Mu 1891, Umunyamerika James Naismith yavumbuye umukino wa basketball. Icyo gihe yigishaga mu Ishuri Mpuzamahanga ry’Amahugurwa rya YMCA i Springfield, muri Massachusetts. Kubera ko ako gace gatuwemo n’amapera menshi, abana baho bakunda gukina umukino wo guterera umupira mu gitebo cya peaches. Ibi byatumye ashishikazwa no guteza imbere imikino ya basketball ashingiye ku miterere y’indi mikino y’umupira w’amaguru nka football na hockey.

Mbere na mbere, umukino wa Basketball wari woroshye, nta mbogamizi ku bunini bw'ikibuga cyangwa umubare w'abantu bitabiriye. Abakinnyi bagabanyijwemo amakipe abiri angana ahagaze ku mpera z'ikibuga. Iyo umusifuzi ajugunye umupira hagati mu kibuga, abakinnyi b'amakipe yombi bihutira kwinjira mu kibuga kuwufata no kugerageza kuwujugunya mu gitebo cy'uwo bahanganye. Kubera ko igitebo cy'amapera gifite hasi, umupira uguma mu gitebo nyuma yo gukubitwa, kandi abantu bagomba kuzamuka urwego rwihariye kugira ngo bawukureho.

Mbere na mbere, umukino wa basketball wari woroshye, nta mbogamizi ku bunini bw'ikibuga cyangwa umubare w'abantu bitabiriye. Abakinnyi bagabanyijwemo amakipe abiri angana ahagarara ku mpera zitandukanye z'ikibuga. Iyo umusifuzi ajugunye umupira hagati mu kibuga, abakinnyi b'amakipe yombi bihutira kwinjira mu kibuga kuwufata bakagerageza kuwujugunya mu gitebo cy'uwo bahanganye. Kubera ko igitebo cya peach gifite hasi, umupira uguma mu gitebo nyuma yo gukubitwa, kandi abantu bagomba kuzamuka urwego rwihariye kugira ngo bawukureho. Byongeye kandi, Naismith yashyizeho itegeko rituzuye ry'amarushanwa rifite ingingo 13 zibuza kwiruka n'umupira, gufata abantu, gusunika abantu, gutesha abantu, gukubita abantu, n'ibindi. Ibi byongereye cyane ibyishimo by'umukino wa basketball kandi bikurura abantu benshi kwitabira umukino, bituma basketball ikwirakwira vuba muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika.