Basketball- is a team sport in which two
teams and have five players each.
Basketball History- was invented at
Springfield College by Dr. Naismith in
1891.
Peach basket- was used as the hoop
1932- Things changed when 8 national
federations founded the International
Basketball Federation in Switzerland.
Jan 1, 1948- Basketball size changed
 When the lace less molded ball
was made official, the size had
been set at 30 inches (76cm).
1971- Women’s National Basketball
Association (WNBA) - began their own
league.
Basketball Initiation
 Basketball was created by 1891.
The location where all of this
started was in a YMCA Training
School in Springfield,
Massachusetts where Dr.
James Naismith accepted the
job of an instructor.
 Main Idea of the sport; indoors
& small space.
Jan 1, 1892- Women’s Basketball
Initiation
 Gymnastics instructor Senda
Berenson Abbott adapts
James Naismith basketball rules
for women and introduces the
game at Smith College.
Jan 15, 1892- Original 13 Basketball
Rules Released
 Dr. James Naismith created 13
different rules so that each team
could have an equal opportunity
to win.
Jan 1, 1894- Soccer Ball used at the
beginning
 A soccer ball (football) was used
for the first 2 years.
 It was laced, measured close to
32 inches (81cm) or about 4
inches (10cm) larger than the
soccer ball and weighed less
than 20 ounces.
Jan 18, 1896- First College
Basketball Game (University of lowa)
Nov 7, 1896- First Professional
Basketball Game (Trenton vs.
Brooklyn)
Jan 1, 1907- All- black Olympian
Athletic League
 Was formed in New York
City
 First inter-city basketball
game between two black
teams
Jan 1, 1916- Not Dribbling and
Shooting to Dribbling and Shooting
 1910, a player could dribble the
ball, but could not shoot after
dribbling.
June 18, 1932- Formation of FIBA
 International Organization was
formed
 Its work was fundamental for the
first inclusion of basketball in the
Berlin Olympic Games in 1936.
Aug 7, 1936- Introduced to Olympics
 Basketball became an official
sport and the United States
team easily dominated the
competition.
Feb 7, 1945- Inventor of 3 point line
(Howard Hobson)
 Herman Sayger, a highschool
basketball phenom cum coach
in the Midwest came up with the
idea of a three-point shot in a
scoring system that rewarded
distance of the shot being made.
June 6, 1946- Basketball Association
of America League
 Basketball Association of
America (BAA)
 1946- Group of executives in
New York City formed yet
another New Professional
Basketball League.
Nov 1, 1946- The BAA and the fans
 Begins play as the New York
Knickerbockers take on the
Toronto Huskies in Toronto.
Dec 8, 1961- Great Player of his time
(Wilt Chamberlain)
 Chamberlain scored 78 points
and pulled down 43 rebounds on
Dec 8 against the Los Angeles
Lakers.
Oct 12, 1979- NBA’s First Three
Pointer
 Shot was made with 3:48 left in
the first quarter by Chris Ford of
the Boston Celtics in a game
against the Houston Rockets at
Boston Garden.
 Houston Rockets won by 114-
106
Aug 1. 1984- The Greatest Player of
all time “Michael Jordan”
 Rookie of the Year
 5-time NBA MVP
 6-time NBA champion
 6-time NBA finals MVP
 10-time All-NBA First Team
 9-time NBA All-Defensive First
Team
 Defensive Player of the Year
 14-time NBA All-Star
 3-time NBA All-Star MVP
March 24, 1993- NBA Record of Free
Throws
 Michael Williams of Minnesota
makes an NBA record of 97 free
throws in a row.
April 28, 1996- Guinness World
Record of Free Throws
 Ted St. Martin is the Guinness
world record holder who made
5,221 consecutive free throws.
June 26, 2002- Yao Ming First Drafted
Person not from the US.
 The first #1 overall pick to never
play College ball in the US.
RULES OF THE GAME
Number of players- 5
Players sitting on bench- 5
POSITIONS
 Center- “position 5”
 Shooting guard-
 Point Guard
 Small Forward
 Power Forward
SCORING
2 point field goal- shot made anywhere
inside the 3pt arc.
3 point field goal- shot made anywhere
outside the 3pt arc.
Free throw- 1 point is awarded to an
unguarded shot taken from behind the
free throw line while the clock is
stopped.
VIOLATIONS- occurs when the
player breaks one of the rules of
Basketball. A violation results in the
awarding of the ball to the
opponents.
 Travelling- moving illegally with
the ball
 Three Seconds- an offensive
player remains in the key for
more than 3 seconds
 Double Dribble- a player
dribbles the ball with both hands
at the same time or they stop
and then start dribbling again
  Free Throw Violation- stepping
over the free throw line before
the ball hits the rim
 Back Court Violation- going
back over the centerline/half
court to gain control of the ball
after the ball has already been in
the opponent’s court.
FOULS- results in one or more free
throws awarded to the opposing
team
 Blocking- impeding the
progress of an opponent by
extending one or both arms
horizontally or getting in the path
of a moving player.
 Charging- running into a
stationary player while you are
moving with the ball
 Hacking- the player hits the arm
or hand of the person holding
the ball
 Holding- the player holds the
person with or without the ball.
Disqualifications:
 Five personal fouls
 Fragrant foul
TERMS
 Air ball- shot that completely
misses the rim and the
backboard
 Jump ball- used to start the
game
 Assist- a pass to a teammate
who then scores a field goal
 Defense- team trying to stop the
other team from scoring
 Dunk- to throw the ball down
into the basket with the hand
above the level of the rim
 Fast break- dribbling or passing
the ball towards your basket
before the defense can set up
 Man-to-man- a defensive
strategy where everyone guards
an assigned player
 Offense- team trying to score
 Turn over- any loss of the ball
without a shot being taken
 Zone defense- a defensive
strategy where everyone guards
an area instead of a player (2-1-
2, 2-3)
SKILLS
 Boxing Out- a player’s position
between an opposing player and
the basket to obtain a better
rebounding position.
 Dribbling- bouncing the ball
with one hand using your
fingertips instead of your palm
so that it rebounds back to
yourself.
-low dribble for control (Knee
High)
-high dribble for speed (waist
height)
 Passing- moving the ball by
throwing, bouncing, handing or
rolling it to another player.
 Shooting- throwing the ball to
make a basket.
 Pivoting- stepping once or
more in any direction with the
same foot while holding the
other foot at its initial point.
 Rebounding- the recovering of
a shot that bounces off the
backboard or the rim.
THE COURT
 Three point line
 Free throw line
 Center line
 Basket (hoop)
 Backboard
 Midcourt line
 Base line
 Side line
 Free throw Lane “the paint”