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Calgary Flames vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Scotiabank Saddledome (Formerly Pengrowth Saddledome)
Calgary, Canada
Wednesday
11/27/xxxx
8:00 PM
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Dallas Stars vs. Chicago Blackhawks
American Airlines Center
Dallas, TX
Friday
11/29/xxxx
7:30 PM
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Phoenix Coyotes vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Jobing.com Arena (formerly Glendale Arena)
Glendale, AZ
Saturday
11/30/xxxx
6:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Tuesday
12/3/xxxx
TBD
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars
United Center
Chicago, IL
Tuesday
12/3/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Xcel Energy Center
Saint Paul, MN
Thursday
12/5/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Friday
12/6/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks
United Center
Chicago, IL
Friday
12/6/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Florida Panthers
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Sunday
12/8/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Florida Panthers
United Center
Chicago, IL
Sunday
12/8/xxxx
6:00 PM
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Dallas Stars vs. Chicago Blackhawks
American Airlines Center
Dallas, TX
Tuesday
12/10/xxxx
7:30 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Philadelphia Flyers
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Wednesday
12/11/xxxx
TBD
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Philadelphia Flyers
United Center
Chicago, IL
Wednesday
12/11/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, Canada
Saturday
12/14/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Sunday
12/15/xxxx
TBD
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings
United Center
Chicago, IL
Sunday
12/15/xxxx
6:00 PM
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Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Bridgestone Arena (Formerly Sommet Center)
Nashville, TN
Tuesday
12/17/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vancouver Canucks
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Friday
12/20/xxxx
TBD
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vancouver Canucks
United Center
Chicago, IL
Friday
12/20/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. New Jersey Devils
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Monday
12/23/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. New Jersey Devils
United Center
Chicago, IL
Monday
12/23/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Friday
12/27/xxxx
TBD
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche
United Center
Chicago, IL
Friday
12/27/xxxx
7:00 PM
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St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Scottrade Center
Saint Louis, MO
Saturday
12/28/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Monday
12/30/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings
United Center
Chicago, IL
Monday
12/30/xxxx
7:00 PM
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New York Islanders vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Nassau Coliseum
Uniondale, NY
Thursday
1/2/xxxx
7:00 PM
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New Jersey Devils vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Prudential Center
Newark, NJ
Friday
1/3/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Sunday
1/5/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks
United Center
Chicago, IL
Sunday
1/5/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. New York Rangers
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Wednesday
1/8/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. New York Rangers
United Center
Chicago, IL
Wednesday
1/8/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Centre Bell
Montreal, Canada
Saturday
1/11/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Sunday
1/12/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers
United Center
Chicago, IL
Sunday
1/12/xxxx
6:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Tuesday
1/14/xxxx
TBD
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche
United Center
Chicago, IL
Tuesday
1/14/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Friday
1/17/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks
United Center
Chicago, IL
Friday
1/17/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Boston Bruins
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Sunday
1/19/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Boston Bruins
United Center
Chicago, IL
Sunday
1/19/xxxx
2:00 PM
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Detroit Red Wings vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Joe Louis Arena
Detroit, MI
Wednesday
1/22/xxxx
8:00 PM
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Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Xcel Energy Center
Saint Paul, MN
Thursday
1/23/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Winnipeg Jets
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Sunday
1/26/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Winnipeg Jets
United Center
Chicago, IL
Sunday
1/26/xxxx
6:00 PM
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Calgary Flames vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Scotiabank Saddledome (Formerly Pengrowth Saddledome)
Calgary, Canada
Tuesday
1/28/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Vancouver Canucks vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, Canada
Wednesday
1/29/xxxx
7:00 PM
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San Jose Sharks vs. Chicago Blackhawks
SAP Center (formerly HP Pavilion)
San Jose, CA
Saturday
2/1/xxxx
7:30 PM
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Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
Monday
2/3/xxxx
7:30 PM
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Anaheim Ducks vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Honda Center (formerly Arrowhead Pond)
Anaheim, CA
Wednesday
2/5/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Phoenix Coyotes vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Jobing.com Arena (formerly Glendale Arena)
Glendale, AZ
Friday
2/7/xxxx
7:00 PM
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New York Rangers vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
Thursday
2/27/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Soldier Field Stadium Parking Lot
Chicago, IL
Saturday
3/1/xxxx
TBD
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NHL Stadium Series: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Soldier Field Stadium
Chicago, IL
Saturday
3/1/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Tuesday
3/4/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche
United Center
Chicago, IL
Tuesday
3/4/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Thursday
3/6/xxxx
TBD
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
United Center
Chicago, IL
Thursday
3/6/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Buffalo Sabres vs. Chicago Blackhawks
First Niagara Center (formerly HSBC Arena)
Buffalo, NY
Sunday
3/9/xxxx
7:30 PM
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Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Pepsi Center - Denver
Denver, CO
Wednesday
3/12/xxxx
7:30 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Friday
3/14/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators
United Center
Chicago, IL
Friday
3/14/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Sunday
3/16/xxxx
TBD
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings
United Center
Chicago, IL
Sunday
3/16/xxxx
6:30 PM
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Philadelphia Flyers vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Wells Fargo Center - PA
Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday
3/18/xxxx
7:30 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Wednesday
3/19/xxxx
TBD
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues
United Center
Chicago, IL
Wednesday
3/19/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Carolina Hurricanes
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Friday
3/21/xxxx
TBD
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Carolina Hurricanes
United Center
Chicago, IL
Friday
3/21/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Sunday
3/23/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators
United Center
Chicago, IL
Sunday
3/23/xxxx
6:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Tuesday
3/25/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars
United Center
Chicago, IL
Tuesday
3/25/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Blackhawks
TD Garden (Fleet Center)
Boston, MA
Thursday
3/27/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Ottawa Senators vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Canadian Tire Centre (formerly Scotiabank Place)
Ottawa, Canada
Friday
3/28/xxxx
7:30 PM
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Sunday
3/30/xxxx
7:30 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Thursday
4/3/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild
United Center
Chicago, IL
Thursday
4/3/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, OH
Friday
4/4/xxxx
7:00 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Sunday
4/6/xxxx
6:25 PM
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues
United Center
Chicago, IL
Sunday
4/6/xxxx
6:30 PM
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PARKING: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadians
United Center Parking Lots
Chicago, IL
Wednesday
4/9/xxxx
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
United Center
Chicago, IL
Wednesday
4/9/xxxx
6:30 PM
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Washington Capitals vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Verizon Center - DC
Washington, DC
Friday
4/11/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Bridgestone Arena (Formerly Sommet Center)
Nashville, TN
Saturday
4/12/xxxx
7:00 PM
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Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.0 m) high mounted to a backboard at each end. Basketball is one of the world's most popular and widely vieA team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. A field goal scores two points for the shooting team if a player is touching or closer to the basket than the three-point line, and three points (known commonly as a 3 pointer or three) if the player is behind the three-point line. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional time (overtime) may be issued when the game ends with a draw. The ball can be advanced on the court by bouncing it while walking or running or throwing it to a team mate. It is a violation to move without dribbling the ball, to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resumViolations are called "fouls". A personal foul is penalized, and a free throw is usually awarded to an oThere is currently no national tournament to determine a national high school champion. The most serious effort was the National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament at the University of Chicago from xxxx to xxxx. The event was organized by Amos Alonzo Stagg and sent invitations to state champion teams. The tournament started out as a mostly Midwest affair but grew. In xxxx it had 29 state champions. Faced with opposition from the National Federation of State High School Associations and North Central Association of Colleges and Schools that bore a threat of the schools losing their accreditation the last tournament was in xxxx. The organizations said they were concerned that the tournament was being used to recruit professional players from the prep ranks.[13] The tournament did not invite minority schools or private/parochial The National Catholic Interscholastic Basketball Tournament ran from xxxx to xxxx at Loyola University.[14] The National Catholic Invitational Basketball Tournament from xxxx to xxxx played at a series of venues, including Catholic University, Georgetown and George Mason.[15] The National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament for Black High Schools was held from xxxx to xxxx at Hampton Institute.[16] The National Invitational Interscholastic Basketball Tournament was held from xxxx to xxxx starting out at Tuskegee Institute. Following a pause during World War II it resumed at Tennessee State College in Nashville. The basis for the champion dwindled after xxxx when Brown v. Board of Education began an integration of schools. The last tournaments were held at Alabama State College from 1Teams abounded throughout the xxxxs. There were hundreds of men's professional basketball teams in towns and cities all over the United States, and little organization of the professional game. Players jumped from team to team and teams played in armories and smoky dance halls. Leagues came and went. Barnstorming squads such as the Original Celtics and two all-African American teams, the New York Renaissance Five ("Rens") and the (still existing) Harlem Globetrotters played up to two hundred games a year on their natIn xxxx, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) was formed. The first game was played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between the Toronto Huskies and New York Knickerbockers on November 1, xxxx. Three seasons later, in xxxx, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). By the xxxxs, basketball had become a major college sport, thus paving the way for a growth of interest in professional basketball. In xxxx, a basketball hall of fame was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts, site of the first game. Its rosters include the names of great players, coaches, referees and people who have contributed significantly to the development of the game. The hall of fame has people who have accomplished many goals in their career in basketball. An upstart organization, the American Basketball Association, emerged in xxxx and briefly threatened the NBA's dominance until the ABA-NBA merger in xxxx. Today the NBA is the top professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of compThe NBA has featured many famous players, including George Mikan, the first dominating "big man"; ball-handling wizard Bob Cousy and defensive genius Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics; Wilt Chamberlain, who originally played for the barnstorming Harlem Globetrotters; all-around stars Oscar Robertson and Jerry West; more recent big men Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal and Karl Malone; playmaker John Stockton; crowd-pleasing forward Julius Erving; European stars Dirk Nowitzki and Dra?en Petrovic and the three players who many credit with ushering the professional game to its highest level of popularity: Larry Bird, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, and Michael Jordan. In xxxx, the NBA formed a developmental league, the NBDL. As of xxxx, the league has The International Basketball Federation was formed in xxxx by eight founding nations: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland. At this time, the organization only oversaw amateur players. Its acronym, derived from the French Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur, was thus "FIBA". Men's Basketball was first included at the Berlin xxxx Summer Olympics, although a demonstration tournament was held in xxxx. The United States defeated Canada in the first final, played outdoors. This competition has usually been dominated by the United States, whose team has won all but three titles, the first loss in a controversial final game in Munich in xxxx against the Soviet Union. In xxxx the first FIBA World Championship for men was held in Argentina. Three years later, the first FIBA World Championship for Women was held in Chile. Women's basketball was added to the Olympics in xxxx, which were held in Montreal, Canada with teams such as the Soviet Union, Brazil and Australia rivaling the AmericanFIBA dropped the distinction between amateur and professional players in xxxx, and in xxxx, professional players played for the first time in the Olympic Games. The United States' dominance continued with the introduction of their Dream Team. However, with developing programs elsewhere, other national teams started to beat the United States. A team made entirely of NBA players finished sixth in the xxxx World Championships in Indianapolis, behind Yugoslavia, Argentina, Germany, New Zealand and Spain. In the xxxx Athens Olympics, the United States suffered its first Olympic loss while using professional players, falling to Puerto Rico (in a 19-point loss) and Lithuania in group games, and being eliminated in the semifinals by Argentina. It eventually won the bronze medal defeating Lithuania, finishing behind Argentina and Italy. In xxxx, in the World Championship of Japan, the United States advanced to the semifinals but were defeated by Greece by 101?95. In the bronze medal game it beat team Argentina and finished 3rd behind Greece and Spain. After the disappointments of xxxx through xxxx, the U.S. regrouped, reestablishing themselves as the dominant international team behind the "Redeem Team", which won gold at the xxxx Olympics, and the so-called "B-Team", which won gold at the xxxx FIBA World Championship in Turkey despite featuring no players from the xxxx squad. squads.16 teams.etition.ional tours.964 to xxxx.[17]schools.ffensive player if he is fouled while shooting the ball. A technical foul may also be issued when certain infractions occur, most commonly for unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of a player or coach. A technical foul gives the opposing team a free throw, and the opposing team also retains posseAs well as many techniques for shooting, passing, dribbling and rebounding, basketball has specialized player positions and offensive and defensive structures (player positioning). Typically, the tallest members of a team will play "center", "power forward" or "small forward" positions, while shorter players or those who possess the best ball handling skills and speed play "point guard" or "shooting In early December xxxx, Canadian American Dr. James Naismith,[2] a physical education professor and instructor at the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School[3] (YMCA) (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA), was trying to keep his gym class active on a rainy day. He sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this peach basket retained its bottom, and balls had to be retrieved manually after each "basket" or point scored; this proved inefficient, however, so the bottom of the basket was removed,[4] allowing the balls to be poked out with a long dowel eacBasketball was originally played with a soccer ball. The first balls made specifically for basketball were brown, and it was only in the late xxxxs that Tony Hinkle, searching for a ball that would be more visible to players and spectators alike, introduced the orange ball that is now in common use. Dribbling was not part of the original game except for the "bounce pass" to teammates. Passing the ball was the primary means of ball movement. Dribbling was eventually introduced but limited by the asymmetric shape of early balls. Dribbling only became a major part of the game around the xxxxs, as manufacturing improved the ball shape.h time.guard".ssion of the ball.e dribbling.wed The peach baskets were used until xxxx when they were finally replaced by metal hoops with backboards. A further change was soon made, so the ball merely passed through. Whenever a person got the ball in the basket, his team would gain a point. Whichever team got the most points won the game.[5] The baskets were originally nailed to the mezzanine balcony of the playing court, but this proved impractical when spectators on the balcony began to interfere with shots. The backboard was introduced to prevent this interference; it had the additional effect of allowing rebound shots.[6] Naismith's handwritten diaries, discovered by his granddaughter in early xxxx, indicate that he was nervous about the new game he had invented, which incorporated rules from a children's game called "Duck on a Rock", as many had failed before it. Naismith called the new game "Basket Ball".[7] The first official game was played in the YMCA gymnasium in Albany, New York on January 20, xxxx with nine players. The game ended at 1?0; the shot was made from 25 feet (7.6 m), on a court just half the size of a present-day Streetball or National Basketball Association (NBA) court. By xxxx?xxxx teams of five becBasketball's early adherents were dispatched to YMCAs throughout the United States, and it quickly spread through the USA and Canada. By xxxx, it was well established at several women's high schools. While the YMCA was responsible for initially developing and spreading the game, within a decade it discouraged the new sport, as rough play and rowdy crowds began to detract from the YMCA's primary mission. However, other amateur sports clubs, colleges, and professional clubs quickly filled the void. In the years before World War I, the Amateur Athletic Union and the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (forerunner of the NCAA) vied for control over the rules for the game. The first pro league, the National Basketball League, was formed in xxxx to protect players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game. This league only lasted fivDr. James Naismith was instrumental in establishing college basketball. His colleague C.O. Beamis fielded the first college basketball team just a year after the Springfield YMCA game at the suburban Pittsburgh Geneva College.[8] Naismith himself later coached at the University of Kansas for six years, before handing the reins to renowned coach Forrest "Phog" Allen. Naismith's disciple Amos Alonzo Stagg brought basketball to the University of Chicago, while Adolph Rupp, a student of Naismith's at Kansas, enjoyed great success as coach at the University of Kentucky. On February 9, xxxx, the first intercollegiate 5-on-5 game was played at Hamline University between Hamline and the School of Agriculture, which was affiliated with the University of Minnesota.[9][10] The School of Agriculture won in a 9In xxxx, colleges, including the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Naval Academy, the University of Colorado and Yale University began sponsoring men's games. In xxxx, frequent injuries on the football field prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to suggest that colleges form a governing body, resulting in the creation of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United StaThWorldwide, basketball tournaments are held for boys and girls of all age levels. The global popularity of the sport is reflected in the nationalities represented in the NBA. Players from all six inhabited continents currently play in the NBA. Top international players began coming into the NBA in the mid-xxxxs, including Croatians Dra?en Petrovic and Toni Kukoc, Serbian Vlade Divac, Lithuanians Arvydas Sabonis and ?arunas Marciulionis and German Detlef SIn xxxx, the University of California and Miss Head's School played the first women's interinstitutional game. Women's basketball began in xxxx at Smith College when Senda Berenson, a physical education teacher, modified Naismith's rules for women. Shortly after she was hired at Smith, she went to Naismith to learn more about the game.[18] Fascinated by the new sport and the values it could teach, she organized the first women?s collegiate basketball game on March 21, xxxx, when her Smith freshmen and sophomores played against one another.[19] Her rules were first published in xxxx and two years later Berenson became the editor of A.G. Spalding?s first Women's Basketball Guide.[19] Berenson's freshmen played the sophomore class in the first women's intercollegiate basketball game at Smith College, March 21, xxxx.[20] The same year, Mount Holyoke and Sophie Newcomb College (coached by Clara Gregory Baer) women began playing basketball. By xxxx, the game had spread to colleges across the country, including Wellesley, Vassar, and Bryn Mawr. The first intercollegiate women's game was on April 4, xxxx. Stanford women played Berkeley, 9-on-9, ending in a 2?1 Stanford victory.chrempf.e all-tournament teams at the xxxx and xxxx FIBA World Championships, respectively held in Indianapolis and Japan, demonstrate the globalization of the game equally dramatically. Only one member of either team was American, namely Carmelo Anthony in xxxx. The xxxx team featured Nowitzki, Ginobili, Yao, Peja Stojakovic of Yugoslavia (now of Serbia), and Pero Cameron of New Zealand. Ginobili also made the xxxx team; the other members were Anthony, Gasol, his Spanish teammate Jorge Garbajosa and Theodoros Papaloukas of Greece. The only players on either team to never have joined the NBA are Cameron and Papaloukas. The all-tournament team from the xxxx edition in Turkey featured four NBA players?MVP Kevin Durant of Team USA and the Oklahoma City Thunder, Linas Kleiza of Lithuania and the Toronto Raptors, Luis Scola of Argentina and the Houston Rockets, and Hedo Türkoglu of Turkey and the Phoenix Suns. The only non-NBA player was Serbia's Milo? Teodosic. The strength of international Basketball is evident in the fact that Team USA won none of the three world championships held between xxxx and xxxx, with Serbia (then known as Yugoslavia) winning in xxxx and xxxx and Spain in xxxx.tes (IAAUS). In xxxx, that body would change its name to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The first Canadian interuniversity basketball game was played at the YMCA in Kingston, Ontario on February 6, xxxx, when McGill University visited Queen's University. McGill won 9?7 in overtime; the score was 7?7 at the end of regulation play, and a ten-minute overtime period settled the outcome. A good turnout of spectators watchThe first men's national championship tournament, the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball tournament, which still exists as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) tournament, was organized in xxxx. The first national championship for NCAA teams, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in New York, was organized in xxxx; the NCAA national tournament would begin one year later. College basketball was rocked by gambling scanWomen's basketball development was more structured than that for men in the early years. In xxxx, the Executive Committee on Basket Ball Rules (National Women's Basketball Committee) was created by the American Physical Education Association.[21] These rules called for six to nine players per team and 11 officials. The International Women's Sports Federation (xxxx) included a women's basketball competition. 37 women's high school varsity basketball or state tournaments were held by xxxx. And in xxxx, the Amateur Athletic Union backed the first national women's basketball championship, complete with men's rules.[21] The Edmonton Grads, a touring Canadian women's team based in Edmonton, Alberta, operated between xxxx and xxxx. The Grads toured all over North America, and were exceptionally successful. They posted a record of 522 wins and only 20 losses over that span, as they met any team which wanted to challenge them, funding their tours from gate receipts.[22] The Grads also shone on several exhibition trips to Europe, and won four consecutive exhibition Olympics tournaments, in xxxx, xxxx, xxxx, and xxxx; however, women's basketball was not an official Olympic sport until xxxx. The Grads' players were unpaid, and had to remain single. The Grads' style focused on team play, without overly emphasizing skills of individual players. The first women's AAU All-America team was chosen in xxxx.[21] Women's industrial leagues sprang up throughout the United States, producing famous athletes, including Babe Didrikson of the Golden Cyclones, and the All American Red Heads Team, which competed against men's teams, using men's rules. By xxxx, the women's national championship changed from a three-court game to two-court game with six players per teamThe NBA-backed Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) began in xxxx. Though it had shaky attendance figures, several marquee players (Lisa Leslie, Diana Taurasi, and Candace Parker among others) have helped the league's popularity and level of competition. Other professional women's basketball leagues in the United StatThe object of the game is to outscore one's opponents by throwing the ball through the opponents' basket from above while preventing the opponents from doing so on their own. An attempt to score in this way is called a shot. A successful shot is worth two points, or three points if it is taken from beyond the three-point arc which is 6.75 metres (22 ft 2 in) from the basket in international games and 23 feet 9 inches (7.24 m) in NBA games. A one-point shot can be earned when shooting from the foul line after a foul iGames are played in four quarters of 10 (FIBA)[26] or 12 minutes (NBA).[27] College games use two 20-minute halves,[28] while United States high school varsity games use 8 minute quarters.[29] 15 minutes are allowed for a half-time break under FIBA, NBA, and NCAA rules[28][30][31] and 10 minutes in United States high schools.[29] Overtime periods are five minutes in length[28][32][33] except for high school which is four minutes in length.[29] Teams exchange baskets for the second half. The time allowed is actual playing time; the clock is stopped while the play is not active. Therefore, games generally take much longer to complete than the allotted game time, typically aboA regulation basketball court in international games is 91.9 feet long and 49.2 feet wide. In the NBA and NCAA the court is 94 feet by 50 feet. Most courts have wood flooring, usually constructed from maple planks running in the same direction as the longer court dimension.[38] The name and logo of the home team is usually painted on or around the center ciThe basket is a steel rim 18 inches diameter with an attached net affixed to a backboard that measures 6 feet by 3.5 feet and one basket is at each end of the court. The white outlined box on the backboard is 18 inches high and 2 feet wide. At almost all levels of competition, the top of the rim is exactly 10 feet above the court and 4 feet inside the baseline. While variation is possible in the dimensions of the court and backboard, it is considered important for the basket to be of the correct height ? a rim that is off by just a few inches can have an adverse effect onThe ball-handler may not step with both feet without dribbling, an infraction known as traveling, nor dribble with both hands or hold the ball and resume dribbling, a violation called double dribbling. Any part of the player's hand cannot be directly under the ball while dribbling; doing so is known as carrying the ball. A team, once having established ball control in the front half of their court, may not return the ball to the backcourt and be the first to touch it. The ball may not be kicked, nor be struck with the fist. A violation of these rules results in loss of possession, or, if committed by the defense, a reset of the shot clock (with some exceptions in tThere are limits imposed on the time taken before progressing the ball past halfway (8 seconds in FIBA and the NBA; 10 seconds in NCAA men's play and high school for both sexes, but no limit in NCAA women's play), before attempting a shot (24 seconds in FIBA and the NBA, 30 seconds in NCAA women's and Canadian Interuniversity Sport play for both sexes, and 35 seconds in NCAA men's play), holding the ball while closely guarded (5 seconds), and remaining in the restricted area known as the free-throw lane, (or the "key") (3 seconds). These rules are designed to promote more offense.he NBA). shooting.rcle.ut two hours.s made.es, such as the American Basketball League (xxxx-xxxx), have folded in part because of the popularity of the WNBA. The WNBA has been looked at by many as a niche league. However, the league has recently taken steps forward. In June xxxx, the WNBA signed a contract extension with ESPN. The new television deal runs from xxxx to xxxx. Along with this deal, came the first ever rights fees to be paid to a women's professional sports league. Over the eight years of the contract, "millions and millions of dollars" will be "dispersed to the league's teams." The WNBA gets more viewers on national television broadcasts (413,000) than both Major League Soccer (253,000)[23] and the NHL (310,732).[24] In a March 12, xxxx article, NBA commissioner David Stern said that in the bad economy, "the NBA is far less profitable than the WNBA. We're losing a lot of money amongst a large number of teams. We're budgeting the WNBA to break even this year."[25].[21]dals from xxxx to xxxx, when dozens of players from top teams were implicated in match fixing and point shaving. Partially spurred by an association with cheating, the NIT lost support to the NCAA Before widespread school district consolidation, most American high schools were far smaller than their present-day counterparts. During the first decades of the 20th century, basketball quickly became the ideal interscholastic sport due to its modest equipment and personnel requirements. In the days before widespread television coverage of professional and college sports, the popularity of high school basketball was unrivaled in many parts of America. Perhaps the most legendary of high school teams was Indiana's Franklin Wonder Five, which took the nation by storm during the xxxxs, dominating Indiana basketball and earning national recognitToday virtually every high school in the United States fields a basketball team in varsity competition.[12] Basketball's popularity remains high, both in rural areas where they carry the identification of the entire community, as well as at some larger schools known for their basketball teams where many players go on to participate aNo player may touch the ball on its downward trajectory to the basket, unless it is obvious that the ball has no chance of entering the basket (goaltending). In addition, no player may touch the ball while it is on or in the basket; when any part of the ball is in the spacious cylinder above the basket (the area extended upwards from the basket); or when the ball is outside the cylinder, if the player reaches through the basket and touches it. This violation is known as "basket interference". If a defensive pA player or coach who shows poor sportsmanship, such as by arguing with a referee or by fighting with another player, can be charged with a more serious foul called a technical foul. The penalty involves free throws (where, unlike a personal foul, the other team can choose any player to shoot) and varies among leagues. Repeated incidents can result in disqualification. A blatant foul involving physical contact that is either excessive or unnecessary is called an intentional foul (flagrant foul in the NBA). In FIBA, a foul resultiThe strategies also evolve with the game. In the xxxxs and early xxxxs, teams played with more "isolation". Teams that had one superstar would let one player, usually the point guard or shooting guard, run most of the offense while the other four offensive players get out of his/her way. Nowadays, teams tend to play with more teamwork. The "Center" position has evolved to become more of a taller "Small Forward" position. Since teams play more teamwork, ball movement has evolved with the game, and more jump shots have been taken as a resThere are two main defensive strategies: zone defense and man-to-man defense. In a zone defense, each player is assigned to guard a specific area of the court. In a man-to-man defense, each defensive player guards a specific opponent. Man-to-man defense is generally preferred at higher levels of competition, as it is intuitively easier to understand and avoid mismatches between players who play different positions. However, zone defenses are sometimes used in particular situations or simply to confuse the offense with an unexpected look.ult.ng in ejection is called a disqualifying foul, while in leagues other than the NBA, such Offensive plays are more varied, normally involving planned passes and movement by players without the ball. A quick movement by an offensive player without the ball to gain an advantageous position is a cut. A legal attempt by an offensive player to stop an opponent from guarding a teammate, by standing in the defender's way such that the teammate cuts next to him, is a screen or pick. The two plays are combined in the pick and roll, in which a player sets a pick and then "rolls" away from the pick towards the basket. Screens and cuts are very important in offensive plays; these allow the quick passes and teamwork which can lead to a successful basket. Teams almost always have several offensive plays planned to ensure their movement is not predictable. On court, the point guard is usually responsible for indicating which play wTypically, a player faces the basket with both feet facing the basket. A player will rest the ball on the fingertips of the dominant hand (the shooting arm) slightly above the head, with the other hand supporting the side of the ball. The ball is usually shot by jumping (though not always) and extending the shooting arm. The shooting arm, fully extended with the wrist fully bent, is held stationary for a moment following the release of the ball, known as a follow-through. Players often try to put a steady backspin on the ball to absorb its impact with the rim. The ideal trajectory of the shot is somewhat controversial, but generally a proper arc is recommended. Players may shoot directly into the basket or may use the backboard to redirect the ball into the basket.ill occura foul is referred to as fIf a team exceeds a certain limit of team fouls in a given period (quarter or half) ? four for NBA and international games ? the opposing team is awarded one or two free throws on all subsequent non-shooting fouls for that period, the number depending on the league. In the US college and high school games, if a team reaches 7 fouls in a half, the opposing team is awarded one free throw, along with a second shot if the first is made. This is called shooting "one-and-one". If a team exceeds 10 fouls in the half, the opposing team is awarded two free throws on all subsequent fouls for the half.lagrant.layer goaltends or commits basket interference, the basket is awarded and the offending team gets the balThe two most common shots that use the above described setup are the set-shot and the jump-shot. The set-shot is taken from a standing position, with neither foot leaving the floor, typically used for free throws, and in other circumstances whilst the jump-shot is taken in mid-air, the ball released near the top of the jump. This provides much greater power and range, and it also allows the player to elevate over the defender. Failure to release the ball before the feet return to the floor is considered a traveling violatAnother common shot is called the lay-up. This shot requires the player to be in motion toward the basket, and to "lay" the ball "up" and into the basket, typically off the backboard (the backboard-free, underhand version is called a finger roll). The most crowd-pleasing and typically highest-percentage accuracy shot is the slam dunk, in which the player jumps very high and throws the ball downward, through the basket whilst The objective of rebounding is to successfully gain possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw, as it rebounds from the hoop or backboard. This plays a major role in the game, as most possessions end when a team misses a shot. There are two categories of rebounds: offensive rebounds, in which the ball is recovered by the offensive side and does not change possession, and defensive rebounds, in which the defending team gains possession of the loose ball. The majority of rebounds are defensive, as the team on defense tends to be in better position to recover missed shots.touching it.ion.l. If a teammate of the player shooting goaltends or commits interference, the basket is cancelled and play continues with the defensive team being given possessiAn attempt to unfairly disadvantage an opponent through physical contact is illegal and is called a foul. These are most commonly committed by defensive players; however, they can be committed by offensive players as well. Players who are fouled either receive the ball to pass inbounds again, or receive one or more free throws if they are fouled in the act of shootingAnother type of pass is the bounce pass. Here, the passer bounces the ball crisply about two-thirds of the way from his own chest to the receiver. The ball strikes the court and bounces up toward Good dribblers (or "ball handlers") tend to bounce the ball low to the ground, reducing the distance of travel of the ball from the floor to the hand, making it more difficult for the defender to "steal" the ball. Good ball handlers frequently dribble behind their backs, between their legs, and switch directions suddenly, making a less predictable dribbling pattern that is more difficult to defend against. This is called a crossover, which is the most effective way to move past defenders while drA block is performed when, after a shot is attempted, a defender succeeds in altering the shot by touching the ball. In almost all variants of play, it is illegal to touch the ball after it is in the downward path of its arc; this is known as goaltending. It is also illegal under NBA and Men's NCAA basketball to block a shot after it has touched the backboard, or when any part of the ball is directly above the rim. Under international rules it is illegal to block a shot that is in the downward path of its arc or one that has touched the backboard until the ball has hit the rim. After the ball hits the rim, it is again legal to touch it even though it is no longer considered as a block performed.ibbling.the receiver. The bounce pass takes longer to complete than the chest pass, but it is also harder for the opposing team to intercept (kicking the ball deliberately is a violation). Thus, players often use the bounce pass in crowded moments, or to pass around a defendeAnother advanced style of passing is the behind-the-back pass which, as the description implies, involves throwing the ball behind the passer's back to a teammate. Although some players can perform such a pass effectively, many coaches discourage no-look or behind-the-back passes, believing them to be difficult to control and more likely to result in turnovers or violations.r., depending on whether the shot was successful. One point is awarded for making a free throw, which is attempted from a line 15 feet (4.6 m) from the basket.on.t higher levels of competition after graduation. In the xxxx?04 season, 1,002,797 boys and girls represented their schools in interscholastic basketball competition, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. The states of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky are particularly well known for their residents' devotion to high school basketball, commonly called Hoosier Hysteria in Indiana; the critically acclaimed film Hoosiers shows high school basketball's depth of meaning to these communities.ion.tournament.ed the game.[11]?3 game.e years.ame standard.sports.[1]
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