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Dr. James Naismith invented basket ball
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Basketball Timeline
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Smith College becomes first women's school to play basket ball
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Free throw line moved from 20 feet to 15 feet
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First known professional basket ball game is played in Trenton, New Jersey
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Buffalo Germans start streak of 111 consecutive victories
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Spelling of basket ball becomes basketball
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Marie Boyd scores 156 points for Lonaconing Central
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First double header played at Madison Square Garden
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Basketball becomes an official Olympic sport
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Temple wins the first NIT
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The first televised basketball game
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The Basketball Association of America is founded
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The BBA begins play
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Minneapolis Lakers becomes first team to win back-to-back championships
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East defeats the West 111-94 in first ever all-star game
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North Carolina wins the NCAA championship with a perfect record of 32-0
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Wilt Chamberlin scores a NBA record 100 points in a game
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Boston wins its 8th title in a row
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The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame opens
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Moses Malone becomes first player to sign to a professional basketball team right out of high school
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NBA abopts a 3 point line
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Michael Jordan scores a playoff high 63 points
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Lisa Leslie scores 101 points in high school game
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WNBA is started
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Kwame Brown becomes first #1 overall draft pick right out of high school
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Yao Ming becomes first #1 overall draft pick to never play college ball in U.S.A
