first official UNT game on Jan. 17, 1917 vs. SMU

[Harry]

Digging through archives & came across a pic from our first official game on Jan. 17, 1917 vs. SMU in Denton. #GMG pic.twitter.com/JVCJ561YzL

— MeanGreenBasketball (@MeanGreenMBB)

August 19, 2014

[chrisfisher]

Wow. That's crazy. BBall sure has come along way since the early days.

[Travis]

So God really did intend to make BB an outdoor game. Once again, people have jacked with all that is good and pure.

[CMJ]

So God really did intend to make BB an outdoor game. Once again, people have jacked with all that is good and pure.

Well, Naismith did invent the game for inside. Then it moved outdoors.

[drex]

Who won the game?

[Army of Dad]

Who won the game?

We could ask Larry brown...

[Keith7]

Who won the game?

UNT 12-8

[greenit]

Wow. That's crazy. BBall sure has come along way since the early days.

Has it really?

[NT80]

I have a hard time believing that is outdoors in Denton on January 17, 1917. Players in shorts and sleeveless shirts in January?

Plus there is this from weather history for the Dallas area:

January 14-15, 1917 One of the big north Texas snow events. Between 4-8 inches were widespread over the area north of a line through San Saba, Waxahachie, and Atlanta. The largest totals were eight inches at Weatherford and Fort Worth.

Even if the snow melted by the 17th, that court would be mush and still too wet to play on.

[Keith7]

I have a hard time believing that is outdoors in Denton on January 17, 1917. Players in shorts and sleeveless shirts in January?

Plus there is this from weather history for the Dallas area:

January 14-15, 1917 One of the big north Texas snow events. Between 4-8 inches were widespread over the area north of a line through San Saba, Waxahachie, and Atlanta. The largest totals were eight inches at Weatherford and Fort Worth.

Even if the snow melted by the 17th, that court would be mush and still too wet to play on.

BUSTED!

[NT1978]

Who won the game?

Unfortunately it was a 0-0 tie. The ball hung on the rim on the first shot and time ran out before a ladder could be retreived to remove the ball.