History of BasketballBasketball was invented

by James Naismith.

The first official game was played in the YMCA gymnasium on January 20, 1082.

Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith College by Senda Berenson

Basketball Hall of Fame founded

Development of equipment and technique

National championships: The most serious effort was the National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament at the University of Chicago from 1917 to 1930. 

The National Basketball Association

The NBA is the most popular basketball league around the world

It was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946.

The first game played was the Toronto Huskies vs. The New York Knickerbockers

There were 17 teams when the league first started, but today there is 30 teams.

International Basketball

Basketball has now become popular around the world

Tournaments such as The Olympics and the FIBA World Championship have become very important to countries.

Basketball is no longer an American sport.

Power HousesTeam USA is no longer the best team in the world.

The Soviet Union was the dominant team in the USA until they broke up. For a while after that, Team USA has been the best in the world by far.

Recently, countries have picked up their level of play and are now competing with the USA.

Countries such as Spain, Argentina, and Greece are now playing at the same level as the Americans

BasketballAround the World

World ChampionsYear Event Gold Silver Bronze

2008 Olympics USA Spain Argentina

2006 FIBA Spain Greece USA

2004 Olympics Argentina Italy USA

2002 FIBA Yugoslavia Argentina

Germany

2000 Olympics USA France Lithuania

International Players in the NBA

Today, there are more and more international players in the NBA.

At first, teams were hesitant to bring international players onto their teams because the style of play around the world is different than in the NBA.

Now the international style of play has influenced the style of the NBA.

Percentage of International Players in the NBA

BasketBalls Greatest PlayersMichael Jordan

Wilt Chamberlain:

Larry Bird

Lisa Leslie

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Knowledge of this game Knowledge of this game

DRIBBLING

PASSING THE BALL IN BETWEEN TEAMMATES

Point Guard

Shooting Guard

Creates a high volume of shots on offense; guards the opponent's best perimeter player on defense

Small ForwardOften primarily

responsible for scoring points via cuts to the basket and dribble penetration; on defense seeks rebounds and steals, but sometimes plays more actively

“Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.”

Aaditya GanjewarArjun Aidasani

Cheryl FernandesRachana Gandhi