The day was established in 2023 by the United Nations and is observed annually on December 21, the date Dr. James Naismith first introduced the game of basketball at the Springfield YMCA in 1891.

The Patents Behind Basketball This March Madness consider how the sport has evolved in its 128-year history, through innovations in ball design, hoops and training devices ...

After all, if the game of basketball was invented by Naismith in December of 1891, with the first 'official' game not played until early 1892, why then do the Herkimer players in this photo have a ...

Basketball dates back to 1891, and much has changed from its earliest days. Here's what you need to know about this sport — and the up-and-coming players taking basketball to new heights.

"I want to take you back to the first game of basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891," Paul Putz, author of The Spirit of the Game: American Christianity and Big-Time Sports, told Our ...

Why is it FIBA's app called Courtside 1891? The digital platform's name is an ode to James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball.

The 2025 NCAA Tournament begins with the First Four play-in games on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (3/18/25) and Wednesday, March 19, 2025 (3/19/25) at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

Alabama basketball’s first opponent of the 2025 SEC tournament is set. The Crimson Tide will face Kentucky Friday in Nashville. The Wildcats beat Oklahoma 85-84 Thursday night at Bridgestone ...

The Indiana Pacers started the NBA Finals by making the wrong type of history. The Pacers committed 19 turnovers in the first half of Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.

The stage was filled with Laker greats when Jerry West made history Sunday night by becoming the first three-time inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

In their first true road game of the season, coach Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats were unable to solve an experienced Clemson team Tuesday night.