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Basketball History
All about the history of basketball. Includes questions about the first game ever played, the history of how basketball was created, and about the most points ever scored in one game.
6,089 Questions
What team posted the best regular season record in NBA history?
The 95-96 Chicago Bulls went 72-10. That's the best regular season in NBA history.
What determines which team get which basket at start of a game?
In highschool, you will have a desginated bench which leads to what hoop you will shoot at in the game for the first half. In younger sports a team will just sit at a any bench, and that is pretty much how that is decided
Where was the first team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar coached for?
Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. He declined a $1 million dollar deal from the Harlem Globetrotters. He was selected 1st overall by Milwaukee in the 1969 Draft where he played 6 seasons and one NBA Championship with Oscar Robertson. He was playing his best ball ever until him and Oscar Robertson lost they're ability to play with each other after Kareem broke his hand twice. When he returned they had different ideas so he requested a trade to either The New York Knicks or Los Angeles Lakers. He was a powerhouse for LA which was where he played 14 seasons winning 5 NBA Championships in 1980,1982,1985,1987,and 1988 until he retired in 1989.
What NBA games had the highest amount of points?
Pistons won a triple-overtime game against the Nuggets in a NBA highest scoring game of 186-184. Combined scoring 370 points.
What is the roster for the 2002 UNC Tarheels Men's Basketball team?
Roster
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Jim Braddock Sr 6-2 G
Matt Doherty Jr 6-8 F
Cecil Exum Jr 6-6 F
Sam Perkins Jr 6-9 C/F
John Brownlee So 6-10 F/C
Michael Jordan So 6-6 G/F
Timo Makkonen So 6-11 C
Warren Martin So 6-11 C
Robert "Buzz" Peterson So 6-4 G
Lynwood Robinson So 6-1 G
Brad Daugherty Fr 6-11 F/C
Curtis Hunter Fr 6-5 G/F
Steve Hale Fr 6-4 G
What other sports item did dr James naismith invent besides basketball?
Naismith invented the sport of basketball in 1891 and is often credited with introducing the first football helmet. He also wrote the original basketball rulebook and founded the University of Kansas basketball program.
Nene. His given name is Nene Hilario, but he just goes by Nene.
What famous basketball players wore number 14?
Jameer Nelson of the Orlando Magic
Jason Smith of the Sixers
Daniel Green of the Cavs
D.J Augustin of the Bobcats
Al Thornton of the Wizards
Joey Graham of the Nuggets (but he's a free agent)
and
Brian Cardinal of the Timberwolves (free agent aswell)
Who has title to los ojuelos ranch-abstract1393-Survey592?
since 1873 from gov. Edmund Davis patent # 419s
How many time has Florida won the NCAA Basketball Tournament?
The Florida Gators have gone 5 times.
In 1994, 2000, 2006, 2007, and 2014.
1994: 2 Duke 70 3 Florida 65
2000: 5 Florida 71 8 North Carolina 59 Championship: 1 MI St. 89 5 FLA 76
2006: 3 Florida 73 11 George Mason 58 Championship: 3 Florida 73 2 UCLA 57
2007: 1 Florida 76 2 UCLA 66
2014: 1 Florida vs 7 Connecticut on April 5, 2014
What team scored the least points in one college basketball game?
the New York knickerbockers once scored 31 points against the Detroit pistons in 1929
What is the longest double digit assist streak in the NBA?
rajon rondo
Wrong. It's Brian Scalabrine, he had 29 straight double digit assists. The man was a machine, and he did it all by himself.
What is the college with the most NCAA basketball titles?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What year were basketball hoops invented?
Basketball was invented in the late 18 hundreds specifically 1891.
When did the 2010-2011 NBA season start?
first preseason game was October 13th and the season starts on the 30th
How many Los Angeles Lakers jerseys have retired?
5 16 - Marcel Dionne
18 - Dave Taylor
20 - Luc Robitaille
30 - Rogie Vachon
99 - Wayne Gretzky
Who made the most three point baskets in NBA history?
Reggie Miller (He made '2560' 3-pointers). However, it looks like Ray Allen will pass him in one season or maybe in two seasons. (Ray Allen is at 2299 now.)
Ray Allen just passed him tonight 2561 and counting.
What year did lakers win 33 games in a row?
1999 - 2000, 2000 - 2001 and 2001 - 2002
Per Wikipedia;
"At the start of the 1999-2000 season, they won 31 of their first 36 games.[54] They won 67 games, the most games since they won 65 in the 1986-87 season.[54] The team eliminated the Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns in the first two rounds of the playoffs.[55] After taking a three games to one lead in the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers came back to force a game seven.[56] The team was down by 15 points but went on a 19-4 run to tie the game.[56] The Lakers won 89-84 and went to the NBA Finals.[56] The team defeated Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers four games to two in the2000 NBA Finals to win their first title since 1988.[57] The following season, the team won 11 fewer regular season games.[58] The team, however, swept the first three rounds of the playoffs, beating the Trail Blazers in three and the Kings and Spurs in four.[59] The team met Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2001 NBA Finals; the Sixers took game one in overtime.[60] But the team came back, taking four in a row to clinch their second straight title. The team had a 15-1 record in the postseason, the best in NBA history.[61] The Lakers won 58 games in the 2001-02 season but the Sacramento Kings clinched the Pacific Division.[62]
In the playoffs, the team eliminated the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round three games to none, and the San Antonio Spurs four games to one in the second round.[62] The team faced the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Finals; the series went to seven games, the last of which ended in a six-point overtime win in favor of the Lakers.[63] The Lakers then achieved a three-peat by sweeping the New Jersey Nets in theNBA Finals.[64]"
What nba player has the most career losses?
Im pretty sure its Lee Johnson, punter. I know he played with Bengals and Oilers, not sure who else.
Who was on the 1964 UCLA basketball roster?
Here are three: From memory...no guarantees
Hazard >>> Walt Hazzard - Point Guard
Blackman
Slaughter >> Fred Slaughter - Center (?)
by Evan Nossoff
How could you leave off Gail Goodrich, their Shooting Guard?
This amazing college basketball team went undefeated in 1963-64 with a 30-0 record despite the fact that no one on the team was over 6'5" tall. They were really exciting - the little team that could. They regularly had to go up against teams that had power forwards and centers who were 6'7" to 7'0". They were smaller than every team that they beat. As I recall, they had 2 players who were 6'5" - their Center and their Power Forward. I think Fred Slaughter was one or the other and their other forward was only 6'3" and I'm pretty sure his name was Jack Hirsch, a very scrappy player. I don't remember the name Blackman, but he could have been on the team. I know that it wasn't Rolando Blackmon. So I'm adding:
Guard - Gail Goodrich and
Forward - Jack Hirsch
for a total of at least 4 of the players - maybe all 5. Can anyone confirm or correct the players on this amazing College Basketball team - the first of John Wooden's 10 National Championship teams in 12 years.
David M. Brown, MD @ZenDoc
Here you go:
Starting 5:
Walt Hazzard
Gail Goodrich
Keith Ericson
Jack Hirsch
Fred Slaughter
Top subs:
Kenny Washington
Doug McIntosh
Tom Stone
BS Engineering UCLA '67, MS '69
What is the largest deficit overcome in a NBA game?
the Utah jazz were down 36 points early in the third quarter, but came back to beat the denver nuggets 107-103 on November 27 1996
What player in the NBA has the most titles?
(Team)=The Boston Celtics with 17 NBA Titles (1957;1959-1966;1968;1969;1974;1976;1981;1984;1986 & 2008)
(Player)=Bill Russell with 11 NBA Titles (All with The Boston Celtics:1957;1959-1966;1968 & 1969)
(Player/Coach)=Phil Jackson with 13 NBA Titles (2 Times as player with New York Knicks:1970 & 1973); (6 Times as The Head Coach for The Chicago Bulls:1991-1993;1996-1998) & (5 Times as The Head Coach for The Los Angeles Lakers:2000-2002;2009 & 2010)
How many games has kareem Abdul jabar played?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 1560 games in his NBA career which is second most all time.
