Basketball

Bostin BiamonteJanuary 10th 2010

Cuellar Sports Marketing

2nd period

Works Cited

• http://library.thinkquest.org/10615/no-frames/basketball/history.html

• http://www.history-of-basketball.com/history.htm

• http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/basics/basics.html

• http://www.nbahoopsonline.com/Articles/History1.html

•http://www.betterbasketball.com/miscellaneous/basketball-rules

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• http://www.basketball.com/nba/rules/index.shtml

History/Rules

• Dr. James Naismith created basketball

• YMCA in Springfield, MA in 1891

•Had to find a sport they could play indoors during the winter months

• 1st game played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets

Number of Players/Court

• 5 players on court for each team during gameplay

• other players are on sideline on the bench

• Players can be substituted in for other players

• Court is 94 feet by 32 feet

• Baskets shot in front of three point line are 2 points

• Baskets shot outside three point line are 3 points

Technology/Governing Bodies

• Instant replays for referees To review/question calls

• Different camera angles for television

• Computerized scoring

• Synthetic ankle/knee braces

• Technology/nutrition advancements

• The national basketball association (nba) was established in 1949

Major Events/Contenders

• Michael Jordan considered greatest basketball player of all

time

• Kobe Bryant and Lebron James considered greatest basketball

players of today

• Slam Dunk Contest/Three Point Shootout/All Star Game held in

February

• Nba Finals held in June, teams go through long season and

playoffs to get here

• Media highly active throughout season

Interesting Facts• Three point line established in

1986

• Until 1937, the referee tossed a jump ball after every made

basket

• Basketball became an Olympic event at the 1936 Olympic Games

• The first basketball game was played 9-on-9

• The slam dunk was made illegal from 1967 to 1976

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