Basketball

• The Invention of Basketball

  1. James Naismith, a Physical Education Teacher, invented basketball

  2. The First Official Game was played at a YMCA in Albany, New York with 9 players

  3. The final score of the game was 1-0
• The First College Basketball game was played between Hamline University and the School of Agriculture


  Feb 9, 1895
• The First Pro Basketball League is Established


  Nov 20, 1898
• The Invention of the Modern Hoop


  May 14, 1906
• The NBA is Formed


  May 28, 1949
• The Implementation of the Modern Basketball


  Feb 5, 1958
• Dribbling Becomes Part of the Game


  Mar 18, 1959
• The ABA-NBA Merger


  Mar 25, 1976
• Basketball Ball


  • The official size is 29.5 to 30 inches in circumference for men's games and 28.5 inches in circumference for women's games
  • It should weigh 18 to 22 ounces
  • When bounced off 6 feet from the floor, a well-inflated ball should bounce 49 to 54 inches in height
• Basketball Court


  • It should be flat and usually made of wooden floorboards
  • The court's size is about 28 m x 17 m, according to international standards
  • The National Basketball Association states the floor dimension as 29 m x 15 m
  • It has a steel basket with a net and backboard hanging over each end of the court
  • At almost all levels of competition, the top of the rim is exactly 10 ft. (3.05 m) above the court and 4 ft. (1.2 m) inside the baseline
• Basketball Backboard


  • It is a raised vertical board with a basket attached
  • It is made of a flat, rigid piece of material, often plexiglass
  • It is rectangular, as used in NBA, NCAA, and international basketball
  • Width: 6 ft.(72 in.)
  • Height: 3.5 ft. (42 in.)
  • Diameter of the rim: 18 inches
• Basketball Game Clock


  • The clock runs whenever the ball is in play
  • The clock is stopped whenever the ball goes out of bounds, a foul is called, free throws are being shot, and during time outs
  • When the ball is inbound, the clock starts once a player touches the ball
• Basketball Shot Clock


  • The shot clock shall be reset to 24 seconds anytime the following occurs: Change of possession from one team to another, Personal foul where ball is being inbounded in backcourt, Violation where ball is being inbounded in backcourt
• Basketball Clothing


  • Players on each team should wear the same outfits, which must not clash with the opposing team
  • Each player should wear a numbered shirt, and no two players on the same team should wear the same number