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Basketball Fact Sheet
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Katie Salter , PR/Communications Manager 
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Basketball History Facts
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1891 - James Naismith invented the sport of basketball at a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA
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1892 - First official basketball game was played nine versus nine at the Springfield YMCA with a final score of 1-0 
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1892 - Women's basketball began at Smith College in Massachusetts 
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1895 - First intercollegiate five versus five game was played at Hamline University in Minnesota 
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1898 - First pro league, the National Basketball League (NBL), was formed 
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1936 - Basketball debuted as an official event at the Summer Olympics in Berlin 
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1946 - Basketball Association of America (BAA) was formed 
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1949- BIL and BAA merged to create the National Association of Basketball NBA 
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1959 - Basketball Hall of Fame was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts 
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1986 - Lifetime invents and patents the first home basketball system that can be adjusted in seconds (Utility Patent No. 4,781,375)
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1993 - Lifetime invents the first complete basketball system packaged in one box, creating industry-revolutionizing opportunities for 
mass-distribution at retail stores (Utility Patent No. 5,248,140) 
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1993 - Lifetime invents a blow-molded portable basketball base that is watertight (Design Patent No. 351,882) 
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1997 - Lifetime invents the Power Lift®, the first one-hand, pneumatic height adjustment mechanism for basketball hoops 
(Utility Patent No. 5,695,417) 
Basketball Fun Facts 
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James Naismith originally called the game "Basket Ball", which consisted of nine players versus nine players tossing a soccer ball into 
peach baskets 
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Since its invention in 1986, Lifetime has manufactured nearly 10 million adjustable height basketball hoops - enough for almost every 
person in Utah, Colorado and New Mexico
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A regulation height basketball hoop is 10 feet height 
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A regulation-sized basketball board is 72" x 42" 
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A regulation basketball rim is 18" in diameter 
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According to online calorie calculators: 
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an 80 lb. child can burn approximately 81 calories shooting baskets for 30 minutes 
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an 80 lb. child can burn approximately 148 calories playing half-court basketball for 30 minutes 
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an 180 lb. adult can burn approximately 183 calories shooting baskets for 30 minutes 
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an 180 lb. adult can burn approximately 334 calories playing half-court basketball for 30 minutes