This document provides a history of basketball in New Jersey. It discusses the origin of basketball being invented in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1896. It outlines some of the earliest competitive basketball games in NJ, the development of college and high school basketball programs in the state, as well as notable professional basketball teams and players that originated from or played in NJ, such as the NBA's New Jersey Nets that were located in the state from 1977 to 2012 and 2011 to 2013. It also recognizes some of the most famous basketball players born in NJ including Shaquille O'Neal and Rick Barry.

1. History of Basketball in New
Jersey
By: Brian Cox

2. What is Basketball?

3. Basic Rules of Basketball

4. Basketball: Origin Story
James Naismith
Springfield, Massachusetts

5. First “Competitive” Basketball Game in NJ
● November 7th, 1896

6. College Basketball in NJ
Myles Powell via Governor Murphy’s Twitter

7. Princeton-Rutgers Rivalry- Men’s Basketball
via Princeton Men’s Basketball

8. Princeton-Rutgers Rivalry- Women’s Basketball
via Rutgers Women’s Basketball

9. First Professional Basketball Game in NJ
● NBL
○ Camden Skeeters
○ Trenton Nationals

10. Professional Basketball Teams Located in NJ
1977-2012
2011-2013
Camden

11. High School Basketball in NJ
via Maxpreps

12. Notable Basketball Players Born in NJ
Shaq - Newark* Bibby - Cherry Hill*

13. Notable Basketball Players Born in NJ (cont.)
Harrington - Orange Rick Barry - Elizabeth*

14. Notable Basketball Players Born in NJ (cont.)
Tim Thomas - Paterson*
Gatling - Elizabeth

15. Women’s Basketball in NJ (HOFers)
Carol Blazejowski*
Anne Theresa Donovan* Sue Wicks*

16. Women’s Basketball in NJ (cont.)
Theresa Grentz Vivian Stringer

17. The NBA in New Jersey

18. Izod Center

19. When’s Professional Basketball Coming Back to NJ?

20. Works Cited
● https://www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/200202_basketball_p4.html
● https://www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/200202_basketball_p5.html
● https://www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/200202_basketball_p1.html