“BASKETBALL”

BRIEF
HISTORY OF
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What is Basketball?
 Basketball is a team sport played by
two teams of five players on a
rectangular court. The objective is to
shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches
(46 cm) in diameter and mounted at a
height of 10 feet (3.048 m) to
backboards at each end of the court.
Brief History of Basketball
• The game was invented in 1891
by Dr. James Naismith, who
would be the first basketball
coach of the Kansas Jayhawks,
one of the most successful
programs in the game's history.
• James Naismith (November 6,
1861 – November 28, 1939)
was a Canadian-American
physical educator, physician,
chaplain, sports coach and
innovator.
• Basketball was invented in 1891
at Springfield College, Springfield
Massachusetts.
• The game was invented in an
effort to find a sport that could
be played indoors during long
cold winter months.
 The First Ball
• The very first ball that
was used was a soccer
ball until 1840 when
an actual “basketball”
was invented. The
basketball was slightly
smaller, about thirty
inches in diameter
 The First Basket 
• The first baskets that were
used were two peach
baskets that were hung from
the balcony of the gym.
• By 1906, the peach baskets
were replaced by metal
baskets with holes in the
bottom.
• In 1913, a hoop with a net
was invented so the
basketball could fall freely to
the ground.
 Backboard
• In 1893, due to the overzealous
spectators interfering with the basketball,
the backboard was invented. The first
backboard was constructed out of wire
mesh, and then wood and now it is made
out of glass so the backboard does not
interfere with the viewing of the game
• NBA The Basketball league was founded in New York
City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of
America (BAA).
• The league adopted the name National Basketball
Association (NBA) in 1949 after merging with the rival
National Basketball League (NBL).
• As of the early 21st century, the NBA is the most
significant professional basketball league in the world
in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of
competition American Basketball Association The
American Basketball Association (ABA) was founded
as an alternative to the NBA in 1967 at a time when
the NBA was experiencing a lot of popularity.
• Formation of FIBA World basketball was growing,
but it was on June 18, 1932 that a real international
organization was formed, to coordinate
tournaments and teams: that day, Argentina,
Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal,
Romania and Switzerland founded the International
Basketball Federation (Fédération internationale de
basketball amateur, FIBA) in Geneva.
• Its work was fundamental for the first inclusion of
basketball in the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936.
• The first World Championship was held in Argentina
in 1950.