The Basketball Hall of Fame

Over 130 years and still going strong. On December 21, 1891, 30-year-old James Naismith introduces the first game of basketball. Based on 13 rules created by Naismith, the game is tested by 18 students at the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, now known as Springfield College. The Birthplace Of Basketball ABOUT THE NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is…