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Basketball Creation
Basketball was created in 1891.
Created in A YMCA Training School in Springfield, MA.
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Womens Basketball Intiation
Gym instructor Senda Bersenson Abdott adopted Naismiths rules for basetball and introduced the first inter-institutional conest between The University of California and Smith College. -
Original Basketball Rules
Dr. James Naismith created 13 rules so that each team had an equal opportunity to win.
First discovered these rules in Springfield College school newspaper. -
First Professional Basketball Game(Trenton vs.Brooklyn)
First known professional basketball game played in Trenton New Jersey.
Played at the Trenton Masonic temple.
Each player got $15 dollars for the game.
Trenton defeated Brooklyn 15-1 to win the first ever professional basketball game. -
Not Dribbling and Shooting to Dribbling and Shooting
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. -
Inventor of 3 point line(Howard Hobson)
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. -
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA LEAGUE
In 1946 a group of executives in New York City formed yet another new professional basketball league, known as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). This new circuit was a direct competitor with the new NBL, with teams in New York City; Boston, Massachusetts; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois; and Detroit, Michigan. -
Wilt Chamerberlain
It was the season that the 7-foot, ½-inch Wilt Chamberlain.
Playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, Chamberlain scored 78 points and pulled down 43 rebounds on Dec. 8 against the Los Angeles Lakers -- and that was just a warm-up routine.
On March 2, Wilt scored his staggering 100 points against the New York Knicks. -
Boston Celtics (NBA Wins)
"The Boston Celtics has the most NBA champion titles under their name to date, 17 in all, showing most of their dominance in the game during the 60s with 8 straight titles from 1959-1966. During the 1964-1965 NBA season, the Boston Celtics showed their dominance of the game by winning 62 games and losing only 18." -
Naismith Hall of Fame
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Opens in Springfeild Massachussetts -
First NBA Three Pointer
The NBA's first three-point shot was made with 3:48 left in the first quarter by Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics on October 12, 1979 in a game against the Houston Rockets at Boston Garden. This was not the only historic moment in the game, it also marked the debut of Boston Celtics' rookie Larry Bird.
The Boston Celtics went on to defeat the Houston Rockets by a score of 114-106. -
Highest Scoring Game in NBA History
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. -
"reatest Player of All time"
Coming off a gold medal performance at the 1984 Olympics prospered in the pro game with a fabulous first season, earning the Rookie of the Year; Five-time NBA MVP; Six-time NBA champion; Six-time NBA Finals MVP; Ten-time All-NBA First Team; Nine time NBA All-Defensive First Team; Defensive Player of the Year; 14-time NBA All-Star; Three-time NBA All-Star MVP; 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; Ten scoring titles -- an NBA record and seven consecutive matching Chamberlain -
Atlanta Hawks First to Play in Soviet Union
The Atltanta Hawks become the First NBA team to play in the Soivet Union as they defeat the Soviet team 85-84.
The Buzz: A year before the Berlin Wall fell, the NBA sent the Atlanta Hawks on a tour around the Soviet Union. The Hawks played the Soviet National Team in the Soviet Republic of Georgia, Lithuania and in Moscow. -
Yao Ming First Drafted Person Not from the 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.