- 1891
| Dec 21 | 18 students play 1st basketball game (Springfield College). | Ref: 5 |
- 1892
| Jan 15 | Triangle magazine in Springfield, MA published the rules for a brand new game: the one we know that began by attaching peach baskets to a suspended board. It is better known as basketball. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 20 | The first official basketball game was played by students at the Springfield, MA YMCA Training School. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 11 | 200 view first public game of basketball played at School for Christian Workers, Springfield, MA. | Ref: 10 |
- 1893
| Mar 22 | First public women's basketball game played at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. | Ref: 10 |
- 1894
| Jan 27 | The University of Chicago played its first basketball game, defeating the Chicago YMCA Training School 19-11. The University of Chicago was the first basketball team to play a full schedule of games, winding up with a 6-1 record. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | First college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11. | Ref: 5 |
- 1895
| Feb 09 | The first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3. | Ref: 4 |
- 1896
| Jan 16 | The first five-player college basketball game was played at Iowa City, Iowa. The University of Chicago defeated the University of Iowa by the score of 15-12. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 10 | Intercollegiate basketball was played for the first time as Wesleyan University defeated Yale, 4-3, in New Haven, Connecticut. | Ref: 4 |
- 1897
| Mar 20 | The first five-man basketball team intercollegiate basketball game to use five players per team was held. Yale beat Pennsylvania by a score of 32-10 in New Haven, CT. | Ref: 4 |
- 1923
| Feb 13 | First Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance", organizes. | Ref: 5 |
- 1924
| Feb 25 | Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland High School basketball game (163-3). | Ref: 5 |
- 1927
| Jan 07 | Harlem Globetrotters, clown princes of basketball, play first exhibition game in Hinckley, IL. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Harlem Globetrotters play their first game. | Ref: 5 |
- 1930
| Feb 15 | Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Adolph Rupp’s Kentucky Wildcats defeated Georgetown College, 67-19. It was the first time Rupp coached Kentucky and he wowed the crowd on hand with a fast break style of basketball that was practically unheard of at the time. Rupp continued to coach at Kentucky for 44 years, winning 874 games and earning four national titles. | Ref: 4 |
- 1933
| Jan 13 | Making her first appearance in professional basketball, Babe (Mildred) Didrikson scored nine points as the Brooklyn Yankees beat the stew out of the Long Island Ducklings. | Ref: 4 |
- 1934
| Dec 29 | The first regular-season college basketball game was played at Madison Square Garden in NY City. NY University beat Notre Dame, 25-18 in, as you can see by the score, anything but an offensive battle. In the second game of the night, Westminster defeated St. Johns, 37-33. | Ref: 4 |
- 1935
| Apr 06 | H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses & sinks 371 more. | Ref: 5 |
- 1938
| Mar 16 | Temple defeats Colorado to win first NIT. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 24 | National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball. | Ref: 5 |
- 1939
| Mar 27 | First NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: University of Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Renaissance Big 5 win first pro basketball championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1940
| Feb 28 | The first televised basketball game was shown -- over W2XBS in New York City -- from Madison Square Garden. The game featured Fordham University and the University of Pittsburgh. Pitt won, 50-37. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 30 | 2nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana University beats Kansas 60-42 | Ref: 5 |
- 1941
| Feb 07 | Forward Jackie Robinson scored 20 points for UCLA in a losing cause, as the Trojans of USC beat the Bruins 43-41. This marked the 34th straight loss that UCLA had suffered to USC since 1932. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 24 | (Long Island) Long Island University beats Ohio University 56-42 for NIT basketball championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | 3rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Wisconsin beats Washington State 39-34 | Ref: 5 |
- 1942
| Mar 28 | 4th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Dartmouth 53-38 | Ref: 5 |
- 1943
| Mar 30 | 5th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: University of Wyoming beat Georgetown 46-34 | Ref: 5 |
- 1944
| Mar 28 | 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40 | Ref: 5 |
- 1945
| Jan 02 | Kentucky begins 130 home basketball game win streak, ends in 1955. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | De Paul wins NIT basketball championship, George Mikan scores 34 points. | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 27 | 7th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NYU 49-44 | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | DePaul beats Bowling Green for NIT title. | Ref: 5 |
- 1946
| Mar 23 | 8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats North Carolina 43-40. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 06 | New York City was the site of the formation of the Basketball Association of America. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 11 | NY Knicks' first game at Madison Sq Garden loses 78-68 to Chicago Stags. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 01 | NY Knicks 1st basketball game beat Toronto Huskies 68-66. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 11 | A crowd of 17,205 showed up at Madison Square Garden to check out the new NBA team in town. The NY Knickerbockers, or Knicks, as they are known, played Chicago -- and lost, 78-68. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 23 | University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne University, because they may use a black player in their basketball game. | Ref: 5 |
- 1947
| Mar 25 | 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | First NBA Championship Philadelphia Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1948
| Mar 13 | 10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | 2nd NBA Championship Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1949
| Mar 26 | 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State 46-36. | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 13 | 3rd NBA Championship Minneapolis Lakers beat Washington Capitals, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1950
| Mar 18 | CCNY beats Bradley 69-61 for the NIT championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: City College of New York beats Bradley 71-68; CCNY becomes 1st to win NCAA & National Invitation Basketball in same year | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | 4th NBA Championship Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Chuck Cooper becomes the first black to play in the NBA. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | ‘Sweetwater’ (Nat) Clifton’s contract was purchased by the NY Knicks. Sweetwater played for the Harlem Globetrotters and was the first black player in the NBA. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 01 | The Boston Celtic's Charles Cooper becomes the first negro player in the NBA. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 22 | This was a slow night in the NBA. The lowest score recorded in the National Basketball Association was posted. The Fort Wayne Pistons (later Detroit Pistons) whipped the tar out of the hometown Minneapolis Lakers (later Los Angeles Lakers) by the score of 19-18. | Ref: 4 |
- 1951
| Jan 06 | Indpls beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Washington Capitals NBA club folds. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Washington Capitals NBA club folds. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | 3 City College of New York basketball players admit to accepting bribes. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | The East beat the West, 111-to-94, in the first NBA All-Star Game, in Boston MA. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Bill Mikvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58 | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | 5th NBA Championship Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Women's Golf Invitational Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 22 | The largest crowd to see a basketball game -- 75,052 -- looked on as the Harlem Globetrotters performed before a non-paying crowd. | Ref: 4 |
- 1952
| Mar 26 | 14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St Johns 80-63 | Ref: 2 |
| Apr 25 | 6th NBA Championship Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
- 1953
| Jan 02 | NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 points in basketball game. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 points in basketball game. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Bob Cousey sets a record of 30 free throws in one game (Cetlics against the Nationals). | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 21 | NBA record 106 fouls & 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | 7th NBA Championship Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
- 1954
| Feb 02 | Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 points in basketball game. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Furman basketball star Frank Selvy scores 100 points in a game vs Newberry. The score was 149-95, Furman the winner. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | 16th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: La Salle beats Bradley 92-76. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | 8th NBA Championship Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock & 6 team-foul rule. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock rule. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | The 24-minute shot clock is used for the first time in a professional basketball game. (XDG, p 4A, 12/30/2000). | Ref: 83 |
- 1955
| Jan 08 | After 130 home basketball wins, Georgia Tech defeated Kentucky 59-58. It was the first Kentucky loss at home since January 2, 1943. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 08 | Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | 9th NBA Championship Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | High School basketball star Wilt Chamberlain, 7' 2", announces he'll play for the University of Kansas next year. ("May 14, Your Birthday", Natalis Press, ©1990) | |
- 1956
| Mar 19 | Biggest NBA margin of victory: Minnesota Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | 18th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats Iowa 83-71; this is San Francisco's 2nd consecutive national basketball championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | 10th NBA Championship Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 22 | Bill Sharman (Boston) begins NBA free throw streak of 55 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games. | Ref: 5 |
- 1957
| Mar 23 | 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas 54-53 (3 overtimes). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | NBA modifies the free-throw rule. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | 11th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
- 1958
| Jan 09 | In basketball Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati OH) scores 56, Seton Hall team 54. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | In basketball Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati OH) scores 56, Seton Hall team 54. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Celtic Bill Russell grabs 41 rebounds to beat Syracuse 119-101. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | George Yardley (Pistons) is first NBAer to score 2,000 points in season. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; he goes into a coma & is permanently disabled. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati scores a NCAA midwest region-record 56 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | 12th NBA Championship St Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1959
| Jan 28 | Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers, winning 179-139. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Bill Sharman of the Boston Celtics began what was to be the longest string of successful consecutive free throws (56 in a row) to set a new National Basketball Association record. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 19 | Bill Sharman of the Boston Celtics began what was to be the longest string of successful consecutive free throws (56 in a row) to set a new National Basketball Association record. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 21 | 21st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: California beats W VA 71-70. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Bill Sharman hits a record 56 consecutive foul shots. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | 13th NBA Championship Boston Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games; this is Celtics' 8th consecutive title. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 24 | Wilt ‘The Stilt’ Chamberlain launched a pro basketball record streak. Not only did he play in 799 consecutive games; he didn’t foul out in one of them. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 08 | The ‘Big E’, Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers, scores 64 points and set a National Basketball Association scoring mark. The Lakers beat Boston 136-115. | Ref: 4 |
- 1960
| Jan 12 | Dolph Schayes of the Syracuse Nationals became the first pro basketball player in the NBA to score more than 15,000 points in his career. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 16 | In a benefit basketball game, the Steelers beat the Pirates in overtime, 22-20. Dick Groat scores 14 points for the Bucs. | Ref: 1 |
| Jan 22 | 10th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Burnsville, West Virginia beat the tar out of Widen, West Virginia in basketball. Burnsville, 173, Widen, 43. Danny Heater starred by pouring in 135 points! | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 26 | Danny Heater scores 135 points in basketball game (Boys' High School). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Boston Celtic Bill Russell becomes first NBAer with 50 rebounds (51). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia) sets NBA playoff record of 53 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | 22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | 14th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3; this is Celtics' 9th consecutive title. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 11 | Largest NY Knick 49th St MSG crowd-18,499. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 11 | Largest NY Knick 49th St MSG crowd-18,499. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 15 | Elgin Baylor of NBA Los Angeles Lakers scores 71 points vs NY Knicks. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 24 | Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record). | Ref: 5 |
- 1961
| Feb 12 | Celtic Bill Russell grabs 40 rebounds to beat Warriors 136-125. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 70-65 (OT). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | 3rd place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as St Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in 4 overtimes. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | 15th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 27 | American Basketball League starts play. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 25 | Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics scored his 15,000th career point in the NBA. Only one other player has scored more: Dolph Schayes. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Smallest NY Knicks crowd at 49th St Madison Square Garden-1,300 (due to snowstorm). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive points without a miss (NBA record). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Wilt Chamberlain scores the 2nd highest total in the NBA 78. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 78 points vs Los Angeles. | Ref: 5 |
- 1962
| Jan 13 | Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia Warriors scores NBA-record 73 points vs Chicago. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs St Louis. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs New York. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Wilt ‘The Stilt’ Chamberlain scored 100 points and broke an NBA record as the Philadelphia Warriors beat the New York Knicks 169-147. Chamberlain broke NBA marks for the most field goal attempts (63), most field goals made (36), most free throws made (28), most points in a half (59), most field goal attempts in a half (37), most field goals made in a half (22), and most field goal attempts in one quarter (21). The 316 total points scored tied an NBA record. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 15 | Wilt Chamberlain is 1st to score 4000 pts in an NBA season. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | 16th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | The National Basketball Association agreed to plans to transfer the Philadelphia Warriors to San Francisco, CA. The team became the San Francisco Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors). | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 03 | Wilt Chamberlain of the NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points vs Los Angeles Lakers. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 16 | Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 73 points vs NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics set a National Basketball Association record as he made his 5,926th field goal. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 22 | 1,000,000th NBA point scored. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | American Basketball League announces suspension of operation. | Ref: 5 |
- 1963
| Jan 17 | Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 67 points vs Los Angeles. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 70 points vs Syracuse. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | San Francisco's Guy Rodgers ties NBA record with 28 assists. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Bob Cousey of the Boston Celtics played his last regular season basketball game after 13 years in the National Basketball Association. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 23 | 25th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Loyola beats Cincinnati 60-58 (OT). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics retired from the NBA. Mr. Basketball’ wouldn’t give up the game, however, as he went on to coach Boston College to a record 117 wins and 38 losses. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 24 | 17th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1964
| Jan 14 | 14th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 111-107 at Boston. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Most lopsided high-school basketball score-211-29 (Louisiana). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Coach Adolph Rupp of the University of Kentucky got win #700 as the Wildcats defeated Georgia 108-83. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 15 | Bill Bradley scores 51 points for Princeton. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 29 | North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 29 | "Rugantino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 28 performances. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Creighton's Paul Silas grabs Midwest record 27 rebounds against Oklahoma. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | 26th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Duke 98-83. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | UCLA completes undefeated NCAA basketball season (30-0). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | 18th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 1, for 6th straight NBA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 13 | Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes first NBAer to score 20,000 points. | Ref: 5 |
- 1965
| Jan 23 | Boston Celtic center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in loss to Philadelphia Warriors led by Wilt Chamberlain. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | 27th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Michigan 91-80. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points & San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in seperate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | 19th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 09 | First NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | 2nd NY Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner). | Ref: 5 |
- 1966
| Jan 12 | Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers set a National Basketball Association record as he reached a career high of 20,884 points after seven seasons as a pro basketball player. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 19 | 28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Arnold "Red" Auerbach retires as Boston Celtic's coach. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | 20th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3, for 8th straight NBA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | NBA awards Seattle Supersonics a franchise for 1967-68 season. | Ref: 5 |
- 1967
| Feb 02 | A second professional basketball league was formed by representatives of the NBA: the American Basketball Association. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 28 | Wilt Chamberlain makes NBA history when he scores his 35th consecutive field goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | 29th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Dayton 79-64, its 3rd national basketball championship in 4 years. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Philadelphia '76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | 21st NBA Championship Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 23 | NJ Americans (later NY/NJ Nets) play first ABA game. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points vs Chicago | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | First NBA game at Great Western Forum, Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston 147-118. | Ref: 5 |
- 1968
| Jan 09 | First ABA All-Star Game East 126 beats West 120 at Indiana. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Houston ends UCLA's 47-game basketball winning streak, 71-69. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | NBA announces it will expand to Milwaukee & Phoenix. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Coach Adolph Rupp of the Kentucky Wildcats notches win #772 and became the winningest coach in college basketball history, as Kentucky beats Mississippi. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 09 | First ABA All-Star Game East 126 beats West 120 at Indiana. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Anaheim's Les Salvage scores 10, 3-point baskets in ABA game vs Denver. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens in Springfield, MA. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 23 | Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers wows the home crowd at the old Philadelphia Arena by becoming the first pro basketball player to score more than 25,000 career points. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 23 | 30th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats North Carolina 78-55. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | First NBA game at Madison Square Garden, Knicks beat San Diego Clippers. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | 1st ABA basketball championship began. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | First ABA championship: Pittsburgh Pipers beat New Orleans Buccaneers, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 15 | NJ Americans moved to Comack & become NY Nets (ABA). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 16 | Milwaukee Bucks play their first game losing 89-84 to Chicago Bulls. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 31 | Milwaukee Bucks win their first game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 23 | Milwaukee Bucks make their first NBA trade, giving Bob Love & Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson. | Ref: 5 |
- 1969
| Jan 28 | 2nd ABA All-Star Game West 133 beats East 127 at Louisville. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cincinnati-Detroit, San Diego-Boston. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | LSU Pete Maravich scores 66, despite losing to Tulane 101-94. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | 31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 UCLA wins its 5th national championship in 6 years. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | UCLA defeated Purdue 92-72 to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball championship. The Bruins were the first team to win three consecutive championships -- all under legendary head coach John Wooden. UCLA went on to dominate the college basketball title through the 1973 season. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 02 | The Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association signed Lew Alcindor for a reported $1,400,000 five-year contract. Alcindor soon changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabar and his team to the Los Angeles Lakers. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 23 | Los Angeles Laker Jerry West scores 53 points. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 12 | The Boston Celtics basketball team was sold for $6,000,000. It was the highest dollar figure ever paid for a pro basketball team (to that time). | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 17 | (Long Island) NY Nets move from Comack to Island Garden, Hempstead NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Pete Marovich sets NCAA record of hitting 30 of 31 foul shots. | Ref: 5 |
- 1970
| Jan 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. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | 20th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 142-135 at Philadelphia. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | 3rd ABA All-Star Game West 128 beats East 98 at Indiana. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | ‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich scored 49 points for Louisiana State University against Mississippi State. Maravich became the first collegiate player to score over 3,000 career points. Maravich went on to become a star for the, then, New Orleans Jazz (now, Utah Jazz). Sadly, Maravich died of a heart attack (Jan. 5, 1988), after collapsing during a pickup three-on-three game, in a California gym. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 06 | NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston & Portland. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | LSU's "Pistol" Pete Marovich scores 69 points in losing cause. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Jacksonville is first college basketball team to average 100+ points per game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | 32nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Jacksonville 80-69. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | 24th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99 | Ref: 2 |
| May 25 | 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat Los Angeles Stars, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | Cleve Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their first game 107-92. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 28 | NBA Cleveland Cavaliers play their first home game losing to San Diego 110-99. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 02 | Cleveland Cavaliers lose by biggest margin-54 pts (Philadelphia 141-87). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 12 | Cleveland Cavaliers score their first NBA victory (11th game), beating Portland 105-103. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 21 | NY Knicks first game against Cleveland Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 06 | Cleveland Cavaliers score their first NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106. | Ref: 5 |
- 1971
| Jan 05 | Harlem Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | UCLA loses to Notre Dame, UCLA then wins next 88 games in a row. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | 4th ABA All-Star Game East 126 beats West 122 at Carolina. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | UCLA starts 88 basketball game win streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Walt Wesley becomes the first Cleveland Cavalier to score 50 points in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | 33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova 68-62; this is UCLA's 5th consecutive NCAA basketball title | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | 25th NBA Championship Milwaukee Bucks beat Baltimore Bullets in 4 games. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 24 | The National Basketball Association modified its four-year eligibility rule to allow for collegiate hardship cases. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 05 | The Los Angeles Lakers begin the longest winning streak in the history of pro sports by winning the first of 33 consecutive basketball games. | Ref: 4 |
- 1972
| Jan 05 | Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavaliers vs Lakers-11,178). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | Los Angeles Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | Los Angeles Lakers 33 straight win streak snapped, losing to Bucks 120-104. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | 22nd NBA All-Star Game West beats East 112-110 at Los Angeles. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | 7' Ohio State center Luke Witte is stomped in face during a brawl in a game with Minnesota. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for 2nd consecutive game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | 5th ABA All-Star Game East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. Douglas not only coached the New York Renaissance, an all-black team which won 88 consecutive games in 1933, he owned the team. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 16 | Los Angeles Lakers basketball-great Wilt Chamberlain topped the 30,000-point mark in his career during a game against the Phoenix Suns. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 20 | First time Cleveland Cavaliers beat New York Knicks (111-109). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Wilt Chamberlain is first NBA player to score 30,000 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | The Cincinnati Royals announced plans to move the National Basketball Association franchise to Kansas City, MO. You may think that the Royals not only moved, but changed their sport ... to baseball. However, the Kansas City Royals baseball team was already in place, so the basketball team became the Kings. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 18 | AIAW first basketball championship, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Memphis' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 points in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is named NBA MVP. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida 81-76; UCLA's 6th consecutive national basketball title. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Los Angeles Lakers break the NBA record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13). | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 27 | Adolph Rupp of the the University of Kentucky retired after 42 years of coaching the Wildcats. During his long tenure at Kentucky, Rupp won 874 games for a winning average of 82.1 percent. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 28 | Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | 26th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat New York Nets, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
- 1973
| Jan 23 | 23rd NBA All-Star Game East beats West 104-84 at Chicago. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | 6th ABA All-Star Game West 123 beats East 111 at Utah. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Friendsville Academy (Tennessee) ends 138-game basketball losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52 to win AIAW Basketball title. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76; this is UCLA's 7th consecutive NCAA basketball title | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 29 | Dave Cowens wins NBA MVP. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | 27th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 | Ref: 2 |
| May 12 | 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 01 | First US-China basketball game, US collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 07 | All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 30 | ABA Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to the NY Nets. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 31 | ABA Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to the NY Nets. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 07 | Mike Storen becomes the American Basketball Assn's 4th commissioner. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 21 | Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA KC Kings for $450,000. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 26 | Wilt Chamberlain signs with ABA San Diego Conquistadors. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 09 | Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 28 | Elmore Smith of the Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game (NBA record). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | US Air Arena opens in Landover MD, Bullets beat Seattle, 98-96. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game. | Ref: 5 |
- 1974
| Jan 15 | 24th NBA All-Star Game West beats East 134-123 at Seattle. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Notre Dame end UCLA’s 88-game winning streak -- at South Bend, Indiana. The Fighting Irish posted a 71-70 basketball win over the Bruins of the University of California at Los Angeles. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 20 | Essex Community College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | 7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavaliers vs Golden State-1,641). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | The New Orleans Jazz became the 18th member of the NBA in return for a $6.15-million expansion franchise fee. In a trade with the Atlanta Hawks, the Jazz acquired the flashy 6-5 Maravich as the team's first player. Aaron James was the club's initial selection in the NBA Draft. Ref | |
| Mar 24 | 36th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64; this ends UCLA's 7 year reign as NCAA basketball champions. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | 7th ABA championship: NY Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1 | Ref: 2 |
| May 12 | 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 01 | Virginia Squires trade Julius "Dr J" Erving to the NY Nets. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 03 | NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 17 | NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 18 | Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists & 12 blocks. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 19 | Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland (next win 6-1-90). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 26 | Cleveland Coliseum opens for NBA's Cavaliers & MISL's Crunch. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 16 | Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record). | Ref: 5 |
- 1975
| Jan 28 | 8th ABA All-Star Game East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | NBA New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Georgia Tech blanks Earklham, 41-0, setting the NCAA mark for the largest margin of victory. | Ref: 1 |
| Mar 26 | Washington Capitals play record NHL 37th road game without a win & NHL record of 17 straight losses | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 28 | Washington Capitals win first game on road after 37 straight road losses also sets own team record with 17 straight losses. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | 37th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Kentucky 92-55; this is John Wooden's final game & UCLA's 10th NCAA championship in 12 years | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | 8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat the Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | 29th NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in 4 games. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Fred Newman makes 12,874 baskets in a one-day exhibition. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabber & Walt Wesley to LA for 4 players. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 28 | Calvin Murphy (Houston) begins NBA free throw streak of 58 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 18 | Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak 58 games. | Ref: 5 |
- 1976
| Jan 24 | Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 points (beat Milwaukee 132-89). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | 9th ABA All-Star Game Denver 144 beats ABA 138 at Denver. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 28 | NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | 26th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 123-109 at Philadelphia. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Largest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavaliers vs Washington-21,130). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Delta States beat Immaculata, 69-64, for AIWA basketball title | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | 38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68 | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | The Cleveland Cavaliers clinch their first ever NBA playoff berth. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Cleveland Cavaliers win their first NBA Central Division title. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | 1st NBA playoff game for Cleve Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | 9th & final ABA championship: NY Nets beat Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 06 | Celtics beat Suns for NBA championship, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 17 | ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets & Spurs) merges into the NBA. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | NBA & ABA agree to merge. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 17 | ABA merges into the NBA. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 20 | NY Nets Julius "Dr J" Erving is sold to the Phila 76ers. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 21 | The New York Knicks retire Willis Reed's uniform no. 19. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 22 | Rick Barry (SF), begins then longest NBA free throw streak of 60. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 16 | Rick Barry (San Francisco), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 19 | Connie (Cornelius) Hawkins Basketball Hall of Famer: Pittsburgh Rens, Harlem Globetrotters, Pittsburgh Pipers, LA Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, has his jersey retired by the Phoenix Suns. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 24 | NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | 9th ABA All-Star Game Denver 144 beats ABA 138 at Denver. | Ref: 5 |
- 1977
| Feb 01 | Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | 39th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Marquette beats North Carolina 67-59 | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 05 | Trailblazers beat 76ers for NBA championship, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 11 | Pistol Pete Maravich signed a five-year basketball contract with the New Orleans Jazz for $3 million. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 18 | Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey #42 (Nate Thumond). | Ref: 5 |
- 1978
| Feb 05 | Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | George Gervin, of the San Antonio Spurs, scores 23 points in the fourth quarter of a game with the Golden State Warriors. (XDG, p 4A, 2/12/2000) | Ref: 83 |
| Feb 14 | In girls' HS basketball, Chicago Latin beats Harvard St George. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Kevin Porter, New Jersey, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | University of San Francisco-led Bill Cartwright scores 23 points as the Dons oust North Carolina. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | 40th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Duke 94-88 | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points & San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in seperate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter). | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | NBA championship: Portland Trailblazers win in 4 games | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 07 | Bullets beat Supersonics for NBA championship, 4 games to 3. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 20 | First 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-IA, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota & Dayton. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | First game of the Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle vs Milwaukee Does. | Ref: 5 |
- 1979
| Feb 21 | Two Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters; the game was won 4-2 in the 4th overtime period. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | 10 rebounds & 10 assists, as the Spartans cruise to a 101-67 by University of Pennsylvania; Michigan State's Earvin "Magic" Johnson registers triple-double 29 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | 41st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan State Spartans beat Indiana State Sycamores, 75-64 as Magic Johnson outscores Larry Bird, 24-19; this snaps Indiana State's 33-game win streak | Ref: 2 |
| Jun 01 | Supersonics beat Bullets for NBA championship, 4 games to 1. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 12 | Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, first woman on an NBA club. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 15 | The New York Knicks retire Walt Frazier's uniform no. 10. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 17 | NY Stars (WBL) home opener at MSG in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | Foots Walker becomes the first Cleveland Cavalier to score a triple-double. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey #7, Bingo Smith. | Ref: 5 |
- 1980
| Jan 12 | Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 154-153 in quadruple OT. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | 30th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 144-136 (OT) at Washington. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Rick Barry, Houston, is first in NBA to score 8, 3-point goals in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Mike Bratz (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | 42nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats UCLA 59-54. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | 34th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 18 | Detroit blocks 21 Atlanta shots setting NBA record. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78. | Ref: 5 |
- 1981
| Feb 01 | 31st NBA All-Star Game East beats West 123-120 at Cleveland. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Calvin Murphy (Hou), sets NBA record with 78 consecutive free throws. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | NCAA St Joseph's upsets top seed DePaul. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | The New York Knicks retire Dave DeBusschere's uniform no. 22. | Ref: 31 |
| Mar 30 | 43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50 | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | San Antonio blocks 20 Golden State shots to set NBA reg game record. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | 35th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2, to win their 14th NBA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 17 | NBA NY Knick Bill Cartwright, ties record of 19 of 19 free throws. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 01 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surpassed Oscar Robertson as pro basketball’s second all-time leading scorer (second to Wilt Chamberlain). Kareem got to the total of 26,712 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 117-86. Chamberlain’s record fell in 1984, when Kareem’s scores reached 31,259. Kareem wound up his career in 1989 with 38,387 points. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 21 | Cincinnati defeated Bradley 75-73 in seven overtimes! The game became the longest collegiate basketball game in the history of NCAA Division I competition. The marathon game was played in Peoria, IL. If it can play there... it can play anywhere! | Ref: 4 |
- 1982
| Jan 29 | Old Dominion ends Los Angeles Tech's women's basketball record 54-game win streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | 32nd NBA All-Star Game East beats West 120-118 at New Jersey. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), begins streak of 63 consecutive free throws. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | The most points scored by two teams in the National Basketball Association made history. San Antonio beat Milwaukee 171-166 in three overtime periods to set the mark. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 28 | First NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Louisiana Tech beats Cheney 76-62. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | 44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown 63-62 | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Los Angeles Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 08 | Los Angeles beats Phila 76ers, for the NBA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 03 | Detroit blocks 20 Cleveland Cavalier shots tying NBA regulation game record. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 05 | Cleveland Cavaliers lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Chaminade defeated previously unbeaten Virginia at home in Honolulu. Chaminade was a school hardly anyone had ever heard of until that upset. Ralph Samson, one of the ‘Twin Towers’ of the NBA’s Houston Rockets, was held to 12 points, as the school of only 850 students won, 77-72. Even Chaminade’s students were at a loss as to how they won. After all, they were never known for their sports. Chaminade alumni still talk about this one. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 24 | Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic. | Ref: 5 |
- 1983
| Jan 22 | Houston is first NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 & win 113-96. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | In NBA, Portland scores all 17 points in overtime to beat Houston 113-96. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | 33rd NBA All-Star Game East beats West 132-123 at Los Angeles CA. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | NBA Indiana Pacers begin a 28 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | The Philadelphia 76ers won their 10th straight game, beating the New York Knicks 106-94, their 50th win of the season. The Sixers lost only seven of their first 57 games. The team had the fastest start of any team in the 37-year history of the National Basketball Association. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 16 | Smallest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Nets-1,814). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Basketball player Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics set a regular season Celtic scoring record as he pumped in 53 points. The record stayed intact until 1985 when Bird broke his own record with a 60-point performance on March 12. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 03 | 2nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Southern California beats Los Angeles Tech 69-67. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | North Carolina State beats Houston for NCAA basketball title. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | San Antonio spurs beat Denver Nuggets, 152-133 in NBA playoff game. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Los Angeles Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 30 | Denver Nugget coach Doug Moe, hopelessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | In his final season as head basketball coach of the DePaul Blue Demons, Ray Meyer won game #700. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 13 | Detroit and Denver played for 3 hours, 11 minutes in pro basketball. The Pistons finally won, 186-184, in triple overtime. NBA single-game records were set for most points by two teams; by one team; assists; and field goals -- plus, hot dogs sold; pennants snapped up by fans; popcorn, peanuts, nachos, too! And, Kiki Vandeweghe of the Denver Nuggets had a career-high night with 51 points. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 18 | NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | The NCAA men’s basketball rules committee rescinded the controversial, last-two-minute, free-throw rule. It had been enforced at the beginning of the 1983 season to eliminate excessive fouling at the end of a game. The idea bombed. There were even more fouls after the rule was enacted. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 21 | NBA Indiana Pacers end a 28 game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | ‘Dr. J’, Julius Erving, of the Philadelphia 76ers, sank a free throw in the third quarter to become the ninth professional basketball player to score 25,000 points. The 13-year veteran reached his milestone, but the Sixers still lost to the Seattle SuperSonics, 97-93. | Ref: 70 |
- 1984
| Jan 05 | Adrian Dantly (Utah), ties NBA record of 28 free throws. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 08 | NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 11 | Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women's basketball record with 70 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | 34th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 154-145 (OT) at Denver. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Ralph Sampson, one of the Houston Rockets ‘Twin Towers’, was named Rookie of the Month in the National Basketball Association. To earn the honor, Sampson averaged 24.4 points, 12 rebounds and 2.43 blocked shots per game during the month of January. In addition, Sampson became the only rookie (up to that time) to be named to the NBA’s All-Star Game. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 08 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 27 points while leading his team to a 111-109 victory over the Boston Celtics. Abdul-Jabbar passed Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA career record of 12,682 field goals on this night. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 18 | The New York Knicks retire Bill Bradley's uniform no. 24. | Ref: 31 |
| Mar 02 | John Long (Detroit MI) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Philadelphia 76'ers block 20 Seattle shots tying NBA regulation game record. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | 3rd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Southern California beats Tennessee 72-61. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | John Thompson becomes the first black coach to lead his team to the [46th] NCAA Mens Basketball Championship. Georgetown’s Hoyas defeated Houston 84-75 in Seattle for the win. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 05 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | The Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-113 in a National Basketball Association game. It marked the first time the Pistons were able to defeat the 76ers at the Spectrum in Philly since November 2, 1974, a span of 22 games. | Ref: 4 |
| May 24 | Ralph Sampson, one of the twin towers of the NBA’s Houston Rockets, became the first unanimous choice for Rookie of the Year since Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabar) of the Milwaukee Bucks in 1970. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 10 | Boston beats Los Angeles, for the NBA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 09 | The Hoosier Dome in Indpls, IN was packed to the rafters. 67,596 spectators, the largest crowd to watch a basketball game in the United States, saw the US men’s Olympic team defeat a team of players from the NBA, 97-82. The largest crowd in the world to see a basketball game was in 1951. 75,000 spectators saw the Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium in West Berlin, Germany. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 12 | Michael Jordan signed a seven-year contract to play basketball with the Chicago Bulls. ‘Air’ Jordan became an NBA star for the Bulls and helped make the team a dominant force in the NBA. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 09 | There was a big fight in the NBA. Larry Bird of Boston tangled with Dr. J (Julius Erving) at the old Boston Garden. The Celtics won the game 130-119, but the two players lost $7,500 each. They were not alone: 16 other players who joined in the melee paid a total of $15,500 in fines in a game that was more like professional wrestling than pro basketball. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 16 | Houston blocks 20 Denver shots tying NBA regulation game record. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 17 | Golden State Warrior scores 59 points losing to NJ Nets 124-110. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, at age 37, was the oldest player in the National Basketball Association. He decided to push those weary bones just one more year by signing with the Los Angeles Lakers -- for $2 million. Other NBA greats who played for 16 seasons include John Havlicek of Boston, Dolph Shayes of Philadelphia, Paul Ilas of Seattle and Elvin Hayes of Houston. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 08 | Indiana Hoosier’s basketball coach, Bobby Knight, gets career win #400 as Indiana beat Kentucky’s Wildcats, 81-68. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 25 | NBA's Bernard King scores 60 points. | Ref: 5 |
- 1985
| Jan 02 | The Rebels of UNLV beat Utah State in three overtime periods, 142-140. The 282 total points scored set a new NCAA mark for total points in a basketball game. It took over three hours to play the game. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 04 | Boston Celtics president Red Auerbach was honored at the Boston Gardens this night. The former coach was recognized for leading the Celtics to nine NBA basketball titles. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 26 | St. John’s University ended Georgetown’s 29-game winning streak with a 66-65 win. Chris Mullin lead St. Johns with 20 points. Patrick Ewing lead the Hoyas of Georgetown with 9 points, in this Big East Conference basketball game. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 07 | Marshall University's Bruce Morris scores a basket from 92'5¼". | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Bruce Morris, Marshall University, makes a 92' 5¼" basketball shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | One of the Houston Rockets’ ‘Twin Towers’, seven-foot-four-inch Ralph Sampson (the Rockets star center), scored 24 points to lead the West over the East, 140-129 in the NBA All-Star Game in Indpls, IN. Sampson was named the games’ Most Valuable Player. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 10 | 35th NBA All-Star Game West beats East 140-129 at Indiana. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Coach Lefty Driesell got his 400th career victory as the University of Maryland defeated Davidson by a score of 65-63. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 16 | Largest NBA crowd to date, 43,816, sees Philadelphia at Detroit. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Milwaukee businessman Herb Kohl purchases the Milwaukee Bucks. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Kevin McHale from the University of Minnesota set a Boston Celtics scoring record this night as he poured in 56 points in a 138-129 win over the Detroit Pistons. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 10 | Dick Motta of the Dallas Mavericks became the fourth coach in the National Basketball Association to win 700 games in a career as the Mavs defeated the New Jersey Nets 126-113. The three other winningest coaches in NBA history to that time were: Red Auerbach (938 games), Jack Ramsey (733 games) and Gene Shue (717). | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 12 | Larry Bird, of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, scored a club-record 60 points in a 126-116 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Bird broke the record previously held by teammate Kevin McHale, who scored 56 points just nine days earlier. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 17 | Patrick Ewing accepted the Naismith Award during half-time of the DePaul-Syracuse basketball game. The award is annually given to basketball’s top collegiate player. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 31 | 4th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Old Dominion beats Georgia 70-65 | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Unranked Villanova defeated top-rated Georgetown 66-64 to win the 47th NCAA basketball championship, ending the Hoya’s hopes for back-to-back wins. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 02 | The NCAA Rules Committee adopted the 45-second shot clock for men’s basketball, to begin in the 1986 season. It was an effort to thwart the end-of-game stalls that kept opposing teams from scoring in close contests. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 04 | Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Tulane University abolished its 72-year-old basketball program, and shocked the college sports world with the announcement. The school said that charges of fixed games, drug use and payments to players contributed to the shutdown of the basketball program. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 30 | The National Basketball Association set an all-time season attendance record as 19,506,355 fans attended games in arenas around the league. Seven NBA cities -- Boston, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and Philadelphia -- drew over a million fans each in the 1984-85 basketball season. | Ref: 4 |
| May 08 | Larry Bird scored a career-high 43 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 130-123 win over the Detroit Pistons. | Ref: 4 |
| May 16 | Michael 'Air' Jordan was named Rookie of the Year in the National Basketball Association. Jordan of the Chicago Bulls was the number three draft choice. At the time, he was third in the league scoring with a 28.2 average and fourth in steals with 2.39 per game. | Ref: 4 |
| May 27 | The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 148-114, in the first game of the NBA championship series, setting a new record for total points by a team. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 02 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the all-time leading point scorer in the National Basketball Association playoffs. He rang up a total of 4,458 points, smashing the previous record held by Jerry West, also of the Los Angeles Lakers. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 09 | The Los Angeles Lakers edged the Boston Celtics, 111-100, to win their first National Basketball Association title in nine tries over the Celtics. The Lakers had been shut out of a championship series since 1959 when they were based in Minneapolis. The MVP of the winning Lakers was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 18 | Patrick Ewing became one of 11 basketball centers to be chosen in the first-round draft of college players for the National Basketball Association. Ewing was picked by, and became a major star for, the NY Knicks. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 20 | Coach Rollie Massimino told reporters, “I just can’t leave Villanova.” He turned down a basketball coaching offer of $2.1 million over 10 years to coach the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 07 | Lynnette Woodward becomes the first female Harlem Globetrotter | Ref: 5 |
- 1986
| Jan 04 | NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Denny Crum, suffering from the flu, used the telephone to coach his Louisville basketball team. The Louisville Cardinals won 92-71 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY. Achoo! | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 08 | 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | 36th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 139-132 at Dallas. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | 44,180 largest NBA crowd to date-Philadelphia at Detroit. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists & 10 steals against Phoenix. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | The New York Knicks retire Earl Monroe's uniform no. 15. | Ref: 31 |
| Mar 30 | 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern California 97-81 | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | 48th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Duke 72-69 | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | NCAA adopts 3-point basketball rule (19 feet 9 inch distance). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Michael Johnson sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 08 | Boston Celtics win NBA championship #16 over Houston Rockets. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 12 | For the first time in NBA history, both head coaches were absent from the game. K.C. Jones and Don Nelson were both too sick to coach the Boston-Milwaukee game. It became the 44th straight home victory for the Boston Celtics, as they beat the Milwaukee Bucks 124-116. So who needs a coach! | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 03 | Bobby Knight led the Indiana Hoosiers past Notre Dame 67-62. For only the second time in his 22-year basketball coaching career, Knight relied on a zone defense. He also threatened to throw 20 chairs onto the floor to trip Fighting Irish players, so maybe that had something to do with it, too. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 07 | Basketball coach Pat Riley got coaching victory number 300. The L.A. Lakers downed the Golden State Warriors, 132-100. It had taken Pat only 416 games to reach that milestone. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 10 | Atlanta Hawk Dominique Wilkins scores 57 points vs Chicago Bulls. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | The LA Lakers beat the Boston Celtics, 117-110, to become the first visiting team to win at the old Boston Garden since December, 1985 -- a streak of 48 straight wins for the Celtics. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 13 | Duke University won its first NCAA team championship in the school’s 62-year history. The Blue Devils’ soccer team beat Akron, 1-0, to win the crown. | Ref: 4 |
- 1987
| Jan 05 | When the Midshipmen beat East Carolina 91-66, this night, David Robinson became the first basketball player in Naval Academy history to score more than 2,000 points. Mr. Robinson went on to become a major star in the NBA. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 08 | Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | The University of Iowa achieved the #1 ranking for the first time in its history. The 16-0 Hawkeyes basketball team replaced the Runnin’ Rebels of the University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNLV) at the top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 01 | 38,873 NBA crowd watch Chicago at Detroit. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Sacramento Kings score only 4 points first quarter against the Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | The West beat the East in the NBA All-Star Game. A record was set for total points scored. The West won 154-149 in overtime. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 11 | North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith got his 600th career coaching win as the Tar Heels defeated Wake Forest 94-85. At the time, Smith had 600 wins and 173 losses in his 26-year coaching career. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 14 | The largest crowd to see an NBA game gathered at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI. 57,745 folks watched the hometown Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers by a score of 125-107. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 14 | Dick Baldwin surpassed Adolph Rupp’s record for the most college career coaching wins. He broke the record as Broome County Community College won game number 876 for Baldwin. He was with the college for forty years. Broome County Community College is in Upstate New York. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 24 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers gets his first three-point shot. The leading scorer in NBA history had reached 36,000 points as of this day. But, up to this point, Kareem had never scored more than two at a time. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 26 | Washington blocks 20 Indiana shots tying NBA regulation game record. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | NCAA cancels SMU's entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules regarding athletic corruption. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | The Boston Celtics defeated Detroit 112-102 to post win number 2,235. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 12 | David Robinson scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | National Federation of High School adopts college 3 point shot (21 feet) | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 29 | 6th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Louisiana Tech 67-44. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | 49th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Syracuse 74-73 | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | The NBA awards Charlotte NC a franchise, the first major sports franchise in the Carolinas. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Apr 16 | Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Julius Erving becomes the 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Los Angeles Clippers end season with a terrible 12-70 record. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | NBA announces expansion to Charlotte NC & Miami FL in 1988 & Minneapolis Minn & Orlando Fla in 1989. | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | Eric 'Sleepy' Floyd of the Golden State Warriors set a playoff record for points in a single quarter. He poured in 29 points in the fourth period in a game against Pat Riley's Los Angeles Lakers. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 14 | LA Lakers win NBA title with a 106-93, victory over the Celtics. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for $5,000,000. The 18-year veteran of the NBA became the highest paid player in any sport. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 09 | Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 04 | NBA announces 4 new franchises; Charlotte & Miami for 1988 & Minneapolis & Orlando for 1989. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | "334" club forms as 334 brave Devil fans journey through 20" of snow to attend New Jersey Devils 7-5 victory over Calgary at Meadowlands. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | Larry Bird, ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | Mookie Blaylock sets NBA record of 13 steals in a game. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | OK sets NCAA record of 33 steals vs Centenary. | Ref: 5 |
- 1988
| Jan 08 | 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago at Detroit. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit (61,938). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | 38th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 138-133 at Chicago. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | New Hampshire begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends Feb 1991). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Highest scoring NCAA basketball game: Loyola-Marymnt 119, Wyoming 115. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | 7th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Louisiana Tech beat Auburn 56-54. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Kansas upsets Oklahoma 83-79. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | NBA approves addition of 3rd referee in the 1988-89 season. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Amateur referees work New Jersey Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by the Devils | Ref: 2 |
| Jun 21 | Los Angeles beats Detroit, for the NBA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 23 | Charlotte Hornets & Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 21 | Boston Celtics beat Yugoslavia 113-85 in Madrid. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 23 | Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 04 | The Charlotte Hornets lose their first regular season game 133-93 to Cleveland. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Dec 06 | Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (2nd fastest). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Knick's set NBA record of 11 3-pointers & sink Bucks, 113-109. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | NBA's Miami Heat wins 1st game ever, 89-88 (Clippers), after 17 losses. | Ref: 5 |
- 1989
| Jan 07 | NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers longest win streak (11); Cavaliers block 21 New York Knick shots tying NBA regulation game record. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 07 | Cleveland Cavaliers block 21 New York Knick shots tying NBA regulation game record. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 11 | Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses 7 free throws in a game against Milwaukee, one missed by 2 feet. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest in Miami. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | NBA New Jersey Nets begin a 32+ game road losing streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Cleveland's Chris Dudley misses 5 free throws during 1 foul attempt. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes first NBA player to score 38,000 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Celtic Kansas City Jones & Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | 39th NBA All-Star Game West beats East 143-134 at Houston. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers win 22nd straight home game. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | 8th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tennessee beats Auburn 76-60. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | 51st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion Michigan beats Seton Hall 80-79 (OT). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | US Basketball League cancels its summer schedule. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 13 | Detroit sweeps Los Angeles, for the NBA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 14 | Pistons sweep LA for NBA title, Kareem Abdul Jabber's final NBA game. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 22 | Denver Nuggets beat Jugoplastika Split 135-129 in 3rd McDonald Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 03 | Minnesota Timberwolves' 1st NBA game, lose to Seattle, 106-94. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 04 | Orlando Magic's 1st NBA game, loses to Nets, 111-106. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 15 | Walter Davis (Denver) begins NBA free throw streak of 53 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | Walter Davis (Denver) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Larry Bird (Celtics) begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games. | Ref: 5 |
- 1990
| Jan 09 | Boston Celtics worst-ever (6 points in 2nd vs New Jersey Nets) & lose 87-78. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 10 | NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 11 | Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 15 | New York Knicks Trent Tucker scores with 1/10 second, beats Bulls, 109-106. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | Lisa Leslie of Morningside High School in Inglewood CA scores 101 in first half, South Torrance High School decides not to play 2nd half & loses 102-24. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Boston Celtics worst-ever (6 points in 2nd vs New Jersey Nets) & lose 87-78. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | 40th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 130-113 in Miami. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | The New York Knicks retire Dick Barnett's uniform no. 12 and Coach Red Holzman's no. 613 (number of regular season victories). | Ref: 31 |
| Mar 18 | Loyola Marymount beats Michigan Wolverines 149-115, highest NCAA score. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Los Angeles Lakers retire Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's #33. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Michael Jordan scores 69 points, 4th time he scores 60 points in a game | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Houston's Akeen Olajuwan scores the 3rd NBA quadruple double 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists & 11 blocks vs Milwaukee | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | 9th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Stanford beats Auburn 88-81. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | 52nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Nevada-Las Vegas beats Duke 103-73. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 yrs in a row. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | 4th largest NBA crowd (45,458) see Orlando play at Minneapolis. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Detroit Pistons & Phila 76'ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 in fines (an NBA record). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat NY Knicks 157-128. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 01 | Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland for first time since 1974. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 10 | Detroit Pistons beat Trail Blazers for first time since 1974 in Portland. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 14 | Detroit Pistons beat Portland, 4 games to 1 for NBA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 30 | Larry Bird, basketball player, scores his 20,000th point. | Ref: 51 |
| Dec 01 | New York Knicks Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte 113-96. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | Houston scores most points against Cleveland, Oilers 58, Browns 14. | Ref: 5 |
- 1991
| Jan 05 | Kevin Bradshaw of US International scores NCAA Division 1 record 72 points. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 09 | Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Houston guard Vernon Maxwell is 4th NBAer to score 30 points in a quarter. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | Nugget's Michael Adams becomes shortest NBAer to get a triple-double. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | New Hampshire snaps its 32-game losing streak at home beating Holy Cross, 72-56. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Mousey Davis becomes the first coach of the New York-New Jersey Knights. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin & Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | 41st NBA All-Star Game East beats West 116-114 at Charlotte. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Troy State sets NCAA Division II record with 103 points in 2nd half routing DeVry Institute 187-117. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | North Carolina is first NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | North Carolina State Chris Corchiani becomes first NCAAer to get 1,000 assists. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Joe Dumaars (Detroit MI) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | Eddie Sutton is first NCAA coach to lead 4 schools into playoffs. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | New Jersey Net coach Bill Fitch is 4th coach to win 800 NBA games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Philadelphia '76ers retire Wilt Chamberlain's #13 jersey. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | 10th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Virginia 70-67 | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | 53rd NCAA Mens Basketball Champion Duke Bluedevils beats Kansas 72-65. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assists with 9,898. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Sacramento Kings set NBA record, losing 35th consecutive game on road. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 11 | Chicago Bulls beat LA Lakers 4 games to 1 for the NBA title | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 12 | The Chicago Bulls won their first N-B-A championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one. | Ref: 6 |
| Nov 07 | Basketball star Magic Johnson announced that he had tested positive for the AIDS virus and was retiring from the Lakers. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 15 | Ricky Pierce (Seattle) begins NBA free throw streak of 75 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | New Jersey Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Nuggets 121-81. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | Ricky Pierce (Seattle) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | NBA's most lopsided game Cleveland beats Miami 148-80. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawk coach. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | 8 are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1992
| Feb 09 | 42nd NBA All-Star Game West beats East 153-113 at Orlando. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Los Angeles Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | NCAA Basketball Women's Championship at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | 11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Duke beats Michigan 71-51 to win the 54th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | 2nd lowest NBA scoring game - Detroit Piston 72, NY Knicks 61. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Lou Conaseca retires as coach of St John's basketball team. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 14 | The Chicago Bulls win the NBA championship defeating the Portland Trailblazers 97-93 in game 6. (XDG, p 4A, 6/14/2002) | Ref: 83 |
| Jun 24 | Portland, Oregon became the first city outside of NY to host the NBA (National Basketball Association) draft. At the Portland Memorial Coliseum, the first overall pick went to the Orlando Magic who picked 7'1" center Shaquille O’Neal of LSU. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 18 | Due to severe back pain, basketball star Larry Bird was forced to retire after 13 years with the Boston Celtics. In those 13 seasons, he was MVP three times, played in 12 all-star games, and scored double figures in points, rebounds, and assists 69 times. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 10 | Orlanda Magic scores 14 3-pointers (2 shy of record). | Ref: 5 |
- 1993
| Jan 08 | Chicago Bull Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | 43rd NBA All-Star Game West beats East 135-132 (OT) at Salt Lake City. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | New York Knicks & Phoenix Suns get into a major brawl. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | 12th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Texas Tech beats Ohio State 84-82. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | 55th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship North Carolina beats Michigan 77-71. This is North Carolina's first NCAA championship in 11 years. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 20 | The Chicago Bulls won their third consecutive title with a 99-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns in game 6 of the NBA finals. Michael Jordan was named MVP -- the first player to be named most valuable player of the National Basketball Association finals three years in a row. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 02 | Houston Rockets tie NBA record of 15-0 start. | Ref: 5 |
- 1994
| Feb 13 | 44th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 127-118 at Minneapolis MN. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | 13th NCAA Women Basketball Championship North Carolina beats Louisiana Tech 60-59. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | First roster of Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) announced. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | 56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion Arkansas Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Miami Heat beat New York Knicks ending 15 game NBA winning streak. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | David Robinson scores ties 7th highest total in the NBA 71. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Denver Nuggets become NBA's first #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle). | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" & logo | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 01 | The Chicago Bulls retired Michael Jordan’s uniform (No. 23) and put it on display at the United Center. A sculpture was later commissioned and placed outside the arena with the inscription, “The Best There Ever Was. The Best There Ever Will Be.” | Ref: 4 |
- 1995
| Feb 12 | 45th NBA All-Star Game West beats East 139-112 at Phoenix. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Manhattan upsets 4th seeded Oklahoma 77-67. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17 month NBA retirement. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Michael Jordan returns to the Chicago Bulls after a 21-month hiatus. (Columbus Dispatch, 03/19/2000, p. 9D) | |
| Mar 19 | NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | 14th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship University of Connecticut Huskies beats Tennessee 70-64. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | 57th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion UCLA Bruins beats Arkansas 89-78. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, New York Knicks win 98-92. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | NBA settles strike of referees, referees to return on December 12. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | First meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | NBA referees return to work after striking. | Ref: 5 |
- 1996
| Jan 09 | The Toronto Raptors set an NBA record for fewest free throws made. They missed all of their free throws while losing 92-91 to the Charlotte Hornets. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 11 | 46th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 129-118 at San Antonio. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 29 | Daniel Green was convicted in Lumberton, North Carolina, of murdering James R. Jordan, the father of basketball star Michael Jordan, during a 1993 roadside holdup. (Green was sentenced to life in prison; an accomplice who had testified against him, Larry Demery, is also serving a life sentence.) | Ref: 6 |
| Mar 01 | Lenny Wilkens, winningest coach in NBA, coaches his 1,000th victory. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Magic Johnson is 2nd NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | 15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Georgia 83-65 | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | 58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Kentucky beats Syracuse 76-67. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | St Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 11 | The Charlotte Hornets draft Kobe Bryant and trade him to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Dec 04 | Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest points scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Portland's Jermaine O'Neal, 18, becomes youngest NBA player. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | "Dreams & Nightmares" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1997
| Jan 15 | Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman kicks cameraman, Eugene Amosin the groin. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | NBA suspends Dennis Rodman indefinitely/$25,000 for kicking cameraman. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | 47th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | 16th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Old Dominion 68-59 | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | 59th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Arizona beats Kentucky 84-79 (OT) | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 21 | The NY Liberty defeated the Los Angeles Sparks, 67-57, in the innaugural WNBA game before a sold-out crowd of 14,284 fans at the Great Western Forum. In other opening-day action: The Houston Comets beat Cleveland, 76-56, and the Sacramento Monarchs beat the Utah Starzz, 70-60. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 09 | After 36 seasons, Dean Smith announced his retirement as basketball coach at the University of North Carolina. Smith left with a record of 879-255, including two national championships [1982, 1993] and 13 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament titles. The Tar Heels name assistant Bill Guthridge as his replacement. Smith's players include Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Phil Ford, Billy Cunningham and Charlie Scott. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | Golden State Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, attacks his coach P J Carlesimo. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | MCI Center opens in Washington DC, Wizards vs SuperSonics | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Golden State Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, four-year, $32 million, contract terminated for attacking his coach P J Carlesimo. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | The NBA suspended all-star Latrell Sprewell of the Golden State Warriors for one year for choking and threatening to kill his coach, P.J. Carlesimo. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 05 | First Game at Washington Capitals' MCI Center vs Florida Panthers. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Chicago Bull coach Phil Jackson is quickest to reach 500 wins (682 games). | Ref: 5 |
- 1998
| Jan 18 | ABL All-Star Game at Disney complex in Orlando FL (West beats East 102-73). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | Boston Celtics retire Robert Parrish's #00. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | WNBA begins filling rosters of Washington Mystics & Detroit Shock | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | 48th NBA All-Star Game East beats West 135-114 at NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | 17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at Kemper Arena Kansas City,Tennessee beats Louisiana Tech 93-75. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | 60th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Alamodome San Antonio | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 14 | The Chicago Bulls clinch their 6th NBA championship, defeating the Utah Jazz in game 6 played in Salt Lake City, 87-86. (XDG, p 4A, 6/14/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Oct 13 | The National Basketball Association canceled the first two weeks of its regular season because of a lockout. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 27 | WNBA begins filling rosters of Washington Mystics & Detroit Shock | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | The American Basketball League (ABL) suspended operations and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The league blamed its problems on a lack of both TV exposure and sponsor support. | Ref: 4 |
- 1999
| Jan 13 | Basketball player Michael Jordan announced his retirement. (He returned to the NBA in 2001.) | Ref: 70 |
| Mar 28 | 18th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Purdue beats Duke 62-45 in San Jose CA | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | 61st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at ThunderDome St Petersburg, UCONN beats Duke 77-74 | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 25 | The San Antonio Spurs earned their first NBA (National Basketball Association) title in their 26-year history by beating the NY Knicks 78-to-77. That gave the Spurs the series 4 games to 1. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 30 | The Chicago Bulls, picking first in the NBA draft (for the first time ever), selected Duke’s power forward Elton Brand as their first overall selection. Brand had led Duke to the NCAA national title game (played March 29, 1999: UConn 77, Duke 74) and averaged 17.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game while shooting 62 percent from the field. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 02 | NBA.com TV, a 24-hour TV network, was launched by the National Basketball Association. Commissioner David J. Stern said, “"NBA.com TV represents the convergence of the Internet, television and basketball. By combining the immediacy and depth of information from NBA.com with current and historical television programming from the NBA, NBA.com TV will offer our fans complete, round-the-clock coverage of the league." | Ref: 4 |
- 2000
| Apr 02 | 19th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship at Corel State Spectrum. Connecticut wins its second women's NCAA national championship with a 71-52 victory over Tennessee. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | 62nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at RCA Dome Indpls. Michigan State won its second NCAA championship, defeating Florida, 89-76. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Isiah Thomas, Bob McAdoo and TN women's coach Pat Summitt were elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. | Ref: 6 |
| Jun 19 | The Los Angeles Lakers won their first championship in 12 years, defeating the IN Pacers 116-to-111 in game six of the NBA Finals (the post-game celebration, however, was marred by violent fans). | Ref: 6 |
| Jul 10 | Basketball coach Matt Doherty leave Notre Dame to accept the University of North Carlolina's (UNC) head coaching job. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Sep 05 | The Houston Comets won their third straight WNBA championship, beating the NY Liberty, 59-to-47. | Ref: 6 |
- 2001
| Apr 01 | 20th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship at St Louis. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | 63rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at Metrodome Minneapolis | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Moses Malone and college coaches Mike Krzyewski and John Chaney entered the Basketball Hall of Fame. (XDG, p 4A, 5/30/2002) | Ref: 83 |
| Sep 25 | Former Chicago Bulls player Michael Jordan, who'd left professional basketball after winning a half-dozen championship rings, announced he was returning to the game with the Washington Wizards. | Ref: 70 |
- 2002
| Jan 17 | The Charlotte Hornets owners George Shinn and Ray Wooldridge file an application with the NBA to move their franchise to New Orleans. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Feb 25 | Former NBA star Jayson Williams was charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Costas Christofi, a limousine driver at Williams' estate in Alexandria Township, N.J. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 01 | 64th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at Georgia Dome Atlanta | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | The NBA endorses the relocation of the Hornets to New Orleans. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Jun 12 | The Los Angeles Lakers finished off the New Jersey Nets in four games, winning their third straight NBA title. (XDG, p 4A, 6/12/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Sep 17 | NBA star Patrick Ewing announces his retirement as a player. (XDG, p 4A, 9/17/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Oct 07 | USA Today (p 1C, 10/08/2002) reports that New York Knicks guard Latrell Sprewell has been fined $250,000 and told to stay away from the Knicks until he can make a "positive contribution" to the team. The fine was for not reporting a broken shooting hand two weeks earlier. This latest incident is only one of many past conflicts between Sprewell and the Knicks. | Ref: 13 |
| Dec 18 | Robert L. Johnson becomes first black to own major pro sports team, the NBA's basketball team in Charlotte. | Ref: 10 |
- 2003
| Jan 10 | The NBA unanimously approves an expansion franchise for Charlotte NC (to replace the departing Hornets) to be owned and operated by Robert L Johnson. (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Feb 09 | The West beat the East 155-145 in the first double overtime game in NBA All-Star history. (XDG, p 4A, 2/09/2004) | Ref: 83 |
| Apr 14 | Basketball coach Roy Williams leaves Kansas to replace Matt Doherty at UNC (University of North Carolina). (USA Today, p 3C, 2/02/2004) | Ref: 13 |
| Apr 16 | Michael Jordan played his last NBA game as his Washington Wizards ended their season with a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. | Ref: 70 |
| Jul 21 | Carlton Dotson Jr, the roommate of missing Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy, is arrested and charged with Dennehy's murder. (XDG, p 4A, 7/21/2004) | Ref: 83 |
| Sep 18 | Patrick Graber, a Swiss body-building coach, is arrested for allegedly offering to kill LA Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant's alleged rape victim for $3M. (USA Today, p 8C, 9/19/2003) | Ref: 13 |
| Oct 15 | In the rape trial of LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant, a detective testifies that another man's semen was found on the accusers underwear. (USA Today, p 1A, 10/16/2003) | Ref: 13 |
| Oct 22 | According to an AP article in the Xenia Daily Gazetter, a judge in Eagle CO said prosecutors presented miminal evidence against LA Laker Kobe Bryant, but enough for Bryant to stand trial on a charge of sexually assaulting a 19-year old resort worker. (XDG, p 12, 10/22/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Nov 01 | Several large grocery chains (Safeway, King Soopers, City Market) in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming remove the tabloid (Globe) carrying the name and photograph of Kobe Bryant's alleged rape victim. (XDG, p 3B, 11/01/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Nov 12 | The NBA puts forth a proposal to create six divisions from the current four. The Eastern Conference would house the Atlantic, Central and Southeast divisions. The Western Conference would hous the Pacific, Northwest and and Southwest Divisions. (USA Today, p 1C, 11/13/2003) | Ref: 13 |
| Nov 17 | The National Basketball Association (NBA) approves a realignment plan that creates three divisions of five teams in each the Eastern and Western conferences. (XDG, p 1B, 11/18/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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