Peach basket - the first basketball hoops

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Dr. James Naismith is the "hero" who gave the world basketball. His creation in its original form is definitely not the spectacle we see today, but the creativity of the PE teacher is second to none, as evidenced by the first basketball hoop he used.

Inventing a game to occupy his students on a frosty day, he hung up a peach basket, or rather something like a wooden bucket. He nailed it to the wall at a height of 3,048 meters (10 feet). Of course, this makes it hella awkward to continue playing. In order for the scrimmage to resume, someone must use a ladder and manually remove the ball from the basket, as it has a bottom. Changes were made at a later stage, but for several years the invention remained unchanged.

In 1883, two years after basketball was invented, a backboard was added to which the basket was attached, and a month later the painted square just above the ring was added. Its purpose was to allow basketball players to better orient themselves when shooting and to use the scoreboard to increase the point asset for both teams (at that time, scoring points was very difficult even for those who managed to quickly learn the game) .

In 1901, the metal ring was invented, which comes as close as possible to what the basketball hoop is today. It is attached to the backboard so players can dunk more often. For the ring, instead of a basket, there is already a net, but it is also closed, which again necessitates an interruption of the game so that the ball can be taken out. Eventually, in 1912, a net that was open on both sides was finally invented, allowing the ball to pass freely through the ring. This dramatically increases both the speed of play and the frequency with which points are scored. Thus, in 1912, the basket closest to modern standards was invented.