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James Naismith Creates Basketball
James was a YMCA teacher who created the game of basketball. He created because he was tasked to create an indoor game to distract overly aggressive students. -
Women Began Playing Basketball
Senda Bereson introduced the game to women after reading an article written by James. She changed the game in ways so it was more "appropriate" among the eyes of society. -
The First Women's Intercollegiate Game
The first intercollegiate women's basketball game was held at Smith College. Many other colleges followed after that during that time no men were allowed to watch the game. -
Rules Are Set for Women's Basketball
In 1916 rules were set some regarding who could be on sidelines. During a game no coaches were allowed to be on the sidelines it was only during halftime that they were allowed. As well as no timeouts or substitutions were permitted. -
Women's Basketball and the Olympics
After years of opposition of women playing in Olympic events women were allowed to participate. However it was an all women Olympic event. Britain was the first team who the women's basketball Olympics. -
Basketball and the Olympics
In 1936 basketball became an olympic event in Berlin. The United States were the first to win the first olympic event for basketball. -
The Creation of the NBA
In 1949 the NBA was created after the BAA and NBL were merged. It was made up of 17 different teams that were from different towns and cities. -
NBA All-Star Games
In 1951 the NBA holds the first All Star game in Boston. The West beats the East 111-94 and Ed Macauley was awarded MVP. -
The Shot Clock
Before the shot clock the game seemed to slow paced and boring to the fans. A 24 second shot clock was introduced in order to make the game more fast paced. Eventually the game of Basketball received more attention and fans. -
The First Player to Score 100 Points
In March 2, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain was the first and only to score 100 points in a single game. He was playing for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks. -
Most Consecutive Wins
In 1972 the Lakers held the title for most consecutive wins a total of 33 games. -
Most Points Scored
In 1984 Kareem set a record for scoring the most points scored in the NBA in a game against the Utah Jazz. He held and still holds the record for most points, 38,387. -
The WNBA is Established
In 1996 after many attempts to create a league for women the NBA established the WNBA. The following year 1997 the first WNBA game was played by New York Liberties against Los Angeles Sparks.
