What year were basketball players allowed to dribble the ball?

Answer 1

Dribbling the ball was not possible until the invention of the orange Basketball that we are familiar with today which was in the mid 1950s. The balls used previously were lopsided and you could not control the bounce and the direction the ball would go once bounced. As far as who invented the idea of dribbling the ball and when that was first allowed and who created the rules for dribbling the ball in the beginning that seems to be a great mystery I personally have searched the web and can't find a clear answer to those questions. If you know please share! Prior to the orange ball which made dribbling possible the ball would be simple passed from one player to another with the ball being bounced sometimes once between players on the pass. So since it was not allowed to Dribble to start with someone had to invent it but for the life of me I can't find out who! Do you know?

Answer 2

1907,1902, or 1897