He led the national basketball association nba chicago bulls to six championships 199193, 199698. Naismith introduced the game when he was an instructor at the young mens christian association training school now springfield college in springfield, massachusetts. The gym they played in was pretty small at 50 x 35 ft. 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. Though basketball is one of the popular games nowadays, but the history of basketball is not new. Wisconsin claims to be the first state with a high school state tournament, which was won by fond du lac in 1905. 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 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. It was founded by mark zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow harvard university students eduardo saverin, andrew mccollum, dustin moskovitz and chris hughes. Womens basketball timeline of womens basketball history basketball rules. Volleyball was invented at the same us university as basketball, the new sport was called mintonette. However a small thing left a big impact on its history when the first ever threepointer was shot and scored. 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.
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. Basketball was invented by james naismith in springfield, massachusetts. First intercollegiate contest between the university of california, berkeley and stanford was held on april 4, 1896. In 1894, the first original ball for basketball was manufactured.
Flowers lay alongside a basketball fans have left at the pat summitt statue tuesday, june 28, 2016, in knoxville, tenn. History of basketball in early december 1891, canadian american dr. The websites membership was initially limited by the founders to harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the boston area, the. A history major, julia graduates from smith college. The blackversuswhite basketball game that integrated the sport seventy years ago, the harlem. 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. The nbas 50 greatest players were unveiled for the nbas golden anniversary season in 1996. Egyptains used papyrus before the greeks or romans adopted the use of it.
Basketball is one of the few sports whose exact origin is definitely known. The college was the international ymca training school and the game was invented to provide an indoor activity for trainee ymca leaders. In 1896, the first collegiate 5on5 game was played between iowa and the university of chicago, with chicago winning 1512. 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. List of famous basketball players with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history. The game became established fairly quickly and grew very popular as the 20th century progressed, first in america and then in other parts of the world. 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. Since this time basketball is an important part of the newspaper. High school basketball attracted national attention 12 years later in 1917. The first games used peach baskets nailed to the wall for rims.
Facebook is a social networking service launched as thefacebook on february 4, 2004. The biographical history of basketball gives readers a muchneeded antidote to basketball s historical amnesia. 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. The times writes about results of playoffs, the result of matches, obituaries and profound functions. The new york times, basketball history books we are basket. A normandy beach landing photo they dont show in textbooks brave women of. Estimated production time 15 business days because of the national health crisis. James has won two nba championships, four nba most valuable player awards, two nba finals mvp awards, two.
A soccer ball football was used for the first two years. Standing at 6 ft 8 in and weighing 250 lb, he has started at the small forward and power forward positions. Naismith was a 31year old graduate student when he created the indoor sport to keep athletes indoors during the winters. In 1895, the first recorded basketball game between two college teams was organized. Womens basketball began the year after the game was invented. The first known organized game of womens basketball between two schools was played by stanford and berkeley. History of womens basketball in america 1891present. Michael jordan, in full michael jeffrey jordan, byname air jordan, born february 17, 1963, brooklyn, new york, u. Basketball took the world by storm and was a major college sport and therefore leading the way into a more professional stage. Find books about basketball history and famous basketball.
According to alexander wolff, in his book 100 years of hoops, naismith drew up the rules for the new game in about an hour. He came up with a 9on9 game that involved shooting a ball into a peach basket. The slam dunks surprisingly controversial history the move was banned from college basketball in 1967. 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. Even the shot had been invented it wasnt used in a professional game until a long time after its creation. The drill starts with 4 players on the floor located at these different spots. A short history of basketball basketball was invented in 1891 by dr james naismith, a canadian of scottish descent at springfield college massachusetts. The origins, history and growth of college and professional basketball including. The history of basketball timeline timetoast timelines. Timeline is a 10,000 word short story from the author of fake kate and bang. Some historians believe that papyrus could have been invented as early as 3100 b. Books include your teams biggest games and greatest players and offer optional personalization on the cover.
Naismith, the inventor of basketball, pinned the rules of basketball on the gym bulletin board and nailed two peach baskets at. The first national womens basketball championship is sponsored by the amateur athletic union aau 1936. Feb 26, 2018 read writing about basketball in timeline. Inside a gymnasium at springfield college then known as the international ymca training school. This personalized basketball book retraces the history of any nba team you. The rest of the team is lined up under the basket in a single file line. After adding kevin durant to an already elite lineup, the warriors stormed to a leagueleading 67 wins in the. James naismith in 1891 in springfield, massachusetts. The game became established fairly quickly and grew very popular as the 20th century. Every member of 30,000point club its an exclusive club. Basketball history, changes and important milestones including players, teams, ncaa.
Silhouetted in white against a redandblue backdrop, wests signature gait and lefthanded dribble are still the nba logo, seen on merchandise around the world. 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. 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. See more ideas about basketball history, basketball and nba league pass. Summitt, the winningest coach in division i college basketball history who. Senda berenson adapts the rules of the new sport for females from dr. Clara gregory baer writes the first book of rules for womens basketball. Basketball was first played in the olympic games in 1936, in berlin, when the usa beat canada 198 for the gold. The history of basketball dates back more than a hundred years to 1891, springfield, massachusetts, usa.
Nov 7, 1896, first professional basketball game trenton vs. The history of womens basketball success is a long one. History of basketball, basketball history and origin and. Our basketball team history book enables you retrace the history of any n.
Scrolls, made of the thick paper material papyrus, that contained written words date all the way back to 2400 bc, from egypt. James naismith, an instructor in the ymca training college now springfield college at springfield, mass. James naismith invented the sport of basketball in springfield, massachussets. At smith i did some theater, a bit of creative writing, and played basketball. The first public womens basketball game in the south is played at a mens only club, the southern athletic club. The history of basketball began with its invention in 1891 in springfield, massachusetts by. History of the game of basketball including the nba and the ncaa. 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. List of famous basketball players biographies, timelines. Jun 28, 2016 flowers lay alongside a basketball fans have left at the pat summitt statue tuesday, june 28, 2016, in knoxville, tenn. Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players each on a. A history of hoops the watts history of sports stewart, mark on.
In 1902 the interest in basketball developed at the new york times. 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 biographical history of basketball gives readers a muchneeded antidote to basketballs historical amnesia. He played point guard and is one of the 50 greatest players in history. Basketball was invented in december 1891 by the canadian clergyman, educator, and physician james naismith. 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. Naismith was a college professor who wanted to create a game that his physical education classes could play inside during the long winters. When the game was first played, peach baskets were nailed up at each end of the gymnasium as goals. The famous exhibition team named the all american red heads was formed. Nov, 2015 the history of womens basketball is as old as the history of. Lebron raymone james is an american professional basketball player for the miami heat of the national basketball association. 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. 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. For many decades, the aau was tied in tight with most nonprofessional athletic endeavors, including college and olympic sports.
A brief history of basketball summary of the games origin. The first ever college basketball game was played on january 18, 1896. Dec 17, 2019 in 1895, the first recorded basketball game between two college teams was organized. The first ever basketball game was played on the 21 st december, 1981 in springfield, massachusetts.
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