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The game of Basketball was invented in 1891 in Springield, Masschusetts by James Naismith, a physical education instructor from Canada. Naismith was a physical education instructor at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA: the home of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Springfield College was then known as the YMCA training school. It all started with peach baskets and soccer balls and a new game was born. It was a way to bring indoor enjoyment and exercise to young men during the long New England winters.
The Basketball Hall of Fame has become a favorite destination both for lovers of Basketball and inductees, as well as local basketball lovers for whom the Hall of Fame is a much appreciated community partner. The Class of 2010 was an especially exciting time of celebration. The week-long program of enshrinement events involved the City and its mayor and the greatest number of Hall of Fame alumni ever gathered in one place. One special event featured the unveiling of a monument in Mason Square at the corner of State Street and Wilbraham Road that officially marks the spot where the first game was played. Local school-boy basketball stars from as early as the fifties were present for the unveiling.
The festivities also offered games featuring police, fire and other first responders from Massachusetts and wheelchair basketball games by the US women's and men's Paralympics teams. You can see the 2010 list of inductees and other interesting information at the links provided below.
The first typed copy of the original rules of basketball was sold at auction on December 10, 2010 for $3.8 million. No such document exists for any other sport. It had been in the Naismith family since 1891. Sotheby's handled the auction in Manhattan. The proceeds will fund the Naismith International Basketball Foundation that works with children in the United States and the Caribbean islands.
The winning bidders plan to donate the rules to the University of Kansas where James Naismith worked from 1898 to his retirement in 1937 at age 76.
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Who whom invented the game of basketball?
James Naismith
Who was the first man the invented the game basketball?
James Naismith invented the game by nailing a couple of peach baskets on two ends of a court.
In what city was the game of basketball invented?
The magnificent game of basketball was created in the gym of The University of Kansas by a man named James Naismith.
How was the NBA invented?
James Naismith invented the game of basketball which then led to many different organizations of basketball. At the end two organizations combined to as what we know right now, the NBA.
In what facility was basketball invented?
The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, was an instructor at YMCA training school and the first recorded game of basketball took place at a YMCA.
Who whom invented the game of basketball?
James Naismith
What game was invented from basketball?
volleyball
Who already invented the basketball and what year it invented?
AG Spalding invented the first basketball used in an official game in 1929.
When the game of basketball was first invented what was the game played with?
it was a soccer ball
Which game was invented by James A Naismith?
James A. Naismith invented basketball in 1891.
Where was the ball used in the game of basketball invented?
1889
James Naismith invented what game?
Basketball and Netball
When was the first basketball game?
1890s - invented by James nesmith
When did basketball start in canada?
It was actually invented Springfield, Massachusetts.
Did James Naismith invented netball?
yes. he invented Basketball then was asked to invent a womens basketball game. then the miniature form of Netball was formed. look on http://home.ust.hk/~su_net/history.html
Who was the first man the invented the game basketball?
James Naismith invented the game by nailing a couple of peach baskets on two ends of a court.
Which sport was invented by Dr James Naismith?
Basketball, Basketball is built into the fabric of Springfield College. The game was invented by Springfield College instructor and graduate student James Naismith in 1891, and has grown into the worldwide athletic phenomenon we know it to be today.
