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The first Basketball game in history was played in the year 1892 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Although there were two teams of 18 players, the first player in history is not known. However, William R. Chase was the first player to score a goal in the history of basketball. It was the winning goal of the first game ever, a game that ended with a score of 1-0.
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