Basketball By spencer.fisher Dec 1, 1891 Dr. James Naismith invented basket ball Period: Dec 1, 1891 to Jun 26, 2002 Basketball Timeline Mar 22, 1893 Smith College becomes first women's school to play basket ball Jun 1, 1894 Free throw line moved from 20 feet to 15 feet Oct 1, 1896 First known professional basket ball game is played in Trenton, New Jersey Oct 1, 1907 Buffalo Germans start streak of 111 consecutive victories Jun 1, 1921 Spelling of basket ball becomes basketball Feb 25, 1924 Marie Boyd scores 156 points for Lonaconing Central Dec 29, 1934 First double header played at Madison Square Garden Aug 1, 1936 Basketball becomes an official Olympic sport Mar 25, 1938 Temple wins the first NIT Feb 28, 1940 The first televised basketball game Jun 6, 1946 The Basketball Association of America is founded Nov 1, 1946 The BBA begins play Apr 23, 1950 Minneapolis Lakers becomes first team to win back-to-back championships Mar 2, 1957 East defeats the West 111-94 in first ever all-star game Mar 23, 1957 North Carolina wins the NCAA championship with a perfect record of 32-0 Mar 2, 1962 Wilt Chamberlin scores a NBA record 100 points in a game Apr 28, 1966 Boston wins its 8th title in a row Feb 17, 1968 The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame opens Aug 1, 1974 Moses Malone becomes first player to sign to a professional basketball team right out of high school Jun 1, 1979 NBA abopts a 3 point line Apr 20, 1986 Michael Jordan scores a playoff high 63 points Feb 7, 1990 Lisa Leslie scores 101 points in high school game Apr 24, 1996 WNBA is started Jun 18, 2001 Kwame Brown becomes first #1 overall draft pick right out of high school Jun 26, 2002 Yao Ming becomes first #1 overall draft pick to never play college ball in U.S.A
