Two basketball players, dribbling in one of the matches that took place in Aceh. The basketball players in Aceh are more comfortable playing with clothes that cover the entire body.
The women's basketball game began in 1892 when the ladies at Smith College began playing the sport created by Dr. James Naismith. Currently, basketball is played around the world by men and women. Women's basketball mostly follows the same rules as male basketball, with the exception of a smaller ball.
In history, Pat Summitt, head coach of women at the University of Tennessee, was born in 1952. He is the most successful coach of all time at every level of college basketball. Since taking over control of Volunteers in 1974, he has won eight national championships and recorded more than 1,000 wins.
The inaugural WNBA season (Woman's National Basketball Association) was in 1997. Eight teams competed in the first season of the WNBA. The original franchise is located in Charlotte, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, New York, Phoenix, Sacramento, and Utah. Tina Thompson was the first player to be selected in the inaugural WNBA Draft and the first MVP was Cynthia Cooper. In its first season, WNBA drew more than a million fans. Houston Comets had a great achievement by winning the first WNBA championship, beating NY Liberty.
Data References
- http://maylanilestari.blogspot.co.id/2013/04/makalah-permainan-bola-basket.html
- http://scdc.binus.ac.id/basket/2017/04/sejarah-basket-ball-wanita/
- http://wikilan.blogspot.co.id/2014/10/makalah-basket-lengkap.html
- https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_basket
