Basketball is a sport that is played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and mounted at a height of 10 feet (3.048 m) to backboards at each end of the court. The game was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, who would be the first basketball coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, one of the most successful programs in the game's history... Read more
“There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does” – Dean Smith “Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat” – Dean Smith
