1954 Event Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 pts in basketball game 1953 Birthday "Sweet" Lou Dunbar, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters 1953 Event 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68 1953 Event Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81 1953 Event Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 pts in basketball game 1952 Birthday James Forbes, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1952 Birthday Gary Bettman, born in Queens, New York City, commissioner, National Hockey League, formerly, general counsel and president, National Basketball Association 1952 Event 14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St. Johns 80-63 1952 Birthday Ken Boyd, born in Frederick, Maryland, basketball player, played for New Orleans Jazz 1974 - 1975 1952 Birthday Iuliana Semenova, U.S.S.R., basketball, 1976 Olympic gold 1952 Birthday Dwight Elmo Jones, born in Houston, Texas, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1952 Birthday Tom Burleson, USA, basketball, tallest Olympian-7'4", Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Birthday Michael Allen Bantom, Philadelphia, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1951 Birthday James Turner Brewer, born Maywood, Illinois, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Birthday Doug Collins, U.S., basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1951 Event 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58 1951 Event Bill Mlkvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 pts 1951 Event 3 City College of New York basketball players admit to accepting bribes 1950 Event 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 New York City college becomes 1st to win NCAA and National Inv Basketball in same year 1950 Birthday Julius Irving, born in Roosevelt, New York, basketball, helped legitimize the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA), inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame 1949 Event NBL and NBAA merge into National Basketball Association 1949 Event Basketball Assoc of America and National Basketball League merge to form National Basketball Association 1949 Event 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State 46-36 1948 Event 10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42 1947 Birthday Sergey Kovalneko, U.S.S.R., basketball 1968 Olympics bronze 1947 Event 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47 1947 Birthday Mike Krzyzewski, basketball coach 1946 Event University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1946 Event New York Knicks 1st basketball game beat Toronto Huskies 68-66 1946 Event 11 Basketball of America Association teams meet to schedule 1st season 1946 Event 8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats North Carolina 43-40 1945 Event 7th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NYU 49-44 1945 Event De Paul wins NIT basketball championship, George Mikan scores 34 1945 Event Kentucky begins 130 home basketball game win streak, ends in 1955 1944 Event 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40 1944 Birthday Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers 1944 Birthday Sergey Belov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1943 Birthday Pedro Chappe-Garcia, Havana, basketball player 1972 Olympics bronze 1943 Event 5th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: University of Wyoming beat Georgetown 46-34 1943 Birthday James King, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, basketball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1942 Birthday Walter Raphael Hazzard, Wilmington Del, basketball 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Event 4th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Dartmouth 53-38 1941 Birthday Joe Louis Caldwell, born in Texas City, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Birthday Jim Barnes, Tuckerton, Arkansas, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Event 3rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Wisconsin beats Washington State 39-34 1941 Event LIU beats Ohio U 56-42 for NIT basketball championship 1940 Birthday Miguel Calderon-Gomez, Havana, basketball player 1972 Olympics bronze 1940 Birthday Bobby Knight, college basketball coach, Indiana, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1940 Event 2nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana U beats Kansas 60-42 1940 Event 1st televised basketball game (University of Pittsburgh beats Fordham University, 50-37) 1940 Birthday Billy Packer, Wellsville, New York, basketball sportscaster, CBS 1940 Birthday Calvin Fowler, Pitts, basketball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1939 Birthday Gennadiy Volnov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1939 Death James A Naismith, creator of basketball, dies at 78 1939 Death James Naismith, Basketball inventor, dies 1939 Event Renaissance Big 5 win 1st pro basketball championship 1939 Event 1st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: University of Oregon beats OH State 46-33 1938 Event National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball 1937 Birthday Dave Gavitt, formed Basketball's Big East Conference, 1979 1937 Birthday Robert Boozer, born in Omaha, Nebraska, basketball player 1960 Olympics gold 1937 Birthday Wayne Embry, holder of 7 basketball records, Miami of Ohio 1936 Event 1st Olympic basketball game (Berlin) 1935 Birthday Jerome Shipp, U.S., basketball 1964 Olympic gold 1935 Event H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses and sinks 371 more 1934 Event 1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG) 1934 Birthday Carl Cecil Cain, Freeport, Illinois, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1934 Birthday Burdette Haldorson, U.S., basketball player, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics 1933 Event Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936 1932 Birthday K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1931 Birthday Al McGuire, U.S., basketball coach, Marquette 1930 Birthday Jerry Tarkanian, basketball coach, California State, UNLV, 625-122 1930 Birthday Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1930 Event Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball 1930 Event Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes 1927 Birthday Carl Braun, basketball player for the New York Knicks 1924 Event Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland High School basketball game (163-3) 1923 Event 1st Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance," organizes 1916 Birthday Frank McGuire, basketball coach, won 550 games in 30 college seasons 1910 Birthday John Wooden, basketball coach, UCLA-10 national championships 1906 Birthday John "Cat" Thompson, basketball hall of famer, elected 1962 1904 Birthday Henry Payne Iba, Easton, Missouri, U.S. basketball coach, Olympics gold 64, 68 1899 Birthday Forrest "Red" DeBernardi, basketball hall of famer, elected 1961 1897 Event 1st known intercollegiate basketball game, Yale beats Penn 32-10 1897 Event Yale defeated Penn, 30-10 in 1st major college basketball game 1896 Event 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3) 1896 Birthday Nat Holman, basketball coach, CCNY 1895 Event 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minn Agricult beats Hamline, 9-3) 1894 Birthday Henry Carlson, basketball coach, originated figure 8 play 1894 Event 1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11 1892 Event 1st public basketball game (Springfield, Massachuetts) 1892 Event 1st basketball game played (Mass) 1892 Event Basketball rules published in Triangle Magazine, Mass 1891 Event 18 students play 1st basketball game (Springfield College) 1891 Event James Naismith invents basketball (Canada) 1891 Event James Naismith creates the game of basketball 1891 Birthday H V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard 1876 Event Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football 1875 Birthday Frank "Pop" Morgenweck, basketball hall of famer, elected 1962 1861 Birthday James A Naismith, inventor, basketball
