Febuary 1-The American Basketball Association is formed (ABA) with George Miken as President(1967) David J. Stern Becomes the 4th Commisioner succeeding Larry O'Brian(1984) Utah Jazz gaurd John Stockton becomes the NBA's alltime Assist leader.(1995) 2-Pete Maravich scored 3,000 points in a season while at LSU, the first player to do so(1970) 9-the NBA announces its 50 greatest players(1997) 12-Basketball Hall of Famer for the Boston Celtics, Bill Russell (William Felton), is born(1934) 13-Micheal Jordan is Born(1963) 17-Charles Barkley is Born(1963) ---The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Opens in Springfeild Mass.(1968) 20-Jazz gaurd John Stockton becomes the NBA's all time Steals leader(1996) 25-Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland High School basketball game (163-3). (1924) 28-The first televised college basketball games were broadcast, by New York City station W2XBS, as Pittsburgh defeated Fordham, 57-to-37, and New York University beat Georgetown, 50-to-27, at Madison Square Garden.(1940) ---Wilt Chamberlain makes NBA history when he scores his 35th consecutive field goal(1967)