The First Team were the first players known to have played the sport of basketball, having been taught the game in 1891 by James Naismith, who is recognized as the inventor of the sport.[1] The team comprised 18 players who were studying in Springfield, Massachusetts,[2] to become executive secretaries of the YMCA and who, as part of their coursework, studied physical education with Naismith, who is said to have invented the game to teach teamwork skills to his charges.[3] The team was inducted as a group into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of that organization's inaugural 1959 induction class for their efforts in popularizing the sport and as the game's first practitioners.
The original 1891 "Basket Ball" court in Springfield College. It used a peach basket attached to the wall.An illustration of the first game by participant Genzabaro Ishikawa.
T. B. Patten and C. B. Libby were designated captains of the sides, who played a game that looked distinctly different from what fans would see in future years. With nine men to a side, each team had three forwards, three guards and three centers.[4] The three positions were divided into three section of the court, with only the centers allowed to roam. The final score of the first game was 1–0 with William Chase scoring the first basket in the history of the sport.[5]
In 1937, a re-enactment of the contest was played at Madison Square Garden in New York City using Naismith's 13 original rules, a soccer ball and peach baskets. The six surviving members of the first team were interviewed by the organizers of the event to ensure it was true to the original game.[6]
Team members
The following are recognized by the Basketball Hall of Fame as members of "The First Team":[7][8]
Lyman Walker Archibald (July 3, 1868 – November 10, 1947)
Franklin Everts Barnes (August 28, 1868 – October 3, 1947)
Wilbert Franklin Carey (October 31, 1868 – June 16, 1940)
William Richmond Chase (June 23, 1867 – August 30, 1951)
William Henry Davis (July 31, 1867 – October 9, 1919)
George Edward Day (September 21, 1864 – October 31, 1919)
Benjamin Snell French (July 14, 1871 – March 21, 1910)
Henry Gelan (September 13, 1863 – March 16, 1910)
Ernest Gotthold Hildner (October 26, 1873 – July 15, 1968)
Genzabaro Sadakni Ishikawa (July 27, 1866 – December 7, 1956)
Raymond Pimlott Kaighn (December 8, 1869 – August 16, 1962)
Donald Freas (December 24, 1865 - June 7, 1942)
Eugene Samuel Libby (April 28, 1865 – September 1, 1948)
Finlay Grant MacDonald (April 1, 1870 – March 29, 1951)
Frank Hoyt Mahan (October 17, 1867 – February 11, 1905)
Thomas Duncan Patton (April 15, 1865 – April 1, 1944)
Edwin Pakenham Ruggles (January 5, 1873 – June 19, 1940)
John George Thompson (September 10, 1859 – August 17, 1933)
George Radford Weller (August 25, 1870 – February 11, 1956)
References
^Josh Cotton (12 May 2020). "Mr. Archibald". Times Observer. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^Reese Hart (27 December 1959). "Survivor blasts officials". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^Rob Rains (3 June 2011). James Naismith: The Man Who Invented Basketball. Temple University Press. p. 73. ISBN978-1-4399-0133-5.
^"Man who scored first basketball goal says scoring big thing today". Lead Daily Call. January 19, 1947. p. 2. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"First game to be re-played". Johnson City Press. January 19, 1937. p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Dave Blevins (2020). The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 306. ISBN978-0-8108-6130-5.
^Hoops Addict (2020). "A Comprehensive History of Basketball".
External links
Hall of Fame profile
The Story of the First Basket Ball Players by Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
The first basketball game by NBA Hoops Online
August 21, 2023
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