January 5

From Hoopedia

• 1925 - Lou Carnesecca, St. John's and New York Nets coach, is born in New York City.

• 1954 - Hall of Famer Alex English, the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in eight straight seasons, is born in Columbia, South Carolina.

• 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors begins a streak of 47 consecutive complete games, an NBA record.

• 1965 - Hall of Famer Ralph Morgan, a founder of the Ivy League and a guiding force in college rule-making for six decades, passes away at age 80.

• 1988 - (Right) Basketball legend "Pistol Pete" Maravich dies of a heart attack while playing in a pickup three-on-three game in a California gym. He is 40 years old.

• 1991 - Kevin Bradshaw of the now-defunct U.S. International College, scores 72 points against Loyola Marymount, setting the NCAA Division I scoring record.

• 2001 - Tim Thomas of the Milwaukee Bucks connects on eight three-point field goals in the second half of Milwaukee’s 119-115 victory over Portland, breaking the record of seven three-pointers made in one half, shared by 10 players.