Home›Articles›Modern Competition Founding, Format and Growth›The Peach Basket Still Had Its Bottom: How Basketball Got a HoopArticleThe Peach Basket Still Had Its Bottom: How Basketball Got a HoopModern Competition Founding, Format and GrowthConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnBasketball, Sports Well-attested SourcesWikipedia, Basketballtier 2Wikimedia FoundationHistory, Creation sectionQuote, History, Creation sectionNaismith initially set up the peach basket with its bottom intact, which meant that the ball had to be retrieved manually after each "basket" or point scored.View the SourceSport and Games Atlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionSport and Games AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.