BASKETBALL SEASON TICKET THE ULTIMATE FAN GUIDE BY THOMAS NEUMANN
James Naismith was just looking for a way to engage his students when he created the global phenomenon known as basketball
CHAPTER 1 OPENING TIP It started with two peach baskets on December 21 1891 A physical education teacher named James Naismith needed a game for his students to play So he nailed the containers to opposite ends of a balcony in a gymnasium in Springfield Massachusetts Naismith then assembled two teams of nine players each and instructed them to throw a soccer ball into the opposing team’s basket in order to score a point When he blew his whistle his students began the first game of what was then called basket ball It was a moment that would change the sports world forever but the early results weren’t pretty As Naismith remembered it several players received black eyes one
