1. Basketball Guilherme de Lemos 1º A

2. History of Basketball Basketball was invented in December 1891 by James Naismith. It had only thirteen rules. Teams had nine players, and the goals were wooden peach baskets affixed to the walls. Basketball become an Olympic sport at the 1936 games held in Berlin.

3. Basketball position 1- Point guard- He is the best ballhandler on the team, also named playmaker. Generally is the smallest player in the team. 2-Shooting guard- He is usually the best shooter in the team- Kobe Bryant 3- Small Forward- He must be quick and have strength 4-Power Forward- He should help the pivot 5- Center or Pivot- Is the tallest player in the team, he “plays” near the basket

4. (National Basketball Association) NBA Is a professional basketball league ( in USA), composed of thirty teams. The league was founded in New York in 1946 In a regular season, each team plays 82 matches In April the regular season finishes, and then the best 16 teams go to playoffs Playoffs are a best of seven elimination tournament.

5. ACB(Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto) It is the professional basketball league in Spain Each team has to play all the other teams in its division twice, one at home and one away. At the end of the league, the eight best teams start a play-off. There are three rounds with five matches on each.

6. Michael Jordan He is probably the greatest basketball player of all time. Now he is retired, he is on the Basketball Hall of Fame… His position was shooting guard Chicago Bulls Washington Wizards

7. Awards of michaeljordan 2 Olympic Gold Medals – 1984, 1992 6-time NBA Champion 6-time NBA Finals MVP 5-time NBA MVP 7-time The Sporting News MVP 10 NBA Scoring Titles 14 NBA All-Star Selections 3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP 11 All-NBA Selections 9 All-Defensive Selections 2-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion – 1987, 1988 NBA Rookie of the Year – 1984 NBA Defensive Player of the Year – 1988 ACC Freshman of the Year – 1982 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year – 1984 USBWA College Player of the Year – 1984 Naismith College Player of the Year – 1984 John R. Wooden Award – 1984 Adolph Rupp Trophy– 1984 Sports IllustratedSportsman of the Year– 1991 Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 Ranked #1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-Time Ranked #1 by ESPN Sportscentury's Top 100 Athletes of the 20th century