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Dr. james naismith
James NaismithIn December 1891, Canadian-born James Naismith, a physical education teacher at the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) training school, took a soccer ball and a peach basket into the gym and invented basketball. -
Rules
RulesIn January 15, 1892, the rules of basketball were published. The rules soon keept on changing with years. -
Womans basketball
Womans basketballWomens basketball began in 1892 at Smith College , a physical education teacher named Senda Berenson modified rules for made by Dr. James Naismith speficically women. The first official basketball game was played in the YMCA gymnasium on January 20 , 1892 with nine players, on a court just half the size of a present-day NBA court. -
back board
backboardBy 1893, the first backboards were created to keep fans from interfering. They were originally made out of chicken wire, as were the baskets. With the addition of backboards, the game changed to include rebounding -
Senda Berenson
Senda BerensonBerenson visited Naismith to learn more about the game. In March 1893, Smith College hosted its first women's collegiate basketball game with Smith sophomores competing against freshman, organized by Berenson. It wasn't until 1899 that Berenson set about modifying the rules of basketball for women. The court was divided into three areas. Attempting to steal the ball was forbidden which limited dribbling to three bounces per player. A player was allowed to hold the ball for only three seconds. -
First Ever College Basketball Game
James Naismith HistoryThe first ever college basketball game was played on January 18, 1896, when the University of Iowa invited student athletes from the new University of Chicago for an experimental game. Final score: Chicago 15, Iowa 12, a bit different from the hundred-point scores of today. -
Uniforms
The first basketball uniform was not used until the 1920s, according to Uniform-I.com. It consisted of shorts with padding and a wool jersey. Spalding was one of the first companies that produced the padded shorts. According to EpicSports.com, the 1930s introduced the jersey material to uniforms. -
The Olympics Games
Olympic GameBasketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport as an official medal event. The tournament was played between 7 August and 14 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. 23 nations entered the competition, making basketball the largest tournament of the team sports. -
NBA
NBAThe National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional men's basketball league, consisting of 30 teams in North America (29 in the United States and one in Canada). The NBA was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). It adopted the name National Basketball Association at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). -
Shot clock
Shot ClockIn basketball, the shot clock is a timer designed to increase the pace (and consequently, the score[1]) in games. The offensive team must attempt a field goal before the shot clock expires, and the ball must then either touch the rim or enter the basket, or the offensive team will be assessed a violation resulting in loss of possession. However, if the ball leaves the hand of the player before the shot clock goes off and makes it or hits the rim, it is not a violation. -
3 Pointers
3 pointersThe NBA adopted the 3 point line at the start of the 1979-1980 season, which is of variable distance, ranging from 22 feet (6.7 m) in the corners to 23.75 feet. -
Spalding
SpaldingNaismith asked spalding to develope the first basketballand in 1983 spalding's full grain leather ball became the official ball of the NBA, dribbled by many famous players such as young Johnson and Larry Bird. -
Nike
The Air Force 1 basketball shoe became the first, Nike court shoe to make use of te Air technology in 1982. Nike signed Michael Jordan to an endorsment contract and released the first model of his shoe, the Air Jordan in 1984.
