Wiki Answers > Categories > Sports > Basketball > Basketball History Questions
Basketball History Questions | ![](http://site.wikianswers.com/templates/icons/rss_av.gif?v=30211" border=0 style=){kind=icon} |
Total questions: 3195
How was basketball invented?Popularity: 581
Who are considered the greatest basketball players of all time?
Popularity: 287
How has the game of basketball changed since it was invented?
Popularity: 275
When was the first NBA basketball game?
Popularity: 259
When was the three-point shot added to basketball?
Popularity: 248
Which basketball coach has the most NCAA career wins?
Popularity: 226
Who is the most famous basketball player in history?
Popularity: 214
Who were the original five Harlem Globetrotters?
Popularity: 192
Who are the most famous basketball players?
Popularity: 190
Where can you learn everything about the history of basketball?
Popularity: 186
Why was basketball's three-point line introduced?
Popularity: 181
Who was the only straight-from-high-school player to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award?
Popularity: 173
What school has won the most NCAA men's basketball championships?
Popularity: 163
Who was the first NBA player to earn a million dollars a year in salary?
Popularity: 160
How did basketball get started in Iowa?
Popularity: 153
What is the history of basketball?
Popularity: 145
What was Michael Jordan's scoring average his senior year in high school?
Popularity: 139
What countries around the world play basketball?
Popularity: 134
How much money did Dr James Naismith make the year he invented basketball?
Popularity: 127
Which NCAA Division 1 men's basketball team was the last to go undefeated during the regular season and go on to win the national championship?
Popularity: 119
When was the Basketball Hall of Fame built?
Popularity: 113
Who scored the most points ever in a game of basketball and how many points did they score?
Popularity: 102
Who invented the ball used for basketball?
Popularity: 101
Who is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history?
Popularity: 95
Who started the NBA?
Popularity: 92
Who were the first African-Americans to play in the NBA?
Popularity: 92
Who made the first three-point basket in NBA history?
Popularity: 90
Who are the all-time top 20 single game scorers in the NBA?
Popularity: 90
What teams played in the first official NBA game?
Popularity: 90
Who invented the three-point shot in basketball?
Popularity: 89
What basketball players have won an Olympic championship an NBA championship and an NCAA national championship?
Popularity: 87
Who were the first NBA basketball teams?
Popularity: 85
Who is the NBA championship trophy named after and what is his significance in the formation of professional basketball?
Popularity: 83
How many basketball players have scored over 60 points in a game?
Popularity: 83
What did the first basketball rim look like?
Popularity: 82
What were the effects of the invention of basketball?
Popularity: 82
How have basketball techniques changed?
Popularity: 81
What did basketball players wear in 1891?
Popularity: 81
When was the NBA created and which two groups joined together to form the NBA?
Popularity: 80
Why did Michael Jordan choose number 23?
Popularity: 79
When was the NBA founded?
Popularity: 79
Why are basketballs orange?
Popularity: 78
Were basketballs ever made of pig bladders?
Popularity: 78
Is there any trophy in basketball similar to the Stanley Cup in hockey?
Popularity: 77
What woman was the first US basketball player ever to play on four Olympic teams?
Popularity: 77
Who was the first Sixer ever to be named NBA Rookie of the Year?
Popularity: 77
When was basketball invented?
Popularity: 76
Was Ernest Wagner a Harlem Globetrotter?
Popularity: 76
Who made the fist dunk in college basketball history?
Popularity: 76
Have basketball rims always been 10'?
Popularity: 75
Where can you find a brief history of basketball?
Popularity: 75
What changes in basketball have happened since the Great Depression?
Popularity: 75
Who was the first person to play in the NBA?
Popularity: 74
When was the last time an NBA player achieved a double-double without having double digit points?
Popularity: 74
When were backboards in basketball invented?
Popularity: 74
Who was the first person to slam dunk a basketball?
Popularity: 73
What year did basketball rules first start to change?
Popularity: 73
When and where was the first ally oop play?
Popularity: 73
Where was basketball invented?
Popularity: 72
What two schools hold the record for most wins in college basketball in any division?
Popularity: 72
Why are there only fifteen players on a team now instead of eighteen?
Popularity: 72
Which NBA teams have never won a NBA championship?
Popularity: 71
How many little spots are on an NBA basketball?
Popularity: 71
When was the first NBA Championship played and what teams played in it?
Popularity: 71
In what year did basketball players start getting paid to play?
Popularity: 70
Who were the first people to play organized basketball?
Popularity: 70
Who made the first three pointer?
Popularity: 70
Who is the Nets all time scorer?
Popularity: 69
Did slamball originate from basketball and are most of the rules similar?
Popularity: 69
When was basketball first played in Australia?
Popularity: 68
Help answer questions
Please click on a question to help answer it. You don't need to be an expert and you don't need to sign up for anything. You just need to give a few minutes of your time.
Even if you don't have new information to contribute, you may be able to help improve someone else's answer. This is cooperative Basketball History Q&A that is constantly being improved by like you.
Click here to browse the new basketball history questions or all unanswered sports questions.
Help answer future basketball history questions
Please share your basketball history knowledge, however humble, by helping to answer future questions. Click here to watch Basketball History so that you'll be alerted when there are new questions and changes.
