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By Lee Dobbins
The father of basketball, Dr. James Naismith came up with the game in 1892 and the first game was played in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania on April 8 1893 between the New Brighton YMCA and the Geneva College.
The game was very popular and by 1914 as many as 360 colleges boasted teams. In 1939, the first NCAA Men’s College Championship tournament was held which was won by the University of Oregon.
The formation of Pro in 1896 came about from a dispute between YMCA team members and officials and ended in the members forming a professional team that played for money. In 1898, the NBL (National League) was formed and produced the first stars - Ed Wachter and Barney Sedran.
The first two professional teams to achieve success were the Buffalo Germans and the Celtics but during the 1930’s favorites included the New York Renaissance and the Harlem Globetrotters. During this time, womens was also popular and produced great players such as Babe Didrikson and Alline Banks Sprouse.
In 1940, the first college game was shown on TV. This game was played between Pittsburgh and Fordham at Madison Square Garden, and catapulted into a national sensation. Since then has been one of the most watched sports and in fact the March Madness, when almost 350 American colleges compete for the NCAA crown is the most watched event in the United States.
In Pro during the 1940’s and 50’s the Minneapolis Lakers were a huge favorite of many winning 5 NBA championship titles and producing starts like Bob Cousy and Bob Pettit. But during the late 1950’s up until 1969, the Celtics had the court winning 11 NBA titles (8 f them right in a row). During this era favorite players included Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlin of the Philadelphia Warriors.
During 1963 to 1975 The University of California, Los Angeles was in the spotlight winning 10 national championships, including seven in a row. Some of the great players of this UCLA team include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jamaal Wilkes, Bill Walton, Gail Goodrich and Marques Johnson.
In 1967 the American Association (ABA) was formed and
many will remember one of the satart players Julius Erving as well as their red white and blue basketballs. The ABA only lasted until 1976 when it broke up and many of the teams joined the NBA.
In the 1960’s, womens introduced the 5 player full court format and made dribbling fully legal but it wasn’t until 1985 that the Hall of Fame began inducting woman coaches and players. Some of the first women to get this honor include Carol Blazejowski, Ann Meyers, Cheryl Miller; Nancy Lieberman-Cline and Anne Donovan.
In the late 1970’s start players like Larry Bird of Indiana State University and Michigan State Universities Magic Johnson emerged and the late 1980s saw such major players as Isiah Thomas and Dennis Rodman. But perhaps the most beloved player of all is Michael Jordan who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in the 1990s. Article Source: http://www.upublish.info About the Author:
Lee Dobbins
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