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Who invented basketball? - ANSWER Dr. James Naismith When was basketball invented? - ANSWER 1891 Where was basketball invented and first played? - ANSWER Springfield, Massachusetts is the northeast city where the game of basketball was invented and the first game was played at a YMCA What was the first basketball hoop made out of? - ANSWER A peach basket What is a free throw? - ANSWER A Free Throw is a fifteen foot shot that is taken after a foul or technical What is a three-point...

Who was basketball first introduced by - ANSWER Dr. Naismith During a free throw, the shooter must shoot in how many seconds? - ANSWER 10 seconds How long does a player without the ball have in the key or lane? - ANSWER 3 seconds True of false: A field goal counts as two points? - ANSWER True! True or false: A player may hold on to the ball for 15 seconds? - ANSWER False, a player may hold on the ball for 5 seconds. If a player is fouled in the act of shooting, they get how many s...

A pass that immediately precedes and sets up a scored basket - ANSWER assist The rectangular or fan-shaped board behind the basket. - ANSWER backboard The half of the court that is opposite a team's offensive basket; the court a team is attempting to defend - ANSWER backcourt A pass that strikes the floor before it reaches the receiver. - ANSWER bounce pass Also called "palming;" a violation committed by a dribbler that involves placing the dribbling hand under the ball and moment...

Dribbling - ANSWER is the legal method of advancing the ball by oneself, as passing it to another player/shooting for the basket. Passing - ANSWER The deliberate attempt to mvoe a live ball between 2 teammates, which might equally apply across other sports equally well, albeit with a change to the item being passed where appropriate. Pivoting - ANSWER is an action the ball-handler can take by rotating around a pivot foot. plays - ANSWER This article includes 28 effective plays that will...

When was basketball invented? - ANSWER 1891 Who invented basketball? - ANSWER Dr. James Naismith What was the first hoop? - ANSWER a basket nailed to a balcony and the balls had to be retrieved manually What was it first played with> - ANSWER a soccer ball What was not part of the original game? - ANSWER dribbling When were backboards and hoops introduced? - ANSWER 1906 What was it first called? - ANSWER Basket Ball When was the first official game? - ANSWER January 20, 1...

Jump ball - ANSWER tossing the ball up between two opponents at the beginning Foul - ANSWER Identifies illegal personal contact with an opponent Dribble - ANSWER Apply downward force to the ball with one hand causing it to bounce on the floor Shooting foul - ANSWER represents a foul committed against a player who is in the act of shooting Common foul - ANSWER Describes a non intentional foul committed against a player that is not shooting Free throw - ANSWER describes an unguarded...

An alternating-possession throw-in results when: - ANSWER a. A held ball occurs. b. The ball goes out of bounds, as in 7-3. c. Simultaneous floor or free-throw violations occur. d. A live ball lodges between the backboard and ring or comes to rest on the flange, unless a free throw or throw-in follows. e. Opponents commit simultaneous goaltending or basket-interference violations. f. The point of interruption cannot be determined as in 4-36-2c. 6-4-3 Team A is awarded an alternating-pos...

For one team, how many players should be playing during a game? - ANSWER 5 A ________ ball starts the game. - ANSWER jumpball If a player dribbles a ball with both hands at the same time, what violation should be called? - ANSWER illegal You commit an infraction of the rules that involves personal contact. What is this called? - ANSWER personal foul You should not take longer than ___ seconds to inbound the ball from the sideline. - ANSWER 10 The team without the ball is called __...

When was basketball invented? - ANSWER 1891 by Canadian, James A. Naismith What country was it exported to in 1893? - ANSWER Europeans and made a Olympic debut at the Berlin games In what year was the first European championship? Who organized it? - ANSWER 1936/1937 International Basketball Federation When did basketball become popular in Europe? - ANSWER After WW2 When or what was the first NBA match? - ANSWER Minneapolis against Syracuse in 1950 When did women's basketball rise...

Who Invented Basketball? - ANSWER Dr. James A. Naismith When did Basketball start? - ANSWER In 1892 to a class of students at the YMCA college in Springfield, MA What was the first basket used? - ANSWER Peach basket What was the first ball used? - ANSWER Soccer ball How many people ? - ANSWER 5 people What are the positions called? - ANSWER 2 guards, 1 center and 2 forwards Are the rulses today the same for boys and girls? - ANSWER Yes How big is the court size in high schoo...