Name _______________________________ Basketball 1 1. When was the game of Basketball invented? ____1891__________ 2. Who invented the game of Basketball?

Naismith_______________________ ____Dr. James

3. Where was the game of Basketball invented? __________Springfield, Massachusetts ___________________ 4. Why was the game of Basketball invented? It was supposed to be a game for the kids to play on when they couldnt go outside during the winter to keep them in shape. 5. True or False. The first Basketball hoop was a peach basket. True 6. True or False. The first metal hoops were used in 1906. True 7. The official game was played in a YMCA gym on January 20, 1892_______ 8. Womens basketball began in ____1892_________ at Smith College. 9. The teacher that modified the game of Basketball for women was? _Sendra Bernerson_____________ 10. When was the Basketball hall of fame founded? _____1959____________ 11. When was the first 5 on 5 intercollegiate game was played? __February 9th , 1895________ 12. What two team were credited with the playing the first intercollegiate game? Hamline and the school of agriculture, affiliated with the university of Minnesota 13. In what year did colleges start sponsoring mens games? ____1901_________ 14. When was the first womens interinstitutional game played? _____April 4th , 1896________ 15. The first mens National Championship Tournament was organized in? __1937_____ 16. When was the National Invitation Tournament organized? ____1938_________ 17. When was the NCAA tournament organized?_____1939_______ 18. When was the NBA founded? ____1949_________

Name _______________________________ 19. WNBA stands for? _____Womens National basketball Association________________________________ 20. FIBA stands for? ______International Basketball federation____________________________________