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Dear Tournament Participants: We would like to take an opportunity to welcome all of the players, coaches, and parents to the 2024 Winter Classic. Our tournament staff will strive to make this a positive tournament experience for each participating team and their families. This event is the smallest of three events hosted annually by the Wildcats Basketball program. Our second largest event, the Midwest Hoop Fest, held on February 18, will draw 100+ teams. Our largest event will be played July 26-28, in Chicago. We expect 300+ teams from 20 states and Canada to participate in that event. Over 50 courts are used for the event, which was moved to Chicago 10 years ago, so that more air-conditioned facilities with wood courts could be used and so that more lodging was available for the tournament participants. During optional pre-event competition on July 25, players compete in NBA 2-Ball, Free Throw and Three Point contests, as well as All Star games.
And most of all please remember These are kids. It’s just a game. The coaches are volunteers. The referees are human. No college scholarships will be handed out today.
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1. The NBA Used to be the BAA
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Before the NBA became a nationwide name on everybody’s lips, many leagues became prominent. These included the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL).
5. The Globetrotters Almost Always Win Against the Generals
The Washington Generals are not a standard team. It is rare that they play against any team except the Harlem Globetrotters and exist only to uplift their rival team.
At the time, the owners of the BAA had a good handle on business but did not know much about running basketball teams. The team moves around the country and usually brings a local At the same time, the NBL was more of an informal league but celebrity or other invitees to the team. The Globetrotters then use them as a heel or stooge to show off their skill. built of people with good heads when it came to basketball. In 1949, the two leagues merged, changing their name to the Over around 16,000 games against the Harlem Globetrotters, National Basketball Association. While the NBA describes it as the Washington Generals have only ever won 4 games. an “expansion,” the two groups combined to create a 17-team league across several cities. 6. The Three-Point Line Did Not Exist Until 1979 The three-point line faced debate for a long time before its 2. The First Recorded Slam Dunk Was in 1936 Organized basketball first recorded a dunk in 1936, performed introduction. It had test games for decades that moved it back and forth before its current location of 23 feet, 9 inches from by a Texan named Joe Fortenberry. At the time, people dethe basket. scribed it as “a roll dipped into coffee.” Soon, they became a more common occurrence, though still not lauded as they are While many saw its introduction to the 1979-1980 season as a today. gimmick, it has been a staple of NBA basketball. This move is now a celebrated and famous way to score in basketball. Still, that was not always the case. 7. The Tallest NBA Player Was 7-foot-7-inches Basketball is famous for its tall players. However, the tallest At first, people saw them as a way to disrespect their oppoNBA player ever was Gheorghe Mureșan at 7-foot-7. He played nents, so much so that the opposing team would often get in from 1993 to 2000 and scored 3,020 points for two teams. the way of a “dunker” to attempt to cause injury on their way back down. Still, this is nothing compared to the tallest in the world. Sun Mingming played for China until 2014 and is famous for his In the ’60s, dunks were banned from NBA games altogether, impressive 7-foot-9-inch height. though they rescinded this in 1976. 3. The First Recorded African-American Coach Appeared in 8. The Shortest NBA Player Was 5-foot-3-inches 1966 Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues played for four different teams It wasn’t until 1966 that any NBA team hired a black coach. The during his 14-season NBA career. Boston Celtics basketball team hired Bill Russell, a well-known professional player, to lead their team. While an impressive player, he only reached 5-foot-3-inches, making him the shortest player in the NBA. This came straight after the overturning of racial segregation laws in the United States. As such, it is often seen as a major win for the representation of African-Americans in positions of 9. The Shortest Time Spent in a Game is 3.9 Seconds Jameson Curry played for a very short time with the Los Angeauthority in the NBA. les Clippers. While a competent basketball player, he had a lot Still, Bill Russell quickly pointed out he was hired for his skills of trouble getting into an NBA team before he signed a ten-day alone, not for any other reason. contract with the Clippers.
4. The First Official Women’s League Formed in 1978
Despite his potential, the coach never put him in the game. Over the decades, women’s basketball grew in popularity until, The coach subbed him in to give him an official NBA record as in 1976, women’s basketball became an Olympic sport. This set the game was about to end. He enjoyed his 3.9 seconds in the spotlight, but the team released him from the contract shortly the stage for it to grow further over the next few years. thereafter. In 1978, America started its own league with the Women’s Basketball League. Sadly, that league suffered from financial issues and collapsed in 1981. Although, the women’s sport has had a new lease of life in the form of the WNBA starting in 1996.
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