There Were 18 In The Class. I Selected Two Captains And Had Them Choose Sides. I Placed The Men On The Floor. There Were Three Forwards, Three Centers And Three Backs On Each Team. I Chose Two Of The Center Men To Jump, Then Threw The Ball Between Them. It Was The Start Of The First Basketball Game And The Finish Of Trouble With That Class.

There were 18 in the class. I selected two captains and had them choose sides. I placed the men on the floor. There were three forwards, three centers and three backs on each team. I chose two of the center men to jump, then threw the ball between them. It was the start of the first basketball game and the finish of trouble with that class.

James Naismith

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The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'

James Naismith

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