james naismith came up with the game of basketball.
james naismith came up with the game of basketball.
who came up with the game of basketball?
james naismith
the 1896 chicago vs. iowa men's basketball game was the first five-on-five college basketball game played in united states history. although the sport had been first played in 1892, seven to nine players had been used on a side. at the urging of the university of chicago's head football coach, amos alonzo stagg, chicago's men's club team traveled to iowa city, iowa, to play the university of iowa on january 18, 1896, in an experimental game. the match was played in close hall, and due to seating capacity constraints, only approximately 500 people were able to watch. iowa physical education teacher dr. henry f. kallenberg reduced the teams to five players on a side, and the modern version of basketball was born. kallenberg came to iowa from springfield college, where he was a classmate of dr. james naismith. chicago won, 15–12, to secure modern college basketball's first-ever win.
1896 chicago vs. iowa men's basketball game
the 1985 ncaa division i men's basketball championship game was the final of the 1985 ncaa division i men's basketball tournament and determined the national champion in the 1984–85 ncaa division i men's basketball season. the game was held on april 1, 1985 at rupp arena in lexington, kentucky. the georgetown hoyas, the tournament's top seed from the east region, faced the villanova wildcats, the eighth seed from the southeast region. the teams came from the same conference, the big east, and the championship game was the third meeting between them in 1984–85, after two regular season contests. villanova won the title game by a score of 66–64, in what is considered by analysts to be one of the biggest upsets in an ncaa men's division i basketball tournament game. the wildcats had the highest field goal percentage in final four history, over 78 percent (22-of-28) in the game, winning their first national championship in men's basketball.
1985 ncaa division i men's basketball championship game