ACB (Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto), is the premier professional James Naismiths basic rules. 1895 The free throw line was officially placed 15 feet from the basket. Before this, many gyms had the line 20 feet from the basket. 1896 A field goal or basket was changed from counting as three points to two points. Free throws were changed... basketball league in The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the... Spain. Founded in 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. (see link for calendar) Events January January 1 - End of Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 - President Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 - Italy January 26 - United Kingdom bans heroin January 26 - The last Soviet troops leave the military base in... 1956, the ACB league is played under The International Basketball Federation (French Fédération Internationale de Basketball) is an association of national organizations which governs international competitition in the sport. FIBA defines the international rules of the game, specifies the equipment and facilities required, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of... FIBA rules and currently consists of 18 teams, including famous ones like Real Madrid FC, FC Barcelona, Estudiantes, Joventut Badalona, Tau Baskonia, Pamesa Valencia and Unicaja Málaga.

Famous basketball players who have played in the league include Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Sabonis (Russian: Арвидас Сабонис) (born December 19, 1964) is a successful basketball player from Lithuania. The 73 (2.20 m) Sabonis has been one of the top centers in the world from the 1980s... Arvydas Sabonis, Pau Gasol Pau Gasol (born July 6, 1980 in Barcelona, Spain) is a famous Spanish basketball player. He is a native of Sant Boi, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The son of a medical doctor, Gasol played in Catalonia for FC Barcelona, where he had an average of... Pau Gasol, Raúl López Molist (born April 15, 1980) is a Spanish basketball player who plays for the NBAs Utah Jazz. He is a native of Vic, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. Being 600 (1.83 cm) tall, he plays the basketball position... Raúl López, Fernando Martín, Fernando Romay, Andrés Nocioni, Jordi Villacampa, Andre Turner, Juan Antonio San Epifanio (Epi), Alberto Herreros, Roberto Dueñas, Juan Carlos Navarro, Velimir Perasovic, Rafa Jofresa, Joan Creus and many others.

External links

• Official ACB league page (http://www.acb.com)