Born in Spain in 1959, Wallace Bryant moved to Gary, Indiana, where he played for the high school basketball team. Standing at fully 7 feet tall, Bryant went on to play for the University of San Francisco in the late 1970s and ...
Kobe Bryant is an American basketball player born on Aug. 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bryant was named after a Japanese steakhouse and is the son of Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, who played in the National Ba...
Basketball was invented by a Canadian, James Naismith, in 1891. At the time, he was an instructor at a Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) facility in Springfield, Massachusetts. Over the years, the pace of the game has ch...
Ronald "Flip" Murray is a professional basketball player who played in the NBA for eight years before playing the 2010-2011 season in Europe. Murray was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks, but he played only 12 games wit...
Lisa Leslie battled adversity to become one of the most prolific players in the history of women's basketball. When she retired from basketball in 2009, Leslie had amassed more points and rebounds records than any other profess...
With the limited number of roster spots available in the NBA, talented basketball players who find themselves on the outside looking in hope for other options to stay in the game. While many of these athletes go abroad to play ...
Nate Robinson, a veteran of the National Basketball Association, played for the New York Knicks from 2005 to midway through the 2010 season, when he was traded to the Boston Celtics. Robinson packed his bags again in 2011 when ...
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson is most well known in American sports history as a golfer, but during the course of her lifetime, she excelled at a wide variety of sports, including basketball, softball, and track and field. A consumm...
Manu Ginobili was one of the starting two guards for the San Antonio Spurs at time of publication. His full name is Emanuel David Ginobili and his home county is Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Manu was born July 28, 1977 and began h...
Leonard "Len" Elmore is a sports broadcaster, lawyer and former professional basketball player. As of April 2011, Elmore works for both ESPN and CBS as a college basketball announcer and analyst. In his playing career, Elmore s...
In professional sports, there are players and stars -- and then there are icons, including Kobe Bryant of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. Since entering the league directly from high school, Bryant has become one of the best play...
The term MVP is associated with the best basketball players in the history of the game. When you win the Most Valuable Player award, you are voted the top individual honor a player can win in professional basketball. However, t...
On a bank shot in basketball, a player uses the backboard to direct the ball into the hoop. Shots aimed at the rectangular box that frames the basket on the backboard have the highest percentage of going through the hoop. But w...
The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James A. Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891 to give his physical education students something to do in the winter months while indoors. Since that time, basketball has gro...
James Naismith, a physical education teacher at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented basketball in 1891. The game, invented to entertain the school's athletes during the winter season, was first played wi...
The National Basketball Association has been the dominant professional basketball league in the United States for decades. But in the 1960s and '70s, the NBA was threatened by an upstart league, the American Basketball Associat...
Dr. James Naismith is credited with inventing basketball. History-of-basketball.com reports Naismith was employed as a physical education teacher at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith's supervisor,...
Duke entered the 2010-11 season as the fourth-winningest team in NCAA men's basketball history, owning 1,912 career wins and four national championships, taking top honors in 1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010.
Basketball was invented in North America in the late 19th century, and it quickly became popular in many countries around the world. In Europe, basketball became popular in the early 20th century, along with the closely related...
Basketball players are often superstitious. How else to explain the No. 13 uniform? Since the National Basketball Association began play in 1946, 340 players have worn No. 12 on the back of their uniform and 278 have worn the N...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association organizes athletic events for colleges and universities throughout the United States. Men and women's basketball are two of the most popular NCAA-sanctioned sports. The NCAA is comp...
NCAA men's Division I basketball includes all the universities and conferences that are eligible to play in the NCAA Tournament at the conclusion of the regular season and conference tournaments. This tournament is one of the m...
The history of California basketball is well-documented, as teams from the West Coast have achieved tremendous success at the prep, collegiate and professional levels. California players and teams are widely regarded as some o...
Howard has used his size, strength and athletic ability to become one of the top centers in the game of professional basketball. Howard has also shown that he can play power forward.
Michael Jordan is widely considered to be one of the best basketball players to ever play the game. That's largely in part to his flashy style, trademark dunks and his emergence during the NBA's resurgence and popularity during...
Today the word "jersey" refers to the shirt worn by athletes in many sports, but originally, it referred specifically to basketball players' clothing. The first uniforms of the sport included long, close-fitting woolen-knitted ...
Basketball has become an increasingly popular recreational and competitive sport, but it has modest beginnings, as it was invented to distract a rowdy YMCA class during the cold, Massachusetts winter. Since then, the game has e...
Basketball has a long, rich history dating back to the late 19th century when the hoop was first invented. The equipment used to play the sport, including the ball and hoop, has evolved from a crude basket to a technologically ...
Modern basketball hoops are metal with small loops for attaching nets. The hoops, or rims, attach to large backboards, which often feature a shooting square that players use for aiming. A pole or pillar holds the entire assembl...
Although created by a Canadian, basketball is an all-American sport with a loyal following as passionate about their Saturday morning pick-up games as they are about the season-ending March Madness tournament. What began with a...
Pau Gasol is an NBA basketball player, playing for the Los Angeles Lakers as of the 2010 -- 2011 season. Gasol was born on July 6, 1980 in Barcelona, Spain and has been a valuable member to back-to-back Laker championship seaso...
The NCAA did not recognize women's college basketball until 1981, but the University of Cincinnati had been competing in women's basketball for a decade. The Cincinnati Bearcats established a women's team for the 1971-72 season...
Basketball, a relatively young sport, grew from a recreational game played at New England YMCAs to an international professional sport in less than a century. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in 1891, and the sport made i...
USA men's basketball all-star teams have represented the U.S. in many professional and amateur events, including the Olympic Games. Carmelo Anthony, for example, has been on 12 USA Basketball teams, including two Olympic Games ...
The University of Illinois basketball program, also known simply as Illinois or the Fighting Illini, is one of the oldest collegiate basketball programs in the nation. The program began in 1906 with a men's team, while the wome...
From gyms surrounded by metal cages to sprung hardwood floors in indoor stadia, basketball courts have come a long way since the late 1800s. While the rules and exact line layouts have evolved over time, the basic basketball co...
Because the sport was invented just a little more than a century ago, basketball has a relatively short history in the United States. Since basketball's invention, the game has gone through many changes and evolutions. One cons...
The National Basketball Association is a professional men's basketball league with 29 teams in the United States and one team, the Toronto Raptors, in Canada. The teams are divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western, eac...
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world, but its history does not extend back very far into history. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in 1893 while working at Springfield College in Massachusetts, but Na...
Today it is one of the most popular spectator sports in the world, an Olympic event and a form of entertainment for fans willing to pay big bucks to see their favorite team in action. Understanding the history of basketball can...
NCAA stands for National Collegiate Athletic Association, and is the governing body of collegiate athletics in the U.S. The NCAA annual basketball tournament is a tradition each spring known as "March Madness." The winner of th...
The basketball hall of fame, now known formally as the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, is a historical resource that honors the best players and other contributors to the game of basketball since the sport was invent...
Understanding the history behind the brackets might just give you a leg up in the next competition.
Over the years, the basketball teams that call Colorado home have had some shocking successes and some dark times. The NBA's Denver Nuggets and the region's three major universities have given fans plenty to cheer about, but fa...
Today, if you think basketball you think NBA. Yet, the league wasn't an immediate success story. The National Basketball Association began shortly after World War Two and struggled to attract attention in the early years. Howev...
More than 100 years later, a multitude of changes have been made to transform basketball into the wildly popular sport it is today. The history of NBA basketball tells the story of a modest beginning skyrocketing into a multimi...
Division I of National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball is broken up into a bevy of different conferences, whose memberships are based largely on their member schools' geography. Among the largest is the Big 12 Confer...
The Big East Basketball Tournament is played every year at the conclusion of the regular season. The Big East tournament winner is recognized as the champion of the conference for that season. The winner of the tournament gets ...
The NCAA basketball tournament is the championship tournament of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and determines the best college basketball teams in the United States in a men's and women's bracket. Teams must qua...
Basketball, a sport invented as a way to keep football players active during the off-season, quickly became a staple of school physical education classes and competitions. Although changes have been made to rules and techniques...
When the 1930s began, basketball was only 39 years old. College basketball dominated the scene, and professional teams were struggling with Depression era financial concerns. The 1930s were the lean years of basketball. Basketb...
The key to correctly bouncing a basketball is timing, according to physicist Paul Doherty. Because the bounce of the ball is determined by how the ball is squashed down by gravity when it hits the floor, the exact timing is key...
Canadians have played an important role in the history of basketball since the sport's beginnings in the late 19th century, when Dr. James Naismith of Ontario invented the game. Canadian players continue to play in the NBA and ...
The American Basketball Association started play in the 1967-68 season to compete with the established NBA. It was a difficult financial road that eventually saw the ABA close up shop in 1976. However, the league featured wide ...
Now nicknamed March Madness, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament had modest beginnings with Oregon and Ohio State playing for the first championship in front of a crowd of 5,500 in Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois, in 19...
Dr. James Naismith invented basketball at a Springfield, Massachusetts, YMCA in 1891, using peach baskets for goals and a soccer ball for the ball. In less than a century, basketball grew from a recreational sport played at New...
Basketball teams and the leagues they play in have evolved considerably since the sport's beginnings in the late 19th century. The sport has grown from a recreational game with nine players per team to an international competit...
Basketball equipment has changed significantly since the sport's invention in Massachusetts in 1891. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball as an indoor sport for athletes at the Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA. Since the late ...
Professional basketball has spread all over the world. Few changes have been made to the fundamental game since it was first invented over 100 years ago. Though changes have been made to the rules, the dribbling, passing and s...
Nebraska will join the Big 10 in 2011. The Big 10 is a major collegiate sports conference and the men's Big 10 basketball tournament is a precursor to the NCAA basketball tournament.
Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in 1891. For the first three years, it was played with peach baskets as hoops and a soccer ball. A year later, Naismith approached Spalding about developing a basketball. This first ball w...
The Final Four is a term used to describe the semifinals of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, often referred to as March Madness. The Final Four participants reach the Final Four by winning their bracket or region of the tourname...
The history of the basketball shoe almost directly parallels the history of basketball itself. Although the game originated in 1891, the first sneaker specifically designed for basketball didn't come along until 1917, when Conv...
Many games played in college and as professional sport have history --- some ancient some not. Basketball is quite new, beginning in the late 1800s. Although the game has evolved into a worldwide sport, the game itself has evol...
The ball used in basketball has evolved greatly since the sport was invented in the late 19th century. From a soccer ball to a rubber ball of different colors to a leather ball, the basketball has changed significantly. The rub...
The Harlem Globetrotters are a Chicago businessman’s answer to the racial barrier in basketball that existed until 1950 and allowed only whites to play professionally. Abe Saperstein created a team of all African America...
The Boston Celtics are one such team, predating the NBA and remaining a powerhouse throughout the decades of the sport. Over the years, the Celtics have seen wild successes as well as terrible tragedies, and remain one of the m...
While men's college basketball attracts most of the headlines, the women's game has gained its share of followers in recent years. The 2010 NCAA semifinals, for example, garnered a TV rating of 2.1, a 17 percent increase from t...
Every March, madness descends upon college basketball fans as the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament begins. This tournament features nearly 20 percent of all the teams playing men's basketball at the Division I level...
James Naismith developed the sport of basketball in 1891 for the YMCA. Originally designed to utilize a player's skill, the game was intended for little contact. After players begin to participate in the game, it focused more ...
Few programs in college basketball coming out of a small conference like UNLV can boast the same history, records and accomplishments. Dubbed the "Runnin' Rebels," UNLV became a force in college basketball in the 1980s under th...
Men's basketball in the United States has grown from a regional cold weather activity into one of the most popular sports in the country in just under a century. The sport quickly spread through both college play and nascent pr...
Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at a YMCA in Springfield, Mass. Though the game was somewhat unrecognizable by today's standards, he formulated 13 basic rules governing play that would lay the groundwork for chan...
Basketball came about because a doctor and physical education teacher wanted a sport his students could play indoors during the harsh Massachusetts winter. His hopes were the game would help players work on hand-eye coordinatio...
The Basketball Hall of Fame first opened its doors in 1968. However, the Hall had been an organization since 1959 when it welcomed its first class of inductees, despite having no building in which to hang plaques and present me...
Although women's college basketball is now played by many universities under very similar rules as men's college basketball, this was not always so. Women's college basketball was introduced after men's basketball and was origi...
When Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the Springfield, Massachusetts, YMCA, he used equipment readily available to him, including a soccer ball and wooden peach baskets for goals. He soon saw the need for a mor...
Many sports analysts shrugged off early comparisons of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant with Chicago Bulls star and National Basketball Association icon Michael Jordan as lofty. Bryant's performance in recent years, however,...
The Naval Academy was an early adopter of basketball. Invented by James Naismith in 1891, basketball was embraced at Navy, which played its first official game in 1907 against Corcoran and beat them 28 to 12. A college publicat...
Men's basketball was invented in 1891 in the northeastern United States, with women's basketball introduced the following year. The sport, initially devised as a physical activity for college students, quickly became popular in...
The USA men's basketball team brought home the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, making it one of the most famous and dominant Olympic teams in U.S. history.
Dr. James Naismith, born in Ontario, Canada, invented basketball in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He wanted to develop a game that his YMCA athletes could play indoors during the harsh New England winters. Basketball equi...
The University of Chicago, a charter member of the Big Ten Conference, withdrew in 1946 but remains associated with the conference through the consortium known as the Committee on Institutional Cooperation. The Big Ten Conferen...
The University of California, Los Angeles, better known as simply UCLA, first opened its doors in 1919 as the southern branch of the University of California. The university fielded a basketball team from the onset, beginning p...
Adopting a logo that parallels its male counterpart league and creating a motto of "Expect Great," the Women's National Basketball Association started competition in 1997. Teams play during the summer, when fans have fewer othe...
In the late 19th century, James Naismith invented basketball. The rules of the game underwent many changes since its invention. The core rules, such as using a ball to score a goal, remain the same. Today, basketball is played ...
Invented by Canadian James W. Naismith when he was working as a Massachusetts YMCA instructor in 1891, basketball has evolved from a sport played with soccer balls tossed in peach baskets to today's leather balls dunked through...
James Naismith's original basketball rules for women. The women's version of the game made its debut at Smith College in Massachusetts. The history of women's professional basketball does not really begin until the 1970s, howev...
Men's basketball was officially included in the Olympics during the 1936 Games in Berlin, Germany. Women's basketball appeared in the Olympics much later, however, in the 1976 Games in Montreal, Canada. During its more than 70-...
Michael Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest NBA player of all time. Jordan excelled as a top scorer for nearly the entire length of his career and won several championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan is now a mem...
The University of Pittsburgh's men's basketball program is rich in tradition and history. The Pittsburgh Panthers have had their highs and lows and continue to win the hearts of fans in Pittsburgh and other cities.
Though basketball's invention took place in the United States, the sport owes much to Canada. Canadians have played a role in basketball's development since its invention by Dr. James Naismith of Ontario. Canadian basketball pl...
Basketball, and the related game of netball, were invented in the United States in the late 19th century. Netball and basketball traditions traveled quickly to many countries worldwide, including those that were part of the Bri...
The 19th century was a time of great sports innovation. Baseball, football and, of course, basketball were all credited with having been formally invented during this period. The patriarch of basketball is Canadian clergyman, e...
The game of basketball originally had 13 rules when created by James Naismith. The essential principles of the sport have stayed consistent with his creation, though specific rules have been modified over time. Some of the rule...
The rim on a basketball net was not always there, and some slight changes were made to it after it was first implemented. The few altercations to the basketball hoop in general in the past 100 years have been in its size, comp...
Spalding basketballs, available on the shelves of sporting goods stores around the world, have a long relationship with the sport. The company's origins, connections with basketball in the earliest days of the sport's existenc...
Basketball, one of the most popular sports in the U.S., has existed for little more than a century. The original game invented in 1891 had very different rules than the game we know today. The sport has grown from a recreationa...
Lifetime Products is a basketball and outdoor equipment company that was founded in the 1970s and strives to produce merchandise that fits with the company name. Lifetime produces many basketball system models, including in-gro...
Lifetime Products is a Utah-based producer of basketball and outdoor equipment. Founded in 1972, the company was the first to create a basketball hoop that could be set to various heights with an adjustment rod. Lifetime basket...
Basketball and volleyball both trace their roots back to YMCAs in Massachusetts in the late 1800s. The sports were developed as activities that provided exercise and competition for young men indoors during the cold New England...
Credit for the invention of the game of basketball goes to James Naismith, born in Ontario, Canada, in 1861. At a YMCA school in 1891, he devised a simple indoor game involving two teams, a ball and two goals. Although Naismith...
Basketball is a game enjoyed by players young and old all across the world. Like most sports, the game requires skill, practice and knowledge. Using correct equipment, such as the right sized basketball, can play a very key rol...
Basketball hoops are erected all over the world; adjustable, fixed, indoor and outdoor. When a hoop is set up, it is imperative to ensure all of the dimensions and measurements are accurate. This process can be time consuming, ...
Basketball was invented in December 1891 by James Naismith. He was a Canadian physical education professor from McGill University of Montreal and an instructor at the local YMCA. Throughout the years, as the rules of basketball...
