Story: Basketball

First basketball game

First basketball game

This press report of the first basketball game played in New Zealand, at Wellington's YMCA gymnasium on 12 May 1908, appeared in the Dominion the following day.

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National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past
Reference: Dominion, 13 May 1908, p. 2

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How to cite this page:

John Saker, 'Basketball - Origins and growth, 1908 to 1950s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/document/39883/first-basketball-game (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by John Saker, published 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Oct 2015