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HISTORY
Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 in Springfield,
Massachusetts. In the beginning a peach basket was used as the hoop. A
year later, Senda Berenson Abbott adapted Naismith’s rules for women at
Smith College. By 1932, things changed drastically for basketball when
eight national federations founded the international Basketball Federation
in Switzerland. Fourteen years later the National Basketball Association
began. Then, in 1997, women began their own professional league, the
Women’s National Basketball Association.
FUN
FACTS
In 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game.
Basketball is played by more than 400 million people.
Today, there are 208 national federations for basketball.
Men at the university of California-Los
Angles won the National Championship for seven consecutive years from 1967
and 1973.
In 1982,
Lori Bauman from Drake College scored the most points in a women’s NCAA
Division game with 50 points.
BENEFITS OF PLAYING
1. You get a great workout.
2. You learn about the importance of teamwork.
3. You condition your leg muscles.
4. You can play outside or inside.
5. It’s a lot of fun
TIME TO SURF
Web
Site Web
Site Address
International Basketball Federation
http://www.fiba.com/
National Basketball Association
http://www.nba.com
Women’s National Basketball Association
http://www.wnba.com |
