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Father of Basketball is Born
James A Naismith was born in Almonte, Canada. http://www.biography.com/people/james-a-naismith-9420059 -
The idea of basketball is introduced.
After graduating for McGill University in Montreal, he began working as a P.E. teacher at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith tried to invent a new indoor game for the children to play in the winter. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2065.html -
Basketball is Invented
Naismith was inspired by a game called "Duck-on-a-Rock" http://inventors.about.com/od/inventorsalphabet/a/James_Naismith.htm -
Original Equipment to the Game
When the idea was first proposed, Naismith used a soccer ball and two peach baskets to play the game http://inventors.about.com/od/inventorsalphabet/a/James_Naismith.htm -
The Thirteen Original Rules are Invented
As the idea was still in the making, Naismith completed the rules of the game. http://inventors.about.com/od/inventorsalphabet/a/James_Naismith.htm -
New Equipment
Naismith upgraded the peach baskets to iron rims with a hammock-style basket http://inventors.about.com/od/inventorsalphabet/a/James_Naismith.htm -
Naismith founds basketball program at the University of Kansas
He not only invented the game of basketball, he founded one of the most successful basketball programs to this day, the University of Kansas. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2065.html -
Open-Ended Nets Introduced
To simplify the game even more, Naismith replaced the hammock-style nets to the open-ended nets of today, so players didn't have to keep retreiving the ball ou to the basket. http://inventors.about.com/od/inventorsalphabet/a/James_Naismith.htm -
Death of James Naismith
In November 28, 1939, James A. Naismith passed away and is now remembered as the game's most influential man. http://www.biography.com/people/james-a-naismith-9420059
