THE INCREDIBLE INVENTOR & INCREDIBLE HISTORY OF BASKETBALL
THEINCREDIBLE INVENTOR & INCREDIBLE HISTORY OF BASKETBALL
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS
Toole, Tucker C. “Here’s the history of basketball – from peach baskets in Springfield to global phenomenon: National Geographic 27 March 2021. ACCESSED 29 SEPT 2022. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/basketball-only-major-sport-invented-united-states-how-it-was-created
Klein, Christopher “Who Invented Basketball?” HISTORY.COM 15 Dec 2016 Updated 15 Aug 2022. ACCESSED 27 SEPT 2022. https://www.history.com/news/how-a-canadian-invented-basketball
“James Naismith” BIOGRAPHY.COM 18 June 2015. ACCESSED 27 SEPT 2022. https://www.biography.com/scholar/james-a-naismith
“The History of Basketball (13 Rules + First Basketball Game Ever) BASKETBALL FOR COACHES.COM. https://www.basketballforcoaches.com/basketball-history/
Faurschou, Dan. “The History of Basketball”. NBA HOOPS ONLINE ACCESSED 31 Oct 2022. https://nbahoopsonline.com/Articles/History1.html
“The Birthplace of Basketball” SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE ONLINE. ACCESSED 12 NOV 2022. https://springfield.edu/where-basketball-was-invented-the-birthplace-of-basketball
“Basketball History” WORLD OF BASKETBALL. ACCESSED 12 NOV 2022. https://www.worldofbasketball.org/basketball-history.htm
Naismith Basketball Foundation. ACCESSED 12 Nov 2022. https://naismithbasketballfoundation.com/james-naismith-life/
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