May 29
From Hoopedia
- 1932 - Six-time NBA All-Star Richie Guerin is born in New York City.
- 1971 - The Soviet Union defeats Czechoslovakia, 88-69, to win their fourth consecutive FIBA World Championship for Women.
- 1975 - Darryl Dawkins becomes the first high school player to be drafted by an NBA team, as the Philadelphia 76ers choose him with the fifth pick of the 1975 draft.
- 1980 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wins his sixth NBA MVP Award, passing Bill Russell as the all-time leader.
- 1984 - Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony is born in Brooklyn, New York.
- 1997 - In Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, John Stockton (above) hits a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Utah Jazz a 103-100 victory over the Houston Rockets and a trip to the NBA Finals.
