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Dr. James Naismith is credited with inventing basketball and was an instructor at the School for Christian Workers in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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The first women school to play basketball was Smith College in Massachusetts and men were not allowed to watch the games.
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National record was set when Marie Boyd played for (Lonaconing Central) scored a 156 points in a 162-3 victory over Cumberland Ursuline Academy.
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Basketball becomes an official Olympic sport and was hosted in Berlin, Germany that year. The US defeats Canada 19-8 for the gold medal.
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Maurice podoloff was named president after 6 teams left the NBL and joined the BAA and these 17 teams formed the NBA.
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The NBA introduced the 24-second clock and because of that the pace of the basketball games quicken.
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Boston won its 8th Title in a row and it was known as the longest streak in league history.
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The first professional basketball player straight out of high school, Moses Malone, signs with the Utah Stars of the ABA.
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The Atlanta Hawks become the First NBA team to play in the Soviet Union as they defeat the Soviet team 85-84. The first NBA team to play in Soviet Union was the Atlanta Hawks and they also defeated the team 85-84.
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The Womens Nation Basketball Association was started after the NBA agreed.
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Yao Ming was the first overall pick to never play college ball in the US and he was drafted by the Houston rockets.
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