1895 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 1895 throughout the world.
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Events
- January – Drexel University faced Temple University in the schools first organized games. Drexel beat temple by a score of 26-1.[1]
- February 9 – The first recorded game between two American college teams occurred, when Hamline University faced Minnesota A&M (which later became a part of the University of Minnesota).[2][3] Minnesota A&M won the game, which was played under rules allowing nine players per side, 9–3.[3]
References
- "Did You Know That" (PDF). The Triangle. January 29, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- Traughber, Bill (March 12, 2008). "VU first college to play basketball". vucommodores.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. ESPN. 2009. pp. 528–529. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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