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basketball plan: 1. basketball 2. history 3. college basketball basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. a field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. after a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. the team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the …

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and one-on-one. invented in 1891 by canadian-american gym teacher james naismith in springfield, massachusetts, in the united states, basketball has evolved to become one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports.[1][2] the national basketball association (nba) is the most significant professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition[3][4] (drawing most of its talent from u.s. college basketball). outside north america, the top clubs from national leagues qualify to continental championships such as the euroleague and the basketball champions league americas. the fiba basketball world cup and men's olympic basketball tournament are the major international events of the sport and attract top national teams from around the world. each continent hosts regional competitions for national teams, like eurobasket and fiba americup. the fiba women's basketball world cup and women's olympic basketball tournament feature top national teams from continental championships. the main …

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d a peach basket onto an elevated track. naismith initially set up the peach basket with its bottom intact, which meant that the ball had to be retrieved manually after each "basket" or point scored. this quickly proved tedious, so naismith removed the bottom of the basket to allow the balls to be poked out with a long dowel after each scored basket. the first basketball court: springfield college old-style basketball with laces basketball was originally played with a soccer ball. these round balls from "association football" were made, at the time, with a set of laces to close off the hole needed for inserting the inflatable bladder after the other sewn-together segments of the ball's cover had been flipped outside-in.[7][8] these laces could cause bounce passes and dribbling to be unpredictable.[9] eventually a lace-free ball construction method was invented, and this change to the game was endorsed by naismith …

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ourt, but this proved impractical when spectators in the balcony began to interfere with shots. the backboard was introduced to prevent this interference; it had the additional effect of allowing rebound shots.[12] naismith's handwritten diaries, discovered by his granddaughter in early 2006, indicate that he was nervous about the new game he had invented, which incorporated rules from a children's game called duck on a rock, as many had failed before it.[13] frank mahan, one of the players from the original first game, approached naismith after the christmas break, in early 1892, asking him what he intended to call his new game. naismith replied that he hadn't thought of it because he had been focused on just getting the game started. mahan suggested that it be called "naismith ball", at which he laughed, saying that a name like that would kill any game. mahan then said, "why not call it …

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eloping and spreading the game, within a decade it discouraged the new sport, as rough play and rowdy crowds began to detract from ymca's primary mission. however, other amateur sports clubs, colleges, and professional clubs quickly filled the void. in the years before world war i, the amateur athletic union and the intercollegiate athletic association of the united states (forerunner of the ncaa) vied for control over the rules for the game. the first pro league, the national basketball league, was formed in 1898 to protect players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game. this league only lasted five years. james naismith was instrumental in establishing college basketball. his colleague c. o. beamis fielded the first college basketball team just a year after the springfield ymca game at the suburban pittsburgh geneva college.[16] naismith himself later coached at the university of kansas for six years, before handing the …

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basketball plan: 1. basketball 2. history 3. college basketball basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. a field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. after a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical …

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