Thread: Peach baskets?
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Old Tue Sep 23, 2014, 09:45am
Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. is offline
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Originally Posted by grunewar View Post
MTD, Sr, can you verify this for us?

To be honest, I do not remember reading in any official NBCUSC, NFHS, or NCAA publication that addresses this. But I Googled it, and the best information I have been able to find on the internet is inconclusive. The amazing thing is that the Basketball Hall of Fame's website does not answer this question. It appears that around 1893, metal rims were starting to be used and that peach baskets were finally put to rest around 1906. Since this information comes from various websites whose authenticity cannot be confirmed I would not bet the house on the information I have just posted.

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