An independent magazine about basketball culture. This is not the website of a basketball club, league or federation and is not connected with earlier websites on this domain; we do not sell tickets and do not write about betting.

Archive

Archive

This page is the magazine's table of contents. It lists all sections with a short explanation, followed by a note on the old content of the domain. If you followed an old link and could not find the page you wanted, start here.

An archive is not there to preserve the past but to help you quickly find your way to the section you need.

— From the editors

Magazine sections

  • Home — about the magazine, five steps for reading a box score and answers to frequently asked questions.
  • Articles — six magazine topics and the article catalogue for English-speaking readers.
  • History — a timeline from the invention of the game to the Olympic debut of 3×3 and an account of how the rules changed.
  • People — roles in basketball culture and tips on how to read sports interviews.
  • Collections — three reading routes for different interests.
  • Events — types of basketball events and how to check tournament announcements.
  • Analysis — reading statistics step by step and the main types of defence.
  • Game history (in Russian) — a note on the old history address and facts about how basketball began.

About the domain's old content

This domain previously hosted a sports club's website and later pages with unrelated advertising. The current magazine is not a continuation of either.

The content of the former website has not survived, and we neither restore nor retell it. The advertising pages have been disabled and no longer open.

Some old links, such as the one to the history page, lead to notes from the magazine. These explain what used to be at the address and offer material on a related topic.

If you need the text of an old page, try searching for it in public web archives using the exact address. Keep in mind that archived copies are often incomplete: images, tables and parts of the layout may be missing.

New magazine content is written from scratch. We choose topics that can be covered using verified sources, and we always list those sources at the bottom of the page so you can check the facts yourself.

  • Home

    An independent magazine about basketball culture: the history of the game, the rules, the language of the court, street ball and 3×3, and how to watch a game.

  • Articles

    Magazine topics: the history of the game, the rules and how they changed, basketball vocabulary, street courts, media and fans. Plus the article catalogue.

  • Collections

    Three themed collections of magazine sections for readers who are just discovering basketball.

  • Game history (in Russian)

    What used to be at the archived history address and how basketball began: facts from 1891–1892 and tips for researching club histories.

  • History

    A basketball timeline from the invention of the game in 1891 to the Olympic debut of 3×3 in 2021.

Sources

  • Bc Ural magazine content
  • Public web archives

Historical dates and rule parameters follow the official FIBA rules and the Olympic history of the game. Rules of amateur tournaments and visiting conditions at sports museums change over time, so check them with the organisers.