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HISTORY OF BASKETBALL
1890's - 2000's
History of Basketball Time Line: 1890's
December 1891: Dr James Naismith, an instructor at the School for Christian Workers in Springfield,
Massachusetts, invents basket ball (then two words).
March 11, 1892: Students and workers at the School for Christian Workers play the first public game
of basket ball.
March 22, 1893: Smith College in Massachusetts becomes the first women's school to play basket
ball. Men are not allowed to watch the games.
1894: The free throw line is moved from 20 feet to 15 feet.
1895: The field goal value is changed from three points to two points. The free throw value is
changed from three points to one point.
1896: The first known professional basketball game is played in Trenton, New Jersey.
History of Basketball Time Line: 1900's
1904: Columbia University claims the mythical national title by beating Minnesota (27-15) and
Wisconsin (21-15) during the regular season.
1907: The Buffalo Germans begin a streak of 111 consecutive victories that extends into 1910.
1909: Players committing a fourth personal foul are not disqualified from the game.
History of Basketball Time Line: 1910's
1913: The opponent of the last player to touch the ball before it goes out of bounds in awarded the
throw-in.
History of Basketball Time Line: 1920's
1921: The spelling of basket ball becomes basketball.
1923: Passaic High School in New Jersey sets a national record for boys with 159 consecutive wins.
February 25, 1924: Marie Boyd scores 156 points for Lonaconing Central (Maryland) in a 162-3
victory over Cumberland Ursuline Academy (Maryland). This is a national record for girls.
November 22, 1950: The Fort Wayne Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 in the lowest
scoring game in NBA history.
1951: A crowd of 75,000 people, a record for a basketball game, watch the Harlem Globetrotters
perform at Berlin Olympic Stadium.
January 6, 1951: Indianapolis hangs on to edge Rochester 75-73 in six overtime periods - the
NBA's longest game ever.
March 2, 1951: The East defeats the West 111-94 in the first ever all-star game.
1952: The NBA widens the foul lane from 6 feet to 12 feet.
February 13, 1954: Frank Selvy of Furman University score 100 points in a game against Newberry
College.
April 12, 1954: Minneapolis Lakers become the first team to win three consecutive Championships.
October 30, 1954: The NBA introduces the 24-second clock. As a result the pace of the game
quickens.
March 23, 1957: North Carolina wins the NCAA championship with a perfect record of 32-0.
1958: Oscar Robertson becomes the first sophomore in history to win the NCAA scoring title. He
averaged 35.1 points per game for Cincinnati.
April 9, 1959: Boston Celtics win the first of their 8 consecutive titles.
History of Basketball Time Line: 1960's
January 25, 1960: Philadelphia's Wilt Chamberlin grabs a NBA record 55 rebounds.
January 26, 1960: Danny Heater of Burnsville High School scores 135 points in a 32-minute game.
His stats were: FG - 53 of 70, FT - 29 of 41, Reb - 32.
1961: The Chicago Packers enter the NBA as the first expansion team.
March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlin scores a NBA record 100 Points in a game vs. New York.
March 10, 1962: Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati finishes the Season with an average of 30.8ppg,
12.5 RPG, and 11.4 assist a game. to become the first and only player to average a triple double
over a season.
1964: NBA widens foul lane from 12-16 feet.
April 28, 1966: Boston wins its 8th Title in a row. The longest streak in league history.
1966: The NBA awards Chicago with its third team (the previous two had either moved, or
disbanded) the Bulls.
February 1, 1967: The American Basketball Association is formed (ABA) with George Miken as
President.
1967: The NBA gives teams to San Diego (Rockets), and Seattle (Supersonics).
October 13, 1967: The ABA opens its first game as the Oakland Oaks beat the Anaheim Amigos
134-129.
February 17, 1968: The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Opens in Springfield Mass.
1968: The NBA Expands to 14 teams with the addition of the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Phoenix
Suns.
May 5, 1969: Bill Russell and the Celtics end their run of 11 rings in 13 seasons.
History of Basketball Time Line: 1970's
1970: The NBA Expands to 17, with the addition of Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers, and
Portland Trailblazers.
January 7, 1972: The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 134-90 for their NBA record 33
straight wins.
1974: ABA/USA officially forms together to become the United States Representative in FIBA. the
International Basketball Federation.
March 7, 1974: The NBA expands to 18 when they add the New Orleans Jazz.
August 1974: Moses Malone signs with the Utah Stars of the ABA to be the first professional
Basketball player right from High School.
April 30, 1975: Larry O'Brien is named Commissioner succeeding Walter Kennedy.
June 17, 1976: Four former ABA teams-San Antonio, Dallas, Denver, and New York Nets join the
NBA. the ABA folds.
July 7, 1978: The NBA approves a franchise swap as John Y. Brown, and Harry Mangurian acquire
the Celtics, and Irv Levin Acquires the Braves. he soon moves the Braves to San Diego and become
the Clippers.
1978-79: The NBA Adds a third referee.
1979: The NBA adopts a three point line.
October 12, 1979: Celtics guard Chris Ford hits the NBA's first three pointer.
March 24, 1993: Michael Williams of Minnesota makes an NBA record 97 free throws in a row.
November 4, 1993: The NBA agrees to expand to Toronto.
April 27, 1994: The NBA Agrees to Expand to Vancouver Canada. both Toronto and Vancouver will
begin play in 95-96.
February 1, 1995: Utah Jazz guard John Stockton becomes the NBA's all-time Assist leader.
February 20, 1996: Jazz guard John Stockton becomes the NBA's all time steals leader.
April 21, 1996: The Chicago Bulls defeat the Washington Wizards to finish the season 72-10. the
best record ever.
April 24, 1996: The NBA Agrees to start a Womens Nation Basketball Association (WNBA).
February 9, 1997: The NBA announces its 50 greatest players.
October 31, 1997: Violet becomes the first woman to referee a major sporting event. She is soon
joined by Dee Kanter.
1998-99: A Lockout by the Owners and players union shortens the NBA season by 32 games.
History of Basketball Time Line: 2000's
June 18, 2001: The Washington Wizards draft Kwame Brown as the first ever high schooler to be
drafted #1 overall in the NBA.
June 26, 2002: the Houston Rockets Draft Yao Ming to be the first #1 overall pick to never play
College ball in the US.
January 10, 2003: The NBA Agrees to Expand to Charlotte once again. bringing the number of
teams to 30.
Source: http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/history-of-basketball-time-line.html
4. Two (2) Technical Fouls will mean the exit of the player from the game and the gym, which
means guilty player must exit the premises. In the event of the first technical foul the player
must sit for 5 game clock minutes. The game will not resume until the individual actually
leaves the premises.
5.
6. Time Outs: Each team will be given Four (4) time-outs each game. One extra or additional
time-out incase of over-time, one per over-time.
7. Forfeit rules as follows:
a. A Team can start with four (4) players.
b. The opposing team is awarded five (5) points.
c. A team can end the game with less than five (4) players and will not be given a
FORFEIT.
d. The team that forfeits pays twenty dollars ($46.00) for the every incident. A team will
be disqualified after the third forfeit. NON-PAYMENT OF FEES WILL RESULT TO A
VOLUNTARY TEAM EJECTION. Fees are to be paid to the League.
8. Uniforms: All teams are required to have complete uniforms. 2 points will be given to the
other team per uniform. The points is awarded the first time the player with no uniform plays
in the game but will only be applied once.
9. Trades/Acquisitions: After the Second (2) game there will be no more adding of players for
both Local or Imports alike. Violation of this rule will mean an automatic loss on the violating
team (s).