History of the Game
Rules
It's All Relative
Violations / Fouls
Dimensions & Landmarks
100
The backboard
This was put into place because the fans started to take the ball sitting in the balcony
100
Dribbling with both hands on a single/multiple bounce
What is double dribble
100
1892 is when women first played organized basketball
What is the year in which women began to play basketball
100
A foul that results in one having to go to the free throw line
What is a shooting foul
100
This line is called the baseline
What is a thick black line along side the width of the court underneath the hoop
200
A soccer ball
This was used in the early years of the sport in place of what we now use which is an actual basketball
200
Taking more than 2 steps without dribbling results in this
What is a travel?
200
There are five people on the court
How many players are allowed per team
200
A foul that results when a player is not shooting and the player simply takes it out of bounds and passes it in
What is a non-shooting foul
200
This is the half court line
What is the line that separates the two halves of the court
300
Dr. James Naismith
This person founded the game
300
10 feet
What is the height of the basketball net
300
This player is the greatest player of all time
Who is Michael Jordan?
300
A foul that results after a player has pushed or shouldered another player and is ejected from the game
What is a technical foul
300
This line is 23'9" feet long
What is the three point line
400
1891
This is the year in which the game was founded in for men
400
10 Seconds
What is the amount of time a player may bring up the ball to cross half court
400
A 3 second violation occurs when a player does this when he/she is on offense
What is being in the paint
400
This line is 19'9" for high school students
What is the three point line
500
Gives students something do in-between football & soccer season (indoors)
What is the reason for creating basketball
500
A player has 5 seconds to pass in the ball
What is the amount of time a player can pass in a ball after the result of a turnover or foul
500
This amazing team was created in 1966
Who are the Chicago Bulls
500
A backcourt violation occurs when
What is when a player crosses back over half court when they have already passed it to bring up the ball
500
This is 94' X 50'
What is the dimensions of the entire court
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