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    1. Basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts as an indoor winter sport. 2. The first set of 13 rules for basketball were devised by Dr. Naismith in 1892. 3. The first college basketball game was played in 1896 between the University of Iowa and the University of Chicago.

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    1. Basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts as an indoor winter sport. 2. The first set of 13 rules for basketball were devised by Dr. Naismith in 1892. 3. The first college basketball game was played in 1896 between the University of Iowa and the University of Chicago.

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    1. Basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts as an indoor winter sport. 2. The first set of 13 rules for basketball were devised by Dr. Naismith in 1892. 3. The first college basketball game was played in 1896 between the University of Iowa and the University of Chicago.

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    Fernandez, Krissel Q.

    AB-Psychology 2nd Year


    TIMELINE OF BASKETBALL EVENTS
    1891 - In 1891, basketball had been invented. All of this began in a YMCA Training School in
    Springfield, Massachusetts, where Dr. James Naismith took a position as an educator. The
    sport's core theme was to be played indoors in a confined room.
    1892 - Dr. James Naismith devised 13 different rules to ensure that each team had a fair chance
    of winning.
    1894 - For the first two years, a soccer ball (football) was used. The first basketball was
    marketed in 1894. It was laced, about 32 inches (81 cm) in diameter, or about 4 inches (10 cm)
    larger than a soccer ball and weighed less than 20 ounces (567 grams).
    1896 - The first college basketball game was played on January 18, 1896, when the University of
    Iowa invited student athletes from the newly formed University of Chicago to compete in an
    experimental game. The result was Chicago 15, Iowa 12, which was a little different from
    today's hundred-point games.
    1907 - In 1907, the Smart Set Athletic Club, St. Christopher Club, Marathon Athletic Club, Alpha
    Physical Culture Club, and the Jersey City Colored YMCA founded the amateur, all-black
    Olympian Athletic League in New York City, which included the Smart Set Athletic Club, St.
    Christopher Club, Marathon Athletic Club, Alpha Physical Culture Club, and the Jersey City
    Colored YMCA. The first inter-city basketball game between two black teams was played in
    1907, when the Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn travelled to Washington. They were known
    as the “Grave Diggers”.
    1936 – Basketball was finally introduced in the Olympics.
    1940 - Fordham vs. the University of Pittsburgh is the first basketball game to be broadcast live
    from Madison Square Garden.
    1946 - In 1946, a group of executives in New York City founded the Basketball Association of
    America, a new professional basketball league (BAA).
    1948 - The scale of the laceless molded ball had been fixed at 30 inches by 1948–49, when it
    was made official (76 cm).
    1954 - The Minneapolis Lakers became the first team in NBA history to win three consecutive
    championships.
    1964 - The Boston Celtics have won the most NBA championships (17 in total), with the
    majority of their dominance in the game coming during the 1960s, when they won eight
    consecutive titles from 1959 to 1966.
    1979 - Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics made the NBA's first three-point shot with 3:48
    remaining in the first period on October 12, 1979, in a game against the Houston Rockets at
    Boston Garden.
    1983 - In the highest scoring game in NBA history, the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets
    186-184.
    1984 – The “Greatest Player of All Time” a.k.a. Michael Jordan, Coming off a gold medal
    performance at the 1984 Olympics prospered in the pro game with a fabulous first season,
    earning the Rookie of the Year; Five-time NBA MVP; Six-time NBA champion; Six-time NBA
    Finals MVP; Ten-time All-NBA First Team; Nine time NBA All-Defensive First Team; Defensive
    Player of the Year; 14-time NBA All-Star; Three-time NBA All-Star MVP; 50th Anniversary All-
    Time Team; Ten scoring titles -- an NBA record and seven consecutive matching Chamberlain.
    1996 - Ted St. Martin holds the Guinness World Record for making 5,221 straight free throws
    on April 28, 1996. He did so while providing a shooting clinic to students, which took him more
    than 7 hours to complete.
    - The NBA Agrees to start a womens Nation Basketball Association (WNBA)
    1997 - Violet became the first woman to officiate at a major sporting event. Dee Kanter quickly
    joins her.

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