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by Student 9
Pages 4 and 5 of 33
A Brief History of Basketball
James W. Naismith invented basketball in 1891.
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He wanted an indoor game for his students in winter.
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He formed 13 rules.
He used peach baskets.
In 1906, metal hoops with backboards replaced the peach baskets.
Players originally played with a soccer ball.
The first basketballs were brown.
Tony Hinkle created the orange ball in the late 1950s.