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1929

Jim Phelan is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1954

Scott May is born in Sandusky, Ohio.

1956

In game two of the Western Conference Finals, the Minneapolis Lakers defeat the St. Louis Hawks by 58 points, 133-75, setting the still standing NBA playoff record for largest margin of victory.

1957

The Pistons play their final home game in Fort Wayne, a 110-108 loss to the Minneapolis Lakers in game two of the Western Conference Semifinals. In the ensuing offseason, the Pistons re-locate from Fort Wayne to Detroit. It would take nearly two decades for the NBA to return to Indiana, when the Pacers joined the league via the ABA merger in 1976.

1960

Jerry Lucas is named Most Outstanding Player as Ohio State defeats California 75-55 in the NCAA Tournament National Final in San Francisco. The stacked Buckeyes team also features John Havlicek, Larry Siegfried, and a young Bob Knight.

1961

Bill Russell is named league MVP of the ’60-’61 NBA season, earning his second trophy. Bob Pettit finishes second in voting, followed by Elgin Baylor in third. Despite finishing fourth in MVP voting, Wilt Chamberlain is named the 1st-Team All-NBA center over Russell, who has to settle for 2nd-Team All-NBA.

1968

Tyrone Hill is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1969

In a meeting at the NBA commissioner’s office in New York, the Bucks win a coin flip over the Suns for the rights to the #1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, which they use on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Suns ultimately settle for Neal Walk with the second overall pick.

1972

Immaculata College are winners of the inaugural Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) women’s basketball championship, defeating West Chester State 52-48 in the National Final in Normal, Illinois (on the campus of Illinois State). The tournament was played over four days and featured 16 teams participating.

1975

Antonio Daniels is born in Columbus, Ohio.

1976

Andre Miller is born in Los Angeles, California.

1979

Hedo Turkoglu is born in Istanbul, Turkey.

1981

Danny Ainge goes coast-to-coast for a buzzer beating lay-up to give BYU a 51-50 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals.

1994

Dale Ellis hits two three-pointers during a Spurs win over the Kings, becoming the first player in NBA history to reach 1,000 career three-point field goals.

1995

In his first game back after retiring to play baseball, Michael Jordan finishes with 19 points in a Bulls loss to the Pacers. The game is broadcast on NBC and still holds the record as the most watched regular season TV broadcast in NBA history, with an estimated 35 million viewers.

1998

Richard Hamilton beats the buzzer with a fadeaway, put-back jumper to give Connecticut a 75-74 victory over Washington in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals.

2012

Chris Mullin has his jersey #17 retired by the Warriors. Mullin was an All-Star five times for the Warriors and retired as the franchise’s all-time steals leader.

2015

#14 seed Georgia State pulls off a memorable first round NCAA Tournament upset over #3 seed Baylor, as coach Ron Hunter literally falls out of his chair after his son, R.J., hits the game winning shot.

2021

Oral Roberts becomes just the ninth #15 seed to win an NCAA Tournament game, stunning #2 seed Ohio State 75-72 in overtime in a first round game in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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