Timeline by Vladyslav Karpov https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8 Scroll to view en-us 2025-10-15 10:54:43 UTC 2025-11-17 10:42:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f39e.png 1893 : Introduction of basketball ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3684982682

  • The first recorded basketball game in Europe took place in Paris in 1893, organized by Mel Rideout at a YMCA.

    • ]]>     2025-11-16 19:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3684982682     Eastern Basket Ball League (founded in 1909) ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3684992236 2025-11-16 19:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3684992236 Metropolitan Basketball League (founded in 1921) ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3684992610 2025-11-16 19:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3684992610 First international games ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3685104389 In 1909 the first international match was held in Saint Petersburg: Mayak Saint Petersburg beat a YMCA American team


    ]]>     2025-11-16 23:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3685104389     The first great European event ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3685108125 was held in 1919 in Joinville-le-Pont, near Paris, during the Inter-Allied Games

    ]]>     2025-11-16 23:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3685108125     1932: Formation of FIBA ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3685118695 2025-11-16 23:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3685118695 1936: Olympics ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3685120526 the first Olympic basketball tournament was organized in the 1936 Berlin Olympics on outdoor tennis courts

    ]]>     2025-11-16 23:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3685120526     1935: First European Basketball Championship ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686036405 (EuroBasket) held in Geneva, Latvia won the inaugural title.

    ]]>     2025-11-17 09:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686036405     1950: The first World Championship ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686036930 was held in Argentina in 1950

    ]]>     2025-11-17 09:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686036930     1946: Soviet Basketball ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686041091

  • Yugoslavia and Soviet Union establish strong basketball programs.

    • ]]>     2025-11-17 09:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686041091     1947: Czechoslovakia wins ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686041916 wins EuroBasket, basketball gains popularity in Eastern Europe.

    ]]>     2025-11-17 09:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686041916     1960s: USSR dominance ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686045069  USSR dominates international basketball; Modestas Paulauskas and Sergei Belov become legends

    ]]>     2025-11-17 09:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686045069     1970: Yugoslavia wins ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686045754 Won its first FIBA World Championship

    ]]>     2025-11-17 10:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686045754     1972: USSR wins olympics ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686047058  USSR beats USA in a controversial Olympic final in Munich — a defining Cold War basketball moment.

    ]]>     2025-11-17 10:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686047058     1980s: Dražen Petrović, Arvydas Sabonis, Toni Kukoč ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686048034 They lead a new wave of European talent.

    ]]>     2025-11-17 10:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686048034     1988: USSR wins again ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686048681 USSR wins Olympic gold again; Yugoslavia wins 1990 FIBA World Cup

    ]]>     2025-11-17 10:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686048681     1996: EuroLeague prominence ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686066726 EuroLeague gains prominence as club competitions become more professionalized.

    ]]>     2025-11-17 10:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686066726     2000s: The first superstars ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686068523 Stars like Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginóbili (though Argentine, played in Europe) make global impact.

    ]]>     2025-11-17 10:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686068523     2000: EuroLegue Basketball Company ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686069345  EuroLeague Basketball Company founded, clubs gain more control over competitions

    ]]>     2025-11-17 10:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686069345     2011: New FIBA structure ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686088075  FIBA reorganizes EuroBasket into a four-year cycle

    ]]>     2025-11-17 10:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686088075     2020s Europeans dominate NBA ar6200_1 https://padlet.com/ar6200_1/uble5e8xzpp957q8/wish/3686089424  Europe produces major NBA stars (Dončić, Jokic, Giannis)

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