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Creation
Basketball was created by 1891. The location where all of this started was in a YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts where Dr.James Naismith accepted the job of an instructor. The main idea of the sport was it to be indoors and a small space -
First College Basketball Game
The first ever college basketball game was played on January 18, 1896, when the University of Iowa invited student athletes from the new University of Chicago for an experimental game. Final score: Chicago 15, Iowa 12. -
Dribbling Allowed
In Naismith's original 13 rules, the ball could be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but it could not be dribbled because players could not move with the ball. Beginning in 1910 a player could dribble the ball, but could not shoot after dribbling. It was not until 1916, following heated debate, that players were allowed to shoot after dribbling. -
Joined Olympics
1936 basketball became an official sport and the United States team easily dominated the competition. The games were played outdoors on a converted tennis court, and the 1936 championship game was played during a rainstorm with 1,000 standing fans. Following this, the United States won every Olympic basketball championship until 1972.The USA men have dominated in Olympic basketball, owning a win-lossof 122-5 -
First Televised Game
The first basketball game is televised, from Madison Square Garden; Fordham vs the University of Pittsburgh. It was over NBC's experimental station in New York, W2XBS. The game, in which Pittsburgh beat Fordham 50-37. -
3-Point Line Introduced
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 three point line, as well as other rule changes, were tested in a game between Columbia and Fordham on February 07, 1945. -
Ball Changed
By 1948–49, when the laceless molded ball was made official, the size had been set at 30 inches (76 cm). -
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Opens in Springfeild Massachussetts -
Highest Scoring Game
The Detroits Pistons defeat the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in the highest scoring game in NBA History. On that night in Denver, the two clubs combined for 370 total points, as the Pistons won the triple-overtime game. -
WNBA Started
The NBA Agrees to start a womens Nation Basketball Association (WNBA) -
First Person Drafted Not From U.S.
The Houston Rockets Draft Yao Ming to be the first #1 overall pick to never play College ball in the US. Yao, the biggest import ever seen in the NBA, figuratively and literally, brought the expectations of an entire nation with him.