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100

Basket ball introduced?

What is 1891?

100

Putting the ball into play at the start of the game is done with a.

What is a jump ball?

100

An offensive maneuver wehn a player cuts toward the baseline to the basket, behind the defenders, and receives a pass for a field goal attempt

What is backdoor?

100

Ball movement by a player in control of the ball. It ends when both hand touch the ball simultaneously, ball comes to rest in hand, or a player loses control

What is Dribble?

100

Tall players who are responsible for the rebounding and shooting.

What are forwards?

100

A field goal is worth.

What is 2 or 3 points (3 if behind the 3 point line)

200

The guy who introduced basketball.

Who was Dr.James A Naismith?

200

Can not be in contct with a line while holding the ball.

What is the boundry lines or out of bounds?

200

A defensive players positioned under the backboard which prevents an opponent from achieving good rebounding position.

What is Boxing Out?

200

A quick offensive move by a player trying to get free for a pass.

What is Cut?

200

Players who set up a teams offensive patter. Usually are smaller players or the best ball handlers.

What are guards?

200

A free-throw shot is worth?

What is 1 point?

300

Was used for a basket.

What was a peach basket?

300

Technical Fouls results in.

What is 2 free-throws and the ball out of bounds?

300

Tall players who usually execute the jump ball. They are responsible for rebounding and usually shooting short shots.

What are Centers?

300

An aggressive move towards the basket by a player with the ball.

What is drive?

300

A method of putting the ball into play by tossing it up between two opponents in the jump circle.

What is jump ball?

300

There are how timeouts allowed in a normal game?

What is 3?

400

First played in the Olympic games in St.Louis.

What year is 1904?

400

Personal fouls result in a.

What is a throw in, unless a foul occurred onthe shot or the defending team is over the foul lim of seven per half. On a shot the offse is awarded 2 free - throws.

400

While on offense, the player can't remain in the key for more than how many seconds?

What is 3 seconds?

400

Using a deceptive move with the ball to pull the defensive player out of position.

What is fake?

400

A term used to designate a direct pass from a rebounder to a teammate, with the objective of starting a fast break.

What is an outlet pass?

400

An additional timeout is given for.

What is to each team for each overtime period?

500

The year that Basketball became an official olympic sport.

What year ws 1936?

500

A personal foul was made on the shot.

What is the offense is awarded 2 free-throws?

500

Personal contact against the body of an opponent by a  player with the ball.

What is charging?

500

Moving the ball quickly down court in order to score before the defense can set up.

What is fast break?

500

When a player who is holding the ball steps once or more than once in any direction with same foot;  the other foot is kept at its point of contact with the floor.

What is Pivot?

500

A timeout may only be requested during a dead ball or if your team has.

What is possession of the ball?

600

An infraction of the rules resulting in a throw-in from out of bounds for the opponenets.

What is a violation?

600

When a player in possession of the ball withing bounds progresses illegally in any direction

What is travelling?

600

A player cutting to the lane area, pausing and anticipating a pass.

What is posting up?

600

A term usually applied when the ball bounces off the backboard or basket.

What is a rebound?

600

An offensive maneuver where a player is positioned between the defender and a teammate in order to free the teammate for an uncontested shot.

What is a screen?

600

In high school the game is divided into.

What is four 8 minute quarters.