- Basketball (disambiguation)
wiktionary basketball Basketball is a sport in which a ball is bounced and thrown through a hoop. Basketball may also refer to Basketball ball , the ball used in the sport Basketball 1974 video game Basketball 1974 video game , a List of Taito games game by Taito Basketball 1978 video game Basketball 1978 video game , a game for the Atari 2600 Basketball 1980 video game Basketball 1980 video game , a game for the Intellivision system Basketball The Office Basketball The Office , an episode of the U.S. version of The Office Basketball song Basketball song , a song by Kurtis Blow, also covered by Lil Bow Wow See also Lookfrom Basketball Intitle Basketball disambiguation ... more details
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- Basketball Hall of Fame (disambiguation)
The Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA Basketball Hall of Fame may also refer to Australian Basketball Hall of Fame FIBA Hall of Fame in Alcobendas, Spain Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle, Indiana, USA National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, MO, USA Women s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA disambig Category Basketball Hall of Fame ... more details
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- Basketball
Use mdy dates date June 2011 Two other uses the sport the ball used in the sport Basketball ball pp semi ... Jordan goes for a slam dunk at the old Boston Garden union International Basketball Federation ... Streetball ball Basketball ball Basketball olympic Demonstrated in the 1904 and 1924 Summer Olympics br Part of the Summer Olympic programme since 1936 Basketball is a team sport , the objective being to Shooting shoot a basketball ball ball through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of Rules of basketball rules . Usually, two teams of five players play on a marked rectangular Basketball court court with a basket at each width end. Basketball is one of the world ... 11348053 title The Canadian who invented basketball accessdate September 14, 2011 date September 20, 2010 work BBC News first Sian last Griffiths ref A regulation basketball ring consists of a rim 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet high mounted to a Backboard basketball backboard . A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. A Field goal basketball field .... It is a violation to move without dribbling the ball Traveling basketball traveling , to Carrying basketball carry it, or to double dribble to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling . Various Basketball Violations violations are generally called fouls . Disruptive physical contact a Personal foul basketball personal foul is penalized, and a free throw is usually awarded ... or Coach basketball coach . A technical foul gives the opposing team a free throw. Basketball has evolved ... Basketball position player positions and offensive and defensive structures player positioning and techniques. Typically, the tallest members of a team will play Center basketball center , Power forward basketball power forward or small forward positions, while shorter players or those who possess ... basketball is carefully regulated, numerous variations of basketball have developed for casual play ... more details
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- UT Basketball
UT basketball may refer to Texas Longhorns basketball disambiguation Tennessee Volunteers basketball Toledo Rockets basketball Tulsa Golden Hurricane basketball disambig ... more details
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- UK basketball
UK basketball may refer to Kentucky Wildcats men s basketball , at the University of Kentucky British Basketball League , in the United Kingdom dab ... more details
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- Point (basketball)
Other uses Point disambiguation Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making Field goal basketball field goals two or three point field goal three points or free throw s one point . The team that has recorded the most points at the end of a game is declared that game s winner. NBA Most career points Kareem Abdul Jabbar 38,387 pts ref http www.nba.com statistics default all time leaders AllTimeLeadersPTSQuery.html?topic 4&stat 1 Nba.Com L deres Bot generated title ref Highest career scoring average Michael Jordan 30.12 ppg ref http www.nba.com statistics default all time leaders AllTimeLeadersPPGQuery.html?topic 4&stat 0 Nba.Com L deres Bot generated title ref Most seasonal points 4,029 by Wilt Chamberlain 1961 62 ref name regular points Highest seasonal scoring average 50.4 by Wilt Chamberlain 1961 62 ref name regular points Most points in one game Wilt Chamberlain s 100 point game 100 by Wilt Chamberlain 3 2 62 vs. New York Knicks . ref name regular points http www.nba.com history records regular points.html NBA.com Regular Season Records Points Bot generated title ref Most points in one half 59 by Wilt Chamberlain ref name regular points Most points in one quarter 33 by George Gervin ref name regular points and Carmelo Anthony ... Michael Jordan 35, 6 3 1992 vs. Portland Trail Blazers See also List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders List of National Basketball Association players with most points in a game List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game List of National Basketball Association top individual scoring season averages List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages References reflist Basketball statistics Category Basketball terminology Category Basketball statistics basketball stub ca Punt b squet hr Ko poen ru sr Ko poen zh ... more details
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- Miss Basketball
Miss Basketball is an award given to the best high school girls basketball player in a specific U.S. state . USHSMSBB dab ... more details
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- Mr. Basketball
about the award the professional basketball player Tal Brody Mr. Basketball is an award given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in a specific U.S. state . USHSMRBB dab ... more details
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- Basketball in Poland
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Basketball in Poland . See also Dominet Bank Ekstraliga DBE Polish Men Basketball League Polska Liga Koszyk wki , PLK PLKK Polska Liga Koszyk wki Kobiet PLKK Polish Women Basketball League Polish Cup in men basketball Polish Cup in women basketball Poland national basketball team Poland women s national basketball team Sports in Poland Europe topic Basketball in DEFAULTSORT Basketball In Poland Category Basketball in Poland Poland sport stub basketball stub ... more details
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- National Professional Basketball League
There have been two professional basketball leagues known as the National Professional Basketball League . National Professional Basketball League 1950 1951 National Professional Basketball League 2007 disambiguation ... more details
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- England Basketball
Image England Basketball Logo.jpg thumb right The England Basketball logo. England Basketball is the governing body of the sport of basketball for England . The organisation operates the English Basketball League for both Men and Women, as well as the England national basketball team England national team . The organisation was also involved in the establishment of the Great Britain national basketball team Great Britain team in December 2005, along with its compatriots &ndash Basketballscotland Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales . Whilst the organisation governs the British Basketball League , the country s elite and only professional basketball league, they are not involved in the day to day running of the league. The organisation was founded in 1936. It is a non profit organisation which is an association of member clubs and players who elect an Board of Directors Executive Board to administer their affairs. The Executive Board employ a number of professional staff to enable it to undertake its duties and achieve its aims. The headquarters of the organisation is in Sheffield . See also English Basketball League England national basketball team England national team External links http www.englandbasketball.co.uk England Basketball official website International basketball FIBA Europe teams FIBA Europe associations Category Basketball in England Category Basketball governing bodies in Europe it Federazione cestistica dell Inghilterra ja ... more details
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- Backboard (basketball)
File Basketball net.jpg thumb A Basketball net and hoop attached to a backboard. File BasketballHoop.jpg thumb Typical privately owned basketball hoop with backboard A backboard is a piece of basketball equipment. It is a raised vertical board with a basket attached. It is made of a flat, rigid piece of material, often plexiglass . It is usually rectangle rectangular as used in NBA , NCAA and international basketball. But many backboards may be oval , particularly in non professional games. A basketball hoop is mounted to a basketball backboard via a flexible connection between the backboard and the connection supporting the hoop. The shock of a basket or a dunk is absorbed by the connecting part, so that the rim goes back to a wiktionary horizontal horizontal position once again. The backboard is very frequently used to rebound balls into the hoop. In contrast to basketball, beach basketball and netball use baskets that have no backboards. Diagram of basketball backboard gallery Image Basketball backboard and basket bitmap.png The backboard and basket Image 2008 NCAA Basketball backboard dimensions.svg NCAA backboard and basket 2008 gallery Layout prescribed by the Rules of basketball rules of the International Basketball Federation , the National Basketball Association , and the National Collegiate Athletic Association . basketball DEFAULTSORT Backboard Category Basketball equipment bs Tabla ko arka da Basketballkurv tr Basketbol potas ... more details
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- Butler (basketball)
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 see also Butler Bulldogs men s basketball Butler was an American basketball team based in Butler, Ohio that was a member of the Central Basketball League . Year by year Favorite Fan, Evan Davis class wikitable Year League Reg. Season Playoffs 1906 07 CBL 5th Regular Season 4th Postseason Series Did not qualify DEFAULTSORT Butler Basketball Category Basketball teams in Ohio Ohio basketball team stub ... more details
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- 1936 in basketball
year in basketball this year 1936 Tournaments Men s tournaments Olympics Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics 1936 Olympics at Berlin Births August 21 Wilt Chamberlain , Hall of Fame center basketball stub fr 1936 en basket ball ... more details
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- SCAA Basketball
Orphan date February 2009 SCAA Basketball zh t linktext is the basketball team of South China AA in Hong Kong . See also South China AA External links zh icon http www.scaabasketball.org SCAA Basketball Team official website Category South China AA Asia basketball team stub ... more details
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- British Basketball
Infobox organization name British Basketball Federation bgcolor header background color fgcolor header text color image British Basketball logo.png image border size alt alt text see WP ALT caption small British Basketball logo small map optional msize map size, optional, default 250px malt map alt text mcaption optional map2 abbreviation BBF motto Game on predecessor British & Irish Basketball Federation ... Basketball Ltd purpose Basketball in Great Britain and participation in international competitions ... a coordinates template region served Great Britain membership British basketball players language ... main organ BBF Board Chairman Bill McInnes affiliations International Basketball Federation FIBA ... www.gameongb.com British Basketball remarks former name British Basketball is the national sports governing body for participation of basketball players from Great Britain for Great Britain men s national basketball team men and Great Britain women s national basketball team women in the Olympics. Northern Irish players are eligible to compete, if desired, for the British Olympic team. History Basketball ... of basketball 13 rules that have governed basketball, whilst teaching at what is now Springfield College Massachusetts Springfield College . Basketball was first played by men at the Berlin Olympics ... & Irish Basketball Federation BIBF was formed in 1960 from funding from the Sports Council . Northern Ireland began to be represented by Basketball Ireland , and in 2004 Ireland left the BIBF. In October 2004 the BIBF changed its name to Great Britain Basketball. Formation In 2006 the British Basketball Federation BBF was formed from England Basketball , basketballscotland , and Basketball Wales . Olympics Basketball is the only sport in the Olympics where the host team does not have automatic ... . Function It coordinates international competition of national basketball teams in Great Britain. See also Basketball Arena 2012 Olympics Basketball Arena References reflist External links http www.gameongb.com ... more details
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- Alliance (basketball)
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Alliance was an American basketball team based in Alliance, Ohio that was a member of the Central Basketball League . The team replaced the East Liverpool Potters for the final 10 games of the 1908 09 season going 0 10. Year by year class wikitable Year League Reg. Season Playoffs 1908 09 CBL 7th No playoff DEFAULTSORT Alliance Basketball Category Basketball teams in Ohio Category Alliance, Ohio Ohio basketball team stub ... more details
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- Canton (basketball)
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Canton was an American basketball team based in Canton, Ohio that was a member of the Central Basketball League . The team replaced the Homestead Young Americans during the 1906 07 Postseason Series. Year by year class wikitable Year League Reg. Season Playoffs 1906 07 CBL 6th Postseason Series Did not qualify DEFAULTSORT Canton Basketball Category Sports in Canton, Ohio Category Basketball teams in Ohio Ohio basketball team stub ... more details
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- Basketball Wales
Infobox Sport governing body assocname Basketball Wales br lang cy P l fasged Cymru logo Wales BBall.jpg logosize 80px sport Basketball jurisdiction Wales National founded 2008 aff affdate region regionyear ... Oakey womenscoach key staff operating income sponsor year closed replaced the Basketball Association of Wales prevfounded 1952 url www.basketballwales.com countryflag Basketball Wales lang cy P l fasged Cymru founded originally in 1952 as the Basketball Association of Wales is the sole controller and the Governing bodies of sports in Wales national governing body of all aspects of the game of basketball in Wales . It is responsible for the management of the Welsh National Basketball League, the national teams and for the organisation of all national and international basketball competitions held ... title BAW Basketball Association of Wales Home publisher Basketball Wales year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 13 work Basketball Wales website ref ref name Basged 2 cite web url http www.basketballwales.com ... 20BAW 202004.pdf publisher Basketball Wales year 2004 accessdate 2009 07 13 work Basketball ... National Centre, Cardiff br home to Basketball Wales center Basketball Wales is based at the Sport ... BW 20Contacts.htm title BAW Basketball Association of Wales Contacts publisher Basketball Wales year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 13 work Basketball Association of Wales Constitution ref See also Wales national basketball team References reflist colwidth 30em External links http www.basketballwales.com Official Basketball Wales website http www.northwalesbasketball.co.uk North Wales Basketball Association http www.westwalesbasketball.co.uk West Wales Basketball Association Clubs http abervalleyhurricanes.synthasite.com Abervalley Hurricanes Basketball http cardiffcapitals.synthasite.com Cardiff capitals Basketball http www.celtsbasketball.com Cardiff Celts Basketball http cardiffwarriors.yolasite.com Cardiff Warriors Basketball http www.cougarsbasketball.co.uk Cynffig Hill Cougars ... more details
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- Turnover (basketball)
In basketball , a turnover occurs when a player loses possession to the opposing team. This can result from the ball being steal basketball stolen , the player making mistakes such as stepping out or throwing the ball out of bounds, or committing a violation such as traveling basketball traveling or committing an foul basketball offensive foul . Some players are prone to turnovers because of having poor court vision or making mental mistakes. Also, many superstars average more turnovers than anybody on their team as they will often be handling the ball. It is unusual for the best player of a team to have zero turnovers. Also, a point guard may often have the most turnovers because they are usually the player that possesses the ball most for their respective team. See also List of National Basketball Association career turnovers leaders Basketball statistics DEFAULTSORT Turnover Basketball Category Basketball terminology Category Basketball statistics de Turnover Basketball fr Turnover basket ball ru ... more details
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- Basketball Australia
Image Basketball Australia Logo.png thumb right Basketball Australia is the governing and controlling body of basketball in Australia , responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. Formed in 1939 as the Australian Basketball Federation the organisation was constituted in 1946. Basketball Australia became a member of FIBA in 1949 and was incorporated in 1982. Basketball Australia sanctions Australia s two professional leagues, the National Basketball League Australia National Basketball League NBL and the Women s National Basketball League WNBL as well as the semi professional Australian Basketball Association ABA which features over 120 member teams from major cities and key regional centres. Basketball Australia also fields representative teams in FIBA and Olympic Games Olympic competition. Australian basketball has extensive national and state based programs ... Intensive Training Centre Program and the Australian Institute of Sport . Basketball Australia provides ... teams. U14 Club Championships and the National Schools Basketball Tournament provide elite level competition for younger players. Basketball Australia s Aussie Hoops program is the sports grass roots program for primary school children launched in 2002. Basketball Australia is not for profit and is funded ... teams the Australia national basketball team Boomers , Australia s senior men s team. The Boomers ... Olympics in Beijing, losing to the United States of America. the Australia women s national basketball ..., finishing behind the United States women s national basketball team USA in both tournaments. They are also the current FIBA World Champions, defeating Russia women s national basketball team Russia in 2006. the Australia men s national wheelchair basketball team Rollers , Australia s senior men s wheelchair basketball team. The Rollers took the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens ..., Australia s senior women s wheelchair basketball team. The Gliders took the silver medal in the Athens ... more details
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- Deaf basketball
Deaf basketball is basketball played by Hearing impairment deaf people. Sign language is used to communicate ... people is organized with national and international associations including Deaf Basketball Australia http www.deafbasketball.org.au fs home.asp , Deaf Basketball UK http www.deafbasketball.org.uk and United States of America Deaf Basketball USADB http www.usadb.us ref Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage ... Deaf Heritage by Jack Gannon page 283.pdf PDF ref Players Deaf basketball has gained great visibility because of athletes like Lance Allred who played basketball with the National Basketball ... a hearing aid. He later on continued to play basketball professionally in the European basketball leagues. Another high profile deaf basketball player is the Slovenia n professional basketball player Miha Zupan , born with impairment similar to that of Allred, yet plays power forward basketball power forward at highest professional level in Europe. Deaf International Basketball Federation Main Deaf International Basketball Federation Deaf International Basketball Federation DIBF is a world governing body for international deaf basketball with support of International Basketball Federation FIBA ... of the National Organisations governing deaf basketball. DIBF encourages the growth and development of deaf basketball in all nationals of the world through an organized program of education and instruction ... basketball in cooperation with the Derplympics The Deaf Olympics and its confederations. DIBF also maintains a documented history of the basketball by recording and reporting on all major international ... External links http www.dibf.org Deaf International Basketball Federation DIBF Official site http www.deafbasketball.org.au Deaf Basketball Australia http www.deafbasketball.org.uk Deaf Basketball UK http www.usadb.us United States of America Deaf Basketball USADB Team Sport DEFAULTSORT Deaf Basketball Category Forms of basketball Category Team sports Category Deaf sports Basketball mr ... more details
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- Basketball tournament
Unreferenced date December 2009 Basketball tournament is a series of contests involving a relatively large number of competitors. A number of basketball teams compete and the one that prevails through the final round or that finishes with the best record is declared the winner. The term may be used in either of two overlapping senses a One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentrated into a relatively short time interval. b A competition involving multiple matches, each involving a subset of the competitors, with the overall tournament winner determined based on the combined results of these individual matches. A famous form of basketball tournaments are the NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Championship NCAA basketball tournament s men and women for Divisions I, II and III. DEFAULTSORT Basketball Tournament Category Basketball terminology ... more details
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- Basketball in Andorra
Basketball in Andorra is organized by the Federaci Andorrana de Basquetbol Andorran Basketball Federation Catalan language Catalan Federaci Andorrana de Basquetbol . Andorra national basketball team Andorran national teams participates in FIBA Europe competitions. The senior teams play in EuroBasket Division C Division C and also in the Games of the Small States of Europe . National league Andorra has got also an amateur men league called Lliga Andorrana de B squet Andorran Basketball League . There are only five teams participating in this competition on 2010 11 season. They play a round robin tournament round robin regular season and later, the champion is determine in the playoffs. There is also a professional basketball club called BC Andorra , which plays in LEB Plata , Spanish basketball third tier. Clubs in Lliga Andorrana de B squet 2011 12 B squet Femen Andorra women s team BC Encamp BC Principat Filand Insitu B52 B squet UE Engordany See also Federaci Andorrana de Basquetbol Andorran Basketball Federation Andorra national basketball team External links http www.fab.ad Andorran Basketball Federation website Catalan language Catalan Europe topic Basketball in Category Basketball in Andorra basketball stub ... more details
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- Water basketball
Image Meppel waterbasketbal doel poging.JPG thumb right 300px Match of water basketball Water basketball is a water sport which mixes the rules of basketball and water polo . Developed and promoted by Italian teacher Francesco Rizzuto in 1986, it is played in a swimming pool . Teams of five players each must shoot at the goal with a ball game ball within a certain time after gaining possession. In the USA , Brazil , and Europe , some amatorial matches are organized to develop this sport. In 2005, the Italian Federation of Basketball recognized it as a form of basketball . In the Netherlands , people have been playing water basketball known there as waterbasketbal since the 1970s. In the Netherlands it was played by people with a handicap. Besides regular tournaments, they also organize a national championship where the best teams compete for the official Dutch Waterbasketbal championship title. External links http www.Water basketball.com Water basketball http acquatici.interfree.it Waterbasket it icon http www.waterbasketball.org Water basketball Slovenia http www.waterbasketbal.nl Dutch waterbasketball Team Sport Category Forms of basketball Category Water sports Category Team sports Basketball stub ca B squet aqu tic es Waterbasket fa hr Vodena ko arka it Waterbasket mr nl Waterbasketbal ja ... more details
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