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Basketball History 101

I am your author and host, Rick Loayza. This is the blog and podcast where we bring to life some of the forgotten stories from basketball history. I love basketball. I love watching it. I love reading about it. I love learning about its history. I am, for all intents and purposes, a basketball junkie. I’ve coached all three of my kids in youth basketball. In fact, I still coach my youngest each winter. Something just happened to me when I was 11 where I was bitten by the basketball bug. And starting

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19:17

Episode 213 - The Lost Teams of the ABA, pt. 3

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/09/10

Today we share the story of the Pittsburgh Pipers who later became the Pittsburgh Condors. The team only lasted five seasons before going out of business, but they relocated twice, went through 8 head coaches, and 3 name changes. But they will always be the original ABA champions when they featured Connie Hawkins as their leading scorer.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"Disco Funk" by Jam Morgan"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS HISTORY

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19:35

Episode 212 - Bobby Plump, pt. 2

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/09/03

Bobby Plump went on to have a full life after winning the 1954 Indiana State Championship. He played in the NIBL, then started a successful company, opened a restaurant, and won a seat to the Indiana State House of Representatives. He came to represent hope for the underdog.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"Happy Days" by Chuck Sims"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS HISTORY

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20:19

Episode 211 - Bobby Plump pt. 1

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/08/27

Bobby Plump is the real life player that was the basis for the character of Jimmy Chitwood in the movie “Hoosiers.” But his life far more than a single game winning shot. In part one of Plump’s story, we will go through the end of high school and the Milan Miracle.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"Happy Days" by Chuck Sims"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS HISTORY

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18:28

Episode 210 - The History of the Big Man

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/08/20

When basketball was first invented, nobody thought about height being an advantage. Most coaches looked for players who were fast and athletic. It wasn’t until the 1930s that some coaches started looking for height. Today, the NBA has 70 players that are 7-feet tall or taller. We go through the history of how we got from pro players who averaged 5-foot-8 in height to today’s average of 6-foot-7 in the NBA.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and

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17:32

Episode 209 - The Lost ABA Teams, pt. 2

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/08/13

The Minnesota Muskies could not catch a break. After one year they relocated to Florida and became the Miami Floridians. No matter how hard they tried, they could not get people to come watch the games. In the end they only lasted five seasons before closing down.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"Disco Funk" by Jam Morgan"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS HISTORY

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19:33

Episode 208 - Selecting the 1960 USA Olympic Team

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/08/06

The 1960 Olympic Basketball Team was selected using a tournament format where four NCAA teams, three adult amateur teams, and a military team competed in hopes of getting their players on the Olympic roster. The AAU was in charge of the selection process, but they saw their power diminish when the college players dominated the AAU players.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"Funky Retro Funk [Funk Music]" by MokkaMusic"Horizons" by

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16:35

Episode 207 - Larry Costello: The Last Set Shooter

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/07/30

Larry Costello was the last NBA player to employ the two-handed set shot. The one-handed jump shot had taken over basketball in the 1940s, but Costello was still using the old-fashioned shot even in the 1960s. Later during his tenure as the Bucks' coach in the 1970s, he invented the idea of watching game film to study an upcoming opponent, an invaluable practice now. While he may have been an old-school player, he was certainly not an old-school coach, and he was even inducted into the Hall of Fame

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18:57

Episode 206 - Pete Newell's Big Man Camp

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/07/23

Pete Newell was one of the greatest coaches of all time. In the summer of 1976, he took time to help Kermit Washington improve his low post skills. That became the start of his Big Man Camp that he ran for nearly 30 years. Every summer some of the greatest players in the NBA took time to learn from Pete Newell; players like Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Scottie Pippen, Charles Oakley, and Chris Mullin were only some of the players that went through the camp.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher,

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19:48

Episode 205 - The ABA Lost Teams, pt. 1: The Anaheim...

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/07/16

The ABA started in 1967, and one of the original teams was the Anaheim Amigos. They later changed their name to the Los Angeles Stars and then moved to become the Utah Stars. Unfortunately, they did not make it to the merger with the NBA, but we tell their story anyway...CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"Disco Funk" by Jam Morgan"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS HISTORY

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18:11

Episode 204 - Indiana High School Basketball

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/07/09

In Indiana, high school basketball is the most popular sport -- and for good reason. In many rural towns, it is what brings a community together. Fans still talk about the Milan Miracle in 1954 when a rural team upset a big city school for the state championship. So when the state legislature decided to split the state up into four divisions, it was a huge deal to everyone in the state, and a controversy still talked about today.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza:

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16:22

Episode 203 - ABA Contracts

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/07/02

In order to compete with the dominant NBA, the old ABA had to get creative with their contracts in order to attract players. To do this, the ABA promised their players massive amounts of money, more than even the NBA could offer. What most players did not understand is that they would not get most of that money until 20 years in the future...CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"Disco Funk" by Jam Morgan"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS

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19:08

Episode 202 - Old School Referees

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/06/25

NBA refereeing was wild in the early days of the league. Each ref would develop his own styles and tendencies. Some were known to allow fighting, and others were friendly to the away team. There was a lot more flair to the job. Sometimes after games, the referees would even grab a drink with the players and coaches from both teams.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"Happy Days" by Chuck Sims"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS HISTORY

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20:42

Episode 201 - The Lost Teams, pt. 5

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/06/18

Today, we complete our series on the Lost Teams of the NBA. On this episode we cover the Sheboygan Redskins, the Waterloo Hawks, and the original Denver Nuggets.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"1940's Slow Dance" by Doug"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS HISTORY NETWORKsportshistorynetwork.comsportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/FACEBOOKm.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/BUSINESS

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Episode 200 - Kobe's 81-Point Game

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/06/11

For our 200th regular episode, we are sharing the story of Kobe’s 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors. He was on fire that night, and for some weird reason the Raptors never double-teamed Kobe...CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"Flashing Lights" by MokkaMusic"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS HISTORY

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Episode 199 - Bill Garrett and the Broken Big Ten...

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/06/04

Bill Garrett is the only person to win an Indiana State High School basketball championship as both a player and a coach. He was also the first black player at Indiana University and the Big 10 Conference. He broke barriers for future players and was one of the best people around.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"Happy Days" by Chuck Sims"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS HISTORY

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Episode 198 - The History of the NBL

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/05/28

The old NBL paved the way for the NBA in American professional basketball. The efforts of the older league should never be forgotten. The NBL started in 1937, while the NBA did not start until 1946. Today we take a look back at the history of the NBL. Four of their teams are still alive today on the NBA.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"1940's Slow Dance" by Doug"Horizons" by RoaSPORTS HISTORY

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Episode 197 - The Rivalry of Mikan and Kurland

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/05/21

In the mid 1940s, college basketball was dominated by George Mikan and Bob Kurland. They played at the same time at DePaul University and Oklahoma A&M University, respectively. During their three years they combined for three championships and three national player of the year awards. But once they left college, their careers went in different basketball directions.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"1940's Slow Dance" by

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16:21

Episode 196 - The Lost Teams, pt. 4

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/05/14

In today's edition of The Lost Teams, we cover the Baltimore Bullets -- who were the 1951 NBA champions -- along with the Indianapolis Olympians and the Anderson Packers. These teams all came to the NBA different ways and all left in different ways. However, all three were able to give the league steady footing that later led to success as a league.CREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voiceJacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisherMUSIC"1940's Slow Dance" by Doug"Horizons" by

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Episode 195 - Enforcers and the One-Punch Rule

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/05/07

From the start of the NBA until the mid-1990s, there existed a role in professional basketball known as an enforcer. Before technical fouls and flagrant fouls, some teams would try to intentionally injure the opponent's star player since it only counted as a normal foul, so enforcers arose to protect those stars and punish anyone who tried to injure them. Then in the 1970s, the “One Punch” rule was created which allowed a player to make one punch before getting kicked out of the game.CREDITSRick

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17:31

Episode 194 - Dennis Johnson

Basketball History 101 ·

2024/04/30

Dennis Johnson was one of the most underrated players in the NBA. The man was a 9-time All-Defensive Player, a 5-time All-Star, and a starter on 3 NBA championship teams. What's unique is that he was neither a starter in high school nor recruited to any colleges. He was a classic late bloomer who grew six inches in height after he graduated high school and turned into a well-deserving Hall-of-Famer.Broadcast clip: https://youtu.be/jwKRVYeYi8Q?si=E46bfqdfckhxU26HCREDITSRick Loayza: Head researcher,

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