Total Basketball

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2 BASKET BALL dr dr James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield Massachusetts in 1891 He wanted to create a game his students could play indoors during the cold New England winters Peach baskets were hung at each end of the school’s gymnasium Naismith had students throw soccer balls into them A man on a ladder retrieved the ball after a basket was made Naismith wrote 13 rules for this new game He called it Basket Ball The first game was played in 1892 It featured nine players on each team Today the game is played with five players per side In 1894 Naismith Dr James Naismith center instructs members of the University of Kansas fencing club in 1930 almost 40 years after he invented basketball 10 10