History of Basketball

Who created basketball?

• Jerry West

• Adam Silver

• James Naismith

• Michael Feierstien

Basketball was created in...

• 1891

• 1905

• 1791

• 1851

The first version of basketball was played with ...

• 5 vs 5

• 9 vs 9

• 7 vs 7

• 4 vs 4

Naismith used a _________ as the first hoop.

• Milk Crate

• Peach Basket

• Trash bin

• Metal Hoop

Naismith created the sport of basketball because...

• He was bored

• Wanted to be famous

• Needed an indoor sport for the winter

• He didn't like soccer

The first games played in college basketball were using the 5 vs 5 rules

• True

• False

The first true 5 vs 5 college basketball game was played by...

• University of Chicago vs Iowa

• University of Miami vs FSU

• Yale vs Penn

• Syracuse vs Uconn

The first known college to field a team against an outside opponent was Vanderbilt University

• True

• False

What was the very first professional basketball league in the U.S?

• NBA

• ABL

• NBL

• FIBA

How did countries overseas learn about basketball?

• They saw it on TV

• Read about it in a newspaper

• Members of the YMCA traveled overseas and introduced the game

• They saw it on YouTube