Naismith was a college professor who wanted to create a game that his physical education classes could play inside during the long winters. The first games used peach baskets nailed to the wall for rims. List of famous basketball players biographies, timelines. History of basketball, basketball history and origin and. The history of basketball began with its invention in 1891 in springfield, massachusetts by canadian physical education instructor james naismith as a less injuryprone sport than football.
Facebook is a social networking service launched as thefacebook on february 4, 2004. Womens basketball timeline of womens basketball history basketball rules. Find books about basketball history and famous basketball. James naismith invented the sport of basketball in springfield, massachussets. He played point guard and is one of the 50 greatest players in history. The rest of the team is lined up under the basket in a single file line.
A soccer ball football was used for the first two years. The blackversuswhite basketball game that integrated the sport seventy years ago, the harlem. The first public womens basketball game in the south is played at a mens only club, the southern athletic club. The slam dunks surprisingly controversial history the move was banned from college basketball in 1967.
Basketball history, changes and important milestones including players, teams, ncaa. The year was 1891, and as the story goes, naismith was asked to come up with an indoor game that offered fewer injuries than classic american gridiron football. The new york times, basketball history books we are basket. Feb 26, 2018 read writing about basketball in timeline. Basketball was first played in the olympic games in 1936, in berlin, when the usa beat canada 198 for the gold. The times writes about results of playoffs, the result of matches, obituaries and profound functions. The first ever college basketball game was played on january 18, 1896. The first ever basketball game was played on the 21 st december, 1981 in springfield, massachusetts. James naismith, an instructor in the ymca training college now springfield college at springfield, mass. Standing at 6 ft 8 in and weighing 250 lb, he has started at the small forward and power forward positions. A sports person skilled at the game of basketball and one who plays the sport as an amateur or a professional is called a basketball player. Nov, 2015 the history of womens basketball is as old as the history of. Basketball was invented by james naismith in springfield, massachusetts. Few seasons in sports history better exemplify that term than the golden state warriors road to the 20162017 nba championship.
Some historians believe that papyrus could have been invented as early as 3100 b. Though basketball is one of the popular games nowadays, but the history of basketball is not new. The history of basketball began with its invention in 1891 in springfield, massachusetts by. Here is a timeline of some of the significant events in the world of sports up until the 20th century. James naismith in 1891 in springfield, massachusetts.
We offer a great selection of books on basketball history, the best teams and matches, album of famous basketball moments, the best choice for every basketball collector. List of famous basketball players with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history. How a canadian invented basketball when a canadian invented one of americas favorite pastimes 125 years ago, his original rules required only two typewritten pages and a quick lineedit. Basketball is a sport of the twentieth century, professor naismith belonged to springfield college in massachusetts, an institution of the christian youth association acj, naismith, while playing football, european and lacrosse set of ball over boils, jockey was a. The origins, history and growth of college and professional basketball including. Basketball caught on because graduates of the ymca school traveled widely, because naismith disseminated the rules freely, and because there was a need for a simple game that. In 1902 the interest in basketball developed at the new york times. When the game was first played, peach baskets were nailed up at each end of the gymnasium as goals. Even the shot had been invented it wasnt used in a professional game until a long time after its creation. History of basketball in early december 1891, canadian american dr. He came up with a 9on9 game that involved shooting a ball into a peach basket. For many decades, the aau was tied in tight with most nonprofessional athletic endeavors, including college and olympic sports. Egyptains used papyrus before the greeks or romans adopted the use of it. Senda berenson adapts the rules of the new sport for females from dr.
It was created to replace the soccer ball that was previously being used as the soccer ball was illfitting to the style of the game. Womens basketball began the year after the game was invented. I was enrolled in smith college at birth and eventually graduated from there in 1934 with a degree in history, julia wrote in her memoir, my life in france. The history of womens basketball success is a long one.
Timeline is a 10,000 word short story from the author of fake kate and bang. Basketball was invented in december 1891 by the canadian clergyman, educator, and physician james naismith. The nbas 50 greatest players were unveiled for the nbas golden anniversary season in 1996. A brief history of basketball summary of the games origin. He is one of the greatest basketball players of alltime, one of the most talented offensive players of all time, and one of the best. In 1894, the first original ball for basketball was manufactured. Silhouetted in white against a redandblue backdrop, wests signature gait and lefthanded dribble are still the nba logo, seen on merchandise around the world.
Every member of 30,000point club its an exclusive club. After adding kevin durant to an already elite lineup, the warriors stormed to a leagueleading 67 wins in the. Clara gregory baer writes the first book of rules for womens basketball. The first national womens basketball championship is sponsored by the amateur athletic union aau 1936. The biographical history of basketball gives readers a muchneeded antidote to basketball s historical amnesia. In 1895, the first recorded basketball game between two college teams was organized. Naismith, the inventor of basketball, pinned the rules of basketball on the gym bulletin board and nailed two peach baskets at. See more ideas about basketball history, basketball and nba league pass. The websites membership was initially limited by the founders to harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the boston area, the. Since this time basketball is an important part of the newspaper. Naismith was a 31year old graduate student when he created the indoor sport to keep athletes indoors during the winters. Basketball history had a mile stone when the first college games took place in new yorks madison square garden stadium and this is when college level basketball started to get high levels of interest. Michael jordan, in full michael jeffrey jordan, byname air jordan, born february 17, 1963, brooklyn, new york, u. The history of basketball dates back more than a hundred years to 1891, springfield, massachusetts, usa.
Today, the aau is bestknown for its youth basketball opportunities, but the history of the organization is a lot more complicated than that. The famous exhibition team named the all american red heads was formed. Estimated production time 15 business days because of the national health crisis. According to alexander wolff, in his book 100 years of hoops, naismith drew up the rules for the new game in about an hour. The college was the international ymca training school and the game was invented to provide an indoor activity for trainee ymca leaders. A history major, julia graduates from smith college. James naismith introduced the game of basketball to 19 students at the international ymca training school in springfield, massachusetts, as a indoor leisure activity to provide calisthenics and exercise during the long new england winter months when it was to cold to go outside to play football, baseball or lacrosse. Naismith introduced the game when he was an instructor at the young mens christian association training school now springfield college in springfield, massachusetts. The first known organized game of womens basketball between two schools was played by stanford and berkeley. Inside a gymnasium at springfield college then known as the international ymca training school. In 1896, the first collegiate 5on5 game was played between iowa and the university of chicago, with chicago winning 1512.
Bjarkman presents entertaining and factfilled career summaries of the sports great players, its groundbreaking coaches and administrators, and its other oftenforgotten and lesspublicized figures who authored developments crucial to basketball s centurylong. He led the national basketball association nba chicago bulls to six championships 199193, 199698. History of womens basketball in america 1891present. This personalized basketball book retraces the history of any nba team you. Basketball is a game of flow, in which controlling and maximizing possessions on both sides of the floor can not be boiled down simply in how many points, rebounds, and assists a player gets over four quarters or else a player like antoine walker would be a hall of famer. Bjarkman presents entertaining and factfilled career summaries of the sports great players, its groundbreaking coaches and administrators, and its other oftenforgotten and lesspublicized figures who authored developments crucial to basketballs centurylong.
Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players each on a. A short history of basketball basketball was invented in 1891 by dr james naismith, a canadian of scottish descent at springfield college massachusetts. The game became established fairly quickly and grew very popular as the 20th century. Nov 7, 1896, first professional basketball game trenton vs. James has won two nba championships, four nba most valuable player awards, two nba finals mvp awards, two. Scrolls, made of the thick paper material papyrus, that contained written words date all the way back to 2400 bc, from egypt. First intercollegiate contest between the university of california, berkeley and stanford was held on april 4, 1896. Our basketball team history book enables you retrace the history of any n.
Summitt, the winningest coach in division i college basketball history who. At smith i did some theater, a bit of creative writing, and played basketball. The history of basketball timeline timetoast timelines. Lebron raymone james is an american professional basketball player for the miami heat of the national basketball association. History of the game of basketball including the nba and the ncaa. The drill starts with 4 players on the floor located at these different spots. A timeline of womens basketball history 1891 to present. A history of hoops the watts history of sports stewart, mark on. However a small thing left a big impact on its history when the first ever threepointer was shot and scored. Ancient shwe indein pagodas the site of indein contains hundreds of ancient brick stupas and pagodas the buildings of shwe indein pagoda are, even for many of the local people of shan state, undiscovered and mysterious. James naismith, a physical education professor and instructor at the international young mens christian association training school ymca today, springfield college in springfield, massachusetts, usa, was trying to keep his gym class active on a rainy day.
It was founded by mark zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow harvard university students eduardo saverin, andrew mccollum, dustin moskovitz and chris hughes. Dec 17, 2019 in 1895, the first recorded basketball game between two college teams was organized. Volleyball was invented at the same us university as basketball, the new sport was called mintonette. Basketball is one of the few sports whose exact origin is definitely known. It was laced, measured close to 32 inches 81 cm, or about 4 inches 10 cm larger than the soccer ball, in circumference, and weighed less than 20 ounces 567 grams. Wisconsin claims to be the first state with a high school state tournament, which was won by fond du lac in 1905. The biographical history of basketball gives readers a muchneeded antidote to basketballs historical amnesia. Books include your teams biggest games and greatest players and offer optional personalization on the cover.
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