1974
Ernie DiGregorio sets the NBA rookie record for assists in a game, with 25 in a Buffalo Braves win over the Trail Blazers (it also still stands as the Clippers single game franchise record). DiGregorio would eventually lead the NBA in assists per game as a rookie in ’73-’74 and earn Rookie of the Year.
1919
Early NBA star Horace “Bones” McKinney is born in Lowland, North Carolina.
1921
John Logan is born in Richmond, Indiana. He became one of the first star players at Indiana University.
1945
Six-time ABA All-Star Jimmy Jones is born in Tallulah, Louisiana.
1947
The St. Louis Bombers become the first NBA team to top 100 points in a game, defeating the Chicago Stags 103-90. Seven Bombers players score in double figures, led by Aubrey Davis with 15 points. It was the 26th game in the history of the Bombers franchise, who were playing in the NBA (then BAA) inaugural season.
1956
NBA All-Star and Auburn legend Mike Mitchell is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
1980
Bernard King is arrested in Salt Lake City on charges of sexual assault. He was soon after suspended for the remainder of the ’79-’80 season by the Jazz and eventually pled guilty to the charges in June of 1980, receiving an undisclosed fine and a suspended sentence.
1986
Glen Davis is born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He led University Lab High School to Louisiana state titles in 2002 and 2004.
1993
Larry Nance, Jr. is born in Cleveland, Ohio while his father, Larry Sr., is playing for the Cavaliers.
2007
Bobby Knight becomes the all-time winningest coach in NCAA men’s basketball history, surpassing Dean Smith with his 880th win, a 70-68 Texas Tech victory over New Mexico. Knight would retire one year later with 902 career wins and held the record until 2011, when it was broken by Mike Krzyzewski.
2012
Jimmy Butler makes his NBA debut, finishing with two points and two rebounds in a Bulls win over the Grizzlies.
2018
DeMar DeRozan sets the Raptors single game franchise record with a career high 52 points in a 131-127 win over the Bucks in overtime. The record would be broken three years later by Fred VanVleet but is still second in franchise history.
2020
Former NBA commissioner David Stern passes away at age 77.
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