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basketball
Court game between two teams of five players each who score by tossing, or shooting, an inflated ball through a raised hoop, or basket, located in their opponent's end of the court. A goal is worth two points, three if shot from outside a specified limit. A free throw worth one point is awarded to any player fouled (through unwarranted physical contact) by another, two free throws if the foul occurs during the act of shooting. Professional games are divided into 12-minute quarters, collegiate games into 20-minute halves. Introduced in 1891 by J. Naismith in Springfield, Mass., basketball quickly became a popular collegiate sport. The National Collegiate Athletic Assn. (NCAA) tournament following the regular college season pits 64 select teams in a series of elimination rounds to determine a national champion; so frenzied and unpredictable is the play that the tournament has earned the nickname "March Madness." Women's collegiate play is similarly organized. A men's professional league was organized in 1898 but did not gain much of a following until 1949, when it was reconstituted as the National Basketball Assn. (NBA). An Amer. Basketball Assn. (ABA) was set up in 1967, but was merged with the NBA in 1976. The Women's Basketball Assn. (WNBA) was organized in 1997. The professional basketball season runs from October to April, with play-offs and championship matches extending into June. A Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield.
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