Evolution of Basketball: From Inception to Modern Game

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With five seconds left, the once psychotic crowd is now as silent as a lion stalking its prey. The clock starts and all that can be heard is the opposing team running down the court dribbling the ball to shoot the final shot. The clock sends of a high-pitched shout. The crowd shrieks for joy when the opposing team misses the shot and the crowds runs down to celebrate. Basketball was invented in 1891 by a Canadian Doctor named James Naismith and the fundamental still their games has change drastically ever since. Dr. James Naismith was a physical education professor at Young Men 's Christian Association Training School who wanted his kids to exercise inside on a rainy day that will achieve the proper level of fitness. He made a hoop a horizontal …show more content…

They started labeling the sport as rough and the organization that supported it started disbanding basketball from all Young Men 's Christian Association and replaced with other sports to fill the void. Luckily the National Collegiate Athletic Association battle Young Men 's Christian Association so they can change some of the rules. This lead to the first pro league to be created the National Basketball League. The National Basketball League was formed in 1898 to help promote a less rough game and stop players from being exploited but the National Basketball League did not last long because it the league only lasted for five years. Basketball was starting to blow up in college. In 1901 big colleges like Yale and Columbia University started sponsoring the men basketball. Soon more colleges starting adopting basketball and in 1910 the National Collegiate Athletic Association was established. The National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA for short gained popularity and the first men national championship followed after. The NCAA tournament was held in New York and organized in 1938 and the first game was held a year later. With the growth of college basketball, it help paved the way for basketball

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