November 8

From Hoopedia

• 1914 - Legendary college coach Frank McGuire is born in New York City.

• 1959 - Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers scores 64 points in a game, surpassing the previous NBA record of 63, set by Joe Fulks of the Philadelphia Warriors, on February 10, 1949.

• 1978 - The Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets play a game for which the final 17:50 of the contest must be replayed on March 23, 1979, due to a protest being upheld. Harvey Catchings and Ralph Simpson played for the 76ers and Eric Money and Al Skinner played for the Nets when the game began, but were traded to the opposing teams by the time the game was completed. It's the only time in the history of professional sports that any player played for both teams in the same game.

• 1988 - Arco Arena opens, new home of the Sacramento Kings.

• 1988 - (Right) The NCAA imposes severe sanctions against the defending national champion Kansas Jayhawks. Because of numerous infractions committed under Coach Larry Brown, who left Kansas after winning the title, Kansas would become the first NCAA champ prohibited from defending their title.