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basketball fact sheet



Basketball Fact Sheet
Contact
Katie Salter , PR/Communications Manager 
(801) 643-9878
ksalter@lifetime.com
 
 
Basketball History Facts

1891 - James Naismith invented the sport of basketball at a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA

1892 - First official basketball game was played nine versus nine at the Springfield YMCA with a final score of 1-0 

1892 - Women's basketball began at Smith College in Massachusetts 

1895 - First intercollegiate five versus five game was played at Hamline University in Minnesota 

1898 - First pro league, the National Basketball League (NBL), was formed 

1936 - Basketball debuted as an official event at the Summer Olympics in Berlin 

1946 - Basketball Association of America (BAA) was formed 

1949- BIL and BAA merged to create the National Association of Basketball NBA 

1959 - Basketball Hall of Fame was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts 

1986 - Lifetime invents and patents the first home basketball system that can be adjusted in seconds (Utility Patent No. 4,781,375)

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) 

1993 - Lifetime invents a blow-molded portable basketball base that is watertight (Design Patent No. 351,882) 

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 

James Naismith originally called the game "Basket Ball", which consisted of nine players versus nine players tossing a soccer ball into 
peach baskets 

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

A regulation height basketball hoop is 10 feet height 

A regulation-sized basketball board is 72" x 42" 

A regulation basketball rim is 18" in diameter 

According to online calorie calculators: 
o
an 80 lb. child can burn approximately 81 calories shooting baskets for 30 minutes 
o
an 80 lb. child can burn approximately 148 calories playing half-court basketball for 30 minutes 
o
an 180 lb. adult can burn approximately 183 calories shooting baskets for 30 minutes 
o
an 180 lb. adult can burn approximately 334 calories playing half-court basketball for 30 minutes 

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