February 11

1967 - Loyola Marymount star Hank Gathers is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tragically on March 4, 1990, he would collapse and die during a game at only 23 years old.

1968 - The Morehead State Eagles and the Cincinnati Bearcats combine for a total of 88 free throws in 111 attempts, an NCAA Division I Men's record that still stands.

1970 - The Atlanta Hawks score 97 points, the most ever scored in the second half of an NBA game, en route to a 155-131 win at San Diego. The record for any half was set by Phoenix, which scored 107 points in the first half against Denver on November 10, 1990.

1976 - China, playing in its first Asian Basketball Championship for Women, wins the gold medal, going undefeated in medal round play. Since then, China has won nine of 15 Asian Championships.

1978 - "The Iceman" -- George Gervin of San Antonio -- scores 23 fourth-quarter points, one more than the entire Golden State Warriors team, as the Spurs win in overtime, 131-122.

1996 - The East team defeats the West 129-118 in the 46th annual NBA All-Star Game played before 36,037 fans at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Shaquille O'Neal scores a game-high 25 points and grabs 10 rebounds and Michael Jordan, the All-Star MVP, has 20 points in only 22 minutes to lead the East.

2001 - Philadelphia 76er Allen Iverson of the East All-Stars scores 15 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead his team all the way back from a 19-point deficit after three quarters to score a dramatic 111-110 come-from-behind victory in the 50th NBA All-Star Game at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Stephon Marbury of the New Jersey Nets hits a three-pointer with 28 seconds remaining to give the East the victory. Iverson was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.