Dec 25, 2013

The history of basketball

[Professor James Naismith]
 
1891 : James Naismith, graduate from Spring University Massachusetts, is the original
           creator of  Basketball.
1892 : The first basketball game was held at the gymnasium of Spring University with
           only 18 sets of rules.
1894 : The creation of the waves on the basketball, 10cm on a soccer ball.
 
[Used a fruit basketball instead of a basketball net]
 
1912: Started using the ring of the net
1895: Started the first games with just 5 people per team
1896: Established a grounded structure for the sport
1903: Established that the lines on the court should be straight
1932: FIBA(Federation International Basketball Association ) establishment
1936: Chose the men's category for the 11th Berlin olympic competition
 
[1946~1947 NBA Winning team, Philadelphia Warriors]
 
1946: Establishment of NBA(National Basketball Association) , which before it was BAA
1950: BAA and NBL conjoined and ended up with NBA
1976: Chose the women's category for the 21st Montreal Olmypic competition.
1992: Starting using the professional players from the 25th Barcelona Olympic Competition.