USA Today
Usa Today: Wnba
This resource provides extensive coverage of women's professional basketball. Content includes top stories, scores, standings, schedules, rosters, and much more.
Black Past
Black Past: Johnson, Earvin "Magic"
Read this encyclopedia entry to find out about Magic Johnson's basketball career and his foundation to fight HIV/AIDS.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Michael Jordan: Chicago Bulls Basketball Player
Learn about Michael Jordan and his basketball career with the Chicago Bulls.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Basketball: Learn All About the Sport Basketball
Learn about basketball rules, history, positions, skills and more.
University of California
Well Known Canadians: James Naismith (1861 1939)
This site presents a brief summary of the life and career of James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball.
Other
Usa Basketball
This is the official site of USA Basketball. It offers information about the teams across the nation, in the Olympics, and national youth teams.
Other
The Official Site of the Harlem Globetrotters: Globetrotter History
The Harlem Globetrotters are internationally known as not only skilled athletes but engaging entertainers. This site details the history of this organization and provides images, legends, rosters and a timeline by hovering over the...
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Wildcat World Adolph Rupp
This site has a brief biography of the man known as the Baron of Basketball.
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Enfoque Deportivo
Semi-monthly sports newspaper printed in Spanish in Houston, Texas. Commentaries are offered on local, national, and international sports. It caters to soccer, baseball, boxing, and basketball.
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Basketball Hall of Fame: Larry Bird
The Basketball Hall of Fame provides a profile of former NBA basketball great Larry Bird. It also lists his college playing, pro playing and coaching highlights.
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Ncaa: Men's Basketball
This officially recognized NCAA site provides regular news, along with links to additional information such as: Hall of champions, statistics, polls, and employment. A great site to get up-to-date information and facts on men's NCAA...
Black Past
Black Past: Abdul Jabbar, Kareem (1947 )
Provided is a thumbnail sketch of the life and career of NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was formerly known as Lew Alcindor.
PE Central
Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Freeze
At this website, read about a variation of basketball that allows middle schoolers to score points just by being near the basketball basket. Includes ideas for varying the lesson and assessing students' participation.
PE Central
Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Lincoln Avenue Basketball
Students able to move while dribbling a basketball are ready to practice offensive and defensive strategies and skills. At this website, read about an activity through which students work on their individual skills in one-on-one matches...
PE Central
Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Olympic Challenge
Students familiar with basketball, football, and hockey skills are ready to participate in a variety of "presidential physical fitness tests." These include the basketball shot, the football toss, the floor hockey shot, and more.
PE Central
Pe Central: Basketball Mania
In this activity, students practice dribbling a ball and making shots from different zones, varying in distance from the basket. Includes ideas for "keeping score" and varying the activity.
PE Central
Pe Central: Macarena Basketball Review
Students review basic basketball skills-- dribbling, faking, shooting, and chest-passing-- while moving to the beat of music. This website includes a description of the activity as well as ideas for varying the instructional activity and...
PE Central
Pe Central: Shooting Basketball Stars
Students learn and practice lay-ups, mid-range shots, and long-range shots as they earn points. "Shooting Basketball Stars" is a simple lesson, which can be part of a larger basketball unit, and requires students to work together and...
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Deutscher Basketball Bund
In German with much English mixed in. The German National Basketball Association has info on Streetball, local teams, Beach Basketball, women's and men's, rules in German, images, national players and links to the German National League...
Curated OER
Well Known Canadians: James Naismith (1861 1939)
This site presents a brief summary of the life and career of James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball.
Curated OER
Chemistry Land: Significant Figures and Fuzzy Numbers: Basketball Player
Line drawing of a basketball player in action.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Basketball
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Basketball."