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USA Today

Usa Today: Wnba

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides extensive coverage of women's professional basketball. Content includes top stories, scores, standings, schedules, rosters, and much more.
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Black Past

Black Past: Johnson, Earvin "Magic"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this encyclopedia entry to find out about Magic Johnson's basketball career and his foundation to fight HIV/AIDS.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Michael Jordan: Chicago Bulls Basketball Player

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about Michael Jordan and his basketball career with the Chicago Bulls.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Basketball: Learn All About the Sport Basketball

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about basketball rules, history, positions, skills and more.
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University of California

Well Known Canadians: James Naismith (1861 1939)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a brief summary of the life and career of James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball.
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Other

Usa Basketball

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of USA Basketball. It offers information about the teams across the nation, in the Olympics, and national youth teams.
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Other

The Official Site of the Harlem Globetrotters: Globetrotter History

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Other

Wildcat World Adolph Rupp

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a brief biography of the man known as the Baron of Basketball.
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Enfoque Deportivo

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Other

Basketball Hall of Fame: Larry Bird

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Other

Ncaa: Men's Basketball

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Black Past

Black Past: Abdul Jabbar, Kareem (1947 )

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided is a thumbnail sketch of the life and career of NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was formerly known as Lew Alcindor.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Freeze

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Lincoln Avenue Basketball

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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PE Central

Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Olympic Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Basketball Mania

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Macarena Basketball Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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PE Central

Pe Central: Shooting Basketball Stars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Other

Deutscher Basketball Bund

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Well Known Canadians: James Naismith (1861 1939)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a brief summary of the life and career of James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball.
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Curated OER

Chemistry Land: Significant Figures and Fuzzy Numbers: Basketball Player

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Line drawing of a basketball player in action.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Basketball

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Basketball."