Basketball in the United States

Basketball

Country United States
Governing body USA Basketball
National team United States
National competitions
Club competitions
International competitions

Of those Americans citing their favorite sport, basketball is ranked second (counting amateur levels) behind American football.[1][2][3] However, in regards to money the NBA is ranked third in popularity.[4] More Americans play basketball than any other team sport, according to the National Sporting Goods Association, with over 26 million Americans playing basketball. Basketball was invented in 1891 by Canadian physical education teacher James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts.[5]

NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the world's premier men's professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. It contains 30 teams (29 teams in the U.S. and 1 in Canada) that play an 82-game season from October to June. After the regular season, eight teams from each conference compete in the playoffs for the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.[6][7][8][9] The NBA enjoys high ratings on television.[10][11]

Race and ethnicity

The composition of race and ethnicity in the National Basketball Association (NBA) has changed throughout the league's history.[12][13][14][15]

National teams

U.S. men's national basketball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, NBA players have represented the United States in international competition and won several important tournaments. The Dream Team was the unofficial nickname of the United States men's basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics.[16] The Women's national team has won six gold medals at the Olympics.[17][18]

High school Basketball

High school Basketball is a popular activity.[19][19][20]

College Basketball

College Baketball is quite popular and draws TV high ratings. Every March, a 68-team, six-round, single-elimination tournament (commonly called March Madness) determines the national champions of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship men's college basketball.[8][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

Women's Basketball

The Women's National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States.[29] The WNBA was formed in 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association, and league play began in 1997.[30] The regular WNBA season is June to September (North American Spring and Summer). Most WNBA teams play at the same venue as their NBA counterparts.[31] The top tier professional Basketball league for females is the WNBA it is not as popular as its male counterpart.[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] Women's NCAA Basketball is also a thing.[42]

References

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  4. ↑ "The Harris Poll". Harrisinteractive.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  5. ↑ Catalina Logan. "The Effects of the Game of Basketball on America". Livestrong.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  6. ↑ "New Documentary Explores History Of Jews and Basketball". Npr.org. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  7. ↑ "American Hoops: The History of United States Olympic Basketball from Berlin to Barcelona". ProQuest. 1 January 2006 – via Google Books.
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  16. ↑ Sean Gregory (2016-08-13). "Rio 2016 Olympics: Team USA Basketball Has A Problem". Time.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  17. ↑ Macguire, Eoghan (2016-08-20). "Olympics: US wins women's basketball gold - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  18. ↑ "Women's Basketball USA - Spain Result". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  19. 1 2 "Hidden demographics of youth sports - ESPN The Magazine". Espn.com. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
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  21. ↑ "Ten years in, the NBA's one-and-done rule is no less controversial". Espn.co.uk. 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
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