The sport, basketball, was invented in December, 1891 by Dr. James Naismith.
Basketball originated when Dr. Naismith was assigned to teach a physical education class at a
Young Men 's Christian Association training school in Springfield, Massachusetts. When basketball was first invented, how people played the game were just throwing soccer balls into an empty basket that was elevated in the air a bit. Later on, Naismith expanded the basket, also known as the hoop, 10 feet in the air. Around 1906, Dr. Naismith replaced the peach basket, they used to make the hoops, to metals hoops with backboards. After Naismith put out some rules for the game the sport, basketball, became a hit in the United