NY sports history: March 20, 1963

THIS DAY IN NY SPORTS HISTORY

Saturday, March 20, 1963

Bradley leads Princeton with 58Bill Bradley scored a Final Four-record 58 points as Princeton defeated Wichita State, 118-82, in the third-place game of the NCAA Final Four in Portland, Ore. It was the final collegiate game for Bradley, who was selected by the Knicks in the 1965 NBA Draft as a Territorial Selection. He played one season for Olimpia Milano in Italy while studying at Oxford University, then spent six months in the Air Force Reserves before joining the Knicks in 1967. He won two NBA Championships with the Knicks before retiring in 1977. He became the fourth player in franchise history to have his number retired.