STAC 112 – Basketball
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When and who invented basketball?
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1891 by Dr. James Naismith
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What kind of ball and basket was used when basketball was originally invented?
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Soccer ball and peach basket.
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Score and number of players per team in the first basketball game?
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1-0 and was shot from 25 feet (farther than NBA 3-point)
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Dribbling
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Dribbling, except for the bounce pass, only became a part of the game in the 1950's when mfg of balls became better and they were symmetrical.
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History of national championship tournaments
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The first national tournament was only for NCAA teams and was called the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Held in 1938. NCAA national tournament began the next year. Match fixing and point shaving discredited the NIT which lost them their financial support and NCAA has been the championship tournament for NCAA teams ever since.
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First college basketball association
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Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) was established to set rules for amateur sports in the U.S.. Then in 1910 the name changed to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
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Court dimensions
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55 feet wide, 94 feet long (college and professional)
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Free-Throw line dimensions
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15 feet from the backboard.
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Three point line dimensions
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19 feet 9 inches (NCAA Women's and high school) 20 feet 9 inches—new in 2008 (NCAA Men's) 20 feet 6 inches (WNBA) 23 feet 9 inches—through the arcing portion (NBA)
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The basket and backboard
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18\" diameter, 10ft off the ground. Backboard is 4' from endline.
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Number of fouls before disqualification
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High school and college it's on their 5th foul that you get disqualified. NBA it's on the 6th.
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6 keys to a jump shot
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Sight, balance, Hand placement/Wrist position, Elbow alignment, shooting rhythm, follow through.
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Number of players on the team
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started with 9 players on the court from each team. In 1897-98 teams of 5 became a standard.
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Pros of a man defense
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less susceptible to 3-point shots • less susceptible to offensive rebounds • more flexible than zone • you can easily pressure to cause havoc and turnovers • easier to come back from a deficit when time is running out • your zone defense will be better if players first learn man defense principles • it's easier to keep your players working hard; some players tend to get lazy in zone defense
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Pros of a zone defense
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you can implement and teach zone a little faster than man • good for combating specific strengths of your opponent's offense or highlighting their specific offensive weaknesses • often forces more 3-point shots—advantageous if the opposition has poor shooters • you can protect players in foul trouble • zone defense tends to be less energy-consuming—effective when you are tired • most teams don't practice their zone offense as much, so sometimes they struggle executing against zone defense • it's usually harder to get lay-ups and inside scoring against a zone because the help-side defense is always there
