Across
- 2. inventor of basketball
- 4. the line players shoot from after being fouled
- 7. annual college basketball tournament in the third month of the year
- 9. rectangular piece of wood or fiberglass attached to the back of the basket
- 10. an easy shot close to the basket, usually one handed
- 11. statistic involving a player retrieving the ball after a missed shot
- 12. goal a basket made during a game
- 13. a pass to a teammate that leads to a made basket
- 21. NBA
Down
- 1. ABA,eventually merged with the NBA
- 3. type of basket originally used in basketball
- 5. when a team is unable to get take a shot after 20 seconds of having the ball
- 6. a shot attempt that doesn't touch the basket or backboard
- 8. when a player takes too many steps without dribbling
- 14. dribble when a player either dribbles with two hands, or stops dribbling all together and then begins again.
- 15. how many players are in the game for each team
- 16. a shot that bounces off of the rim without going in
- 17. when a defensive player blocks a shot that is on its way into the hoop
- 18. a play where a teammate passes the ball to another player who jumps, catches, and slams the ball in the hoop
- 19. a shot that goes straight through the net without toughing the rim or backboard
- 20. when one player has double digits in three different statistical categories
- 22. city in Massachusetts where basketball was born