History of the Shotclock

By braxtoncoon
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    History of Basketball and the Shot Clock

  • Basketball Invented by James Naismith

  • First public game of basketball was played.

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    National Basketball League's 1st Lifespan

  • The NBL is reformed and definitely more popular.

  • The Basketball Association of America(BAA) is founded.

  • BAA and NBL merge to form the NBA.

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    Lifespan of the NBA

  • Lowest scoring pro game to date, 19-18.

    The Fort Wayne Pistons beat the MInneapolis Lakers by a whopping score of 19-18. The lowest scoring game ever.

  • Debut of the 24-sec Shot Clock.

  • NCAA women's basketball implements a 30 second shot clock.

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    Women's College Basketball Uses a Shot Clock

  • CA high school basketball uses a 30 second shot clock.

  • NCAA Men's basketball adopts a 45 second shot clock.

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    Men's College Basketball Uses a Shot Clock

  • NCAA Men's shot clock reduced to 35 seconds.

  • NCAA Men's shot clock reduced to 30 seconds.

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