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title: "Who and where basketball was invented?"  
description: "Who and where basketball was invented?"  
author: "Jack Williams"  
published: 2017-11-13  
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tags: ["inventions", "basketball"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who and where basketball was invented?

Who and where [basketball](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/113627/why-basketball-stars-is-a-slam-dunk-for-gamers) was invented?\

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- Basketball is ingrained in the Springfield College culture. **James Naismith, a Springfield College** instructor and graduate student, developed the game in 1891, and it has since grown into the international sports sensation that it is today.
- The year was 1891-1892, and it was winter. A group of restless college students gathered in a gymnasium at Springfield College (then known as the International YMCA Training School) in Springfield, Massachusetts. The young guys were compelled to attend; they were required to partake in indoor activities to burn off the energy that had built up since their football season had ended.
- James Naismith, a 31-year-old graduate student, was the instructor for this class.

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