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• Amateur basketball has long had a home in the AAU basketball leagues
• Since 1888, the Amateur Athletic Union has been a bastion for amateur sports of all varieties for both boys and girls
• The 2008 AAU boys basketball season was no different as the league continues to surge in popularity from coast to coast

• At the beginning of each NBA season the real draft for many fans takes place: the fantasy basketball draft
• Here each participating fan becomes the general manager of their own team
• Whoever uses the best fantasy basketball strategy will be on top at the end of the season
• There are a variety of fantasy basketball tips that fantasy players can use in any year to advance their chances of ruling their league

• The history of the game of basketball dates back to the late 1890’s and was developed by Mr. James Naismith
• The history of professional basketball has led to the formation of the NBA, the world’s dominant basketball league

• The term basketball field goal can cover a wide range of shots, from a dunk to a three point shot
• The percentage of basketball field goals made is an extremely important statistic in determining some of the best players in basketball

For new fans to the sport of basketball, or for any sport for that matter, the specific terminology of the sport can be a little overwhelming. There is confusing terminology for just about every skill in the game including dribbling, rebounding, defense, and of course shooting. The question of “What is a field goal in basketball?” has been asked by many novice fans watching basketball for the first time. Most people would assume a field goal is the same thing as a jump shot. But the answer is not as cut and dry as most people would think since there are several types of field goals in the sport of basketball.

Get all the features of a full size scoreboard in a portable electronic basketball scoreboard. Basketball tournaments, playground games and private courts can all benefit from electronic basketball scoreboards.

Basketball coaches salaries are all over the map when you look from the NBA, NCAA and even WNBA. Typically, the top 10 NBA coaches make far more than the others and the same is true in college basketball. An WNBA coaches salary is information that is not released but it is probably about 1/40 or so of what an NBA Coach makes (the financial relationship between the average WNBA player and NBA player).

The most valuable player award for the WNBA is given after their summer season concludes each year. For the 2008 season, Candace Parker was named the most valuable player basketball fans were lucky enough to get to see. It was also the last time fans will see her on the court as she recently unveiled on the cover of ESPN that she was pregnant and will miss the season--the the surprise of fans and of her team.

• The best in men’s basketball highlights occur every year during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship
• Want to catch the best in basketball team highlights then check out the Cleveland Cavaliers

The history of basketball video games is a long, and mostly sad journey for gamers. New basketball video games first appeared in 1980 with the inauspicious debut of basketball on the Atari system. Here two block figures slowly loped from one side of the screen to the other in order to attempt the world’s laziest granny shot at the hoop. A gamer could only be happy when the time ran out. The game has undergone several million revisions since then and now a new breed of online basketball video games has upped the ante again.

Sue Bird, often called the best WNBA player during her career, came from a small town and from a family without any sports history. The Sue Bird basketball story has become well-known, rising from modest beginnings into an All-American with championship success at every level.

The NBA’s little brother known as the NBA D League Basketball has a variety of functions. It serves as a league where undrafted but talented college graduates can perform, get paid and hope to get brought into the NBA. It also serves as an in-season training for drafted NBA players who are not seeing much playing time with their clubs--they can be sent down to the D League. The 2008 2009 D League Basketball has grown into a sixteen team league and since its inception in 2001 there have been many successful basketball players who have had brief stints reassigned to the D League.

The history of american basketball is rich with personalities and success through its three different leagues: the NBA, the NCAA and, most recently, the WNBA. The origins of basketball in the US begin in Springfield, Massachusetts. Here James Naismith developed the game for young men attending the YMCA in order to deal with the harsh winters outside and their idle time inside. Naismith nailed up peach baskets to each end of the gym and gave the players a ball to try and throw in to the baskets. He sketched out the fundamental rules of basketball that day in 1891, which are still used today. The first professional league began seven years later and eventually evolved into the different leagues we have now.