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1922

George Senesky is born in Mahanoy, Pennsylvania.

1939

Bill Bridges is born in Hobbs, New Mexico.

1946

Larry Miller is born in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

1951

The Knicks clinch the first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history with an 83-81 victory over the Syracuse Nationals in a winner-take-all game five of the Eastern Conference Finals.

1959

The Celtics and Lakers match up in the NBA Finals for the first time, with the Celtics winning game one 118-115 in Boston. Rookie sensation Elgin Baylor has 34 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers (who are still based in Minneapolis) while sixth man Frank Ramsey leads the Celtics with 29 points. The Celtics went on to win the series in a sweep for the second title in franchise history.

1983

Ben Gordon is born in London, England.

1984

Sean May is born in Chicago, Illinois.

1985

Rudy Fernández is born in Palma, Spain.

1988

Kansas pulls off a massive upset over Oklahoma, 83-79 in the National Final of the NCAA Tournament in Kansas City. Led by Most Outstanding Player Danny Manning, the Jayhawks team was nicknamed “Danny and the Miracles” for winning the championship as a #6 seed.

1992

Daniel Theis is born in Saltzgitter, Germany.

1993

Sheryl Swoopes scores a women’s Final Four record 47 points to lead Texas Tech to an 84-82 victory over Ohio State in the National Final in Atlanta.

1994

Arkansas defeats Duke 76-72 in the National Final of the NCAA Tournament in Charlotte. Corliss Williamson is named Most Outstanding Player.

1997

Dennis Rodman makes his feature film debut as Double Team is released in theaters. Also starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Mickey Rourke, the film is a critical flop and box office bomb.

2005

North Carolina wins its fourth national championship, defeating Illinois 75-70 in the NCAA Tournament National Final in St. Louis. The Most Outstanding Player award goes to Sean May, whose father, Scott, was an NCAA champion with Indiana in 1976.

2006

It’s an all-ACC National Final in the NCAA women’s tournament for the first and only time ever and it goes to overtime, with Maryland defeating Duke 78-75 in Boston. Laura Harper is named Most Outstanding Player.

2011

Connecticut wins its third NCAA title, defeating Butler 53-41 in the NCAA Tournament National Final in Houston. Kemba Walker is named Most Outstanding Player. Butler becomes the first team to lose back-to-back National Finals since Michigan in 1992 and 1993.

2015

Wisconsin defeats Kentucky 71-64 in the NCAA Tournament National Semifinal in Indianapolis. It’s the first loss of the season for Kentucky, who won their first 41 games

2016

Kris Jenkins hits a buzzer beating three-pointer to give Villanova a 77-74 win over North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament National Final in Houston. Ryan Arcidiacono is named Most Outstanding Player.

2021

Stanford defeats Arizona 54-53 in the NCAA women’s tournament National Final in San Antonio. Haley Jones is named Most Outstanding Player.

2022

Kansas pulls off the biggest comeback in NCAA Tournament National Final history, overcoming a 15-point deficit to defeat North Carolina, 72-69, in New Orleans. Ochai Agbaji is named Most Outstanding Player.

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