https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VrzTJDaRlQ
(1939) NCAA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0pvWvLJPCE
In 1901 in New York City (street scene, not basketball)

How old could it get to since video recording was invented?
Thanks
Jack

lucky7456969 wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0pvWvLJPCE
In 1901 in New York City, (street scene, not basketball)

Going to have to censor you, there's an (obviously staged) upskirt (updress?) at 1:05...
Just kidding 🤣

lucky7456969 wrote:

How old could it get to since video recording was invented?

Hmmm! Interesting question. I'll do a more thorough look some other time but here's what I got. I expanded your question to "video/film of basketball players", not just games, not just the NBA.

But moving fast:
The first NBA game was Nov. 1, 1946 according to this: http://www.nba.com/history/firstgame_feature.html
First "modern" men's intercollegiate basketball game: March 20, 1897: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1897_in_basketball
First recorded college basketball game between two college teams: February 9, 1895
First recorded college basketball game with a visiting team: February 7, 1893
First public college basketball game March 11, 1892.
Basketball was supposedly introduced December 21, 1891 and maybe also the first college game, or maybe the first college game January 20, 1892 (or something like that)
First motion picture cameras also invented around 1888: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_camera#History

1936: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOwdL6pSMTQ

1932 (supposedly): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw0Dp8W6Q_k

also 1932: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVAFReldDiI

1920: just the women's college team, messing around: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=101511236525670

1904: another women's team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY4GmjECHrM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHW8BZQoC_s

I'm going to guess 1904 is it. And not surprising, we're always about the ladies showing a bit of ankle. 😉

I can only quickly find photos or montages of photos for years before. Maybe you're going to have to make the question "first men's or first boy's basketball game filmed" because then I don't really know.