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Where Basketball was Invented: The History of ... - Springfield College

Basketball was Invented by Springfield College instructor and graduate student James Naismith in 1891.

History of basketball - Wikipedia

James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Basketball was invented by James ...

James Naismith

In the winter of 1891, when a 30-year-old physical education instructor from the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts invented ...

History of basketball | Events, Dates, People, & Facts | Britannica

The game was created by James Naismith, a physical education instructor, on or about December 1, 1891, at the International Young Men's Christian Association ( ...

Here's the history of basketball—from peach baskets in Springfield ...

James Naismith, the creator of basketball, stands with the 1899 University of Kansas basketball team. Photography via Florida Historical 1A / ...

James Naismith - Wikipedia

Personal life ; Springfield College, Instructor in Physical Education, 1891–1895, Invented "Basket Ball" in December 1891 ; YMCA of Denver, Instructor in Physical ...

Who Invented Basketball? | Wonderopolis

Dr. James Naismith was a Canadian physical education instructor who invented the game of basketball in 1891 while working at the YMCA Training School in ...

First basketball game played | December 21, 1891 | HISTORY

On December 21, 1891, 30-year-old James Naismith introduces the first game of basketball. Based on 13 rules created by Naismith, the game is tested by 18 ...

Where Basket Ball was First Played

The building has significant historical value as it is where the game of basketball was invented by James Naismith and the site of the first game in on Dec. 21 ...

The Birthplace of Basketball - Springfield College Athletics

It was the winter of 1891-1892. Inside a gymnasium at Springfield College (then known as the International YMCA Training School), located in ...

Did You Know - Basketball Was Invented at the YMCA?

Did You Know – Basketball Was Invented at the YMCA? ... The very first game of basketball was played on December 21, 1891 in Springfield, ...

James Naismith and the Invention of Basketball - NBA.com

On December 21, 1891, the game of basketball was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... The game James Naismith invented as a winter “distraction ...

ON THIS DAY (Dec. 21, 1891) CANADIAN Dr. James Naismith ...

On this day (Dec. 21, 1891) Canadian Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts!

Celebrating the Birth of Basketball - Springfield-MA.gov

James Naismith introduced to Springfield and the world, the game of Basketball. Originally from Canada, Dr. Naismith was a 31-year-old physical ...

Who Invented Basketball?

The answer to this question is simple: Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith. James Naismith, was born in 1861 in Ramsay – a small Canadian township.

James Naismith & the Invention of Basketball - YouTube

On this day in 1891, a group of boys at a YMCA played the first-ever game of basketball. But the story is bigger than the sport - it's about ...

Re-Examining The Origins of Basketball: Nais-Myth

Though the official historical records state the game was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian educator from Almonte, Ontario who ...

Welcome to Herkimer, N.Y., the (other) birthplace of basketball

Flansburg and others in town are convinced that this is where basketball was invented — not, as the famous story goes, by James Naismith and ...

How the YMCA Invented Basketball 127 Years Ago

Basketball was invented at the Y. In 1890, a Canadian farm boy named James Naismith moved to Massachusetts to attend the YMCA International Training School.

Who invented basketball and why? - Quora

James Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor, in December 1891. Naismith created the game while he was teaching at the International YMCA Training ...