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Basic Basketball Information
Becoming familiar with basketball’s basics, especially its vocabulary, exponentially increases the enjoyment of watching the game. I’ve reviewed a number of basketball sites and filtered out the trivia and the material that only whacked-out fans (like me) would find interesting in order to offer the few links below, all of which lead to basic, useful information. A brief review of those pages is an investment that will almost immediately yield an positive return on the effort.
Basketball as a Second Language
Basketball Glossary
Basketball Terms, both official and slang, defined in clear language. If you read nothing else, read this.
Referee Signals
Know what is going on from the zebra’s gestures rather than waiting for the announcement.
Evolution of madness: Meteoric rise of NCAA tournament
An especially interesting 2006 Chicago Sun-Times article about the growth of the NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship
Basic information about how the NCAA Tournament actually operates.
