When did colleges start playing basketball?

Answer 1

*A number of U.S. colleges start playing the game between 1893 and 1895.

*1934 was when the first college game was played.

*It was staged in New York City's Madison Square Garden.

*By the 1950s Basketball became a major college sport.

Answer 2

NCAA and the NIT started in 1949 and Kentucky won that year.

Answer 3

The first game of basketball was played on December 21st, 1891.