Basketball Players Chronology

Births, deaths, defining moments of Basketball Players & Coaches

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1861
Nov 06James Naismith, Canadian physical education instructor who, in 1891, invented the game of basketball, is born.Ref: 68
1875
Jul 15Frank "Pop" Morgenweck basketball hall of famer (elected 1962), is born.Ref: 5
1883
Aug 09George Hoyt NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961), is born.Ref: 5
1891
Oct 02H V Porter basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard, is born.Ref: 5
1894
Jul 04Henry Carlson basketball coach (originated figure 8 play), is born.Ref: 5
1899
Feb 03Forrest "Red" DeBernardi basketball hall of famer (elected 1961), is born.Ref: 5
1901
Jun 24Chuck Taylor basketball; Converse sneaker spokesperson [his name was/is on their high-top canvas basketball sneakers [“Chucks”: over 500 million pairs sold since 1917]; is born.Ref: 4
Sep 02Adolph Rupp, basketball coach at the University of Kentucky who achieved a record 876 victories, is born.Ref: 68
1902
Nov 25Eddie Shore Boston Bruins (#2), hall of famer, is born.Ref: 5
1905
Feb 10Walter Brown sports organizer (NBA), is born.Ref: 5
1906
Feb 10John "Cat" Thompson basketball hall of famer (elected 1962), is born.Ref: 5
1910
Oct 14John Wooden basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships), is born.Ref: 5
1916
Jun 16Angelo ‘Hank’ Luisetti basketball: Stanford Univ. 3-time All-American [scored a school record 50 points: Jan 1, 1938], revolutionized game with his one-handed shot, is born.Ref: 4
1917
Sep 20Arnold "Red" Auerbach, second winningest basketball coach in history with 1,037 victories for the Boston Celtics, is born.Ref: 2
1920
Aug 10Red Holzman NBA coach (NY Knickerbockers), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 14Bud Palmer, Hollywood Calif, NBAer (NY Knicks)/sportscaster, is born.Ref: 5
1921
Mar 11Vince Boryla basketball: U.S. Gold Medal Men’s Teams [1948: London]; NBA: NY Knicks; coach: NY Knicks [1956-1958], is born.Ref: 4
Jun 04Bobby Wanzer Basketball Hall of Famer: player/coach: Rochester Royals, Cincinnati Royals, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 05Bill Willis AAFC, NFL guard (Cleveland Browns), is born.Ref: 5
1922
Mar 07Andy Phillip NBA Basketball Hall of Famer: Univ. of Illinois [‘floor general’: Whiz Kids]; Philadelphia Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons; Associated Press all-time All-American team [1950]; is born.Ref: 4
Jul 09Jim Pollard Basketball Hall of Famer: Minneapolis Lakers; coach: La Salle College; is born.Ref: 4
1923
Jul 19Alex Hannum basketball: player: Syracuse Nationals; coach: only coach to win titles in both NBA [Philadelphia ’76ers] and ABA [Oakland Oaks]; is born. died Jan 18, 2002Ref: 4
Sep 14Bud (John) Palmer basketball: Princeton Univ., NY Knickerbockers; broadcaster: CBS Sports, ABC’s Wide World of Sports, is born.Ref: 4
1924
Jun 18George Mikan Basketball Hall of Famer: NBA Silver Anniversary Team; Minneapolis Lakers MVP [1947], World Basketball Tournament MVP: Chicago American Gears [1946]; ABA Commissioner; ABA’s red/white/blue ball is his concept, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 09Arnie (Arnold) Risen Basketball Hall of Famer: Rochester Royals [NBA Championship: 1951], Boston Celtics [NBA Championship: 1957], is born.Ref: 4
1925
Feb 21(Dr.) Jack (John T.) Ramsay National Basketball Association Hall of Fame coach: Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana Pacers; NBA broadcast analyst: ESPNRef: 4
Oct 22Slater Martin Basketball Hall of Famer: Lakers: 4 NBA championships; NY Knicks, St. Louis Hawks, is born.Ref: 4
1926
Jan 25Dick McGuire Basketball Hall of Famer: ‘Tricky Dick’, NY Knicks player and coach, Detroit Pistons player and coach, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 10Marques Haynes NBA hall of famer (Harlem Globetrotters), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Jack Nichols basketball: Boston Celtics, is born.Ref: 4
May 25Bill Sharman Basketball Hall of Famer: Boston Celtics NBA Champion teams [1957, 1959, 1960, 1961]; coach: NBA Coach of the Year: LA Lakers, Lakers General Manager & President, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 07Alex Groza basketball: Univ. of Kentucky; USA Men’s Basketball Olympic basketball team [1948]; banned by NBA for accepting bribes at Univ. of Kentucky; brother of football Hall of Famer Lou Groza; is born.Ref: 4
1927
Sep 25Carl Braun basketball player (NY Knicks), is born.Ref: 5
1928
Mar 08Mendy Rudolph NBA basketball referee [1953-78], first NBA official to work 2,000 games; sportscaster; is born.Ref: 4
Mar 22Ed Macauley NBA'er (Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24‘Easy’ Ed (Edward) Macauley, Basketball Hall of Famer: St. Louis Univ., St. Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics [all-star: 1951-57/1st NBA all-star game: MVP: 1951/NBA championship: 1958], St. Louis Hawks; coach: St. Louis Hawks, is born.Ref: 4
Apr 09Paul Arizin Basketball Hall of Famer: NBA Silver Anniversary Team [1971]; Philadelphia Warriors: led league in scoring [1951-52] [1956-57]; NBA’s fifth player to score over 10,000, is born.Ref: 4
May 19Dolph Schayes Basketball Hall of Famer: Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia Warriors; coach: Philadelphia ’76ers, Buffalo Braves, NBA Coach of the Year [1966]; NBA’s Silver Anniversary Team [1971], is born.Ref: 4
Aug 09Bob Cousy (Basketball Hall of Famer: Boston Celtics) is born.Ref: 5
Sep 07Al McGuire Basketball Hall of Famer: New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, Marquette University coach: Coach of the Year [1971, 1974], Belmont Abbey College coach; college color sportscaster for NBC; is born.Ref: 4
1929
Feb 04Neil Johnston Basketball Hall of Famer: Philadelphia Warriors center [1951-1959], coach [1960]; 4-time NBA all-star; is born.Ref: 4
1930
Jun 23Walter Dukes basketball: NCAA Div. I Individual Record Holder: season rebounds [734]: Seton Hall [1953], is born.Ref: 4
1931
Jul 02Larry Costello basketball: Philadelphia 76ers; coach: Milwaukee Bucks, Utica College, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 13Frank Ramsey The Kentucky Colonel: Basketball Hall of Famer: Boston Celtics: played in 7 NBA championships; coach: Kentucky Colonels, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 03Dick Motta basketball: coach: Washington Bullets, Denver Nuggets, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 18Gene Shue basketball: Univ. of Maryland, Golden State Warriors, Baltimore Bullets, Washington BulletsRef: 4
1932
Apr 25Meadowlark [George] Lemon basketball star (Harlem Globetrotter), is born.Ref: 68
May 25K.C. Jones Basketball Hall of Famer: Boston Celtics; Olympic Gold Medalist [1956]; head coach: Boston Celtics, Capitol Bullets, San Diego Conquistadors, Brandeis University, is born in Taylor TX.Ref: 4
May 29Richie Guerin basketball: NY Knicks [in 8 years w/Knicks he scored 10,392 points and averaged 20.1 points; St. Louis Hawks; player/coach: St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks; lifetime stats: 14,676 points [17.3 ppg], 4,278 rebounds [5.1 rpg], 4,211 assists [5.0 apg] over 848 games [in 42 playoff contests he averaged 15.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists]; broadcaster: NY Knicks; Wall Street stockbroker, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 17Bob Leonard basketball: All-American: IN University; coach: IN Pacers [Bobby 'Slick' Leonard], is born.Ref: 4
Aug 17John (Red) Kerr basketball: Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia Warriors, Baltimore Bullets; coach: Chicago Bulls: NBA Coach of the Year [1966]; Phoenix Suns, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 29Dick Garmaker basketball: Univ. of Minnesota; NBA: Minneapolis Lakers, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 12Bob Pettit Basketball Hall of Famer: St. Louis Hawks: Rookie of the Year [1954-55], MVP Award [1956, 1959]; the first NBA player to score 20,000 points; NBA Silver Anniversary Team [1971]; NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team [1996], is born.Ref: 4
1933
Jan 13Tom Gola Basketball Hall-of-Famer: NCAA Division I Men’s Record: Career Rebounds: 2,201 for La Salle [1952-1955], is born.Ref: 4
Jun 24Sam Jones Basketball Hall of Famer: Boston Celtics: 10 championship teams; NBA Silver Anniversary Team [1971]; coach: Federal City College, North Carolina A&T U, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 08John Green basketball: Michigan State, is born in Jersey City NJ.Ref: 4
1934
Feb 12Bill Russell Monroe LA, NBA star (Boston Celtics, Olympics-gold-56), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 26Tommy Heinsohn Basketball Hall of Famer: Boston Celtics: Rookie of the Year [1956-57], NBA Coach of the Year [1973], is born.Ref: 4
Sep 16Elgin Baylor NBA star (1958-59 Rookie of the Year-Lakers), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 07Willie Naulls NBA star (NY Knicks), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 26Rodney ‘Hot Rod’ Hundley basketball; W. Virginia Univ., Minneapolis/LA Lakers; sportscaster: Utah Jazz, is born.Ref: 4
1935
Sep 01Guy Rodgers basketball: Milwaukee Bucks, Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia Warriors; is born.Ref: 4
1936
Apr 18Don Ohl basketball: Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, is born.Ref: 4
Jun 26Hal Greer Basketball Hall of Famer: Philadelphia 76ers, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 21Wilt (Wilton) Chamberlain Basketball Hall of Famer: NBA MVP Award: Philadelphia Warriors [1960], Philadelphia 76ers [1966, 1967, 1968]; is born.Ref: 4
Aug 26Mike Farmer basketball: St. Louis Hawks, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 21Connie Dierking basketball: Univ. of Cincinnati, Sacramento Kings, San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, is born.Ref: 4
1937
Mar 26Wayne ‘The Wall’ Embry Basketball Hall of Famer: Cincinnati Royals, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks; GM: Milwaukee Bucks: first African-American GM in major league sports, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 26Tom Heinsohn NBA star/coach (Boston Celtic), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 25Zelmo Beaty basketball: Atlanta Hawks; all-star [1966], is born.Ref: 4
Oct 28Lenny Wilkens Basketball Hall of Famer: St. Louis Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers; player/coach: Seattle Supersonics: 1979 NBA championship, Portland Trail Blazers; VP/General Mgr.: Seattle Supersonics; coach: Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, is born.Ref: 4
1938
Jan 30Paul Neumann basketball: San Francisco Warriors, is born.Ref: 4
May 28Jerry West Cabin Creek WV, NBA superstar (Los Angeles Lakers, Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 23Oscar Robertson NBA guard (Cin, Milwaukee, Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 24Oscar Robertson Basketball Hall of Famer: 'The Big O': basketball: Cincinnati Royals guard: Rookie of the Year [1960], NBA MVP [1964]; Milwaukee Bucks: NBA Championship; NBA's 35th Anniversary Team [1980], is born.Ref: 68
1939
Mar 06Cookie (Octavio Victor Rivas) Rojas baseball: Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies [all-star: 1965], KC Royals [all-star: 1971-1974], SL Cardinals, is born.Ref: 4
May 22Larry Siegfried basketball: Boston Celtics, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 24Walt Bellamy Basketball Hall of Famer: NY Knicks, Detroit Pistons: individual NBA record for games played [88] in a season [1968-1969], is born.Ref: 4
Nov 28James A Naismith, Canadian-born American creator of basketball, dies at 78.Ref: 68
1940
Feb 22Chet Walker NBA all-star forward (Chicago Bulls), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Leroy Ellis basketball: St. John’s, LA LakersRef: 4
Mar 28Kevin Loughery NBA star/coach (Baltimore, Philadelphia), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 30Jerry Lucas Middletown OH, NBA center (New York Knicks, NBA rookie of year 1964, Olympics-gold-60), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 08John Havlicek ,Basketball Hall of Famer: Boston Celtics [eight NBA championship teams: 1963-1966, 1968-1969, 1974, 1976/13 NBA All-Star Games: 1966-1978/four-time All-NBA First Team: 1971-74/five-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (1972-1976]; Celtics all-time leading scorer [26,395 points], is born in Martin's Ferry OH.Ref: 4
May 15Don Nelson basketball: Golden State Warriors coach, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 16Dave DeBusschere Detroit, NBA foward (NY Knick)/last ABA commissioner, is born.Ref: 5
Oct 25Bob Knight college basketball coach (IN, Olympic-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
1941
May 05Howie Komives NBA star (New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 25Nate Thurmond NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers), is born.Ref: 5
1942
Mar 18Jeff Mullins basketball: Duke Univ. All-American, 1964 Olympics, Atlanta Hawks, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 19Jeff Mullins basketball: Duke Univ. All-American, 1964 Olympics, Atlanta Hawks, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 28Jerry Sloan basketball: Evansville (Indiana) College, Baltimore Bullets, Chicago Bulls; coach: Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz, is born.Ref: 4
May 31Happy Hairston NBA star (Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 25Willis Reed basketball hall-of-famer center (NY Knicks), is born.Ref: 68
Jul 17Connie (Cornelius) Hawkins Basketball Hall of Famer: Pittsburgh Rens, Harlem Globetrotters, Pittsburgh Pipers, LA Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns [jersey retired Nov 19, 1976], is born.Ref: 4
Jul 21Fred Hetzel NBA star (SF, Cincinatti, Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
1943
Feb 22Dick Van Arsdale NBA all-star (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Tom Van Arsdale NBA all-star (Detroit, Cincinnati, Kansas City-Omaha, Philadelphia), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 23Gail Goodrich NBA star (Lakers, Suns), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 03Billy Cunningham ‘Kangaroo Kid’: Basketball Hall of Famer: basketball: Philadelphia 76ers; Carolina Cougars: ABA player of the year [1972]; coach of Philadelphia ’76ers, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 12Paul Silas NBAer (Boston Celtic, Seattle SuperSonic), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 28Bill Bradley Crystal City Mo, NY Knick/(Sen-D-NJ)/Rhodes scholar, is born.Ref: 5
Nov 24Dave Bing Basketball Hall of Famer: Detroit Pistons guard: Rookie of the Year [1966], NBA scoring leader [1968]; Washington Bullets, Boston Celtics, is born.Ref: 4
1944
Jan 23Sergey Belov USSR, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01Dick Snyder ‘Duck’: basketball: Seattle SuperSonics, is born.Ref: 4
Feb 05John Beasley basketball: Texas A&M, is born.Ref: 4
Feb 25Matt Guokas basketball: Philadelphia 76ers; Cleveland Cavaliers TV color analyst, CBS sports analyst, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 14Clyde Lee basketball: Vanderbilt Univ. [rebounds: 1,223: 1964-1966]; NBA: SF Warriors [rebounds: 7626: 1966-1967, 1975-1976], is born.Ref: 4
Mar 28Rick Barry ABA/NBA forward (New York Nets, Golden State Warriors), is born in Elizabeth NJ.Ref: 5
Jun 07Cazzie Russell basketball: forward & guard: NY Knicks, Golden State Warriors, LA Lakers, Chicago Bulls, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 11Lou Hudson basketball: Univ. of Minnesota, Atlanta Hawks, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 30Austin (Red) Robbins basketball: Univ. of TN, Philadelphia 76ers, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 22John Wetzel basketball: Phoenix Suns player, coachRef: 4
Nov 21Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Basketball Hall of Famer: Baltimore Bullets: Rookie of the Year [1967]; New York Knicks: championship team [1972-73], is born in Philadelphia PA.Ref: 5
1945
Mar 20Pat Riley Schenectady NY, NBA star/coach (San Diego Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Miami Heat), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 29Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier Basketball Hall of Famer: Southern Illinois Univ. All-American; NY Knicks [1967-1977/NBA championship teams: 1970, 1973/NBA all defensive first team: 1969-1975/all-star: 1970-1976/MVP: 1975], Knicks’ all-time assists leader: 4,791; Cleveland Cavaliers; lifetime average of 18.9 points per game in 825 regular-season games, 20.7 points per game in 93 playoff contests; nickname [Clyde] taken from the folk-hero robber Clyde Barrow, is born.Ref: 4
Apr 25Walt Wesley NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 23Tom Boerwinkle basketball: Chicago Bulls, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 17Elvin Hayes Basketball Hall of Famer: 'The Big E': San Diego/Houston Rockets, Baltimore Bullets; 5th on list of most games played in ABA/NBA; University of Houston, All America [1967, 1968], is born.Ref: 4
1946
Jan 03Don May basketball: Univ. of Dayton, Indiana Pacers, is born.Ref: 4
Feb 26Bobby "Bingo" Smith NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Wes Unseld basketball: NBA MVP: Baltimore Bullets [1969], is born.Ref: 4
Mar 22Don Chaney NBA player (Houston Rockets)/coach (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24Don Chaney basketball: Univ. of Houston, LA Lakers, Boston Celtics; coach: Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets [1991 Coach of the Year], is born.Ref: 4
Jul 13Stu Lantz basketball: Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Jazz, LA Lakers; color commentary w/Chuck Hearn on Laker games, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 05Julius Keye basketball: Denver NuggetsRef: 4
Sep 06Ron Boone basketball: Utah Jazz; record: 1,041 consecutive games; broadcaster [color analyst]: Utah Jazz, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 30Glen Combs basketball: Dallas/TX Chaparrals, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 16Jo Jo (Joseph) White basketball: Boston Celtics: MVP 1976 playoffs, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 27Rich Jones basketball: San Antonio SpursRef: 4
1947
Feb 13Mike Krzyzewski basketball coach, is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27Wil (Wilbur) Jones basketball: Louisiana Buccaneers, Memphis Pros, Memphis Tams; Univ. of District of Columbia coach, is born.Ref: 4
Apr 01Norm Van Lier basketball: Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, is born.Ref: 4
Apr 16Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor) is born.Ref: 15
Aug 30Billy Keller basketball: Purdue Univ., Indiana Pacers [ABA league champions: 1970, 1972, 1973], is born.Ref: 4
Sep 16Lucius Allen NBA star (Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 18John Johnson NBA (Seattle SuperSonic), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 15Bob Dandridge basketball: Milwaukee Bucks forward, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 27Don Adams basketball: Detroit Pistons, is born.Ref: 4
1948
Jan 11Chris Ford basketball: NBA: Detroit Pistons [1972-1973], Boston Celtics [1973-1982] coach: Boston Celtics [1990-1995], Milwaukee Bucks [1996-1998], Los Angeles Clippers [1999-2000], is born.Ref: 4
Feb 22Dennis Awtrey NBA center (Chicago Bulls, Suns), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Austin Carr basketball: Notre Dame All-American Guard and Player of the Year [1971]; Cleveland Cavaliers, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 11Jim McMillian basketball: Columbia Univ., LA Lakers, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 28Sam Lacey basketball: New Mexico State Univ., Sacramento Kings, is born.Ref: 4
Apr 18"Tiny" Nate Archibald NBA guard (Cincinnati), is born.Ref: 5
May 03Garfield Heard basketball: Univ. of Oklahoma, Phoenix Suns; Asst Coach: Philadelphia 76ers, is born.Ref: 4
May 09Calvin Murphy Basketball Hall of Famer: Houston RocketsRef: 4
Jun 22‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich basketball: New Orleans Jazz; NCAA Div. I Individual Record: total points scored [1,381], field goal points [522] in a season [1970]: Louisiana State; is born.Ref: 4
Jul 07Fred Brown NBAer (Seattle SuperSonic), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 23Coby Dietrick basketball: center: San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 02Nate (Nathaniel) ‘Tiny’ Archibald Basketball Hall of Famer: Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, New York Nets, Buffalo Braves, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks; NBA stats [over 14 years]: 16,481 points, 6,476 assists, six NBA All-Star games; elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [1991], is born.Ref: 4
Sep 10Willie Sojourner basketball: Virginia Squires, New Jersey Nets, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 10Bob Lanier NBA center (Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 13Curtis Perry basketball: Phoenix Suns, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 13Curtis Perry basketball: Phoenix Suns, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 06Wendell Ladner ‘Mr. Excitement’: basketball: Southern Mississippi, Kentucky Colonel, NY Nets, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 25Dan Issel Basketball Hall of Famer: Kentucky Colonels: Rookie of the Year [1970-71], is born.Ref: 4
Oct 25Dave Cowens NBA forward (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 24Rudy Tomjanovich basketball: Univ. of Michigan [all-American], Houston Rockets player, head coach, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 15Charlie Scott basketball: University of North Carolina; Boston Celtics, 3-time NBA all-star, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 20Dick Gibbs (basketball: Univ. of Texas at El Paso), is born.Ref: 4
1949
Jan 02Mike Newlin basketball: Houston Rockets guard, is born.Ref: 4
Apr 22Spencer Haywood Silver City MS, NBA star (Seattle Supersonics, New York Knicks, Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 02Curtis Rowe basketball: Utah State University, Detroit Pistons, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 10Ralph Simpson basketball: Michigan State, Chicago BullsRef: 4
Sep 19Sidney Wicks basketball: College Player of the Year [1970]; Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, San Diego Clippers, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 26John Roche basketball: Univ. South Carolina, Denver Nuggets [record: 7 three-pointers in a quarter, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 24Henry Bibby basketball: only man to play for championship teams in NCAA, NBA & CBA; UCLA [point guard on 3 NCAA national championship teams], NBA: NY Knicks [NBA championship team in, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 27Jim Price basketball: University of Louisville all-American, Milwaukee Bucks all-star, Buffalo, Denver, LA Lakers, is born.Ref: 4
1950
Jan 15Nate Hawthorne basketball: Phoenix Suns, is born.Ref: 4
Jan 18Bud Stallworth basketball: Univ. of Kansas, Seattle SuperSonics, is born.Ref: 4
Jan 27Russell Lee basketball: Milwaukee Bucks, is born.Ref: 4
Feb 22Julius Erving II (Dr. J), Basketball Hall of Famer: Univ of Massachusetts, ABA: Virginia Squires [1971-1973], NY Nets [1973-1976], NBA: Philadelphia 76ers [Dr. J.: 1976-1987], the third pro player to score more than 30,000 career points [after Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]; executive: Orlando Magic, is born.Ref: 4
Feb 28Tom Riker basketball: Univ. of South Carolina, NY Knicks, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 29Ed Ratleff basketball: Long Beach State Univ., 1972 Olympics USA Men’s Basketball Team, Houston Rockets, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 30LaRue Martin basketball: Loyola Univ., Portland Trail Blazers, is born.Ref: 4
Jun 02Nate Williams basketball: Utah State Univ., Sacramento Kings, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 12George McGinnis basketball: Indiana University, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 20Dave Twardzik, basketball: Portland Trailblazers; GM: Golden State Warriors, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 25E.C. Coleman basketball: New Orleans Jazz, Golden State Warriors, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 19Luke Witte basketball: Ohio State University, USA Men’s Pan American Games [1971]; Cleveland Cavaliers, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 30Phil Chenier NBA guard (Wash Bullets), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 30Paul Westphal basketball guard: Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics; coach: Southwestern Baptist Bible College, Grand Canyon College, Phoenix Suns, is born.Ref: 5
Dec 10Lloyd Neal basketball: Portland Trailblazers, is born.Ref: 4
1951
Jan 15Ernie DiGregorio basketball: Buffalo Braves, L.A. Clippers, is born.Ref: 4
Jan 19Ron Behagen basketball: Univ. of Minnesota, Sacramento KingsRef: 4
Jan 31Larry McNeill basketball: Marquette Univ.Ref: 4
Mar 20Derrek Dickey basketball: Golden State Warriors; TV color analyst: Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings; is born.Ref: 4
Mar 22Earl Williams basketball: Boston Celtics, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 24Earl Williams, NBAer, is born.Ref: 5
Jul 21Slick Watts NBA (Seattle SuperSonic), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 17Kermit Washington basketball: American Univ., LA Lakers, Portland Trailblazers [suspended 26 games for punching Rockets’ Rudy Tomjanovich: 1977], is born.Ref: 4
Sep 25Bob McAdoo NBA forward/center (Buffalo Braves, LA Lakers), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Mike Bantom basketball: St. Joseph’s Univ., 1972 USA Olympic Men’s Team, Phoenix Suns, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 03Jim Brewer basketball: Univ. of Minnesota, New Jersey Nets, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 03James Turner Brewer Maywood IL, basketball player (Olympics-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 23Kevin Restani basketball: Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio SpursRef: 4
Dec 31Michael Allen Bantom Philadelphia PA, basketball player (Olympics-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
1952
Mar 01Brian Winters basketball: LA Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks [all-star: 1975, 1976/his number 32 retired by Bucks: October 1983]; assistant coach: Princeton Univ., Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Vancouver Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 18Glenn McDonald basketball: Long Beach State Univ., Boston Celtics, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 19Glenn McDonald basketball: Long Beach State Univ., Boston Celtics, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 25Ken Boyd basketball, is born.Ref: 5
Apr 27George Gervin basketball: ‘Iceman’: San Antonio Spurs: led NBA in scoring 1977-1980, 1981-82, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 05Bill Walton Basketball Hall of Famer: UCLA: NCAA championship [1972, 1973]: MVP, Sullivan Award [1973]; Portland Trail Blazers: NBA Championship title [1977], MVP [1978]; San Diego Clippers; Boston Celtics: 1986 NBA championship, is born.Ref: 4
1953
May 02"Keith" Jamaal Wilkes NBA forward (Golden State-Rookie of Year 1975), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 08"Sweet" Lou Dunbar basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 30Robert Parish NBA center (Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 10Gus Williams NBA guard (Golden State, Seattle, Washington), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 16Mike Sojourner basketball: Univ. of Utah; Atlanta Hawks, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 31John Lucas NBA guard (Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 09World B Free NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors), is born.Ref: 5
1954
Jan 05Alex (Alexander) English Basketball Hall of Fame forward: University of South Carolina; NBA: Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, is born.Ref: 4
Jan 11Gary Brokaw basketball: Notre Dame; NBA: Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic [Dir of Scouting/Camps], is born.Ref: 4
Jul 13David Thompson NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 03Denise Craig WBL forward (Dayton Rockettes, NY Stars), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 11Gail Marquis WBL forward (NY Stars, Olympic-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
1955
Feb 06Eric Money basketball: Univ. of Arizona; Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 23Moses Malone, Basketball Hall of Famer: Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets [single-game playoff record for most offensive rebounds [15: April 21, 1977 vs. Washington], Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs; NBA MVP: 1979, 1982, 1983; records: most consecutive games without a disqualification [1,212], most free throws made [8,531], most offensive rebounds [6,731], is born.Ref: 68
Jun 15Tree Rollins Winter Haven Fla, NBA center (Cleve Cavaliers), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 11Norm Nixon basketball: Duquesne Univ, LA Lakers, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 19Lonnie Shelton NBA forward (NY Knick, Seattle Supersonics), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 14Jack Sikma NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 09Otis Birdsong basketball: guard: Univ. of Houston [Player of the Year: 1977]; KS City Kings, New Jersey Nets, Boston Celtics; four-time NBA all-star; scored over 14,000 career points, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 11Stu Jackson Reading PA, NBA coach (New York Knicks (1989-90), is born.Ref: 5
1956
Feb 28Adrian Dantley Washington DC, NBA forward (Olympics-gold-1976, Utah Jazz, 1981, 84 top scorer), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 15Michael Cooper NBA star (Los Angeles Lakers), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 17Kaye Young Cowher WBL forward (New York Stars, New Jersey Gems), is born.Ref: 5
May 19Althea Gwyn WBL center (New York Stars), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 08Maurice Cheeks NBA guard (NY Knicks, Phila '76ers), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Bernard King basketball: New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks: led NBA in scoring [32.9 points per game, 1984-85], Washington Bullets; actor: Fast Break, Miami Vice, Ryan’s Hope, is born.Ref: 5
Dec 07Larry Bird Basketball Hall of Famer: Boston Celtics: Rookie of the Year [1979-80]; NBA MVP [1984, 1985, 1986], AP Male Athlete of the Year [1986], Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year [1986], is born.Ref: 4
Dec 26Gail Tatterson WBL center (New York Stars), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 26Karen Smith WBL forward (New York Stars), is born.Ref: 5
1957
Jan 11Darryl Dawkins NBA center (Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 16Pearl Moore WBL guard (New York Stars), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Charles Jones NBA forward (Houston Rockets), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 22Ethel White WBL guard (New York Stars), is born.Ref: 5
May 19Bill Laimbeer NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 30Bill Cartwright basketball player (NY Knicks), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 21Janice Thomas WBL guard (NY Stars), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 19Kathy Sanborn WBL guard (NY Stars), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 19Sharon Farrah WBL guard (NY Stars), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 23Andrew Toney basketball: Univ. of Southwestern Louisiana, Philadelphia 76ers, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 19Kevin McHale, Basketball Hall of Famer, his number retired by the Celtics, is born.Ref: 4
1958
Jan 18Larry Smith NBA player, is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Herb Williams NBA center (Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Kurt Rambis NBA forward (Lakers, Hornets)/Clark Kent look-alike, is born.Ref: 5
Jun 12Rory Sparrow basketball: Villanova Univ., New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls [SI Sportsman of the Year: 1987 co-recipient], Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings; NBA Player Programs Director, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 14Earvin (Magic) Johnson NBA star (LA Lakers), is born.Ref: 5
1959
Feb 16Kelly Tripuka Glenn Ridge NJ, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Daniel Ray "Danny" Ainge basketball & football star, is born.Ref: 5
Mar 17Danny Ainge NBA coach (Phoenix Suns), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Eddie Johnson NBA guard/forward (Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Dan Schayes NBA center/forward (Miami Heat, Orlando Magic), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 21Tom Chambers NBA forward, center (Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 14Magic (Earvin Jr.) Johnson (basketball: LA Lakers: NBA individual record: career assists [9,921]; NBA MVP [1987, 89, 90]; Olympic Dream Team [1992]), is born.Ref: 68
Dec 10Mark Aguirre basketball: NBA Dallas Mavericks: led NBA in field goals [925 in 1983-84], Detroit Pistons: NBA Championship teams [1989, 1990], is born.Ref: 4
1960
Jan 12Dominique Wilkins NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06[Eris] Sleepy Floyd NBA guard, is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Buck Williams NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 27Craig Hodges basketball: Chicago Bulls, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 07Ralph Sampson basketball: Golden State Warriors; one of the Twin Towers of the Houston Rockets: Rookie of the Year [1983]; College Player of the Year [1981-83], is born.Ref: 4
Dec 06Jasmina Perazic Gipe WNBA guard/forward (NY Liberty), is born.Ref: 5
1961
Jan 04Cliff Levingston basketball: Wichita State Univ., Chicago Bulls, is born.Ref: 4
Feb 04(Long Island) Vern Fleming Long Island City NY, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27James Worthy NBA forward (Los Angeles Lakers, 1988 Playoff MVP), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Jesse Sapolu NFL guard (San Francisco 49ers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 15Terry Cummings NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Byron Scott NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30Isiah Thomas NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, 1990 NBA playoff MVP), is born.Ref: 5
May 13Dennis Rodman ‘The Worm’: basketball: Chicago Bulls; actor: Double Team, S.O.F. Special Ops Force, Simon Sez, is born.Ref: 4
Jun 14Sam Perkins (‘The Big Smooth’: basketball: Univ. of North Carolina [all-American], Olympic gold medalalist [1984], Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle SuperSonics, Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 4
Jun 28Jeff Malone NBA guard (Washington Bullets), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15William "Dummy" Hoy professional baseball player, dies at 99.Ref: 5
1962
Jan 04Joe Kleine basketball: Univ. of Arkansas, LA Lakers, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls, is born.Ref: 4
Jan 28Michael Cage NBA forward/center (Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 04Vern Fleming NBA guard (New Jersey Nets), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 26John Stockton Spokane WA, NBA guard (Utah Jazz, Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Jeff Turner NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies), is born.Ref: 5
May 05Patrick Ewing, basketball great, is born.Ref: 17
Jun 22Clyde Drexler ‘The Glide’: basketball: Univ of Houston [1980s Phi Slamma Jamma team], Portland Trailblazers, Houston Rockets, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 31Sandra "Sweetness" Hodge basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 09John Williams ‘Hot Rod’: basketball: Tulane Univ., Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, is born.Ref: 4
Oct 16Manute Bol NBA center (Golden State Warriors), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 01Pamela McGee WNBA center/forward (Sacramento Monarchs), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Tammy Jackson WNBA forward/center (Houston Comets), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 23Jerry Reynolds NBA guard/forward (Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 28Keith Lee basketball player (Memphis State), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 31Tyrone Corbin NBA forward (Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
1963
Jan 19Michael Adams NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 21Detlef Schrempf Germany, NBA forward (Mavericks, Pacers, Supersonics), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 21Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon Nigeria, NBA center (Rockets, Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Hakeem Olajuwon NBA center (Houston Rockets), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Michael Jordan basketball: Chicago Bulls: NBA MVP [1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998]; NBA MVP in finals [1991-1993, 1996-1998; Washington Wizards; Olympic Gold Medalist [1984, 1992]; baseball minor league player, is born in Brooklyn NY.Ref: 4
Feb 20Charles Barkley, Leads AL, NBA forward (Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, Olympics-gold-96, All Star 1987-90), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Ed Pinckney NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 08Terry Porter NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 14Cynthia Cooper WNBA guard (Houston Comets/Olympics-gold-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 26Bill Wennington NBA center (Chicago Bulls), is born.Ref: 5
May 03Jeff Hornacek NBA guard (Utah Jazz), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Jon Koncak NBA center (Orlando Magic), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Joe Dumars NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 04Xavier McDaniel NBA forward (Seattle SuperSonics), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 13Spud Webb NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 24Karl Malone basketball: Louisiana Tech, Utah Jazz, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 22Terry Catledge NBA star (Orlando Magic), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15David Wingate NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Charles Oakley basketball: Virginia Union College, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, is born.Ref: 4
1964
Jan 20Ron Harper NBA guard (Chicago Bulls), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 22Stojko Vrankovic NBA center (Los Angeles Clippers), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 27Jack Haley NBA center (Chicago Bulls), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 15Mark Price NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Mark Price NBA guard (Cleveland Caveliers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 05Reggie Williams NBA forward/guard (Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 01Kevin Duckworth NBA center (Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 22Bob McCann NBA forward (Washington Bullets), is born.Ref: 5
May 16John Salley NBA star (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
May 20Todd Peat WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy), is born.Ref: 5
May 23Kenny Gattison NBA forward (Orlando Magic), is born.Ref: 5
May 28Armon Gilliam NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 09Wayman Tisdale basketball: Olympic Gold medalist [1984], Univ of OK [all-American], Phoenix Suns; and jazz musician, is born.Ref: 4
Jun 27Chuck Connors Person, basketball: Auburn Univ, Indiana Pacers [NBA Rookie of the Year: 1986-1987], Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets; given nickname ‘the Rifleman’ because his mom liked the TV Western of that title, whose star [Chuck Connors] once played for the Boston CelticsRef: 4
Nov 23Steve Alford basketball: IN Univ. [capt. Of 1987 NCAA national championship team]; Manchester, Southwest Missouri State Univ. head coach, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 27Jack Haley NBA center (Chicago Bulls), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 28Roy Tarpley basketball: Dallas Mavericks, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 17Joe Wolf NBA forward/center (Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Arvydas Sabonis NBA center (Portland Trailblazers), is born.Ref: 5
1965
Jan 01Harry Galbreath NFL guard (Green Bay Packers), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Chris Dudley NBA center (New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Duane Ferrell NBA forward (San Francisco Warriors, Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Kenny Smith NBA guard (Houston Rockets), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Fran Harris WNBA guard (Houston Comets), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Avery Johnson NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 01Mark Jackson NBA guard (Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Karen Booker WNBA center (Utah Starzz), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 21Gary Grant NBA guard (New York Knicks), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Mark Bryant NBA forward/center (Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29Reggie Miller NBA player (Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Rony Seikaly NBA center (Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors), is born.Ref: 5
May 13Chris Washburn NBAer, is born.Ref: 5
May 26Greg Lloyd NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 06David Robinson Olympic Gold Medalist: 1992 basketball Dream Team; San Antonio Spurs center: NBA Rookie of the Year [1990], is born.Ref: 4
Sep 25Scottie Pippen basketball: Chicago Bulls; member of 1992 Olympic Gold Medal-winning dream team, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 08Teresa Weatherspoon WNBA guard (New York Liberty), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 17Jeff Grayer NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Olympics-bronze-1988), is born.Ref: 5
1966
Jan 20Chris Morris NBA forward (Utah Jazz), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Haywoode Workman NBA guard (Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Vincent Askew NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics, Trailblazers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 04Kevin Johnson NBA guard (Phoenix Suns), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Michelle Edwards WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Grant Long NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 15Abe Saperstein founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at age 63.Ref: 5
Mar 16Catarina Pollini WNBA forward (Houston Comets), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 22Brian Shaw NBA guard (Orlando Magic, San Francisco Warriors), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24Penny Toler WNBA guard (Los Angeles Sparks), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 11Dave Richards NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 19Randolph Keys NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
May 14Mark Jackson NBA guard (Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 5
May 14Pooh Richardson NBA guard (Los Angeles Clippers), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Danny Manning NBA forward/center (Phoenix Suns), is born.Ref: 5
May 22Donald Royal NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Eric Leckner NBA center (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 25Dikembe Mutombo basketball: Georgetown Univ, Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers; Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to help people in the Congo, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 14Anthony Mason NBA forward (New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 14Carl Herrera NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 16Clifford Robinson NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 26Tim Legler NBA guard (Washington Wizards/Bullets), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 28Joe Wolf NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals), is born.Ref: 5
1967
Jan 08Willie Anderson US, NBA guard (New York Knicks, Olympics-bronze-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 18Kim Perrot WNBA guard (Houston Comets), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 18Reese "Goose" Tatum basketballer (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 45.Ref: 5
Jan 29Stacey King NBA forward/center (Miami Heat), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 07Zheng Haixia WNBA center (Los Angeles Sparks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Derrick Graham guard (Seattle Seahawks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Mookie Blaylock NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Tom Hammonds NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Pervis Ellison NBA forward/center (Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 13Dana Barros NBA guard (Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Dino Radja NBA forward (Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 27Bridgette Gordon WNBA forward (Sacramento Monarchs, Olympics-gold-88), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Doug West NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
May 27George McCloud NBA forward/guard (Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Ruthie Bolton Holifield WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs/Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 28Glen Rice NBA guard/forward (Charlotte Hornets), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 21Derrick Coleman basketball: Syracuse Univ, Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 03Greg Sutton NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 14Eldridge Recasner NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15Keith Askins NBA guard/forward (Miami Heat), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 21Ervin Johnson NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 21Terry Mills NBA forward (Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
1968
Jan 15Bob Dahl NFL guard (Washington Redskins), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 19Marty Conlon NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 20Nick Anderson NBA guard/forward (Orlando Magic), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 26Reggie Jordan NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 02Sean Elliott NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 02Steve Henson NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 03Vlade Divac Yugoslavia, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Derek Strong NBA forward (Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Jayson Williams NBA center (New Jersey Nets), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27Loy Vaught NBA forward (Los Angeles Clippers), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 29Chucky Brown, basketball, NBA forward: North Carolina State; NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers, LA Lakers, NJ Nets, Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 17Judy Mosley McAfee WNBA forward (Sacramento Monarchs), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Scott Williams NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31J R Reid NBA forward (New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Mike Lansing Rawlins WY, infielder (Montréal Expos), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 22Bimbo Coles NBA guard (Golden State Warriors), is born.Ref: 5
May 09David Benoit NBA forward (Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets), is born.Ref: 5
May 22Randy Brown NBA guard (Chicago Bulls), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Kendall Gill NBA guard/forward (New Jersey Nets), is born.Ref: 5
May 31Duane Causwell NBA center (Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 22Darrell Armstrong basketball: Fayetteville State Univ, Orlando Magic, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 23Gary Payton ‘The Glove’: basketball: point guard: Seattle Supersonics, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 09Brent Price NBA guard (Houston Rockets, Washington Bullets), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 30Sean Higgins NBA guard/forward (Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trailblazers), is born.Ref: 5
1969
Jan 04Corie Blount NBA forward (Los Angeles Lakers), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 19Luc Longley NBA center (Chicago Bulls), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 25Penny Moore WNBA guard/forward (Charlotte Sting), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 03Robert Pack NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Donald Hodge NBA center (Charlotte Hornets), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Vincenzo Esposito NBA guard (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 09Mahmoud Abdul Rauf NBA guard (Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Larry Johnson NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Sharon Manning WNBA center/forward (Charlotte Sting), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Dale Davis NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Scott Sanders Hannibal MO, pitcher (San Diego Padres), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Craig Paquette Long Beach CA, infielder (Kansas City Royals), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Elliot Perry NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Steve Smith NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04Anthony Tucker NBA forward (New York Knicks), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 06Brian Williams NBA center/forward (Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 11Janeth Arcain WNBA forward (Houston Comets), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 14Mark Macon NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Billy Owens NBA forward/guard (Sacramento Kings), is born.Ref: 5
May 19Richard Dumas NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Travis Williams NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 23Chuck Taylor basketball; Converse sneaker spokesperson [his name was/is on their high-top canvas basketball sneakers [“Chucks”: over 500 million pairs sold since 1917]; dies.Ref: 4
Dec 06Elmore Spencer NBA center (Portland Trail Blazers), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Tom Gugliotta NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 20Bobby Phills NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets), is born.Ref: 5
1970
Jan 03Tony Farmer NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 07Todd Day NBA guard/forward (Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 16Don MacLean NBA forward (New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 29Scott Davis guard (Atlanta Falcons), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01Eric Mobley NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01Malik Sealy NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Stanley Roberts NBA center (Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Alonzo Mourning basketball: Georgetown Univ; NBA: Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat; earnings: $110 million over 7 yearsRef: 4
Feb 12Dell Demps NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Adam Keefe NBA forward (Utah Jazz), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26Sasha Danilovic NBA guard (Miami Heat), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Robbie Tobeck NFL guard/center (Atlanta Falcons), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Rex Walters NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24Marques Bragg NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 02Tammi Reiss WNBA guard (Utah Starzz), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 06Oliver Miller NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 16Walt Williams NBA forward/guard (Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 27Mikiko Hagiwara WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs), is born.Ref: 5
May 04Dawn Staley Philadelphia PA, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 05US performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site.Ref: 5
May 05LaPhonso Ellis NBA forward (Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Doug Christie NBA guard/forward (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Keith Tower NBA center (Los Angeles Clippers), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Hubert Davis NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Todd Mundt NBA center (Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
May 20Terrell Brandon NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks), is born.Ref: 5
May 26Sam Mack NBA forward/guard (Houston Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Lindsey Hunter NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 10Bryant Stith NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 12Ivano Newbill NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15Lawrence Funderburke NBA forward (Sacramento Kings), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15Mitchell Butler NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Cleveland Cavaliers), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Lucious Harris NBA guard (New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 21Monique Ambers WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 30Kevin Salvadori NBA center (Sacramento Kings), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 31Bryon Russell NBA forward (Utah Jazz), is born.Ref: 5
1971
Jan 01Bridget Pettis WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 02Aaron Williams NBA center (Seattle Supersonics), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 12Scott Burrell NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 21Doug Edwards NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Carlos Rogers NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 14Gheorghe Muresan NBA center (Washington Bullets/Wizards), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27Rich Tylski guard/center (Jacksonville Jaguars), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Darrick Martin NBA guard (Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Shad Williams Fresno CA, pitcher (California Angels), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Isaiah Rider NBA guard/forward (Minnesota Timberwolves, Port Trailblazers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 15Patrick Reidy Melbourne Victoria Australia, basketball forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 17Katrina Colleton WNBA guard/forward (Los Angeles Sparks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Wesley Person NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04Allan Houston NBA guard (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 06Anthony Redmon guard (Arizona Cardinals), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 13Charles Outlaw NBA forward (Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30B J Tyler NBA guard (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
May 05Harold Miner NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Corey Beck NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 02Jessie Hicks WNBA forward/center (Utah Starzz), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 06Matt Maloney NBA guard (Houston Rockets), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 31Brent Barry NBA guard (Seattle Sonics, Los Angeles Clippers), is born.Ref: 5
1972
Jan 03Deborah Carter WNBA forward (Utah Starzz), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 21Howard Nathan NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Elena Baranova WNBA center (Utah Starzz), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Shawn Respert NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 23Jamie Watson NBA forward (Utah Jazz), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26Clint McDaniel NBA guard (Sacramento Kings), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 05Brian Grant NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Shaquille O'Neal Newark NJ, NBA center (Magic, Lakers, Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Tom Barndt NFL/WLAF guard (Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 22Shawn Bradley NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Space Jams), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Lawrence Moten NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Michael Smith NBA forward (Sacramento Kings), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 06Dickey Simpkins NBA forward (San Francisco Warriors, Chicago Bulls), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Malcolm Huckaby NBA guard (Miami Heat), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 11Nicole Levesque WNBA guard (Charlotte Sting), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 15Vickie Johnson WNBA guard/forward (New York Liberty), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 21Tia Jackson WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury), is born.Ref: 5
May 05Rushia Brown WNBA forward/center (Cleveland Rockers), is born.Ref: 5
May 23Isabelle Fijalkowski WNBA center/forward (Cleveland Rockers), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Antonio Lang NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Bill Curley NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 02Alan Henderson NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Eva Nemcova WNBA forward/guard (Cleveland Rockers), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Howard Eisley NBA guard (Utah Jazz), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 30Loren Meyer NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks), is born.Ref: 5
1973
Jan 10Glenn Robinson Gary IN, NBA forward (Milwaukee, Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 18Junior Burrough NBA forward (Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 20Jalen Rose NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Jerome Allen NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Joe Stephens NBA forward (Houston Rockets), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 30Jalen Rose NBA guard (Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 30Sharone Wright NBA center/forward (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01Andrew DeClercq NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Juwan Howard NBA forward/center (Washington Bullets/Wizards), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 14Tyus Edney NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Chris Robinson NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Drew Barry NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 19Terrence Rencher NBA guard (Phoenix Suns), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Chris Webber NBA forward (Washington Bullets/Wizards), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 02John Elmore guard (Baltimore Ravens), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Greg Ostertag NBA center (Utah Jazz), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Michael Finley NBA guard/forward (Phoenix Suns/Dallas Mavericks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 13Bobby Jackson NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 23David Vaughn NBA forward (Orlando Magic, San Francisco Warriors), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 23Jason Kidd NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Bob Sura NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04Tiffany Woosley WNBA guard (Houston Comets), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 17Theo Ratliff NBA forward/center (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 20Lamond Murray NBA forward (Los Angeles Clippers), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Eric Snow NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers, Seattle Supersonics), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 26Mark Davis NBA guard/forward (Philadelphia 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 28Serge Zwikker NBA center (Houston Rockets), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Jerome Williams NBA forward (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
May 14Voshon Lenard NBA guard (Miami Heat), is born.Ref: 5
May 18Donyell Marshall NBA forward (Golden State Warriors), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Racquel Spurlock WNBA center (Houston Comets), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Etdrick Bohannon NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Corliss Williamson NBA forward (Sacramento Kings), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 05Corissa Yasen WNBA forward/guard (Sacramento Monarchs), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 10Rusty LaRue NBA guard (Chicago Bulls), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 13Shandon Anderson NBA forward (Utah Jazz), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Kebu Stewart NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 20Jenny Boucek WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 30Don Reid NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
1974
Jan 06Paul Grant NBA center (Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Tony Delk NBA guard (San Francisco Warriors), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 31Othella Harrington NBA forward (Houston Rockets), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01Walter McCarty NBA forward (Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 05Adrienne Johnson WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Steve Nash NBA guard (Phoenix Suns), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09John Wallace NBA forward (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27Chris Dishman guard (Arizona Cardinals), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Chris Carr NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 16Lamont Burns guard (New York Jets), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 22Marcus Camby NBA forward (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 23Eric Washington NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Anita Maxwell WNBA forward (Cleveland Rockers), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Ace Custis NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks), is born.Ref: 5
1975
Jan 01Chris Anstey NBA center (Dallas Mavericks), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Damon Denson guard (New England Patriots), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 10Tina Thompson WNBA forward (Houston Comets), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Jacque Vaughn NBA guard (Utah Jazz), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 12Scot Pollard NBA center (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Charles O'Bannon NBA guard (Detroit Pistons), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 23Chris Garner NBA guard (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 09Adonal Foyle NBA center (San Francisco Warriors), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 11Cedric Henderson NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 19Antonio Daniels NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Thomas Hamilton NBA center (Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04Kisha Ford WNBA guard/forward (New York Liberty), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 12Marcie Alberts WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Michael Stewart NBA center (Sacramento Kings), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 28Martin Lewis NBA guard (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Austin Croshere NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), is born.Ref: 5
May 13Chris Crawford NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 07Allen Iverson basketball: Georgetown Univ, Philadelphia 76ers [rookie of the year: 1996-1997], is born.Ref: 4
Dec 14James Cotton NBA guard (Seattle Supersonics), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 14Tamecka Dixon WNBA guard (Los Angeles Sparks), is born.Ref: 5
1976
Feb 11Tony Battie NBA forward (Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Samaki Walker NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Danny Fortson NBA forward (Denver Nuggets), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Keith Closs NBA center (Los Angeles Clippers), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Tim Duncan NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29God Shammgod NBA guard (Washington Wizards), is born.Ref: 5
May 18Ron Mercer NBA guard (Boston Celtics), is born.Ref: 5
May 19Kevin Garnett NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 11Shareef AbdurRahim NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies), is born.Ref: 5
1977
Feb 20Stephon Marbury NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26Tim Thomas NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), is born.Ref: 5
May 07Marko Milic NBA guard (Phoenix Suns), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 10Adolph Rupp, basketball coach at the University of Kentucky who achieved a record 876 victories, dies.Ref: 68
Dec 13Entire University of Evansville basketball team (14 players) die in plane crash.Ref: 5
1978
Sep 28Neil Johnston Basketball Hall of Famer: Philadelphia Warriors center [1951-1959], coach [1960]; 4-time NBA all-star; dies.Ref: 4
1979
May 24Tracy McGrady NBA forward (Toronto Raptors), is born.Ref: 5
1986
Jun 19University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias, the second pick in the NBA draft, suffered a fatal cocaine-induced seizure.Ref: 70
1988
Jan 05"Pistol Pete" Mavarich NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40.Ref: 5
1990
Aug 31Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton NY Knick, dies at 65 of a heart attackRef: 5
Oct 07John "Cat" Thompson basketball hall of famer, dies at 84.Ref: 5
1991
Sep 14Magic Johnson weds Erieatha "Cookie" KellyRef: 5
Sep 15NBA star Magic Johnson marries Earletha "Cookie" Kelly.Ref: 5
1992
May 26Danny Biasone basketball innovator (24-second clock), dies at age 83 in Syracuse NY. (TWA, 1993)Ref: 95
Jul 27Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis died after collapsing on a Brandeis University basketball court during practice; he was 27.Ref: 70
1993
Jan 15Henry Iba basketball coach, dies at 88.Ref: 5
Jan 19Chris Street basketball player, dies at 20.Ref: 5
Jan 22Jim Pollard Basketball Hall of Famer: Minneapolis Lakers; coach: La Salle College; dies.Ref: 4
Mar 05Boston Celtic Larry Bird undergoes backfusion surgery.Ref: 5
Apr 28Jim Valvano basketball coach (North Carolina State), dies of cancer at 47.Ref: 5
1994
Dec 013 Seattle Seahawks injured in a car accident.Ref: 5
1995
Jan 06Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939).Ref: 5
Jan 21Alex Groza basketball: Univ. of Kentucky; USA Men’s Basketball Olympic basketball team [1948]; banned by NBA for accepting bribes at Univ. of Kentucky; brother of football Hall of Famer Lou Groza; dies.Ref: 5
1998
Jan 14Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault chargeRef: 5
1999
Oct 12Basketball Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain dies in his home at age 63 of an apparent heart attack.Ref: 9
2000
Oct 16Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning and his doctors announce he has a kidney disorder. (USA Today, p 1C, 11/25/2003)Ref: 13
2001
Jan 26Al McGuire Basketball Hall of Famer: New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, Marquette University coach: Coach of the Year [1971, 1974], Belmont Abbey College coach; college color sportscaster for NBC; dies.Ref: 4
Feb 19Guy Rodgers basketball: Milwaukee Bucks, Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia Warriors; dies. (TWA, 2003)Ref: 95
Apr 29Andy Phillip NBA Basketball Hall of Famer: Univ. of Illinois [‘floor general’: Whiz Kids]; Philadelphia Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons; Associated Press all-time All-American team [1950]; dies.Ref: 4
May 01‘Happy’ (Harold) Hairston basketball: Sacramento Kings, LA Lakers; dies.Ref: 4
2002
Jan 18Alex Hannum basketball: player: Syracuse Nationals; coach: only coach to win titles in both NBA [Philadelphia ’76ers] and ABA [Oakland Oaks]; dies.Ref: 4
Jun 25Derrek Dickey basketball: Golden State Warriors; TV color analyst: Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings; dies.Ref: 4
2003
Aug 27Former Baylor basketball player, Carlton Dotson is indicted for the murder of former teammate and roommate Patrick Dennehy in McClennan County (Waco), TX. (XDG, p 3B, 8/28/2003)Ref: 83
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