Basketball Test Study Guide Correct Questions & Answers!

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, 1892 Where was the first official game? - ANSWER New York In the first official game, how many players were on a team? - ANSWER 9 When did the standard number of players on a team become 5? - ANSWER 1898 What are the three main tournaments for college basketball? - ANSWER NAIA Tournament, NCAA Tournament, and NIT Tournament When was basketball first played in high school? - ANSWER early 1920s When did professional basketball begin? - ANSWER 1946 From what two things did the NBA come from? - ANSWER Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball Association What is the FIBA? - ANSWER International Basketball FEderation When was FIBA created? - ANSWER 1932 When did basketball become part of the Olympics? - ANSWER 1936 Who