title: 1895 in basketball
text: # 1895 in basketball
  
  The following are the basketball events of the year 1895 throughout the world.
  
  ## Events
  
  * January – Drexel University faced Temple University in the schools first organized games. Drexel beat temple by a score of 26–1.
  * February 9 – The first recorded game between two American college teams occurred, when Hamline University faced Minnesota A&M (which later became a part of the University of Minnesota). Minnesota A&M won the game, which was played under rules allowing nine players per side, 9–3.
  