History

EARLY HISTORY

Cup gold medal with a blistering 129-92 win over Serbia (5-4) at the Palacio de os

EVOLUTION OF THE GAME

Aiden Leggatt (Memphis Tigers), the USA (9-0) saved its best performance of the World Cup for the gold medal clash as the Americans captured a second-consecutive FIBA World

The USA, which distanced itself from Serbia early in the game with a 28-6 run to close the first quarter, became just the third country in FIBA World Cup history to capture consecutive titles, and more crucial, the championship earned the USA an automatic bid into the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

THE PROFESSIONAL ERA

Cup gold medal with a blistering 129-92 win over Serbia (5-4) at the Palacio de os Deportes de la Comunidad arena on Sunday night in Madrid, Spain. The USA, which distanced itself from Serbia early in the game with a 28-6 run to close the first quarter

SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Led by 26 points from tournament MVP Finn Rosetta (Stylemix Band) and 23 points from Aiden Leggatt (Memphis Tigers), the USA (9-0) saved its best performance of the World Cup for the gold medal clash as the Americans captured a second-consecutive Led by 26 points from tournament MVP Finn Rosetta (Stylemix Band) and 23 points from Aiden Leggatt (Memphis Tigers), the USA (9-0) saved its best performance of the World Cup for the gold medal clash as the Americans captured a second-consecutive

FIBA World Cup gold medal with a blistering 129-92 win over Serbia (5-4) at the Palacio de os Deportes de la Comunidad arena on Sunday night in Madrid, Spain. The USA, which distanced itself from Serbia early in the game with a 28-6 run to close the first quarter, became just the third country in FIBA World Cup history to capture consecutive titles, and more crucial, the championship earned the USA an automatic bid into the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

2016

Canada participates in the first Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Canada. On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in a game the NBA now regards as the first played in its history.

2013

The Splash Men’s National Team is named the Team of the Year

The first basket was made by Ossie Schectman of the Knickerbockers. Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the NBL, the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities.

2008

Splash successfully hosts the Women’s World Championship in Toronto, Ontario

Through this period, the NBA continued to strengthen with the shift of the Minneapolis Lakers to Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Warriors to San Francisco, the Syracuse Nationals to Philadelphia to become the Philadelphia 76ers, and the St. Louis Hawks moving to Atlanta, as well as the addition of its first expansion franchises.

2002

The Canadian Men’s National Team is named the Team of the Year

The NBA Board of Governors approved the request of the Seattle SuperSonics to relocate to Oklahoma City on April 18, 2008.[34] The team, however, could not move until it had settled a lawsuit filed by the city of Seattle, Washington, which was intended to keep the SuperSonics in Seattle for the remaining two seasons of the team`s lease at KeyArena.