History Hop Tags - Basketball

1876-02-03

Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, & football

1891-12-01

James Naismith creates the game of basketball

1891-12-15

James Naismith invents basketball (Canada)

1891-12-21

18 students play 1st basketball game (Springfield College)

1892-01-15

Basketball rules published in Triangle Magazine, Mass

1892-01-20

1st basketball game played (Mass)

1892-03-11

1st public basketball game (Springfield, Mass)

1894-01-27

1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11

1895-02-09

1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minn Agricult beats Hamline, 9-3)

1896-12-10

1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3)

1897-03-19

Yale defeated Penn, 30-10 in 1st major college basketball game

1897-03-20

1st known intercollegiate basketball game, Yale beats Penn 32-10

1923-02-13

1st Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance," organizes

1924-02-25

Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3)

1930-02-15

Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes

1930-03-07

Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball

1933-10-19

Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936

1934-12-29

1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (Madison Square Garden)

1935-04-06

H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses & sinks 371 more

1936-08-14

1st Olympic basketball game (Berlin)

1938-11-24

National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball

1939-03-27

1st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: U of Oregon beats OH State 46-33

1939-03-28

Renaissance Big 5 win 1st pro basketball championship

1940-02-28

1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37)

1940-03-30

2nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana U beats Kansas 60-42

1941-03-24

LIU beats Ohio U 56-42 for NIT basketball championship

1941-03-29

3rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Wisconsin beats Wash State 39-34

1942-03-28

4th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Dartmouth 53-38

1943-03-30

5th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: U of Wyoming beat Georgetown 46-34

1944-03-28

6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40

1945-01-02

Kentucky begins 130 home basketball game win streak, ends in 1955

1945-03-26

De Paul wins NIT basketball championship, George Mikan scores 34

1945-03-27

7th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NYU 49-44

1946-03-23

8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NC 43-40

1946-06-06

11 Basketball of America Association teams meet to schedule 1st season

1946-06-06

The Basketball Association of America is formed in New York City.

1946-11-01

NY Knicks 1st basketball game beat Toronto Huskies 68-66

1946-12-23

U of Tenn refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game

1947-03-25

9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47

1948-03-13

10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42

1949-03-26

11th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State 46-36

1949-08-03

Basketball Association of America & National Basketball League merge to form National Basketball Association

1949-08-04

NBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association

1950-03-28

12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 NYC college becomes 1st to win NCAA & Natl Inv Basketball in same year

1951-02-18

3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes

1951-03-03

Bill Mikvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 pts

1951-03-27

13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58

1952-03-26

14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St Johns 80-63

1953-01-09

Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 pts in basketball game

1953-02-21

Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81

1953-03-18

15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68

1954-02-02

Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 pts in basketball game

1954-03-20

16th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: La Salle beats Bradley 92-76

1954-10-30

1st use of 24-sec shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester vs Boston)

1955-01-08

Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt

1955-01-08

Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak

1955-03-19

17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: SF beats La Salle 77-63

1956-03-23

18th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: SF beats Iowa 83-71

1956-12-03

Wilt Chamberlain's 1st collegiate basketball game (scores 52)

1957-03-23

19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC beats Kansas 54-53 (3 OTs)

1958-01-09

In basketball Oscar Robertson (Cin) scores 56, Seton Hall team 54

1958-03-15

Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma & is permanently disabled

1958-03-22

20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72

1959-01-28

Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US

1959-03-21

21st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: California beats W Va 71-70

1960-01-26

High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points

1960-03-19

22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55

1961-02-25

Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak

1961-03-25

23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 70-65 (OT)

1961-10-27

American Basketball League starts play

1962-03-24

24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 71-59

1962-12-31

American Basketball League announces suspension of operation

1963-03-23

25th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Loyola beats Cin 60-58 (OT)

1964-01-29

Most lopsided high-school basketball score 211-29 (Louisiana)

1964-02-29

NC high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime

1964-03-21

26th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Duke 98-83

1964-03-21

UCLA completes undefeated NCAA basketball season (30-0)

1965-03-20

27th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Michigan 91-80

1966-03-19

28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Ky 72-65

1967-02-02

Formation of American Basketball Association is announced

1967-03-25

29th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Dayton 79-64

1968-01-20

Houston ends UCLA's 47-game basketball winning streak, 71-69

1968-02-17

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Mass, opens

1968-03-23

30th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats NC 78-55

1968-04-18

1st ABA basketball championship began

1969-03-22

31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 UCLA wins its 5th national championship in 6 years

1970-01-16

AAU player Steve Myers makes a basketball field goal of 92'3½" from out of bounds, Tacoma-it shouldn't have counted, but was allowed

1970-02-02

Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points

1970-03-04

Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to avg 100+ pts per game

1970-03-21

32nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Jacksonville 80-69

1971-01-30

UCLA starts 88 basketball game win streak

1971-03-27

33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 UCLA wins their 5th consecutive NCAA basketball title

1971-05-27

UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship

1972-02-05

Bob Douglas is 1st African American elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

1972-03-18

AIAW 1st basketball champs, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48

1972-03-25

34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida 81-76

1972-03-25

UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title

1972-03-28

Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game

1972-09-10

US Men's olympic basketball teams 1st lose, 51-50 to USSR (disputed)

1973-01-27

UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)

1973-02-15

Friendsville Academy (Tenn) ends 138-game basketball losing streak

1973-03-24

Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52 to win AIAW Basketball title

1973-03-26

35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76

1973-03-26

UCLA wins their 7th straight NCAA basketball title

1973-07-01

1st US-China basketball game, US collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61

1973-09-07

Mike Storen becomes American Basketball Association's 4th commissioner

1973-12-15

Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game

1974-01-19

Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak

1974-01-20

A college basketball game ends 210-67

1974-01-20

Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball

1974-02-05

Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win

1974-03-24

36th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: NC State beats Marquette 76-64

1975-01-31

UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship

1975-03-31

37th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Kentucky 92-55

1976-03-27

Delta States beat Immaculata, 69-64, for AIWA basketball title

1976-03-29

38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68

1977-02-01

Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball

1977-03-28

39th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Marquette beats NC 67-59

1977-12-13

14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash

1978-02-05

Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded

1978-02-14

In girls' HS basketball, Chicago Latin beats Harvard St George

1978-03-27

40th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Duke 94-88

1978-06-20

1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota & Dayton

1978-12-09

1st game of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle vs Milwaukee Does

1979-02-21

2 Iowa girls HS basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period

1979-03-26

41st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Mich State beats Indiana St 75-64

1980-01-21

Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal

1980-03-24

42nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats UCLA 59-54

1981-03-30

43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50

1982-01-29

Old Dominion ends La Tech's women's basketball rec 54-game win streak

1982-02-24

Basketball team Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak

1982-03-28

1st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: LA Tech beats Cheney 76-62

1982-03-29

44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC beats Georgetown 63-62

1982-12-24

Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic

1983-04-03

2nd NCAA Womens Basketball Championship: South Cal beats LA Tech 69-67

1983-04-04

45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC State beats Houston 54-52

1983-12-21

NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule

1984-01-08

NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams

1984-01-22

Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women's basketball record with 70 pts

1984-04-01

3rd NCAA Womens Basketball Championship: Southern Cal beats Tenn 72-61

1984-04-02

46th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Georgetown beats Houston 84-75

1985-01-02

Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score

1985-02-08

Bruce Morris, Marshall Univ, makes a 92' 5½" basketball shot

1985-02-23

Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game

1985-03-31

4th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Old Dominion beats Ga 70-65

1985-04-01

47th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Villanova beats Georgetown 84-75

1985-04-04

Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal

1986-01-04

NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots

1986-03-30

5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern Cal 97-81

1986-03-31

48th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Duke 72-69

1986-04-02

NCAA adopts 3-point basketball rule (19 feet 9 inch distance)

1987-03-12

David Robinson scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game

1987-03-29

6th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44

1987-03-31

49th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Syracuse 74-73

1988-03-17

Highest scoring NCAA basketball game; Loyola-Marymont 119, Wyoming 115

1988-04-03

7th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Louisiana Tec beat Auburn 56-54

1988-04-04

50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79

1989-04-02

8th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Auburn 76-60

1989-04-03

51st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Mich beats Seton Hall 80-79 (OT)

1989-05-15

US Basketball League cancels its summer schedule

1990-01-11

Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229)

1990-04-01

9th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Auburn 88-81

1990-04-02

52nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Nevada-LV beats Duke 103-73

1991-01-09

Dean Smith of NC is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games

1991-01-12

Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520)

1991-02-23

NC is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games

1991-03-31

10th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Virginia 70-67

1991-04-01

53rd NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Duke Bluedevils beats Kansas 72-65

1991-07-15

Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle is 1st woman to officiate a men's pro basketball (USBL) game, game between New Haven Skyhawks & Phila Spirit

1991-09-21

USA Basketball announces "Dream Team" for the 1992 Olympics

1991-11-18

Auburn men's basketball team was placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations & is not eligble for post-season play in 1991-92

1991-12-28

8 are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, NYC

1992-03-29

NCAA Basketball Women's Championship at Kemper Arena, KC

1992-04-05

11th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Western Ky 78-62

1992-04-06

54th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Michigan 71-51

1992-04-13

Lou Conaseca retires as coach of St John's basketball team

1992-06-28

US Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57

1992-09-29

Magic Johnson announces return to play basketball (he doesn't)

1993-04-04

12th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Texas Tech beats OH State 84-82

1993-04-05

55th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC beats Michigan 77-71

1993-05-10

Bill Walton is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

1994-04-03

13th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: NC beats Louisiana Tech 60-59

1994-04-04

56th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ark Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72

1995-04-02

14th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: U of Ct Huskies beats TN 70-64

1995-04-03

57th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA Bruins beats Arkansas 89-78

1995-05-05

Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics)

1996-03-31

15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tenn beats Georgia 83-65

1996-04-01

58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Syracuse 76-67

1997-03-30

16th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tenn beats Old Dominion 68-59

1997-03-31

59th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Ariz beats Kentucky 84-79 (OT)

1997-06-21

Women's National Basketball Association begins as NY Liberty beats LA Sparks

1998-03-29

17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at Kemper Arena KC

1998-03-30

60th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Alamodome San Antonio

1999-01-13

Basketball player Michael Jordan announces his retirement only to return in 2001

1999-03-28

18th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at San Jose

1999-03-29

61st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at ThunderDome St Petersburg

2000-04-02

19th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at Corel State Spectrum

2000-04-03

62nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at RCA Dome Indianapolis

2000-10-01

United States retain Basketball's Olympic gold medal defeating France 85-75

2001-04-01

20th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at St Louis

2001-04-02

63rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Metrodome Minneapolis

2002-03-31

21st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at San Antonio

2002-04-01

64th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Georgia Dome Atlanta

2003-12-22

The New York Knicks hire Isiah Thomas as President of Basketball Operations

2014-09-14

The United States defeats Serbia 129-92 to win the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

2016-08-21

Olympics-Basketball-US rolls past Spain to sixth straight gold

2016-08-22

US Romps to Men's Basketball Gold, Beats Serbia 96-66

1861-11-06

James Naismith, Almonte, Canada, inventor (basketball, football helmet), (d.1939)

1875-07-15

Frank "Pop" Morgenweck, basketball hall of famer (elected 1962)

1891-10-02

H V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard

1892-12-17

Sam Barry, American basketball coach (d. 1950)

1894-07-04

Henry Carlson, basketball coach (originated figure 8 play)

1896-10-20

Nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY)

1899-02-03

Forrest "Red" DeBernardi, basketball hall of famer (elected 1961)

1901-09-02

Adolph Rupp, American college basketball coach (d. 1977)

1904-08-06

Henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68)

1904-08-06

Hank Iba, Winning Basketball

1906-02-10

John "Cat" Thompson, basketball hall of famer (elected 1962)

1910-10-14

John Wooden, basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships)

1913-12-18

Ray Meyer, American basketball coach (d. 2006)

1915-08-03

Pete Newell, Best College Basketball Players

1915-12-19

Phil Woolpert, Basketball Headliners

1916-11-08

Frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons)

1918-05-04

Ken Heady, King Basketball

1920-07-04

Norm Drucker, American basketball referee

1921-06-04

Bobby Wanzer, American professional basketball player and coach

1922-03-09

Harvey Pollack, The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball

1922-10-28

Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball coach (d. 2007)

1922-11-21

Abe Lemons, American basketball coach

1924-04-06

George Killian, 1972 Olympic Basketball Final

1924-05-21

Jack Twyman, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, basketball player (Rochester/Cincinnati Royals), (d. 2012)

1924-07-10

Johnny Bach, American basketball coach

1925-02-21

Jack Ramsay, The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball

1926-05-25

Bill Sharman, Abilene Texas, Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics)

1927-09-25

Carl Braun, basketball player (NY Knicks)

1928-05-19

Dolph Schayes, New York City New York, American basketball Hall of Famer (Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers)

1928-10-21

Vern Mikkelsen, Parlier, CA, basketball player (Lakers, HOF), (d. 2013)

1928-11-30

Joe B. Hall, American basketball coach

1930-07-20

Chuck Daly, The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball

1930-08-08

Jerry Tarkanian, basketball coach (California State, UNLV, 625-122)

1930-08-08

Jerry Tarkanian, Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball

1930-11-04

Dick Groat, A Cut Above: 100 Seasons of Duke Basketball

1931-09-07

Al McGuire, US, basketball coach (Marquette)

1932-04-25

Meadowlark Lemmon, basketball star (Harlem Globetrotter) [or 0421]

1932-05-25

K C Jones, Taylor Tx, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1956)

1933-07-08

Arlen Bockhorn, Basketball Headliners

1933-08-20

Sihugo Green, Basketball Headliners

1933-09-25

Hubie Brown, American basketball coach and broadcaster

1934-01-12

Burdette Haldorson, US, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)

1934-08-02

Carl Cecil Cain, Freeport Ill, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1956)

1934-09-22

Lute Olson, American basketball coach

1934-11-13

Rollie Massimino, The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball

1935-01-31

Hal Lear, Basketball Headliners

1935-03-09

Joel Krog, Basketball Headliners

1935-08-16

Charles Tyra, Basketball Headliners

1935-09-27

Jerome Shipp, US, basketball (Olympic-gold-1964)

1935-9-08

Jim Krebs, Basketball Headliners

1936-03-12

Eddie Sutton, Best College Basketball Players

1937-03-26

Wayne Embry, holder of 7 basketball records (Miami of Ohio)

1937-04-26

Robert Boozer, Omaha Neb, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1960), (d. 2012)

1937-05-30

Harry Statham, American basketball coach

1937-06-22

Chris Blackwell, The Basketball Diaries

1937-10-26

Dave Gavitt, formed Basketball's Big East Conference (1979)

1937-10-26

Dave Gavitt, Best College Basketball Players

1939-10-25

Zelmo Beaty, Hillister, TX, basketball player (St Louis Hawks, Utah Stars), (d. 2013)

1939-11-29

Gennadiy Volnov, USSR, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1972)

1940-02-11

Calvin Fowler, Pitts, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1968)

1940-02-25

Billy Packer, Wellsville NY, basketball sportscaster (CBS)

1940-03-08

Nobutaka Nishizawa, The Gifted Basketball Player Is Born!?

1940-10-25

Bobby Knight, college basketball coach (Indiana, Olympic-gold-1984)

1940-10-30

Miguel Calderon-Gomez, Havana, basketball player (Olympic-bronze-1972)

1941-06-24

Art Heyman, A Cut Above: 100 Seasons of Duke Basketball

1941-08-13

Jim Barnes, Tuckerton Ark, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1964)

1941-11-01

Joe Louis Caldwell, Texas City, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1964)

1942-04-15

Walter Raphael Hazzard, Wilmington Del, basketball (Olympic-gold-1964)

1943-02-09

James King, New Orleans LA, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1968)

1943-07-28

Bill Bradley, Crystal City Ms, Basketball player (NY Knicks), Democratic US Senator (1979-1997)

1943-07-28

Bill Bradley, The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball

1944-01-23

Sergey Belov, USSR, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1972)

1944-02-22

Marilyn Sokol, The Basketball Diaries

1944-04-21

Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach

1945-02-26

Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach and politician

1945-09-17

Phil Jackson, Deer Lodge Montana, American basketball player and coach (Knicks/Bulls/Lakers)

1946-03-10

Jim Valvano, ESPN: NCAA Basketball

1947-02-13

Mike Krzyzewski, basketball coach

1947-04-01

Norm Van Lier, American basketball player

1947-08-11

Sergey Kovalneko, USSR, basketball (Olympic-bronze-1968)

1948-01-25

Butch Hengen, The Big Basketball Game

1948-03-28

Sam Lacey, Basketball Man

1948-05-09

Calvin Murphy, American basketball player

1948-09-10

Bob Lanier, American basketball player

1948-11-26

Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)

1949-01-28

Gregg Popovich, NBA Basketball Coach

1949-05-30

P.J. Carlesimo, American basketball coach

1950-01-18

Bud Stallworth, Basketball Man

1951-07-16

Drew Hanson, The Big Basketball Game

1951-07-21

Doug Collins, US, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972)

1951-12-03

James Turner Brewer, Maywood Ill, basketball player (Oly-silver-1972)

1951-12-31

Michael Allen Bantom, Phila, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972)

1952-01-26

Tom Henderson, 1972 Olympic Basketball Final

1952-02-24

Tom Burleson, USA, basketball (Oly-silv-1972) tallest Olympian-7'4"

1952-02-27

Dwight Elmo Jones, Houston Texas, basketball player (Olymp-silver-1972)

1952-02-27

Dwight Jones, 1972 Olympic Basketball Final

1952-03-09

Iuliana Semenova, USSR, basketball (Olympic-gold-1976)

1952-03-25

Ken Boyd, basketball

1952-04-20

Božidar Maljković, Serbian basketball coach

1952-04-27

George Gervin, Detroit Michigan, American basketball player

1952-06-14

Pat Summitt, American basketball coach

1952-07-18

James Forbes, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972)

1952-09-18

Rick Pitino, American basketball coach

1953-02-05

John Beilein, American basketball coach

1953-08-08

"Sweet" Lou Dunbar, basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters)

1954-03-23

Geno Auriemma, American basketball coach

1954-09-09

Walter Paul Davis, Pineville NC, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1976)

1954-10-19

Joe Bryant, American basketball player

1955-02-10

Lusia Mae Harris, Minter City Miss, basketball player (Oly-silver-76)

1955-05-20

Jackie Robinson, Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball

1955-08-15

Kenneth Carr, Clearwater Fla, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1976)

1955-09-10

Charlotte Lewis, Chicago Illinois, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1976)

1955-11-21

Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player

1955-9-10

Mike Glenn, Girls and Boys Georgia High School All-Star Basketball Games

1956-02-09

Philip Jackson Ford Jr, NC, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1976)

1956-09-21

Jack Givens, American basketball player

1956-10-19

Bruce Weber, American Basketball Coach

1956-12-04

Bernard King, basketball player (NY Knicks, NJ Nets)

1956-12-13

Phillip Gregory Hubbard, Canton Oh, basketball (Olympic-gold-1976)

1956-9-08

John Bard Manulis, The Basketball Diaries

1957-03-19

Karen Robson, The Basketball Diaries

1957-05-28

Ben Howland, American college basketball coach

1957-06-28

Jim Spanarkel, A Cut Above: 100 Seasons of Duke Basketball

1957-07-30

Bill Cartwright, basketball player (NY Knicks, Chicago Bulls)

1957-09-01

Duško Ivanović, Montenegrin basketball coach

1957-09-20

Vladmir Tkachenko, USSR, basketball (Olympic-bronze-1980)

1958-07-31

Mark Cuban, American businessman and basketball team owner

1959-02-16

Kelly Tripucka, MSG Network: New York Knicks Basketball

1959-02-17

Daniel Ray "Danny" Ainge, basketball & football star

1959-02-26

Rolando Blackman, American basketball player

1959-08-02

Johnny Kemp, Love & Basketball

1959-08-03

Mike Gminski, A Cut Above: 100 Seasons of Duke Basketball

1959-08-22

Denise Curry, Daivs California, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)

1959-09-30

Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach

1959-10-06

Robyn Maher, Australian basketball guard (Olympics-bronze-96)

1959-11-07

Billy Gillispie, American basketball coach

1960-03-02

Hector Calma, Filipino basketball player

1960-04-04

Bev Smith, Armstrong BC, basketball forward (Olympics-96)

1960-11-23

Robin Roberts, Love & Basketball

1960-9-04

Kim Thayil, The Basketball Diaries

1961-02-04

Vern Fleming, LIC NY, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)

1961-03-15

Terry Cummings, Love & Basketball

1961-11-01

Anne Donovan, Ridgewood NJ, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)

1961-11-03

James E. Cheek, The Spirit of Langston Basketball

1961-12-24

Jay Wright, American basketball coach

1962-05-27

Ray Borner, Australian basketball center (Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96)

1962-07-31

Sandra "Sweetness" Hodge, basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters)

1962-10-17

John Dorge, Australian basketball center (Olympics-96)

1962-11-10

Cathy Boswell, Joliet Ill, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)

1962-11-23

Andrea Blackwell, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward (Olympics-96)

1962-12-27

Mark Few, American basketball coach

1962-12-27

Bill Self, American basketball coach

1962-12-28

Keith Lee, basketball player (Memphis State)

1963-01-20

Scott Fisher, San Jose California, Australian basketball forward (Oly-96)

1963-10-04

A.C. Green, A.C. Green Leadership Basketball Camp Documentary

1963-12-24

Jay Bilas, American basketball analyst

1964-01-03

Cheryl Miller, Riverside California, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)

1964-05-28

Armen Gilliam, Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball

1964-07-19

Teresa Edwards, Cairo GA, basketball forward (Oly-gold-1984, 88,92,96)

1964-08-15

Scott Kalvert, The Basketball Diaries

1964-08-18

Kenny Walker, American basketball player

1964-08-26

Karla Karch-Gailus, Vancouver BC, basketball guard (Olympics-96)

1964-10-21

Sonia Kalvert, The Basketball Diaries

1965-03-16

Cindy Brown, US, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1988)

1965-07-24

Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96)

1965-09-19

Katrina McClain, Charleston SC, basketball forward (Olympics-gold-96)

1965-11-10

Jamie Dixon, American basketball coach

1966-03-12

John Thompson III, NCAA Basketball Head Coach

1966-11-23

M.E. 'Dusty' Garza, Big West Conference NCAA Basketball

1967-05-25

Ruthie Bolton, McClain Miss, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)

1967-12-11

Katy Steding, Lake Oswego Oregon, basketball forward (Oly-gold-96)

1967-9-13

Patrick McGaw, The Basketball Diaries

1968-01-13

Kelly Boucher, Calgary Alberta, Canadian basketball forward (Olympics-96)

1968-03-06

Carla McGhee, Peoria Ill, US basketball forward (Olympics-gold-96)

1968-04-22

Vernell Coles, basketball player (Olympic-bronze-1988)

1968-05-08

Clifford Allen, Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball

1968-05-26

Rachael Sporn, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96)

1968-08-20

Sandy Brondello, Australian basketball guard (Olympics-bronze-96)

1968-08-31

Jennifer Azzi, Oak Ridge Tenn, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)

1968-09-27

Mark Bradtke, Adelaide SA Aus, basketball center (Olympics-88, 92, 96)

1968-10-11

Cynthia Johnston, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward (Olympics-96)

1968-10-28

Shawna Molcak, Cardston Alberta, basketball guard (Olympics-96)

1968-11-17

Sean Miller, American basketball coach

1969-01-22

Shelley Sandie, Australian basketball guard (Olympics-88, 96)

1969-02-07

Fiona Robinson, Collie Western Aust, basketball player (Oly-bronze-96)

1969-04-01

Andrew Vlahov, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-1988, 92, 96)

1969-04-28

Merlelynn Lange-Harris, Toronto Ontario, basketball center (Oly-96)

1969-08-25

Lorre Fritchy, Sandy 'Spin' Slade: Beyond Basketball

1969-11-14

Sue Stewart, Toronto Ontario, basketball guard (Olympics-96)

1970-05-04

Dawn Staley, Phila, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)

1970-09-06

Shane Heal, Box Hill Melbourne VIC Austral, basketball guard (Oly-96)

1971-01-02

Lisa Harrison, American basketball player

1971-02-05

Dianne Norman, Sault Ste Marie Ontario, basketball forward (Oly-96)

1971-02-18

Constantin Popa, Romanian-Israeli basketball player

1971-03-15

Patrick Reidy, Melbourne VIC Australia, basketball forward (Oly-96)

1971-03-20

Alexander Chaplin, The Basketball Diaries

1971-04-13

Bo Outlaw, American basketball player

1971-08-13

Camille Thompson, Salmon Arm BC, basketball center (Olympics-96)

1971-09-07

Tonny Jensen, Australian basketball guard (Olympics-96)

1971-10-31

Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (d. 2004)

1971-12-17

Nikki McCray, Collierville Tenn, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)

1971-12-17

Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player

1971-12-28

William Gates, American basketball player

1972-05-25

Tony Ronaldson, Adelaide SA Australia, basketball forward (Oly-96)

1972-07-12

Travis Best, Springfield, Massachusetts, American basketball player (1995-2002 Indiana Pacers)

1972-07-23

Trisha Fallon, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96)

1972-09-27

Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player

1973-02-08

Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96)

1973-03-02

Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player

1973-04-17

Brett Maher, Adelaide SA Australia, basketball guard (Olympics-96)

1973-04-19

Audrey Gomez, Love & Basketball

1973-09-05

Jenny Whittle, Australian basketball center (Olympics-bronze-96)

1973-9-22

Sina Oroomchi, The Basketball Diaries

1974-01-30

Martina Jerant, Windsor Ontario, basketball center (Olympics-96)

1974-03-29

Kara Brock, Love & Basketball

1974-07-16

Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball point guard (Olymp-bronze-96)

1974-08-14

Chucky Atkins, American basketball player

1974-09-18

Ticha Penicheiro, Portuguese basketball player

1974-11-23

Malik Rose, MSG Network: New York Knicks Basketball

1975-03-04

Patrick Femerling, German-born professional basketball player

1975-05-11

Edmond Choi, Edmond Choi Can Shoot a Basketball!

1975-07-15

Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player

1975-09-01

Cuttino Mobley, American basketball player

1975-10-31

Carla Boyd, Wynyard Tasmania, basketball player (Olympics-bronze-96)

1975-11-18

Jason Williams, American basketball player

1975-11-22

James Madio, The Basketball Diaries

1976-01-11

Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player

1976-01-28

Mark Madsen, American basketball player

1976-02-01

Candace Fisher, Basketball Wives

1976-03-17

Cynthia Daniel, The Basketball Diaries

1976-04-12

Brad Miller, American basketball player

1976-04-21

Rommel Adducul, Filipino basketball player

1976-05-31

Matt Harpring, American basketball player

1976-06-02

Earl Boykins, American basketball player

1976-07-11

Eduardo Nájera, Mexican-born basketball player

1976-08-25

Sam Mackinnon, Melbourne VIC Australia, basketball forward (Oly-96)

1976-09-24

Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player

1976-11-29

Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player

1977-01-13

James Posey, American basketball player

1977-01-16

Jeff Foster, American basketball player

1977-01-26

Vince Carter, American basketball player

1977-02-21

Steve Francis, American basketball player

1977-03-05

Wally Szczerbiak, American basketball player

1977-05-09

Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (d. 2006)

1977-06-09

Peja Stojakovic, Serbian basketball player

1977-06-15

Michael Doleac, American basketball player

1977-06-20

Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player

1977-06-24

Dimosthenis Dikoudis, Greek basketball player

1977-07-08

Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player

1977-07-25

Kenny Thomas, American basketball player

1977-07-28

Manu Ginóbili, Argentine basketball player

1977-08-09

Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player

1977-08-26

Morris Peterson, American basketball player

1977-08-29

Devean George, American basketball player

1977-09-05

Nazr Mohammed, American Basketball player

1977-09-15

Jason Terry, American basketball player

1977-10-11

Desmond Mason, American basketball player

1977-10-13

Paul Pierce, American basketball player

1977-10-14

Kelly Schumacher, Canadian basketball player

1977-11-28

DeMya Walker, American basketball player

1977-12-19

Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball player

1977-12-23

Paul Shirley, American basketball player

1977-12-30

Kenyon Martin, American basketball player

1978-02-14

Richard Hamilton, American basketball player

1978-02-14

Darius Songaila, basketball player

1978-02-28

Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player

1978-03-26

Anastasia Kostaki, Greek basketball player

1978-04-05

Stephen Jackson, American basketball player

1978-05-07

Shawn Marion, American basketball player

1978-05-13

Mike Bibby, American basketball player

1978-05-14

Eddie House, American basketball player

1978-05-23

Carolyn Moos, American model and professional basketball player

1978-06-19

Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player

1978-07-20

Will Solomon, American basketball player

1978-08-16

Eddie Gill, American basketball player

1978-09-09

Shane Battier, American basketball player

1978-09-16

Dan Dickau, American basketball player

1978-10-09

Juan Dixon, American basketball player

1978-10-22

Dion Glover, American basketball player

1978-11-08

Maurice Evans, American basketball player

1978-12-02

Jason Collins, American basketball player for New Jersey Nets

1978-12-02

Jarron Collins, American basketball player for Utah Jazz

1979-01-23

Larry Hughes, American basketball player

1979-01-29

Sui Feifei, Chinese basketball player

1979-03-11

Fred Jones, American basketball player

1979-03-11

Elton Brand, American basketball player

1979-03-19

Hedo Türkoğlu, Turkish basketball player

1979-04-13

Baron Davis, American basketball player

1979-04-18

Michael Bradley, American basketball player

1979-05-07

Katie Douglas, American basketball player

1979-05-23

Rasual Butler, American basketball player

1979-05-26

Mehmet Okur (Memo), Turkish basketball player

1979-06-10

Jake Tsakalidis, Georgian-Greek basketball player

1979-06-26

Wálter Herrmann, Argentinian basketball player

1979-07-12

Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player

1979-07-16

Chris Mihm, American basketball player

1979-07-21

Tamika Catchings, American basketball player

1979-07-29

Ronald Murray, American basketball player

1979-07-30

Carlos Arroyo, Puerto Rican basketball player

1979-08-08

Rashard Lewis, American basketball player

1979-08-24

Michael Redd, American basketball player

1979-08-28

Ruth Riley, American basketball player

1979-09-05

Stacey Dales, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster

1979-09-23

Ricky Davis, American basketball player

1979-10-02

Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player

1979-10-17

Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player

1979-11-06

Lamar Odom, American basketball player

1979-11-12

Corey Maggette, American professional basketball player

1979-11-13

Ron Artest, American basketball player

1979-11-21

Stromile Swift, American basketball player

1979-11-30

Andrés Nocioni, Argentine basketball player

1980-02-17

Al Harrington, American basketball player

1980-02-19

Mike Miller, American basketball player

1980-02-25

Antonio Burks, American basketball player

1980-02-28

Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player

1980-03-16

Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player

1980-03-20

Jamal Crawford, American basketball player

1980-03-28

Luke Walton, American basketball player

1980-04-05

Matt Bonner, American basketball player

1980-04-13

Quentin Richardson, American basketball player

1980-04-15

Raúl López, Spanish basketball player

1980-04-28

Josh Howard, American basketball player (Dallas Mavericks)

1980-05-02

Troy Murphy, American basketball player

1980-05-05

DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player

1980-05-06

Mario Stojić, Croatian basketball player

1980-06-03

Lazaros Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player

1980-06-09

Udonis Haslem, American basketball player

1980-06-21

Richard Jefferson, American basketball player

1980-07-06

Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player

1980-08-29

David West, American basketball player

1980-09-12

Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player

1980-09-15

Mike Dunleavy, Jr., American basketball player

1980-10-16

Sue Bird, American basketball player

1980-11-10

Troy Bell, American basketball player

1980-11-16

Kayte Christensen, American basketball player

1981-01-02

Kirk Hinrich, American basketball player

1981-01-02

Kirk Hinrich, Basketball Man

1981-01-07

Marquis Daniels, American basketball player

1981-02-02

Jason Kapono, American basketball player

1981-02-04

Jason Kapono, America professional basketball player

1981-02-13

Luke Ridnour, American basketball player

1981-02-16

Qyntel Woods, American basketball player

1981-02-18

Andrei Kirilenko, Russian basketball player

1981-03-17

Kyle Korver, American Basketball Player

1981-03-18

Kasib Powell, American basketball player

1981-04-01

Antonis Fotsis, Greek basketball player

1981-04-03

DeShawn Stevenson, American basketball player

1981-05-11

Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player

1981-05-20

Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player

1981-06-29

Joe Johnson, American basketball player

1981-07-27

Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player

1981-08-21

Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player

1981-09-01

Adam Quick, Australian basketball player

1981-09-24

Drew Gooden, National Basketball Association player

1981-09-28

José Calderón, Spanish basketball player

1981-10-09

Darius Miles, American basketball player

1981-11-13

Mark Cardona, Filipino basketball player

1981-11-20

Carlos Boozer, American basketball player

1981-11-22

Pape Sow, Senegalese basketball player

1981-11-25

Jared Jeffries, American basketball player

1982-01-06

Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player

1982-01-17

Dwyane Wade, American basketball player

1982-02-02

Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player

1982-02-05

Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player (d. 2007)

1982-03-13

Nicole Ohlde, WNBA basketball player

1982-04-16

Boris Diaw, French basketball player

1982-04-26

Brock Gillespie, American basketball player

1982-05-17

Tony Parker, French-American basketball player

1982-05-30

Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (d. 2007)

1982-06-11

Joey Graham, American basketball player

1982-06-11

Steven Graham, American basketball player

1982-06-11

Diana Taurasi, American basketball player

1982-07-08

Hakim Warrick, American basketball player

1982-07-23

Gerald Wallace, American basketball player

1982-08-07

Vasileios Spanoulis, Greek basketball player

1982-08-29

Carlos Delfino, Argentinean basketball player

1982-08-31

Chris Duhon, American basketball player

1982-09-01

Ryan Gomes, American basketball player

1982-09-13

Nenê, Brazilian basketball player

1982-09-13

Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player

1982-09-28

Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player

1982-09-28

Emeka Okafor, American basketball player

1982-10-21

James White, American basketball player

1982-11-16

Amare Stoudemire, American basketball player

1982-11-17

Katie Feenstra, American basketball player

1982-11-28

Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player

1982-12-05

Eddy Curry, American basketball player

1982-12-17

Stephane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player

1982-12-19

Maurice Williams, American basketball player

1982-12-21

Mike Gansey, American basketball player

1982-12-31

Luke Schenscher, Australian basketball player

1983-01-05

Sean Dockery, American basketball player

1983-01-13

Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player

1983-01-17

Johannes Herber, German basketball player

1983-01-29

Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player

1983-02-01

Kevin Martin, American basketball player

1983-02-18

Jason Maxiell, American basketball player

1983-02-27

Devin Harris, American basketball player

1983-03-09

Wayne Simien, American basketball player

1983-03-24

T. J. Ford, American basketball player

1983-04-04

Ben Gordon, American professional basketball player

1983-04-14

Nikoloz Tskitishvili, American basketball player

1983-04-29

David Lee, American basketball player

1983-05-17

Channing Frye, American basketball player

1983-06-11

Chuck Hayes, American basketball player

1983-06-20

Josh Childress, American basketball player

1983-07-26

Delonte West, American basketball player

1983-08-16

Nikos Zisis, Greek basketball player

1983-08-23

Sun Ming Ming, Chinese basketball player

1983-09-03

Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player

1983-09-07

Pops Mensah-Bonsu, British basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks

1983-09-08

Will Blalock, American basketball player

1983-09-11

Ike Diogu, American basketball player

1983-09-24

Randy Foye, American basketball player

1983-10-28

Jarrett Jack, American basketball player

1983-11-10

Craig Smith, American basketball player

1983-11-17

Yiannis Bourousis, Greek basketball player

1983-12-16

Kelenna Azubuike, English basketball player

1984-01-08

Jong-un Kim, Basketball Diplomacy

1984-01-22

Leon Powe, American basketball player

1984-01-28

Andre Iguodala, basketball & NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers)

1984-02-08

Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player

1984-02-27

David Noel, American basketball player

1984-03-15

Kostas Vassiliadis, Greek basketball player

1984-03-24

Chris Bosh, American basketball player

1984-04-29

Nicole Sullivan, Don't Ruin the Basketball Game: Kunming, China

1984-05-02

Thabo Sefolosha, American basketball player

1984-05-27

Blake Ahearn, NBA basketball player

1984-05-29

Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player

1984-05-31

Nate Robinson, American basketball player

1984-06-24

J.J. Redick, American basketball player

1984-06-26

Raymond Felton, American basketball player

1984-06-26

Deron Williams, American basketball player

1984-06-26

Jose Juan Barea, American basketball player

1984-07-21

Paul Davis, American basketball player

1984-07-23

Brandon Roy, American professional basketball player

1984-07-25

Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Greek basketball player

1984-07-30

Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player

1984-08-17

Dee Brown, American basketball player

1984-10-10

Rod Benson, American basketball player

1984-11-10

Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player

1984-11-28

Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball player

1984-12-07

Aaron Gray, American basketball player

1984-12-30

LeBron James, American basketball player

1985-01-04

Al Jefferson, American basketball player

1985-01-21

Matt Unicomb, Australian basketball player

1985-01-25

Acie Law IV, National Basketball Association player

1985-01-29

Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player

1985-02-06

Kris Humphries, American basketball player

1985-02-13

David Padgett, American basketball player

1985-02-25

Joakim Noah, American basketball player

1985-04-04

Rudy Fernández, Spanish basketball player

1985-04-16

Luol Deng, British-Sudanese basketball player

1985-05-05

P. J. Tucker, American basketball player

1985-05-07

Drew Neitzel, American college basketball player

1985-05-31

Ian Vouyoukas, Greek basketball player

1985-06-01

Nick Young, American basketball player

1985-06-09

Sebastian Telfair, American basketball player

1985-06-20

Darko Miličić, Serbian basketball player

1985-06-22

Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Greek-Cameroonian basketball player

1985-07-21

Von Wafer, American basketball player

1985-08-04

Ha Seung-Jin, Korean basketball player

1985-09-09

J.R. Smith, American basketball player

1985-09-11

Shaun Livingston, American basketball player

1985-10-20

Dominic McGuire, American basketball player

1985-10-26

Andrea Bargnani, Italian basketball player

1985-10-26

Monta Ellis, American basketball player

1985-11-29

Shannon Brown, American basketball player

1985-12-02

Dorell Wright, American basketball player

1985-12-03

Marcus Darrell Williams, American basketball player

1985-12-05

Josh Smith, American basketball player

1985-12-08

Dwight Howard, American basketball player

1986-01-01

Glen Davis, American basketball player

1986-01-26

Gerald Green, American basketball player

1986-02-22

Rajon Rondo, American basketball player

1986-03-16

T. J. Jordan, American basketball player

1986-03-18

Kaloyan Ivanov, Bulgarian basketball player

1986-04-19

Candace Parker, American basketball player

1986-04-22

Dusan Sakota, Serbian-Greek basketball player

1986-05-17

Glenndon Chatman, Love & Basketball

1986-05-19

Mario Chalmers, NCAA basketball player

1986-06-03

Al Horford, American basketball player

1986-06-16

Robert Rothbart, Bosnian-Israeli Basketball Player

1986-06-19

Marvin Williams, American basketball player

1986-08-17

Rudy Gay, American basketball player

1986-08-17

Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player

1986-09-09

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Cameroonian basketball player

1986-09-13

Sean Williams, American basketball player

1986-10-10

Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player

1986-11-30

Jordan Farmar, National Basketball Association player

1986-12-04

Martell Webster, American basketball player

1987-05-15

Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player

1987-08-11

Nkem Ojougboh, American basketball player

1987-08-24

Jon Scheyer, American basketball player

1987-09-21

Courtney Paris, American basketball player

1987-09-21

Ashley Paris, American basketball player

1987-10-11

Mike Conley, Jr., American basketball player

1987-10-27

Andrew Bynum, American basketball player

1987-10-27

Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player (Disputed)

1987-12-31

Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player

1988-01-22

Greg Oden, American basketball player

1988-04-01

Brook Lopez, American basketball player

1988-04-01

Robin Lopez, American basketball player

1988-06-17

Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player

1988-08-08

Danilo Gallinari, Italian basketball player

1988-08-11

Patrick Mills, Australian basketball player

1988-09-07

Kevin Love, American basketball player

1988-09-29

Kevin Durant, American basketball player

1988-11-18

Jeffrey Jordan, American college basketball player; son of Michael Jordan

1988-12-14

Nicolas Batum, French basketball player

1988-12-25

Eric Gordon, American Basketball Player

1989-02-24

Kosta Koufos, American-Greek basketball player

1989-03-16

Blake Griffin, American basketball player

1989-09-23

Brandon Jennings, American basketball player

1990-01-15

Chris Warren, Love & Basketball

1990-10-21

Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player

1894-06-20

Basketball inventor James Naismith (32) weds Maude Evelyn Sherman (23) in Springfield, Massachusetts

1989-09-02

NBA basketball star Michael Jordan (26) weds Juanita Vanoy (30) at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas

1999-09-26

Actress-singer and former beauty queen Vanessa L Williams (36) weds Los Angeles Lakers' basketball player Rick Fox (30) at Church of the Holy Trinity in New York

2006-09-12

NBA basketball star Tracy McGrady (27) weds CleRenda Harris at the sandy beach in Los Cabos, Mexico

2007-08-06

NBA Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (27) weds Chinese women's national basketball team member Ye Li (26) at the Pudong Shangri-La hotel in Shanghai

2009-09-27

Businesswoman and TV personality Khloe Kardashian (28) weds NBA basketball forward Lamar Odom (32) in Beverly Hills, California

2011-08-20

Socialite and model Kim Kardashian (30) weds basketball player Kris Humphries (26) at a private estate in Montecito, California

2012-07-04

NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson (34) weds "Basketball Wives" TV personality Evelyn Lozada in Saint Martin

2012-07-26

NBA guard Rafer Alston (36) weds "Basketball Wives" star Ashley Walker at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida

2012-08-09

"Martin" and "Everybody Hates Chris" actress Tichina Arnold (43) weds St. John's University's basketball assistant coach Rico Hines at Oasis Oceanfront Estate in Honolulu, Hawaii

2012-12-12

Basketball player Amare Stoudemire (30) weds Alexis Welch in Manhattan

2006-12-29

NBA basketball star Michael Jordan (43) divorces Juanita Vanoy (47) due to irreconcilable differences after 17 years of marriage

2011-10-31

Socialite and model Kim Kardashian (31) divorces basketball player Kris Humphries (26) due to irreconcilable differences only 72 days after getting married

2012-08-14

"Basketball Wives" TV personality Evelyn Lozada divorces NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson (34) due to irretrievably broken marriage only 41 days after getting married

1939-11-28

James Naismith, creator of basketball, dies at 78

1944-12-16

Don Meyer Basketball coach Northern State, Lipscomb, and Hamline

1950-09-23

Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (b. 1892)

1970-04-06

Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. 1933)

1977-12-10

Adolph Rupp, American basketball coach (b. 1901)

1984-06-16

Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (b. 1895)

1987-05-05

Phil Woolpert, Basketball Headliners

1988-01-05

Pete Maravich, American basketball player, dies of heart failure at 40

1990-03-04

Hank Gathers, American basketball player (b. 1967)

1990-10-07

John "Cat" Thompson, basketball hall of famer, dies at 84

1993-01-15

Henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at 88

1993-01-15

Hank Iba, Winning Basketball

1993-01-19

Chris Street, basketball player, dies at 20

1993-04-28

Jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47

1993-04-28

Jim Valvano, ESPN: NCAA Basketball

1995-05-25

Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (b. 1948)

1995-07-19

James Smiddy, high school basketball coach (1,216 wins), dies at 71

1998-05-15

Earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. 1944)

1998-11-13

Red Holzman, American basketball coach (b. 1920)

1999-10-08

John McLendon, American basketball coach (b. 1915)

1999-10-12

Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player, dies of congestive heart failure at 63

2000-01-12

Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)

2000-02-21

Antonio Díaz-Miguel, Spanish basketball coach (b. 1933)

2000-05-20

Malik Sealy, American basketball player (b. 1970)

2001-01-26

Al McGuire, American basketball coach (b. 1928)

2001-08-24

Audrey Gomez, Love & Basketball

2002-07-07

Bison Dele, American basketball player (b. 1969)

2002-08-05

Chick Hearn, American basketball announcer (b. 1916)

2003-01-02

Ken Heady, King Basketball

2003-05-14

Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player, dies of a heart attack at 62

2003-12-09

Norm Sloan, American basketball coach (b. 1926)

2004-09-04

Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (b. 1971)

2005-04-03

Jef Eygel, Belgian basketball player (b. 1933)

2005-06-01

George Mikan, American basketball player, dies at 80

2005-10-15

Jason Collier, American basketball player (b. 1977)

2005-10-28

Tony Jackson, American basketball player (b. 1942)

2006-03-17

Ray Meyer, American basketball coach (b. 1913)

2006-04-06

Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (b. 1977)

2006-06-05

Butch Hengen, The Big Basketball Game

2006-09-22

Carla Benschop, Dutch basketball player (b. 1950)

2006-10-28

Red Auerbach, American basketball coach and executive, dies of a heart attack at 89

2006-11-06

Federico (Fico) López, Puerto Rican basketball player (b. 1962)

2006-12-12

Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928)

2006-12-29

Charles Tyra, Basketball Headliners

2007-02-22

Dennis Johnson, American basketball player (b. 1954)

2007-07-26

Skip Prosser, American basketball coach (b. 1950)

2007-08-17

Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982)

2007-09-10

Ted Stepien, former basketball team owner (b. 1925)

2007-11-29

Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)

2007-12-28

Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iran national basketball team player (b. 1982)

2008-03-25

Ben Carnevale, American basketball coach (b. 1915)

2008-03-31

Bill Keightley, "Mr. Wildcat." University of Kentucky basketball equipment manger 1962-2008 (b .1926)

2008-06-19

Bennie Swain, American basketball player (b. 1930)

2008-08-25

Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (b. 1964)

2008-09-07

Don Haskins, American College Basketball coach (b. 1930)

2008-11-17

Pete Newell, American basketball coach (b. 1915)

2008-11-17

Pete Newell, Best College Basketball Players

2009-01-24

Kay Yow, North Carolina State Univ. women's basketball head coach (b. 1942)

2009-02-26

Norm Van Lier, Basketball player and broadcaster (b. 1947)

2009-02-26

Johnny Kerr, Basketball player and Chicago Bulls broadcaster (b. 1932)

2009-05-09

Chuck Daly, American basketball coach (b. 1930)

2009-05-09

Chuck Daly, The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball

2009-05-15

Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player (b. 1964)

2009-11-18

Red Robbins, American basketball player (b. 1944)

2010-02-10

Fred Schaus, American basketball coach and executive (b. 1925)

2010-05-25

Alexander Belostenny, Ukrainian basketball player (b. 1959)

2010-06-04

John Wooden, American basketball player and coach (b. 1910)

2010-06-19

Manute Bol, Sudanese basketball player (b. 1962)

2010-07-19

Lorenzen Wright, American basketball player (b. 1975)

2010-10-31

Maurice Lucas, American basketball player (b. 1952)

2010-11-08

Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (b. 1961)

2011-03-04

Ed Manning, American basketball player and coach (b. 1943)

2011-05-27

Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player (b. 1974)

2011-07-05

Armen Gilliam, Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball

2011-07-09

Don Ackerman, American basketball player (b. 1930)

2011-09-16

Dave Gavitt, Best College Basketball Players

2011-11-17

Kurt Budke, American basketball coach (b. 1961)

2012-05-19

Robert Boozer, American basketball player, dies at 75

2012-05-30

Jack Twyman, American Hall of Fame basketball player, dies from complications from blood cancer at 78

2012-08-27

Art Heyman, A Cut Above: 100 Seasons of Duke Basketball

2013-08-27

Zelmo Beaty, American basketball player, dies at 73

2013-10-25

Bill Sharman, American basketball player, dies from complications from a stroke at 87

2013-11-02

Walt Bellamy, American HOF basketball player, dies at 74

2013-11-21

Vern Mikkelsen, American HOF basketball player, dies at 85

2014-01-26

Tom Gola, American basketball player, dies at 81

2014-03-05

Scott Kalvert, The Basketball Diaries

2014-03-14

Sam Lacey, Basketball Man

2014-04-28

Jack Ramsay, The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball

2014-09-20

Joel Krog, Basketball Headliners

2015-02-11

Jerry Tarkanian, Rebels on the Run: The Rise and Fall of UNLV Basketball

2015-04-16

Johnny Kemp, Love & Basketball

2015-06-23

Harvey Pollack, The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball

2015-12-10

Basketball Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes dies at 87

2016-06-29

Pat Summitt, legend of women's basketball, dies at 64

2017-08-23

Ball State Basketball Player Zach Hollywood Dies at Age 19

2017-08-29

Former Michigan State basketball coach Jud Heathcote dies at age 90

2017-10-09

Connie Hawkins, basketball's original high-flyer, dies at 75

2018-06-14

Basketball Hall of Famer and Olympian Anne Donovan dies at age 56