Canadian James Naismith
needed a way to keep a group of bored, trouble-making young men interested
in their gym class and set out to find
a new indoor game for them to play. Since he wanted no out-and-out
rough-housing on the hardwood floor, he decided using a large ball about
the size of a soccer ball. Next he decided that players would
not be allowed the run with the ball, and that an elevated goal would make
the game that much more challenging. He nailed two peach baskets on opposite walls of a school gymnasium. By December 21, 1891, Naismith had compiled a rough list of 13 basic rules......more
Today, basketball is truly a global sport played by over 400 million
people. With 208 affiliated national
federations. FIBA,
founded in 1932, governs the sport at the International level. The
USA still has the largest following
and USA
Basketball looks after the sport here at all levels, after
amalgamation of the amateur and professional ruling bodies in 1989. The professional
league, managed by the NBA was formed in
1949. For associations in the major
countries, see , Australia, Canada,
England,
New
Zealand. Controlling bodies and leagues for all
other countries can be found from the FIBA site.
World
Basketball Championship for Men Women,
Junior men and women and wheelchair competitors are run by FIBA.
The Euroleague Competition is for clubs from Europe.
NBA is the USA based professional competition
NCAA Basketball Championships, US collegiate basketball, run by the NCAA
NCAA Conference Tournaments
WNBA is the women's USA based professional competition
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