it was a soccer ball
The first Spalding basketball was made in 1894 by Albert Goodwull Spalding - three years after the invention of the game in 1891. When the game of basketball was first invented, it was actually played with a soccer ball.
AG Spalding invented the first basketball used in an official game in 1929.
The First Game was played in 1891
1890s - invented by James nesmith
The game of Basketball was invented by James Naismith, back in 1892. It was in 1893, that the first College Basketball game was played. It was between New Brighton and Geneva College. The first game was held in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, home of Geneva College Golden Tornados
What was the name of the college when Duke played their first basketball game? Trinity University
The first professional Basketball game ever played was in 1896, in Trenton, New Jersey.
the lakers!:)
Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891. His early games were designed for his gym classes in Kansas. The first organized game played for a public audience was one year later in 1892 in Massachusetts.
Around the time basketball was invented. It hit high school before turning into the NBA.
The first basketball game was played on a dirt court w/ a rock a stick and a hoop
on january18,1896 when the first game of basketball was played