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1946

ABA All-Star Julius Keye is born in Toccoa, Georgia.

1964

Ken Norman is born in Chicago, Illinois. He starred at Crane High School and the University of Illinois, and in 2022 was inducted into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame.

1968

Dennis Scott is born in Hagerstown, Maryland. He developed his distinct long distance shooting arc as a youth, practicing on broken rims at Wheaton Park in Hagerstown.

1977

Nazr Mohammed is born in Chicago, Illinois. His #54 jersey was retired by Kenwood Academy in 2018.

1979

Stacey Dales is born in Collingwood, Canada. Her older brother, Burke, was an All-Star in the Canadian Football League.

1989

Elena Delle Donne is born in Wilmington, Delaware. She led Ursuline Academy to three consecutive Delaware state titles.

1990

Lance Stephenson is born in Brooklyn, New York. He helped lead Lincoln High School to two state titles and set the New York state prep record for career scoring.

1993

Anthony “T.J.” Warren is born in Durham, North Carolina. His father, Tony, was a star player for NC State in the late ’70s.

The United States defeats Puerto Rico 109-95 in the FIBA AmeriCup final in San Juan. As they had already qualified for the 1994 FIBA World Cup by virtue of being defending Olympic champions, the U.S. sent a roster of CBA players, including Chris Jent, Bobby Martin, and Eldridge Recasner. Argentina defeats Brazil 98-91 in the bronze medal game.

1998

NCAA All-American Davion Mitchell is born in Hinesville, Georgia.

1999

China closes out a dominant run at the FIBA Asia Cup in Fukuoka, Japan by defeating South Korea 63-45 in the final. Hu Weidong is named tournament MVP. Saudi Arabia defeat Chinese Taipei 93-67 to earn the bronze, their first ever medal in Asia Cup competition.

The Houston Comets defeat the New York Liberty 59-47 in game three of the WNBA Finals, clinching their third consecutive title. Cynthia Cooper leads all scorers with 24 points and is named Finals MVP for the third year in a row.

2002

Peja Stojakovic and Vlade Divac lead Yugoslavia to a shocking 81-78 upset of the United States on their home soil in Indianapolis in the FIBA World Championship quarterfinals. Paul Pierce and Andre Miller score 19 points each for the U.S., but they’re done in by poor three-point shooting (9-of-23) and shaky free throw shooting (15-of-24). It breaks a streak of five consecutive FIBA Worlds in which the United States had medalled, and serves as a second straight loss for the American national team, which previously had a 37-0 record in games in which NBA players participated. In the other quarterfinal match-ups, Germany defeats Spain, Argentina cruises past Brazil, and New Zealand continues its surprise run with an upset of Puerto Rico.

2021

The WNBA announces its W25 team, a list of the league’s 25 all-time greatest players on its 25th anniversary. Fans subsequently voted for Diana Taurasi as the all-time greatest player out of the 25.

2023

In the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals in Pasay, Philippines, Mikal Bridges finishes with 24 points and seven rebounds to lead the United States to a 100-63 victory over Italy.

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