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The game of basketball as it is known today was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months. Naismith was a physical education instructor at YMCA International Training School (now known as Springfield College ) in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Hinkle Fieldhouse has served as the home court for the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team since 1928 (with the exception of 1943 to 1945, when it was converted to a military barracks during World War II) and as the site of the annual Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament's championship games from 1928 to 1971. In addition to amateur ...
The ABL played three more seasons and then, with only five teams playing at the end of 1930–31, folded during the Great Depression. [1] After more than two years, the league was reorganized in 1933, but as an East Coast league, with teams in Pennsylvania and New York City metro area. [1] The league did take some measures to help modernize the ...
The practice of enclosing basketball courts in chicken wire, chain-link fencing, or rope — giving basketball the nickname "the cage game" — ended.Intended to increase the tempo of play by keeping the ball from going out of bounds, to protect players and rowdy spectators from each other, and to prevent fans from throwing objects onto the court, the use of these "cages" had led to rough ...
Formed in Iowa in 2005, the league consists of women aged 50 and older who play by 1920s rules and wear 1920s-style uniforms. [15] Six-on-six women's basketball was dramatized in the 2021 film, New Providence directed by Thor Moreno. [16] In January 2023, six-on-six basketball was the focus of an episode of the podcast 99% Invisible.
Stansbury Hall was built in 1928 and included a new basketball arena named "The Fieldhouse" that held 6,000 spectators. [12] The Mountaineer mascot was adopted during the late 1920s, with an unofficial process to select the Mountaineer through 1936.
The 10-story Smith Hall, originally called West Hall, was completed in 1952 and hailed as "the tallest building between Jacksonville and Pensacola." It was FSU's second on-campus dorm for men and ...
1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; Subcategories. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. / ... 1920 in basketball (3 C, 1 P) 1921 ...