2. history
-basketball was invented by James
Naismith, a Canadian professor from
McGill university in Montreal
He invented this sport so his athlete had
a way to stay active during the winter
The first official game was played in the
YMCA gymnasium on Jan 20 1082
The first game was played with 9
players and the final score was 1-0
3. The Rules Back Then
The NBA basketball rules says
it 5 on 5 in court but 10 to 3
benches
Only 9 players
No half court violation
No free throw shooting
But there is fouls with just turnovers
Similar to handball but with
basketball court
4. NBA
The NBA (national basketball association) is most
popular basketball league around the world
It was founded in New York city on June 6 1946
The first game played was the Toronto huskies vs the
New York knickerbockers
There were 17 teams when the league started but
today there is 30 teams
5. International Basketball
Basketball has now become popular around the
world
Tournaments such as the Olympics and the FIBA
world championship have become very important to
countries
Basketball is no longer an American sport
7. Ranks
1. Argentina ARG 876.0 150.0 16. Brazil BRA 173.6 0.0
2. USA USA 832.2 0.0 17. France FRA 169.0 -200.0
3. Spain ESP 730.0 150.0 18. Croatia CRO 165.0 65.0
4. Greece GRE 499.0 70.0 19. Canada CAN 124.2 -60.0
5. Serbia SRB 469.0 -65.0 20. Slovenia SLO 124.0 0.0
6. Lithuania LTU 411.0 -75.0 21. Venezuela VEN 95.2 0.0
7. Germany GER 329.0 45.0 22. Nigeria NGR 93.6 0.0
8. Italy ITA 308.0 -70.0 23. Iran IRI 73.1 40.0
9. Australia AUS 269.0 -15.0 24. Lebanon LIB 70.5 0.0
10. China CHN 262.7 10.0 25. Israel ISR 60.0 0.0
11. Puerto Rico PUR 232.6 0.0 26. Korea KOR 56.5 0.0
12. Angola ANG 206.0 0.0 27. Qatar QAT 39.8 0.0
13. Turkey TUR 203.0 0.0 28. Uruguay URU 36.0 0.0
14. New Zealand NZL 187.0 -40.0 29. Mexico MEX 35.2 0.0
15. Russia RUS 181.0 -5.0 30. Panama PAN 34.6 0.0
8. The Past World Championship
year event gold silver bronze
2008 Olympic USA Spain Argentina
2006 FIBA Spain Greece USA
2004 Olympic Argentina Italy USA
2002 FIBA Yugoslavia Argentina Germany
2000 Olympic USA France Lithuania
9. Famous Basketball Players
Steve Nash
Born 7 February 1974 is a Canadian professional basketball
player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA.
Nash.
10. Michael Jeffrey Jordan
born February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He is
basketball hall of famer in NBA. Won 5 MVP awards, 9 All-
Defensive First Team honors, 14 NBA All-Star Game
appearances and 3 All-Star MVP awards, 10 scoring titles, 3
steals titles, 6 NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA
Defensive Player of the Year Award.