Muna 1891, muAmerican James Naismith akagadzira basketball. Aidzidzisa paYMCA International Training School muSpringfield, Massachusetts panguva iyoyo. Nekuti nzvimbo iyi yakazara nemapichi, vana pano vanofarira kutamba mutambo wekukanda bhora mubhasikiti repichi. Izvi zvakaita kuti afarire kugadzira mitambo yebasketball zvichienderana nehunhu hwemimwe mitambo yebhora yakaita senhabvu nehockey.

Pakutanga, mutambo webasketball waive wakapfava, pasina zvirambidzo pahukuru hwemunda kana huwandu hwevanhu vanotora chikamu. Vatambi vakakamurwa kuita zvikwata zviviri zvakaenzana zvinomira pamativi akasiyana edare. Mutongi paanokanda bhora pakati pedare, vatambi vezvikwata zvese vanomhanyira kupinda mudare kunoritora voedza kurikanda mudengu remuvengi. Nekuti dengu repichi rine pasi, bhora rinoramba riri mudengu mushure mekurohwa, uye vanhu vanofanirwa kukwira manera chaiwo kuti vabvise bhora.

Pakutanga, mutambo webasketball waive wakapfava, usina zvirambidzo pahukuru hwemunda kana huwandu hwevanhu vanotora chikamu. Vatambi vakakamurwa kuita zvikwata zviviri zvakaenzana zvinomira pamativi akasiyana edare. Mutongi paanokanda bhora pakati pedare, vatambi vezvikwata zvese vanomhanyira kupinda mudare kunoritora voedza kurikanda mudengu remuvengi. Nekuti dengu repichi rine pasi, bhora rinoramba riri mudengu mushure mekurohwa, uye vanhu vanofanirwa kukwira manera chaiwo kuti vabvise bhora. Uyezve, Naismith akagadzira mutemo wemakwikwi usina kukwana une zvikamu gumi nezvitatu zvinorambidza kumhanya nebhora, kubata vanhu, kusundidzira vanhu, kugumbura vanhu, kurova vanhu, nezvimwewo. Izvi zvakawedzera zvakanyanya kunakidzwa kwemutambo webasketball uye zvakakwezva vanhu vakawanda kuti vatore chikamu mumutambo, zvichikonzera kupararira kukuru kwebasketball muUnited States.