Online History of Pro Basketball
WEEK 2
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Pro Basketball's Early Years (Worth 80 pts)
Essay Worth 30 pts)
Write a short biography on Dr. James Naismith.
He was the inventor of basketball but also a missionary that spread the game and his Christian faith over seas.
Go online and research the details of this remarkable mans life.
Essay (Worth 20 pts)
Go online and view the following website and share what you learned about early semi pro basketball in the 1920's.
Write a one page essay describing the culture and playing conditions in those early days of pro basketball.
Essay (Worth 30 pts)
Write a one page essay describing the significance of the New York Rens.
What is ttheir connection to what we know today as the Harlem Globetrotters? (Hint both African American barnstorming teams)
Please give details that better explain the connection.
