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Basketball
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Hardwood 
 Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) P.O.V. documentary by "director Hubert Davis, the son of former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis. Mel ... fell in love at first sight with Hubert's mother, a white woman, at a time when racism seemed to make their union impossible." Includes a history of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team (founded in Chicago in 1926), interviews with Hubert and Mel, and writings on fathers and sons, and interracial families. http://www.pbs.org/pov/hardwood/ Topics: Families, Sports Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Hoophall.com
The official site of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Contains biographical information, including statistics and photos, about the individuals (players, coaches, contributors, and referees) and teams enshrined as basketball's best. The history section contains a biography of James Naismith and some of his stories and speeches, origins of the Hall, and information on other milestones of the sport. http://www.hoophall.com/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Naismith Museum and Hall of Fame
Website for this Ontario, Canada, museum devoted to basketball, which was invented by Ontario native James Naismith. The site features a Naismith timeline, list of members in the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame (back to 1978), and the 13 original rules of basketball. Also includes some dribbling, passing, and shooting tips. http://www.naismithmuseum.com Topics: Sports Last updated May 14, 2007 NBA.com
The official site of the National Basketball Association. Includes schedules, statistics, news, fantasy games, live Webcasts of games, photos and data on the players, and staff and team transactions. http://www.nba.com/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 2, 2004 NBA.com: Official Rules of the National Basketball Association (NBA)
The rules address topics such as the dimensions of the court, scoring, and fouls and penalties. The associated Guides for the Administration and Application of the Rules address topics such as player conduct with respect to spectators, verbal fan interference, and taunting. From the National Basketball Association (NBA). http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_index.html Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 23, 2004 Oakland's Golden State Warriors
Official site. http://www.nba.com/warriors/ Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 9, 2003 The Official Site of the Los Angeles Clippers
The official site, with video clips from games, player and cheerleader profiles, schedules, statistics, and news. http://www.nba.com/clippers/ Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 9, 2003 The Official Site of the Los Angeles Lakers
Official site, with team history, retired numbers, player profiles, schedules, statistics, news. Portions of the site are also available in Spanish. http://www.nba.com/lakers/ Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 9, 2003 The Official Site of the Sacramento Kings
Official site, with team history, ARCO Arena layout, player and cheerleader profiles, schedules, statistics, news. http://www.nba.com/kings/ Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 9, 2003 The Original Harlem Globetrotters: Globetrotters History
Learn about the history of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, started in Chicago in 1926 as the Savoy Big Five and renamed the Harlem New York Globetrotters in 1930, "lending emphasis that all players were black." Click on the "History" tab near the top of the page to find a detailed timeline and biographies of important players such as Wilt Chamberlain and Meadowlark Lemon. From the Harlem Globetrotters. http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/history/globetrotters/ Topics: Sports Last updated Jan 24, 2008 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Established in 1999 with twenty-five inductees in the first year and ten in the second year, this hall's purpose is to celebrate and promote women's basketball. The Web site has photographs of each inductee and a brief notation of why each was selected. There is also a timeline outlining highlights (including rule changes) in the history of the sport and I'm in the Hall where children can submit brief entries about themselves, their thoughts about the game, and their aspirations. http://www.wbhof.com/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Women Last updated Feb 25, 2004 Women's Basketball Online
This site features news, television schedules, "hundreds of categorized web links, and information you won't find anywhere else." It covers youth, college, professional, and international women's basketball. The site is maintained by a Northern California fan and has a special section devoted to the California State University, Sacramento (Sac State) Hornets. http://www.womensbasketballonline.com Topics: Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Women Last updated Jun 22, 2005 Women's National Basketball Association
News, statistics, rankings, schedules and more for this women's professional basketball league. http://www.wnba.com/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Women Last updated Feb 28, 2005 |
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