HISTORY

Developed to help condition football players during the winter.
Introduced by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. He was PE director at the YMCA College in Springfield, Mass.
First played with a soccer-type ball and peach baskets as goals.
No limit to number of players on a team or number of balls used during play. (Not uncommon to have 50 players and 4/5 balls used at a time.
First official game was played in 1892 when 13 rules were developed.
When the rules were published in a YMCA magazine, the game became popular at other Y's, playgrounds, schools, colleges and community centers.
Positions were being introduced by 1897; but not until 1899 was the number limited to 5 per team.
The first intercollegiate basketball game was in 1896 (Yale vs. Connecticut Wesleyan).
Women formulated their own rules in 1899.
The rules of basketball are governed by the National Basketball Association and the National Collegiate Athlete Association.

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