Basketball started in 1891
Dr.James Naismith was a Canadian physical education instructor who invented the game of basketball in 1891 while working at the YMCA Training school in Springfield Massachusetts.
What was basketball when it first started?
After brainstorming some ideas,Naismith developed basketballs original 13 rules and consequently,the game of basketball.The new indoor game was played with a soccer ball,peach baskets,and nine to a side.The first contest is believed to have been played on December 21 1891.
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