Basketball

Dr. James Naismith YMCA

Jan 10, 1892

Dr James was the inventor for basketball in 1892. He invented basketball for the YMCA to be played during the winter.

Every team can win

Jan 15, 1892

James Naismith wrote the frist basketball rules. 13 rules that gave each team the opportunity to win.

Women Basketball initiation

Jun 1, 1892

Gymnastics instructor Senda Berenson Abbot adapts James Naismith's basketball rules for women and introduces the game at Smith College. First inter-institutional contest between the University of California and Miss Head's School

Frist Basket Ball .

Jan 13, 1894

Nasmith asked A.G spalding and Bros's to develop the first basketball.

Introductions

Jan 15, 1895

Clara Gregory Baer, a physical educator, introduces basketball to girls at Sophie Newcomb College, New Orleans., a physical educator, introduces basketball to girls at Sophie Newcomb College, New Orleans.

Broadcast

Jan 18, 1896

College games were first broadcast on national tv .Fans ranked basketball up there with football and baseball .

Members in the court

Jan 15, 1897

In 1897 the rule of basket ball was that there couldn't be no more then 5 players in the basketball court

NBL

Jan 10, 1898

The NBL was formed after the first professinal basketball team played a 6 teams in Philadelphia.

Sponsoring Begain

Jan 13, 1901

Colleges begain to sponsor the basketball team. Colleges like Yale, Minnesota, Dartmouth, Columbia, Chicago, Utah, and Navy were the first few ones .

First Offical Pudlication Women

Jan 15, 1901

First "official" publication of Basket Ball for Women (three-court game) by the Spalding Athletic Library with Berenson as editor.

IAA

Jan 13, 1910

Intercollegiate Athletic Association was created after a group of Americans were callliing the goverment to step in and place restrictions on the sport.

Contracts

Jan 13, 1915

The first contracts begain to many players . This contracts were every importaint . In early day players would constantly switch teams to who ever payed them the most .

Becoming the second tier sport

Jan 13, 1920

Basket then bame the second tier sport to many people . They would go see it if there wasn't a football or hockey game .

Formation of FIBA

Jun 18, 1932

Basketball was growing, but it was on June 18, 1932 that a real international organization was formed to coordinate tournaments and teams: that day,

Introduced To The Olympics

Jan 14, 1936

From its official incorporation into the Olympics in 1936, basketball has been one of the most popular international sports. During each Olympics, teams compete against the best players in the world.

First National Game On TV

Jan 14, 1940

It was telecast on February 27, 1940 over NBC's experimental station in New York, The Pittsburgh beat Fordaham

Inventor Of three-pointers

Feb 7, 1945

Herman Sayger, a high-school basketball phenom cum coach in the midwest, came up with the idea of a three-point shot in a scoring system that rewarded distance of the shot being made;

The BAA and the fans

Jan 15, 1949

The BAA begins play as the New York Knickerbockers take on the Toronto Huskies in Toronto. any fan taller then 6'8" got in free

NBL Join the BAA

Aug 3, 1949

Six teams from the NBL join the BAA. the resulting 17 teams form the National Basketball Association(NBA). and name Maurice Podloff as President.

Hall of Fame Is Formed

Jan 1, 1959

History of BasketballThe Basketball Hall of Fame was founded in Springfield Massachussets, and included people who have contributed significantly to the game, such as Players, Coaches, Refferees, etc.

A star is born

Feb 17, 1963

Micheal JordanMicheal Jordan, one of the most known basketball player world wide, was born on February 17, 1963; in Brooklyn, New York.

Full Court

Jan 15, 1971

Rules: Five-player, full-court game and 30-second clock become official under AAU/DGWS rules (not Iowa or Oklahoma).

Scholarships

Jan 15, 1973

First year of scholarships for women in AIAW.

All-time Leader

Apr 5, 1984

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar becomes the NBA's All-time leader in points scored against the Utah Jazz in Las Vegas Nevada.

Women Hall Of Fame

Jan 15, 1993

The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame is planned for Knoxville, Tenn. The Hall of Fame is scheduled to open in 1999.

NBA Start a Womens Nation Basketball Association

Apr 24, 1996

The NBA Agrees to start a womens Nation Basketball Association (WNBA)

Guinness World Record of Free Throws

Apr 28, 1996

The Guinness world record holder is Ted St. Martin, who made 5,221 consecutive free throws on April 28, 1996. He did so while giving a shooting clinic to students, taking over 7 hours to complete the task.

First Woman Referee

Oct 31, 1997

Violet becomes the first woman to referee a major sporting event. she is soon joined by Dee Kanter.

First Change After 35 Years

Jun 28, 2006

On June 28, 2006, a new official game ball was introduced for the 2006–07 season, marking the first change to the ball in over 35 years and only the second ball in 60 seasons.