The History of Basketball James Naismith, a Canadian, invented basketball in 1891. Naismith was a physical – education teacher at the School for Christian Workers (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts. Luther H. Gulick, head of the school’s physical – education department, asked Naismith to create a team sport thet could be played indoors during the winter. For his new game, Naismith decided to use a soccer ball because it was large enough to catch easily. He …showed first 75 words of 170 total…

…showed last 75 words of 170 total…balcony railing 10 feet ( 3 meters ) above the floor. The first game took place between members of Naismith’s physical – education class in December 1891. At the first experimental game, Naismith drafted the original 13 rules for the game. They were published in the Triangle, the school newspaper, on January 15, 1892. The sport immediately caught on. Soon basketball was being played by YMCA teams, high school and college teams, and professional teams throughout the United States and Canada. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**