Ngo-1891, umMelika uJames Naismith wasungula i-basketball. Wayefundisa e-YMCA International Training School eSpringfield, eMassachusetts ngaleso sikhathi. Ngenxa yokuthi indawo igcwele amapentshisi, izingane lapha ziyakujabulela ukudlala umdlalo wokuphonsa ibhola ebhasikidini lamapentshisi. Lokhu kwavusa isithakazelo sakhe ekuthuthukiseni imidlalo ye-basketball ngokusekelwe ezicini zeminye imidlalo yebhola njengebhola lezinyawo kanye ne-hockey.

Ekuqaleni, umdlalo webhasikidi wawulula, kungekho mingcele ngobukhulu benkundla noma inani labantu abahlanganyelayo. Abadlali bahlukaniswe ngamaqembu amabili alinganayo ami emaphethelweni ahlukene enkundla. Lapho umpempe ephonsa ibhola phakathi nendawo yenkundla, abadlali bamaqembu womabili bagijimela enkundleni ukuze balibambe bese bezama ukuliphonsa ebhasikidini lomphikisi. Ngenxa yokuthi ibhasikidi lepentshisi linesisekelo, ibhola lihlala ebhasikidini ngemva kokushaywa, futhi abantu kumele bakhuphuke ileli elikhethekile ukuze basuse ibhola.

Ekuqaleni, umdlalo webhasikidi wawulula, kungekho mingcele ngobukhulu benkundla noma inani labantu abahlanganyelayo. Abadlali bahlukaniswe ngamaqembu amabili alinganayo ami emaphethelweni ahlukene enkundla. Lapho umpempe ephonsa ibhola phakathi nendawo yenkundla, abadlali bamaqembu womabili bagijimela enkundleni ukuze balibambe bese bezama ukuliphonsa ebhasikidini lomphikisi. Ngenxa yokuthi ibhasikidi lepentshisi linesisekelo, ibhola lihlala ebhasikidini ngemva kokushaywa, futhi abantu kumele bakhuphuke ileli elikhethekile ukuze basuse ibhola. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uNaismith waklama umthetho wokuncintisana ongaphelele onezigaba ezingu-13 ezivimbela ukugijima nebhola, ukubamba abantu, ukusunduza abantu, ukukhubeka kwabantu, ukushaya abantu, njalo njalo. Lokhu kwandisa kakhulu injabulo yomdlalo webhasikidi futhi kwaheha abantu abaningi ukuba bahlanganyele kulo mdlalo, okwaholela ekusabalaleni okusheshayo kwebhasikidi kulo lonke elase-United States.