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Basketball

James Naismith

1893

Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)

Game was for Males only!

Idea came from Duck-on-a-RockAttempt to knock the duck off a large

rock!

1st Game of Basketball

Dribbled a soccer ball Peach Basket was connected to 10-foot railing

Needed a ladder to retrieve the ball

Beware of the PHOG!Dr. Forrest “Phog” Allen would become the father of coaching basketball!

The “Phog” was a senior at KU when Naismith retired in 1907

Allen Fieldhouse was dedicated to the most winning basketball coach with a record of 746-264

In 1955!

Phog coached KU, Baker & Haskell Indian Institute to a 74-10 Record!

Phog coached KU for 39 years!

13 Original Rules

The ball may be thrown with one or both hands.

The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but never with the fist.

A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it.

13 Original Rules

The ball must be held by the hands. No shouldering, holding, pushing, striking

or tripping in any way of an opponent. The first infringement of this rule by any person shall count as a foul; the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made or, if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the whole of the game. No substitution shall be allowed.

A foul is striking at the ball with the fist.

13 Original Rules

If either side makes three consecutive fouls it shall count as a goal for the opponents

A goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or batted from the grounds into the basket and stays there.

13 Original Rules When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall

be thrown into the field and played by the first person touching it within 5 seconds. If any side persists in delaying the game, the umpire shall call a foul on them.

The umpire shall be the judge of the men and shall note the fouls and notify the referee when three consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have power to disqualify men according to Rule 5.

13 Original Rules The referee shall be judge of the ball

and shall decide when the ball is in play, in bounds, to which side it belongs, and shall keep the time.

The time shall be two fifteen-minute

halves, with five minutes rest between.

The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winner.

College Basketball 1893 First Game

University of Chicago vs. University of Iowa15-12

Harlem Globetrotters 1926

They were all from Southern Illinois

Did not play in Harlem until 1968

1936 Berlin Olympics 7 USA Team Members

Added more members from McPherson OilersWho had lost in Olympic Trials

Final Match was in pouring rain on a court made of sand

19-8 win for Olympic Gold

Olympic 1972 Munich

63-0 Record in Olympic Games7 Olympic Gold Medals

Olympic

USA made a free throw with one second left 50-49Russians call a time-outTechnical Foul not given to USSR for being

on courtTime out should be granted prior to free throw

Olympic Loss

US cheers a VICTORY but . . .Shot clock was not set—US losses

because . . .USA refuses the SILVER MEDAL!

Do not attend ceremonies.

3 more seconds were added!

NCAA Tournament68 Teams

Two teams seeded 11th & 13th

Knockout bracket31 teams earn automatic bid with conference

championship“Selection Sunday” teams are selected by a

Selection committee March 17Most teams ranked in the top 25 will earn a bid

BUT—2004 Utah State was 24-2 “Sweet 16” March 28-29 “Elite Eight” March 30-31

“Final Four” April 6“The Big Dance” April 8

75th NCAA Tournament68 Teams

75th NCAA TournamentThe Bracket

Bracketology

S CurveTeams are ranked 1-68

1-4 will be #1 seeds5-8 are #2 seeds

Each region score should be34= #1, #8, #9, #16

4 Regions

75th NCAA Tournament64 Teams

Fastest Team-Northwestern StateHighest Scoring Team-Northwestern State

Best 3 Point Team-Creighton UniversityMost Efficient Offense-Indiana & MichiganMost Efficient Defense-Louisville & Florida

Best Scorer-McDermott Creighton 23.1 Best Rebounder-Roberson Colorado 11.3

75th NCAA TournamentFacts

Nike sponsors 52 schools Adidas sponsors 13

Under Armour sponsors 3

If you want the list of all the Nike schools, click here.

Recruiting

$ Money $Love of the Game

1957North Carolina 54 vs.

Kansas 53

1st NBA player to score 30,000 points

Height 7’1“Big Dipper” because he had to duck down under door frames

1962-NBA scored 100 point

game

1966A Win for Civil Rights

1988Kansas 83-Oklahoma 79

Hometown Lawrence, KS

1993 & 1994 NBA All-Start

Assistant KU Coach

2003

Syracuse 81 vs. Kansas 78

2008

Kansas 75 –Memphis 68

2012

Kentucky 67 vs. Kansas 59

Kentucky does not make the 2013 NCAA tourney!

Bill Self

Coaches with 110 wins or more:Bill Self KU plus 4 others.

For the 13th straight season, Bill Self coached his way into the NCAAs with a No. 4 seed or

better

Most consecutive NCAA tourneys: Kansas (24), Duke (18)

What is your prediction?

Kansas vs. Michigan

Baylor’s Britney Grimes34-1