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Basketball invented
James Niasman -
Womens Basketball
James Niasman made rules for Womens Basketball -
First Professional Womens Game
The very first womens professsional basketball game was played at Smith College. No men were aloud to watch -
Soccer Ball
For the first 2 years of Basketball, they used a ball that looked similar to a Soccer Ball. -
First College Basketball Team
Played in Springfield, Massachusetts -
First Paid Game
The first game that paid the players to play took place in the Masonic Temple -
Womens Championship
AAU sponsored the 1st Women's Basketball championship using men's rules. 5,000 spectators -
Added to the Olympics
Basketball became an official Olympic Sport. Won by the Soviet Union winning 5 games in a row -
1st African American Player
The very first African American player, Charles Henry "Chuck" Cooper was drafted by the Boston Celtics -
Minneapolis Lakers First
The Lakers were the first team to win 3-consecutive championships -
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points out of 169 in the Philidelphia Warriors and New York Knicks 169-147 game. -
Micheal Jordan was born
Micheal Jordan, 6 time champion was born on February 17, 1963 -
birth of ABA
American Basketball Association founded by Hall of Famer, George Mikan -
Niasmith Memorial Baksteball HOF
Hall of Fame opened in Springfield, Masachusetts -
First Basketball player straight from High School
Moses Malone signs with the Utah Stars, to be the first ABA basketball player straight from college. -
Highest scoring Basketball Game
Detriot Positons v. Denver Nuggets
Combines score of 370
Pistons defeated the Nuggets with a final score of 186-184 -
3-point line
Created by Eddie Rios Melledo -
Dunk Contest
Micheal Jordan won the Slam Dunk Contest with a score of 50