James Naismith, born in 1861 in Canada, invented the game of basketball in 1891 while working as a physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts (now Springfield College). He came up with basketball to keep his students active in the winter months, using two peach baskets and a soccer ball. The first game was played on December 21, 1891 between two teams of nine players and ended with a 1-0 score. Basketball quickly grew in popularity and has now been played for over 124 years.

1. BasketballFacts
By Brooklin

2. Whostarted basketball?
James Naismith Started basketball.
Born on November 6, 1861, James Naismith was a Canadian and
American sports coach and innovator.
He also designed the first football helmet

3. WhenwasJamesNaismithborn?
James Naismith was born in November 6, 1861. In Almonte
Canada.

4. DidJamesNaismithhaveafamily?
While at Springfield, in 1894, Naismith married Maude Evelyn
Sherman, with whom he would have five children: Margaret
Mason, Hellen Carolyn, John Edwin, Maude Annie, and James
Later he married FLorence B. Kincaid but had no children with
here.

5. HowdidJamesNaismithdie?
Cerebral hemorrhage is how he died. He died in November 28,
1939

6. WhendidJamesNaismithinventbasketball?
James Naismith invented the games of basketball in 1891

7. Whowasthefirstteamtoplaybasketball?
The names of the men who played basketball first were John G.
Thompson, Eugene S. Libby, Edwin P. Ruggles, William R.
Chase, T. Duncan Patton, Frank Mahan, Finlay G. MacDonald,
William H. Davis and Lyman Archibald, who defeated George
Weller, Wilbert Carey, Ernest Hildner, Raymond Kaighn,
Genzabaro Ishikawa, Benjamin S. French, Franklin Barnes,
George Day and Henry Gelan 1–0.[6] The goal was scored by
Chase.

8. Howlonghasbasketballbeenaround?
Basketball has been around for 124 years.

9. Whywastheballround?
The is round because it is the best for bouncing and
shooting.

10. ThreeoftheThirteenfirstrulesofbasketball
1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both
hands.
2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both
hands (never with the fist.)
3. A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw
it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made
for a man who catches the ball when running at a good speed
if he tries to stop.