The game of basketball as it is known today was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months. He divided his class of eighteen into two teams of nine players each and set about to teach them the basics of his new game. The objective of the game was to throw the basketball into the fruit baskets nailed to the lower rail
ing of the gym balcony. Every time a point was scored, the game was halted so the janitor could bring out a ladder and retrieve the ball. After a while, the bottoms of the fruit baskets were removed. The first public basketball game was played in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 11, 1892. Jordan Bell (born April 9, 1996) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. He plays professional basketball for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. Bell attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California. He committed to the University of Oregon to play college basketball. As a freshman at Oregon, Bell averaged 5.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. His 94 blocks were a school record for a season. As a sophomore, he averaged 7.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. As a junior, Bell averaged 10.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game and helped lead Oregon to the Final Four.On 18th April 2017, Bell declared for the 2017 NBA Draft and was picked at no. 38 by the Chicago Bulls and later traded to Golden State Warriors.
