History of Basketball

Before Milan: Wingate High School’s Basketball Championships of 1913 and 1914

In 1954, tiny Milan High School beat the odds, and became Indiana’s high school basketball champion. Writers have told, re-told and...

Montgomery County High School Basketball

“Hoosier Hysteria” 1900-1971 The Beginning of Basketball in Montgomery County Read the book by Kin White below.

The Montgomery County Tourney (1932-1971)

An Elegy for the Little Giants by Kinnard White

Wander the backroads of west-central Indiana today and you will see rusted basketball goals nailed to the sides of rotting barns, relics...

Crawfordsville’s Contribution to the History of Basketball

by William B. Pickett For the past nine months I have been conducting research to determine the importance of Crawfordsville, Indiana in...

The Best Sportsman That I Never Knew

I was one year old when James died. I never had the honor or privilege of meeting him. I do, however, know his life story as though it...

Naismith’s Original Thirteen Rules Of Basketball

1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. 2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands,...

How it all began . . .

Basketball: How It Began – Basketball’s origin is unique among world sports because it was actually invented. Who: Dr. James A Naismith ...

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