Basketball History Questions


Answer the following questions after reading the Basketball History Article


1. Who created the game of basketball and when?
2. Why was the game of basketball created?
3. How many rules were in the original game of basketball? When were they published?
4. What are two differences between early basketball and basketball today?
5. What year was basketball introduced to the YMCA?
6. In 1906, what was added to the game of basketball?
7. Why did the game of basketball spread around the world?
8. Who founded the Basketball Association of America? When?
9. Which teams played in the first professional basketball game?
10. Who were the first Asian and African American to play? When did they join the league?
11. Where did women’s basketball start?
12. What did Senda Berenson bring to the game of basketball?
13. When did the NCAA begin sponsoring women’s basketball?
14. What was the score of the first women’s college game? Who played? Who won?
15. Name 4 countries that have professional women’s basketball leagues?