History of Basketball

Basketball is a sport that was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor. Naismith was looking for a game that could be played indoors during the winter months, and he came up with the idea of basketball.

The first basketball game was played on December 21, 1891, at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. The game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets, with the baskets serving as the goals.