Today in sports history: March 10
In 2002, John Stockton, the NBA’s career assist leader, has 13 assists in Utah’s 95-92 loss at Houston to give him exactly 15,000 for his career.
1961: Wilt Chamberlain becomes first NBA player to score 3,000 points in a season
1961 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors becomes the first NBA player to score 3,000 points in a season. Chamberlain scores 32 points in a 120-103 loss to Detroit to bring his season total to 3,016.
Wilt Chamberlain, the Philadelphia Warriors towering basketball star, balances a ball on a fingertip after a workout in Philadelphia, Jan. 12, 1961. (AP Photo/Bill Ingraham)
1991: Eddie Sutton of Oklahoma State becomes first coach to lead four schools to NCAA tournament
1991 — Eddie Sutton of Oklahoma State becomes the first coach to lead four schools into the NCAA tournament. Sutton also coached Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky in the tournament.
Oklahoma State University basketball coach Eddie Sutton is shown at a news conference in Greenbelt, Md., Friday, March 15, 1991. Sutton talks about his team’s East Regional second round game to be played Saturday in College Park. (AP Photo)
2001: Hermann Maier wins giant slalom for his 13th victory this season, equaling record
2001 — With Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark looking on, Hermann Maier wins the giant slalom for his 13th victory this season, equaling one of the mightiest alpine skiing records. Maier, winner of the overall World Cup title three of the last four years, ties the record Stenmark set in 1979.
Hermann Maier of Austria kisses the crystal ball trophy after winning the men’s World Cup Super G title in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2001. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)
2002: John Stockton records 15,000th career assist
2002 — John Stockton, the NBA’s career assist leader, has 13 assists in Utah’s 95-92 loss at Houston to give him exactly 15,000 for his career.
Utah Jazz’s John Stockton (12) looks to pass during a preseason game against the Seattle SuperSonics Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Luke Davis)
2004: Orlando’s Tracy McGrady scores franchise record 62 points
2004 — Orlando’s Tracy McGrady scores a franchise record 62 points in a 108-99 win over Washington.
Orlando Magic’s Tracy McGrady smiles while hugging the Milwaukee Bucks’ Damon Jones (19) following the Magic’s 105-97 loss to the Bucks on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)
2018: Vegas Golden Knights set a record for road wins by an expansion team
2018 — The Vegas Golden Knights set a record for road wins by an expansion team with a 2-1 shootout victory at Buffalo. At 20-12-3, the Golden Knights break a tie with the 1993-94 Anaheim Ducks for most road wins by an NHL team in its first season.
Vegas Golden Knights left wing Erik Haula (56) celebrates his game-winning goal with right wing Alex Tuch, facing, and defenseman Brad Hunt (77) following a shootout in an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Saturday, March 10, 2018 in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
2018: Texas Southern (15-19) earns automatic bid into NCAA Tournament after starting 0-13 this season
2018 — Texas Southern beats Arkansas-Pine Bluff 84-69 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game. Texas Southern (15-19) earns an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament after starting out 0-13 this season. The Tigers didn’t win a game until Jan. 1 and never beat a nonconference opponent.
Texas Southern guard Demontrae Jefferson, front left, drives to the basket as Arkansas-Pine Bluff forward Terrance Banyard defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
