January 16

From Hoopedia

• 1959 - In Charleston, West Virginia, Los Angeles Lakers star Elgin Baylor (right) boycotts the game against the Cincinnati Royals. Baylor and two other African American teammates had been denied accommodations at their hotel the night before. The Lakers lose, 95-91.

• 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 42 points, the most ever in an NBA All-Star Game, and grabs 24 rebounds. He is named game MVP, even though his East team lost, 150-130. Meanwhile, the West’s Bob Pettit has an All-Star record 27 rebounds.

• 1966 - Chicago is awarded an NBA expansion franchise, which would be named the Bulls.

• 1970 - Don MacLean, 1992 All-America forward at UCLA and first-round draft choice of the Detroit Pistons, is born in Palo Alto, California.

• 1970 - Steve Myers of Pacific Lutheran University hits a field goal of 92 feet, 3 1/2 inches. Officials correctly disallow the shot, since Myers was standing out of bounds under his own basket. When fans boo, however, the official reverse themselves and permit the basket to stand.

• 1997 - The first 16 players are assigned to WNBA teams.