September 17
From Hoopedia
- 1906 - Hall of Fame high school coach Bertha Teague, winner of 1,157 games, is born in Carthage, Missouri.
- 1945 - Hall of Fame NBA coach Phil "Action" Jackson is born in Deer Lodge, Montana.
- 2006 - Five Duquesne Universty basketball players are wounded in a shooting after a college dance.
