How to Care for a Basketball

Whether your basketball is made from rubber, synthetic materials, or full grain hide, it is important that you take proper care of your basketball for years of hoops indoors or out.

More Basketball Resources

  • Basketball Glossary

    An alphabetical list of terms used in basketball

  • Basketball History

    It began with two peach baskets attached to a 10-foot-high railing and a soccer ball. The earliest seeds of one of today's most popular sports, basketball, dates back to one Canadian schoolboy's days outside a one-room school house in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

  • Basketball Hoop History

    The basketball hoop emerged from the simple idea that tossing a ball into a ring and scoring points could provide hours of fun on a cold wintry day.

  • Custom Basketball Jerseys and Team Uniforms

    Customize your basketball jerseys and team uniforms with a professional look by personalizing them with direct to film printing.

  • Basketball Jersey History

    The evolution of basketball jerseys mostly involves fit and fabric. In the game's modest beginnings, men wore short-sleeved shirts with baggy trousers, and women clad long-sleeved blouses and long skirts.

  • Basketball Rules

    A general summary of the basic rules of play.