a. bugs bunny
b. bill gates
c. saddam hussein
d. arnold schwarchneggar
e. conan o'brien
2006-10-12 15:53:09 · 15 answers · asked by haat 5 in Sports ➔ Basketball
I was tall and bored... so I DID.
2006-10-12 15:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by fcogpr 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Basketball is unusual in that it was invented by one person, rather than evolving from a different sport. 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, USA, 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 its bottom. Therefore balls scored into the basket had to be poked out with a long dowel each time."
2006-10-12 22:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Doctor James Naismith
2006-10-12 22:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by stag89 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
James Naismith
2006-10-12 23:00:13 · answer #4 · answered by Al J 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
F. James Naismith
2006-10-12 22:55:59 · answer #5 · answered by thatsme 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Invented by a white dude but perfected by brothas!
2006-10-12 22:57:06 · answer #6 · answered by xian w 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
none of the above
James Naismith
2006-10-12 22:56:22 · answer #7 · answered by Diana S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NONE OF THOSE. IT WAS CREATED BY DR. JAMES NAISMITH TO KEEP HIS FOOTBALL PLAYER ACTIVE AFTER THE SEASON.
2006-10-13 10:46:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dr james naismith
2006-10-13 00:31:36 · answer #9 · answered by fstrkm 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
None of the above. It was some Canadian.
2006-10-12 22:56:10 · answer #10 · answered by cdaley79 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋