KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Naismith approached the school janitor, hoping he could find two, 18-inch square boxes to use as goals. The janitor came back with two peach baskets instead. Naismith then nailed them to the lower rail of the gymnasium balcony, one at each end.

Detailed explanation-2: -The original basketball hoop was, indeed, a peach basket. Basketball is a long-standing tradition in the United States and especially here on the Springfield College campus. Its origins date back to 1891, when the first-ever game was played.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first hoop consisted of a peach crate attached to a ten-foot-high railing and players aimed a ball into it.

Detailed explanation-4: -For that first game of basketball in 1891, Naismith used as goals two half-bushel peach baskets, which gave the sport its name.