BASKETBALL FAST FACTS
* JAMES NAISMITH, TEACHER AT THE YMCA IN SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS, INVENTED BASKETBALL IN 1891
* IN THE VERY BEGINNING THE BASKETBALL WAS BROWN, NOW IT IS ORANGE
*THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, FOUNDED IN 1949, COMBINED THE NBL (NATIONAL BASKETABALL LEAGUE) AND THE BAA (BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA)
* FIRST USED A SOCCER BALL, THEN SWITCHED TO A BASKETBALL
THE REASON THE BACKBOARD WAS ADDED WAS BECAUSE THE AUDIENCE IN THE BACONY USED TO INTEFERE BY HANDLING THE BALL
* IN 1967, SLAM DUNKS WERE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL, 9 YEARS LATER THEY WERE LEGALIZED AGAIN
*THE FIRST HOOP WAS LIKE A PEACH BASKET
* EVERY TIME SOMEONE SCORED THE REFEREE WOULD CLIMB A LADDER TO GET THE BALL OUT
*WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BEGAN IN 1892, SOME RULES WERE MODIFIED TO FIT WOMEN
* BASKETBALL WAS MADE AN OLYMPIC GAME IN BERLIN, GERMANY IN 1936
* THE FIRST BACKBOARD WAS MADE OF WIRE
* THE NBA INTRODUCED THE 3 POINT SHOT RIGHT BEFORE THE 1979-80 SEASON
* THEY BORROWED THIS IDEA FROM THE ABA
* POSITIONS IN BASKETBALL
POINT GUARD
2 SHOOTING GUARDS
POWER FOWARD
CENTER
* THE FIRST BASKETBALL GAME WAS ON JANUARY 20TH, 1892
* UNTIL 1937 THE REFEREE TOSSED A JUMP BALL AFTER EACH BASKET WAS SCORED
* BASKETBALLS' RULES CAME FROM A CHILDREN'S GAME, DUCK ON A ROCK
* IN THE FIRST GAME THERE WERE ONLY 9 PLAYERS AND THE FINAL SCORE WAS 1-0
* IN 1959, THE HALL OF FAME WAS ADDED IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS AT THE SITE WERE THE FIRST GAME WAS
* FEBRUARY 9, 1895 WAS THE FIRST 5 ON 5 GAME, IT WAS PLAYED AT HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
* THE REGULATION BASKETBALL RIM HAS AN 18 INCH DIAMETER
* THE BACKBOARD IS 6FT BY 3.5 FEET
* THE WHITE OUTLINED BOX ON THE BACKBOARD IS 18 INCHES BY 2 FEET
* THE TOP OF THE RIM IS 10 FEET TALL AND 4 FEET INBOUNDS
* MEN'S BASKETBALL- 29.5 INCHES AND IT WEIGHS 22 OUNCES
* WOMEN'S BASKETBALL- 28.5 INCHES AND IT WEIGHS 20 OUNCES
* IN THE VERY BEGINNING THE BASKETBALL WAS BROWN, NOW IT IS ORANGE
*THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, FOUNDED IN 1949, COMBINED THE NBL (NATIONAL BASKETABALL LEAGUE) AND THE BAA (BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA)
* FIRST USED A SOCCER BALL, THEN SWITCHED TO A BASKETBALL
THE REASON THE BACKBOARD WAS ADDED WAS BECAUSE THE AUDIENCE IN THE BACONY USED TO INTEFERE BY HANDLING THE BALL
* IN 1967, SLAM DUNKS WERE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL, 9 YEARS LATER THEY WERE LEGALIZED AGAIN
*THE FIRST HOOP WAS LIKE A PEACH BASKET
* EVERY TIME SOMEONE SCORED THE REFEREE WOULD CLIMB A LADDER TO GET THE BALL OUT
*WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BEGAN IN 1892, SOME RULES WERE MODIFIED TO FIT WOMEN
* BASKETBALL WAS MADE AN OLYMPIC GAME IN BERLIN, GERMANY IN 1936
* THE FIRST BACKBOARD WAS MADE OF WIRE
* THE NBA INTRODUCED THE 3 POINT SHOT RIGHT BEFORE THE 1979-80 SEASON
* THEY BORROWED THIS IDEA FROM THE ABA
* POSITIONS IN BASKETBALL
POINT GUARD
2 SHOOTING GUARDS
POWER FOWARD
CENTER
* THE FIRST BASKETBALL GAME WAS ON JANUARY 20TH, 1892
* UNTIL 1937 THE REFEREE TOSSED A JUMP BALL AFTER EACH BASKET WAS SCORED
* BASKETBALLS' RULES CAME FROM A CHILDREN'S GAME, DUCK ON A ROCK
* IN THE FIRST GAME THERE WERE ONLY 9 PLAYERS AND THE FINAL SCORE WAS 1-0
* IN 1959, THE HALL OF FAME WAS ADDED IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS AT THE SITE WERE THE FIRST GAME WAS
* FEBRUARY 9, 1895 WAS THE FIRST 5 ON 5 GAME, IT WAS PLAYED AT HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
* THE REGULATION BASKETBALL RIM HAS AN 18 INCH DIAMETER
* THE BACKBOARD IS 6FT BY 3.5 FEET
* THE WHITE OUTLINED BOX ON THE BACKBOARD IS 18 INCHES BY 2 FEET
* THE TOP OF THE RIM IS 10 FEET TALL AND 4 FEET INBOUNDS
* MEN'S BASKETBALL- 29.5 INCHES AND IT WEIGHS 22 OUNCES
* WOMEN'S BASKETBALL- 28.5 INCHES AND IT WEIGHS 20 OUNCES
CONCEPT OF BASKETBALL
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THE BALL IS MOVED DOWN THE COURT TOWARD THE BASKET BY PASSING OR DRIBBLING. THE TEAM WITH THE BALL IS CALLED THE OFFENSE. THE TEAM WITHOUT THE BALL IS CALLED THE DEFENSE. THEY TRY TO STEAL THE BALL, CONTEST SHOTS, STEAL AND DEFLECT PASSES, AND GRAB REBOUNDS.
WHEN A TEAM MAKES A BASKET, THEY SCORE TWO POINTS AND THE BALL GOES TO THE OTHER TEAM. IF A BASKET, OR FIELD GOAL, IS MADE OUTSIDE THE THREE-POINT ARC, THEN THAT BASKET IS WORTH THREE POINTS. A FREE THROW IS WORTH ONE POINT. FREE THROWS ARE AWARDED TO A TEAM ACCORDING TO SOME FORMATS INVOLVING THE NUMBER OF FOULS COMMITTED IN A HALF AND/OR THE TYPE OF FOUL COMMITTED. FOULING A SHOOTER ALWAYS RESULTS IN TWO OR THREE FREE THROWS BEING AWARDED THE SHOOTER, DEPENDING UPON WHERE HE WAS WHEN HE SHOT. IF HE WAS BEYOND THE THREE-POINT LINE, THEN HE GETS THREE SHOTS. OTHER TYPES OF FOULS DO NOT RESULT IN FREE THROWS BEING AWARDED UNTIL A CERTAIN NUMBER HAVE ACCUMULATED DURING A HALF. ONCE THAT NUMBER IS REACHED, THEN THE PLAYER WHO WAS FOULED IS AWRDED A '1 AND 1' OPPORTUNITY. IF HE MAKES HIS FIRST FREE THROW, HE GETS TO ATTEMPT A SECOND. IF HE MISSES THE FIRST SHOT, THE BALL IS LIVE ON THE REBOUND.
EACH GAME IS DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS. ALL LEVELS HAVE TWO HALVES. IN COLLEGE, EACH HALF IS TWENTY MINUTES LONG. IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BELOW, THE HALVES ARE DIVIDED INTO EIGHT (AND SOMETIMES, SIX) MINUTE QUARTERS. IN THE PROS, QUARTERS ARE TWELVE MINUTES LONG. THERE IS A GAP OF SEVERAL MINUTES BETWEEN HALVES. GAPS BETWEEN QUARTERS ARE RELATIVELY SHORT. IF THE SCORE IS TIED AT THE END OF REGULATION, THEN OVERTIME PERIODS OF VARIOUS LENGTHS ARE PLAYED UNTIL A WINNER EMERGES.
EACH TEAM IS ASSIGNED A BASKET OR GOAL TO DEFEND. THIS MEANS THAT THE OTHER BASKET IS THEIR SCORING BASKET. AT HALFTIME, THE TEAMS SWITCH GOALS. THE GAME BEGINS WITH ONE PLAYER FROM EITHER TEAM AT CENTER COURT. A REFREE WILL TOSS THE BALL UP BETWEEN THE TWO. THE PLAYER THAT GETS HIS HANDS ON THE BALL WILL TIP IT TO A TEAMMATE. THIS IS CALLED A TIP-OFF.
WHEN A TEAM MAKES A BASKET, THEY SCORE TWO POINTS AND THE BALL GOES TO THE OTHER TEAM. IF A BASKET, OR FIELD GOAL, IS MADE OUTSIDE THE THREE-POINT ARC, THEN THAT BASKET IS WORTH THREE POINTS. A FREE THROW IS WORTH ONE POINT. FREE THROWS ARE AWARDED TO A TEAM ACCORDING TO SOME FORMATS INVOLVING THE NUMBER OF FOULS COMMITTED IN A HALF AND/OR THE TYPE OF FOUL COMMITTED. FOULING A SHOOTER ALWAYS RESULTS IN TWO OR THREE FREE THROWS BEING AWARDED THE SHOOTER, DEPENDING UPON WHERE HE WAS WHEN HE SHOT. IF HE WAS BEYOND THE THREE-POINT LINE, THEN HE GETS THREE SHOTS. OTHER TYPES OF FOULS DO NOT RESULT IN FREE THROWS BEING AWARDED UNTIL A CERTAIN NUMBER HAVE ACCUMULATED DURING A HALF. ONCE THAT NUMBER IS REACHED, THEN THE PLAYER WHO WAS FOULED IS AWRDED A '1 AND 1' OPPORTUNITY. IF HE MAKES HIS FIRST FREE THROW, HE GETS TO ATTEMPT A SECOND. IF HE MISSES THE FIRST SHOT, THE BALL IS LIVE ON THE REBOUND.
EACH GAME IS DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS. ALL LEVELS HAVE TWO HALVES. IN COLLEGE, EACH HALF IS TWENTY MINUTES LONG. IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BELOW, THE HALVES ARE DIVIDED INTO EIGHT (AND SOMETIMES, SIX) MINUTE QUARTERS. IN THE PROS, QUARTERS ARE TWELVE MINUTES LONG. THERE IS A GAP OF SEVERAL MINUTES BETWEEN HALVES. GAPS BETWEEN QUARTERS ARE RELATIVELY SHORT. IF THE SCORE IS TIED AT THE END OF REGULATION, THEN OVERTIME PERIODS OF VARIOUS LENGTHS ARE PLAYED UNTIL A WINNER EMERGES.
EACH TEAM IS ASSIGNED A BASKET OR GOAL TO DEFEND. THIS MEANS THAT THE OTHER BASKET IS THEIR SCORING BASKET. AT HALFTIME, THE TEAMS SWITCH GOALS. THE GAME BEGINS WITH ONE PLAYER FROM EITHER TEAM AT CENTER COURT. A REFREE WILL TOSS THE BALL UP BETWEEN THE TWO. THE PLAYER THAT GETS HIS HANDS ON THE BALL WILL TIP IT TO A TEAMMATE. THIS IS CALLED A TIP-OFF.
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL
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* THERE ARE 30 TEAMS IN THE NBA (NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION)
* THEY PLAY ABOUT 82 GAMES PER SEASON
* THE NBA PLAYERS MAKE MORE MONEY THAN THE WNBA (WOMENS NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION) PLAYERS
* THERE ARE 14 WNBA TEAMS
* THEY PLAY ABOUT 34 GAMES IN THE SEASON
* THEY PLAY ABOUT 82 GAMES PER SEASON
* THE NBA PLAYERS MAKE MORE MONEY THAN THE WNBA (WOMENS NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION) PLAYERS
* THERE ARE 14 WNBA TEAMS
* THEY PLAY ABOUT 34 GAMES IN THE SEASON