Across
- 2. What did the peach baskets not have?
- 3. Popularizer of the slam dunk.
- 8. Prominent feature of Naismith's first team.
- 11. Nickname of the shortest guard.
- 13. "The first pro league formed in eighteen-____."
- 14. These keep sweat out of players' eyes.
- 15. "College teams sprang up ____."
- 16. Seconds remaining.
- 19. Their basketballs are a bit smaller.
- 20. Heights of centers Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol. (One-one, two-two, etc.)
- 22. What marks the court?
- 24. "Most baskets count for ____ points."
Down
- 1. "___ ____ shots are worth three points."
- 4. "So he nailed two ____ _____ to the wall."
- 5. One of the most popular sports in the world.
- 6. Teacher ___ ____.
- 7. What do defenders steal?
- 9. "The new sport caught on. People around the ____ played it."
- 10. "The winter of 1891 was _____ cold in Massachusetts.
- 12. How many times have the Boston Celtics won the NBA title?
- 17. "The idea behind basketball is ____."
- 18. Who invented the dunk?
- 21. "The longest NBA game went through ___ overtime periods."
- 23. What do you need to play basketball?