Basketball

It was in 1914 that the first official state basketball tournament was played in North Dakota. All participating schools played in one class. The champions from four districts went on to the state championship. The Fargo team won that very first tournament in games played in Fargo at the North Dakota Agricultural College.

Yesterday, we began the story of Phil Jackson, who grew up in Williston, went to UND, and became a coach in the NBA. He began by leading the Chicago Bulls…

It was on this date in 2005 that Phil Jackson was re-hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, continuing his remarkable career that took him from…

Today marks the anniversary of one of the most memorable basketball games in North Dakota history. It took place in the Bismarck Civic Center as the…

On this date in 1971, a young man named Steve Blehm scored 85 points during the Ramsey County basketball tournament in Starkweather. That’s right, 85…

It is a well-known fact that Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in December of 1891 because his students in Massachusetts needed a way to…

The Ayr Rifles girls’ basketball teams in the 1930s played in what was called the North Dakota High School League. Two players, Lucille Moen and Doris…