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Timeline of Events

1891

12.15.1891

James Naismith introduces the first version of basketball, with thirteen rules, a peach basket nailed to either end of his school's gymnasium, and two teams of nine players.

1892

1.15.1892

James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.

1.20.1892

At the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, the first official basketball game is played.

1966

3.19.1966

Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final Four with an all-black starting lineup.