History of basketball

1. History of Basketball

2. Mr T.

3. WHEN? WHERE? WHO? WHY? HOW?
December 21, 1891.
Springfield,
Massachusetts, USA
James Naismith, a
Canadian from
Montreal
So kids can practice
inside during winter
Like (American) football

4. Three key ideas
• The ball should be soft and big
• You can only pass (no kicking)
• Goal should be out of reach

5. Thirteen original rules
1. You can throw the ball
2. You can hit the ball
3. Don’t run with the ball
4. Use only your hands
5. No contact
6. Don’t use your fists
7. Three fouls equals goal (point) for the other team
8. The ball has to rest in the basket
9. If it’s out, first one touching it throws it in
10. Umpire duties
11. Referee duties
12. 15–5–15 minutes
13. Sudden death round

6. NAME

7. New Game, Naismith Ball, or…
Basket
Ball

8. THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED!

9. Backboard
• When: 1893
• Why: To stop fans from
touching the ball
• What: chicken wire

10. THE FIRST…

11. First basketball game ever
• Springfield College,
December 21, 1891.
• 2 teams, 9 players each
• 1 point scored
• 1 boy knocked out
• 3–4 black eyes
• 1 dislocated shoulder

12. First international match
• 1909, in Saint Petersburg
• Mayak St Petersburg vs. YMCA
• Mayak won

13. First international tournament
• EuroBasket 1935, Geneva, Switzerland
• Gold – Latvia
• Silver – Spain
• Bronze – Czechoslovakia
• Finals: Latvia 24–18 Spain

14. FIBA
• Founded in 1932.
• Geneva, Switzerland
• 8 founding members
Founding members:
• Argentina
• Czechoslovakia
• Greece
• Italy
• Latvia
• Portugal
• Romania
• Switzerland

15. First time on the Olympics
• 1936 Summer Olympics, Berlin
• Gold – United States
• Silver – Canada
• Bronze – Mexico
• The finals: USA 19–8 Canada
• Played outside on clay

16. First NBA game
• Nov. 1, 1946, in Toronto, Canada
• Toronto Huskies 66–68 NY Knicks
• First basket in NBA history

17. First African-Americans in NBA
Nat Clifton Chuck Cooper Earl Lloyd
NY Knicks Boston Celtics Wash. Capitols

18. First foreigner in NBA
Hank Biasatti, Italian-Canadian
Toronto Huskies, 1946.

19. First Europeans in NBA
Fernando Martin
centre
Portland Trail Blazers, 1985.
Georgi Glouchkov
forward
Phoenix Suns, 1985.

20. First Romanian in NBA
Gheorghe “Ghiță”
Mureșan
centre
Washington Bullets, 1993.
Tallest NBA player (2.31)

21. First Serbian in NBA
Vlade Divac
centre
LA Lakers, 1989.

22. WOMEN IN BASKETBALL

23. Women’s basketball
• Smith College, 1892.
• Senda Berenson

24. First time on the Olympics
• 1976 Summer Olympic Games
• Montreal, Canada
• Gold: Soviet Union
• Silver: United States
• Bronze: Bulgaria
• No playoffs