March 23, 1957: North Carolina defeats Kansas in a triple-overtime final at the NCAA Basketball Championship. March 23, 1957 18
Jan. 10, 1956: Delegates at the 50th NCAA Convention approve the first College Division championship (basketball, for 1957); the NCAA treasurer reports the Association to be in stable financial condition for the first time. January 10, 1956 23
Feb. 13, 1954: Furman’s Frank Selvy establishes a single-game collegiate basketball scoring record with 100 points against Newberry. February 13, 1954 21
1940: Winter and Summer Olympics were to be held in Japan but were canceled due to World War II. The NCAA continued to play that year, with Utah defeating Dartmouth in overtime 42-40 to win the NCAA basketball title in New York City. May 2, 1940 18
March 27, 1939: The first National Collegiate Basketball Championship is conducted at Northwestern. The University of Oregon wins the first title. March 27, 1939 18
1907: James Naismith, credited with the invention of basketball, steps down as men’s basketball coach at the University of Kansas, where his teams compiled a 55-60 record beginning in 1898. May 1, 1907 16
