Mu 1891, American James Naismith anapanga basketball. Iye anali kuphunzitsa pa YMCA International Training School ku Springfield, Massachusetts panthawiyo. Popeza derali lili ndi mapichesi ambiri, ana a kuno amakonda kusewera mpirawo mumtanga wa pichesi. Izi zidapangitsa chidwi chake chopanga masewera a basketball potengera mawonekedwe amasewera ena a mpira monga mpira ndi hockey.

Poyambirira, masewera a basketball anali osavuta, osaletsa kukula kwamunda kapena kuchuluka kwa anthu omwe akutenga nawo mbali. Osewerawa agawidwa m'magulu awiri ofanana omwe amaima kumapeto kwa bwalo. Woweruza akaponya mpirawo pakati pa bwalo, osewera a magulu onse awiri amathamangira ku bwalo kuti akaugwire ndikuyesera kuponya mudengu la osewera. Chifukwa chakuti dengu la pichesi lili ndi pansi, mpirawo umakhalabe mudengu utamenyedwa, ndipo anthu ayenera kukwera makwerero apadera kuti achotse mpirawo.

Poyambirira, masewera a basketball anali osavuta, osaletsa kukula kwamunda kapena kuchuluka kwa anthu omwe akutenga nawo mbali. Osewerawa agawidwa m'magulu awiri ofanana omwe amaima kumapeto kwa bwalo. Woweruza akaponya mpirawo pakati pa bwalo, osewera a magulu onse awiri amathamangira ku bwalo kuti akaugwire ndikuyesera kuponya mudengu la osewera. Chifukwa dengu la pichesi liri ndi pansi, mpirawo umakhalabe mudengu atamenyedwa, ndipo anthu ayenera kukwera makwerero apadera kuti achotse mpirawo. , kugwira anthu, kukankha anthu, kugwetsa anthu, kumenya anthu, ndi zina zotero. Izi zinawonjezera chisangalalo cha masewera a basketball ndipo zinakopa anthu ambiri kutenga nawo mbali mu masewerawa, zomwe zinachititsa kuti basketball ifalikire mofulumira ku United States.