Basketball

Did you Know?? Basketball was invented in December 1891 by James W. Naismith (1861-1939) of Canada, an instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, now Springfield College. The game was invented when Naismith was charged with developing an indoor game to keep his students in shape during the cold New England winter. The first game was played with peach baskets, and an attendant on a ladder retrieved the ball after a made basket.

The Avera Sports Institute features a full-sized hardwood court for basketball and volleyball. The Rezill-channel fixed floor offers the highest shock absorption technology on the market, and is the same flooring used by NBA and top Division I teams.