FACULTY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
SEMINAR PAPER:
BASKETBALL
MENTOR: STUDENT:
Danica Pirsl Nikola Stojković 6621
Contents:
1. The first rules, court, and game
2. Surge in popularity
3. Basketball Hall of Fame founded
4. Historical antecedents
5. First Canadian interuniversity game
6. Early American professional and barnstorming teams
7. American national college championships
8. U.S. high school basketball
9. National championships
10. National Basketball Association NBA
11. International basketball
12. International stars in the NBA
13. Globalization of basketball
14. Rules and regulations
15. Playing regulations
16 .Violations
17. Fouls
18. Positions and structures
19. Shooting
20. Rebounding
21. Passing
22. Dribbling
23. Blocking
24. The best basketball player – two legend
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that he was nervous about the new game he had invented, which incorporated rules from
a children's game called "Duck on a Rock", as many had failed before it. Naismith called
the new game "Basket Ball".
The first official game was played in the YMCA gymnasium on January 20, 1892 with
nine players. The game ended at 1–0; the shot was made from 25 feet (7.6 m), on a court
just half the size of a present-day Streetball or National Basketball Association (NBA)
court. By 1897–1898 teams of five became standard.
Surge in popularity
Basketball's early adherents were dispatched to YMCAs throughout the United States,
and it quickly spread through the USA and Canada. By 1895, it was well established at
several women's high schools. While the YMCA was responsible for initially developing
and spreading the game, within a decade it discouraged the new sport, as rough play and
rowdy crowds began to detract from the YMCA's primary mission. However, other
amateur sports clubs, colleges, and professional clubs quickly filled the void. In the years
before World War I, the Amateur Athletic Union and the Intercollegiate Athletic
Association of the United States vied for control over the rules for the game. The first
pro league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898 to protect players from
exploitation and to promote a less rough game. This league only lasted five years.
Basketball Hall of Fame founded
By the 1950s, basketball had become a major college sport, thus paving the way for a
growth of interest in professional basketball. In 1959, a basketball hall of fame was
founded in Springfield, Massachusetts, site of the first game. Its rosters include the names
of great players, coaches, referees and people who have contributed significantly to the
development of the game. The hall of fame has people who have accomplished many
goals in their career in basketball.
Development of equipment and technique
Basketball was originally played with a soccer ball. The first balls made specifically for
basketball were brown, and it was only in the late 1950s that Tony Hinkle, searching for a
ball that would be more visible to players and spectators alike, introduced the orange ball
that is now in common use. Dribbling was not part of the original game except for the
"bounce pass" to teammates. Passing the ball was the primary means of ball movement.
Dribbling was eventually introduced but limited by the asymmetric shape of early balls.
Dribbling only became a major part of the game around the 1950s, as manufacturing
improved the ball shape.
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Historical antecedents
Basketball, netball, dodgeball, volleyball, and lacrosse are the only ball games which
have been identified as being invented by North Americans. Other ball games, such as
baseball and Canadian football, have Commonwealth of Nations, European, Asian or
African connections. Although there is no direct evidence as yet that the idea of
basketball came from the ancient Mesoamerican ballgame, knowledge of that game had
been available for at least 50 years prior to Naismith's creation, in the writings of John
Lloyd Stephens and Alexander von Humboldt. Stephens' works especially, which
included drawings by Frederick Catherwood, were available at most educational
institutions in the 19th century and also had wide popular circulations.
Early college basketball development
Dr. James Naismith was instrumental in establishing college basketball. He coached at
the University of Kansas for six years, before handing the reins to renowned coach
Forrest "Phog" Allen. Naismith's disciple Amos Alonzo Stagg brought basketball to the
University of Chicago, while Adolph Rupp, a student of Naismith's at Kansas, enjoyed
great success as coach at the University of Kentucky.
On February 9, 1895, the first intercollegiate 5-on-5 game was played at Hamline
University between Hamline and the School of Agriculture, which was affiliated with
University of Minnesota. The School of Agriculture won in a 9–3 game.
In 1901, colleges, including the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Dartmouth
College, the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Naval Academy, the University of Utah
and Yale University began sponsoring men's games. In 1905, frequent injuries on the
football field prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to suggest that colleges form a
governing body, resulting in the creation of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the
United States (IAAUS). In 1910, that body would change its name to the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
First Canadian interuniversity game
The first Canadian interuniversity basketball game was played at the YMCA in Kingston,
Ontario on February 6, 1904, when McGill University visited Queen's University. McGill
won 9–7 in overtime; the score was 7–7 at the end of regulation play, and a ten-minute
overtime period settled the outcome. A good turnout of spectators watched the game.
Ad from The Liberator magazine promoting an exhibition in Harlem, March 1922.
Drawing by Hugo Gellert.
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