Basketball Before the NBA(1891-1950): A Brief History

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NCAA had their first national championship in 1939. The NIT had theirs in 1938. From there until the early 1950's the NIT tournament was as big as the NCAA. And often teams would play in both.

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Really enjoyed the video! Also, want to add something. Argentina was a FIBA founder, but not the only South American country where the sport early came. In Brazil, basketball was introduced by YMCA itself in 1896. Rio de Janeiro was the home of the first YMCA in Latin America, founded in 1894. Something similar happened in other South American countries. The first five editions of FIBA World Cup were played in South America. Also, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay played in 1936 Olympic games. Salute from Brazil!

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The first major professional basketball league was the American Basketball League which operated from 1925-1931. It then suspended operations until 1933 but came back as a minor league. The next major pro league was the NBL in 1937, the forerunner of the NBA. *David S. Neft and Richard M. Cohen, The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Basketball (5th Edition) (St. Martin's Press, 1992)

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One thing to include is to talk about the origin of the term cagers, since especially in the 1920s the game was played inside a cafe.