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1923

NBA champion coach Alex Hannum is born in Los Angeles, California.

1954

NBA Rookie of the Year Alvan Adams is born in Lawrence, Kansas.

1964

Teresa Edwards is born in Cairo, Georgia. She was named Georgia High School Player of the Year in 1982 and was a two-time All-American for the Georgia Bulldogs.

1976

Gail Goodrich signs as a restricted free agent with the Jazz. As compensation, the Lakers receive three first round picks, one of which they wind up using on Magic Johnson in 1979.

Women’s basketball makes its Olympic debut, with six teams participating in a round robin format in Montreal. On the opening day, the United States loses to Japan 84-71 despite 17 points and seven rebounds from Lusia Harris, while the eventual gold medalists the Soviet Union defeat the host Canadians 115-51.

1980

Sergei Belov is given the honor of lighting the Olympic torch at the opening ceremony of the games in Moscow. Belov subsequently led the Soviet team to a bronze medal in his final major appearance with the national team.

1984

Adam Morrison is born in Glendive, Montana. His father, a longtime basketball coach, was at the helm at Dawson Community College in Glendive at the time.

1985

Seven-time NBA All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge is born in Dallas, Texas.

1994

After one difficult season in Detroit, Sean Elliott is traded back to the Spurs, in exchange for Bill Curley and a second round draft pick.

2014

The WNBA All-Star Game goes to overtime for the first time and Tamika Catchings hits the game winner in a 125-124 Eastern Conference victory in Phoenix. Shoni Schimmel is the game’s leading scorer and is named MVP. Skylar Diggins makes her All-Star debut while Catchings becomes the first player with nine appearances.

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