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A Glance At The History Of Basketball
By Jason Richards
What is it about that makes it soo popular? Why are there so many people who take interest in being part of the game? Wherever you go, you will spot people both young and old who get hooked on basketball. They say it is cool to be playing the game but aside from that there are several values and disciplines that one can derive from basketball. But how did start out? Let us take a glimpse of the history of basketball.
Dr. James Naismith is known to be the father of who came up with the concept in the year 1892. The very first game was held on April 8, 1893 in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania. The first two competing teams were the Geneva College and New Brighton YMCA. It then popularized so that by the year 1914, there were at least 360 teams formed by different colleges. The very first NCAA Men's College Championship was then held in 1939 and was bagged by the University of Oregon.
Due to the conflict of interests, professional teams were then molded. These teams started playing for money. It was in 1898 that the National League or NBL was produced and spearheaded by Barney Sedran and Ed Wachter. Within the course of pro teams, the first teams to have a taste of success were the Celtics and the Buffalo Germans followed by the Harlem Globetrotters and New York Renaissance
in the 1930s. It was also in these times when for women started booming with the exemplary star players such as Alline Banks Sprouse and Babe Didrikson.
In the 1940s, the very first games in the colleges were broadcasted on national television. The first to be shown was the game that was contested by Fordham and Pittsburgh at the Madison Square Garden. This then heightened the popularity of the game. Its fame spread like madness and was obviously watched by the whole of the United States especially the tournament that was played by 350 American college teams for the NCAA championship.
On a yearly basis, there were new teams that surfaced to be the most favorites of the crowd. And all through the years, the game enthusiasts continued to sharpen their skills and executed notable moves in the courts. To date, the history of is revered and an inspiration to many. To learn about basketball tips and rules of basketball, visit The Coach.
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