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1952

John Shumate is born in Greenville, South Carolina.

One year after the Rochester Royals had upset them in the Western Conference Finals, the Minneapolis Lakers get some revenge in the re-match, winning 82-80 in game four to finish the series and advance to the NBA Finals.

1969

Bison Dele is born (as Brian Williams) in Fresno, California.

1970

Oliver Miller is born in Fort Worth, Texas.

Maurice Stokes passes away at the age of 33 due to complications stemming from a brain injury suffered during a 1958 game.

The Knicks close out a surprisingly difficult Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Baltimore Bullets with a 127-114 victory in game seven. Dave DeBusschere and Dick Barnett score 28 points each for New York, while Earl Monroe leads Baltimore with 32.

1973

The Bullets play their final home game in Baltimore, a 97-89 win over the Knicks in game four of the Eastern Conference Semifinals (the Knicks went on to win game five to eliminate the Bullets). In the ensuing offseason, the Bullets re-locate from Baltimore to Washington.

1979

The Jazz play their final home game in New Orleans, a 140-131 loss to the Bucks. In the ensuing offseason, the Jazz re-locate from New Orleans to Salt Lake City.

1992

Duke is back-to-back NCAA Tournament champions, defeating the “Fab Five” of Michigan 71-51 in the National Final in Minneapolis. Bobby Hurley is named Most Outstanding Player. The Blue Devils are the first repeat champs since UCLA’s seven straight titles between 1967 and 1973.

1993

Spencer Dinwiddie is born in Los Angeles, California.

1994

Kevin Johnson sets the Suns single game franchise record with 25 assists in a 107-95 victory over the Spurs.

1996

Robert Parish plays in his 1,561st career game, setting the still-standing all-time NBA record.

2009

North Carolina defeats Michigan State 89-72 in the NCAA Tournament National Final in Detroit. Wayne Ellington is named Most Outstanding Player.

2010

Connecticut’s women’s team becomes the first ever to complete back-to-back undefeated seasons, defeating Stanford 53-47 in the NCAA Tournament National Final in San Antonio. The Huskies winning streak extends to 78 games and eventually reaches 90 before losing to Stanford during the ’10-’11 regular season. Maya Moore is named Most Outstanding Player.

2015

Duke defeats Wisconsin 68-63 in the NCAA Tournament National Final in Indianapolis. This was the fifth and final championship for coach Mike Krzyzewski, placing him second all time behind only John Wooden. Tyus Jones is named Most Outstanding Player.

2019

Virginia defeats Auburn in a thrilling and controversial NCAA Tournament National Semifinal in Minneapolis. Auburn, which was making its Final Four debut, erased a 10-point deficit in the final six minutes of the game to take a 61-57 lead. Virginia’s Kyle Guy hit a contested three-pointer with 6.2 seconds left to cut the lead to one. Auburn’s Jared Harper then missed one of two free throws, the officials subsequently missed an obvious double dribble call on Virginia’s Ty Jerome, then Guy hoisted a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer that was off the mark. But as the Auburn players began to celebrate, they realized the officials had called a foul on the shot and Guy hit all three free throws to clinch a 63-61 Virginia victrory.

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