This Day in Sports

With a 123-109 win, the Los Angeles Lakers

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The Lakers defeat the Pacers, 123-109, to win

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San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama becomes the

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The Pacers beat the Bucks, 128-119, and the

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The Bucks beat the Knicks, 146-122 and the

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The Pacers beat the Celtics, 122-112 and the

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Oct. 27, 2023: The NIT Board of Managers announces changes for the 2024 National Invitation Tournament that impact how teams qualify. For the 2024 NIT, conference regular-season champions that do not win their conference tournament or are not otherwise selected to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will not receive an automatic bid to the NIT. Instead, the NIT will guarantee two teams (based on the NET rankings) from each of six conferences (Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern).

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Oct. 15, 2023: The Iowa women’s basketball team opens the 2023-24 season with a 94-72 victory in its exhibition game with DePaul at Kinnick Stadium in front of 55,646 fans, setting an NCAA single-game record for women’s basketball attendance. The Crossover at Kinnick was also the first women’s basketball game to be played outdoors in a football stadium. All net proceeds from the event benefited The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. 

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Aug. 30, 2023: Nebraska officially breaks the world record for attendance at a women’s sporting event at 92,003. Volleyball Day in Nebraska featured four teams across two divisions: Division II programs Wayne State (Nebraska) and Nebraska-Kearney played an exhibition match, followed by a regular-season Division I match between Nebraska and Omaha. The event was held in Memorial Stadium, the home of Nebraska football for 100 years.

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August 2023: Divisions II and III launch 50th anniversary celebrations. The divisions were founded Aug. 6, 1973, when NCAA members voted to reorganize into three divisions at a Special Convention. As part of its celebration, Division II announced two awards to recognize those who have made a difference in the division: the 50th Anniversary Gold Award and the 50th Anniversary Scholarship. The Division III campaign is marking significant moments in the division’s past, highlighting a division-wide week of service, celebrating current and former student-athletes and recognizing the relationship the division shares with Special Olympics.

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