2006-09-06 01:51:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
In early December 1891, Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physician of McGill University and minister on the faculty of a college for YMCA professionals (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. Legend has it that, after rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he modified a Mayan game and wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto the 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this peach basket retained the ball because it didn't have an opening.
2006-09-06 01:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by Pedro ST 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The only major sport strictly of U.S. origin, basketball was invented by James Naismith (1861–1939) on or about December 1, 1891, at the International Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Training School (now Springfield College), Springfield, Massachusetts, where Naismith was an instructor in physical education.
2006-09-06 10:02:35 · answer #2 · answered by Britannica Knowledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where Did Basketball Start
2016-11-08 02:39:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-10 12:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by Adolpho 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the romans played a game like it, but it was more of a death game, you miss it you die, but James Naismith made it basketball, with a peach basket. Then it kind of morphed into what we play today, with the help of George Mikan, Dr. J., Bobby Plump, Magic, Oscar Robertson, and MJ and now Kobe.
2006-09-06 02:18:31 · answer #5 · answered by Hafeman 5000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-17 01:57:44 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
massachusetts! naismith worked at a YMCA and thought the soccer players needed something to do during the off season so they got peach baskets and hung them up in the gym and threw the soccer balls in them...it just progressed from there!
2006-09-06 14:46:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the basketball court
2006-09-06 02:06:07 · answer #8 · answered by handballer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a sport which has been developed by a Candian, but I'm not sure where did he do so....perhaps in USA
2006-09-06 07:08:21 · answer #9 · answered by Yahoo! User 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a torn men's underwear.
2006-09-06 01:54:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋