Basketball
1920’s
Background
Basketball, a sport
invented by Dr.James
Naismith, was also a
popular sport played
by men and women.
In the 1920's, this
sport became very
popular due to many
unemployed men.
How Basketball developed
• Basketball first began in the year of 1892 on the 20th of January
• Teams grew across the country in the 1920s
• There were thousands of male basketball teams in towns and cities
• Sometimes players got drafted from team to team
• Instead of being called the NBA basketball was the NBL (Nation
Basketball League).
Basketball growth
Even though basketball
was a popular sport
baseball and football were
very big in the 1920s.
Famous basketball players
• Nat Holmen
• Bob Davies
• Barney Sedran