by Rick Loayza
I am your author and host, Rick Loayza. This is the blog and podcast where we bring to life some of the forgotten stories from basketball history. I love basketball. I love watching it. I love reading about it. I love learning about its history. I am, for all intents and purposes, a basketball junkie. I’ve coached all three of my kids in youth basketball. In fact, I still coach my youngest each winter. Something just happened to me when I was 11 where I was bitten by the basketball bug. And starting then, I just couldn’t get enough of this amazing game. And the purpose of this podcast and blog is to bring back some of the old stories from basketball’s history. I want to bring you a new story each week from the older days of basketball before there were 22 cameras and instant highlights on your device. Of course, any story from anywhere in basketball history is up for grabs. But I want the focus to be on those stories that are interesting and impactful but long forgotten. I’ll be covering stories going all the way back to the invention of the game in the 1890s, to the barnstorming days of basketball in the 1920s and 30s, to the creation of the current NBA in the 1940s and beyond. So, if you love basketball as much as I do, or you just want to hear a few stories from basketball’s past, then go ahead and subscribe to the podcast and come back to this blog to hear or read a new story each week. For me, this is a labor of love as I get to work with my older son, Jacob Loayza, who serves as my editor and producer. Until next time…
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April 22, 2025
<p><u></u>Immaculata College won the first three women’s national championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974. It was a tiny school with only 500 students and they did it with virtually no budget. They did not even have their own gym. They had to play their home games at a local high school. This is the story of those three championships.</p><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><p>Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice</p><p>Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher</p><p> </p><p><strong>MUSIC</strong></p><p>"Disco Funk" by Jam Morgan</p><p>"Horizons" by Roa</p><p> </p><p><strong>SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK</strong></p><p><a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sportshistorynetwork.com</a></p><p><a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>FACEBOOK</strong></p><p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>BUSINESS CONTACT</strong></p><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>
April 15, 2025
<p>Earvin Johnson was only 15 years old when a local sportswriter started calling him Magic. The name caught on quickly and soon everyone was referring to this young basketball phenom as Magic. This is that story.<u></u></p><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><p>Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice</p><p>Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher</p><p> </p><p><strong>MUSIC</strong></p><p>"Disco Funk" by Jam Morgan</p><p>"Horizons" by Roa</p><p> </p><p><strong>SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK</strong></p><p><a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sportshistorynetwork.com</a></p><p><a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>FACEBOOK</strong></p><p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>BUSINESS CONTACT</strong></p><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>
April 8, 2025
<p><u></u>Sam Bowie was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1984 while Michael Jordan still available. Bowie then suffered a series of significant leg injuries who severely limited his playing time and overall production. He gets a bad rap for being taken ahead of Jordan, but we take a fresh look at his story and realize it was not such a bad idea, at the time.</p><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><p>Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice</p><p>Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher</p><p> </p><p><strong>MUSIC</strong></p><p>"Take Care" by Julian Avila</p><p>"Horizons" by Roa</p><p> </p><p><strong>SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK</strong></p><p><a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sportshistorynetwork.com</a></p><p><a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>FACEBOOK</strong></p><p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>BUSINESS CONTACT</strong></p><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p>
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