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Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith. On 15 January 1892, James Naismith published his rules for the game of "Basket Ball" that he invented: [1] The original game played under these rules was quite different from the one played today as there was no dribbling, dunking, three-pointers, or shot clock, and goal tending was legal.
The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 12 [1] teams, of which the most successful has been the Vaqueros de Bayamón with 16 titles as of 2022. The league has produced players that have distinguished themselves in the NBA, EuroLeague, Spain's ACB, and other tournaments throughout the world.
Olympic pictogram for basketball. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end ...
La leggenda del basket. Milano: Baldini Castoldi Dalai. ISBN 9788884906267. Bjarkman, Peter C. The Biographical History of Basketball (McGraw-Hill, 1999) Grasso, John. Historical Dictionary of Basketball (Scarecrow Press, 2011) Josza Jr., Frank P. The National Basketball Association: Business, Organization and Strategy (2011) Peterson, Robert W ...
The Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol [1] (ADEMEBA) is the governing body of basketball in Mexico. [clarification needed] It was established in 2008.[2]ADEMEBA is recognized by FIBA and has taken the place of the FMB as the national basketball organization for Mexico.
A basketball player taking the ball from a player on the opposing team. In basketball, a turnover occurs when a team loses possession of the ball to the opposing team before a player takes a shot at their team's basket.
Founded in 1984 as “La Liga del Pueblo”, the second-tier league in Puerto Rico was intended as a place to develop local players who would represent their communities with pride. [1] [2] There was originally an age limit of 20–30. [3] The success of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in the 1980s prompted this demand
The Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB), also known as the LPB Panama, [1] is the top professional basketball league in Panama. [2] The league was formed in 2015 by six clubs. Correcaminos de Colón has been the most successful team in the league with four won championships. As of the 2022 season, the league consisted of six teams.