Our basketball moms sports Christmas Ornaments are 7.5 inches long and 3 inches wide. The basketball moms sports Christmas ornaments consist of a small, blue plaque, with white sides, in the shape of a basketball jersey. The words “BASKETBALL MOM’ are printed on the basketball moms sports Christmas ornaments jersey. Hanging from the sides of the basketball moms sports Christmas ornaments are a red number ‘1’ and on the other side are 2 silver keys. Hanging below the basketball moms sports Christmas ornaments jersey is a basketball. The basketball moms sports Christmas ornaments hang by a 4 inch loop of red satin ribbon.
Oscar Robertson.
Oscar Palmer Robertson was born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee and was one of the greatest basketball players in history. Coaching legend Red Auerbach described him as the most versatile player he had ever seen.
Robertson was a three time All State selection at Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Nicknamed the “Big O,” Robertson attended the University of Cincinnati, where he established 19 school and 14 NCAA records and was a three time College Player of the Year and national scoring leader.
The 6 foot 5, 220 pound Robertson co captained the 1960 Olympic gold medal team, called by some the greatest assemblage of amateur basketball talent ever. His 14 year career as a point guard with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks included Rookie of the year honors in 1961, three All Star Game Most Valuable Player awards, 1961, 1964 and 1969, and the 1964 NBA MVP Award. His best statistical season was 1961-62, when he averaged a triple double for the entire season: 30.8 points, 11.4 assists and 12.5 rebounds per game, a feat that has not been duplicated. He earned All NBA honors 11 times and led the Royals and the Bucks to 10 playoff berths. In 1971, Robertson teamed with Kareem Abdul Jabbar to give the Bucks their only NBA title.
Robertson ended his career with 26,710 points, or 25.7 per game, 9887 assists, or 9.5 per game and 7804 rebounds, or 7.5 per game and was the all time leader in career assists and free throws made.
Oscar, the “Big O”, Robertson was ranked #3 on SLAM Magazine’s Top 75 NBA Players of all time in 2003.
Fouls.
Fouls are called by officials. The most common foul is the personal foul. Most personal fouls occur when a player holds, pushes, or charges into an opponent, or hits the arm or body of an opponent who is in the act of shooting. A player fouled in the act of shooting gets two free throws if the shot was missed and one if it was made. In college and NBA games, a player receives three free throws if fouled while attempting and missing a 3 point shot and one if the shot is good. If the fouled player is on the offensive team but not shooting, his or her team retains possession of the ball.
A team goes into the penalty situation after committing a certain number of personal fouls in a quarter or half. The fouled team then shoots one or two free throws after every foul for the rest of that quarter or half. In high school games the fouled player is awarded a free throw beginning with the fifth foul committed by the opposing team each half. If the player makes the free throw, a second shot is awarded. This situation is called the one and one. In college games the one and one begins with the seventh foul on the opposing team. Two free throws are awarded after the 10th foul in each half. If a player commits a foul while in possession of the ball, no free throws are awarded. Instead, the other team gets possession of the ball. This type of foul is called an offensive or player controlled foul and does not count toward the penalty situation. All other fouls count toward the penalty situation and are called team fouls.
In the NBA, the fouled player shoots two free throws beginning with the opposing team’s fifth team foul in each quarter. In addition, a fouled player gets two free throws if the offending team has committed more than one team foul in the last two minutes of a quarter.
In any competition if an official decides that a player has committed an intentional foul, the fouled player gets two free throws. In the NBA, the fouled team also retains possession of the ball.
A high school or college player is disqualified from a game after committing five personal fouls. In college games, certain technical fouls count toward player disqualification and the penalty situation. In the NBA, disqualification comes after six personal fouls.
A technical foul may be called on any player or coach. Most technical fouls are called for unsportsmanlike conduct toward the officials.