Basketball was invented by James Naismith who was a physical education teacher at the International Training School of the Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) in Springfield, Mass on December 1st, 1891. He started the game using two peach backets with the bottoms cut out as what we now call nets. He needed a way to keep the young men fit during the cold winter months.
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Basketball Begin in December 1891 and was Invented by Canadian James W. Naismith.
in 1891 in america (springfeild)
It actually had two names because it is a fusion of two different leagues. One which was the baa (basketball association of america) and the nbl (national basketball league).
No. Basketball was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America, in 1891.
Yes, basketball is played all over the world, and is popular in mostly America.
it came to North America then Asia then Africa then Europe then South America