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  1. The history of basketball: A timeline

    • The Early Years of Basketball Basketball was invented by a Canadian, Dr. James Naismith, while he was teaching physical education at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. ...
    • Late 1800s- 1930s Dribbling, one of the most critical techniques in basketball, was introduced in the late 1800s. ...
    • The 1940s - 1970s ...
    • 1980s - Present ...
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    History of basketball - Wikipedia

    Basketball began with its invention in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith as a less injury-prone sport than football. Naismith was a 31-year-old graduate student when he created the indoor sport to keep athletes indoors during theSee more

    Invention of the game
    A game similar to basketball is mentioned in a 1591 book published in Frankfurt am Main that reports on the lifestyles and customs of coastal North American residents, … See more

    The first professional league was founded in 1898. Six teams took part in the National Basketball League, and the first champions were the … See more

    After its arrival in Europe, basketball developed very quickly. In 1909 the first international match was held in Saint Petersburg: … See more

    The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was founded on June 6, 1946, in New York City. The league adopted the name National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1949 after … See more

    YMCA had a major role in spreading basketball throughout the United States, Canada, and the world. In 1893, Mel Rideout arranged the … See more

    The greatest level of early basketball activity outside of YMCAs was seen in American colleges. The first known U.S. college to field a … See more

    World basketball was growing, but it was on June 18, 1932, that a real international organization was formed, to coordinate tournaments and teams: that day, the following … See more

     
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  9. Dr. James Naismith - The Man Who Invented Basketball

    WEBDr. James Naismith, undisputedly credited as the inventor of the game of basketball, was born in Ontario, Canada on November 6, 1861.

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    WEBMay 15, 2019 · James Naismith (November 6, 1861–November 28, 1939) was a Canadian sports coach who, in December of 1891, took a soccer ball and a peach basket into the gym at the Springfield, Massachusetts …

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    WEBJames Naismith ( NAY-smith; November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball.

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