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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Women’s Challenge Schedule

Jun 30, 2016 - The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the field of teams and schedule for the Women’s Challenge. The annual NCAA women’s exempt tournament sponsored by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference will take place Sunday, November 27 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. with campus round games leading up to the main event. All proceeds from the Women’s Challenge will benefit the non-profit Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to Celebrate the Birthday of Basketball with Special Event

Jun 15, 2016 - On December 21, 1891, a physical education instructor named James Naismith introduced a new game to a class of young men in an otherwise unremarkable gymnasium at the YMCA International Training School, a school now known as Springfield College, in Springfield, Mass. The objective of this game seemed simple; throw a round ball into a round basket tacked to a balcony 10 feet above the floor. The pace of the game was slow and its origins humble, but the new pastime spread quickly and by 1894, basketball was being played in France, China, India and more than a dozen other countries.

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