Jr. NBA Jr. WNBA presented by Alaska
TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH BASKETBALL PARTICIPATION - Online Registration Now Live at www.jrnba.asia/philippines - Let me tell you a brief history about basketball. Basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, during the cold days as a less injury-prone sport. During those days, they were using a fruit basket which was nailed to the lower railing of the gym. Later on, they finally removed the bottom of the basket. The first public basketball game was in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 11, 1892. It became popular in the 20th century in America & then throughout the world. They established basketball in colleges, & then followed by the professional game which is the American National Basketball League (NBA) in 1949. In the Philippines, basketball has been very popular in every corner of the country. Wherever you go, you can see a basketball court. No matter how hot it is, Filipinos never stopped playing bask...