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Across
  1. 2. The color of the first ball, before it became orange.
  2. 3. The lead official usually performs the jump ball.
  3. 6. He invented basketball in year 1981.
  4. 7. Also known as referees.
  5. 9. Usually the fastest player on the team.
  6. 10. Basketball was originally played with a _____.
Down
  1. 1. The ball strikes the court and bounces up toward the receiver.
  2. 4. the ball is passed directly from the passer's chest to the receiver's chest.
  3. 5. A sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court and one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports
  4. 8. _________ was searching for a ball that would be more visible to players and spectators alike, introduced the orange ball that is now in common use.